As an iconic and endemic species of these forest many visitors expect to see them on their first day, and goes what? you probably will! As this is a very special tour designed mostly for birders, you can send us your "bird list" so we can get on it! Don Santos, our local guide, lives and roams these forests everyday so he knows his birds and whereabouts! 

Day 1

6:30 am..... Pickup up at your hotel lobby

8:30 am..... Coffee, pastries and bananas (and leg stretch) at a wonderful lookout by the road near the preserve 

9:30 am..... Arrive at the preserve to meet our local guide Don Santos Vazquez. Check in equipment and luggage at lodges. 

First hike through Las Liebres Canyon and down to La ventana lookout (2 hrs approx). 

*This trail covers different habitats, hence the possibility of seeing a diverse array of birds, Tufted Jays are commonly found on this trail, unless Don Santos knows where they have been in the past days before our trip, we will go on a quest. 

12:00 pm... Second hike (1 hour) on trails around the mesa area of the preserve and other amazing lookouts. (snacks included)

13:30 pm.... Back on the SUV and down to the town of El Palmito to have lunch at Don Santos place 

Menu: chicken mole, rice, frijoles 

3:00 pm...... Back to the lodges to relax and charge batteries for our afternoon hike. 

5:00 pm..... Afternoon hike: we will go down by the trails to a westward lookout where we will see the sun set over Mazatlan and the Pacific Ocean. A wonderful sight. 

6:30 pm..... Back to camp for dinner at the lodges. 

8:00 pm..... Sleep tight.