Includes: Transport, professional guide, lunch, and afternoon tea.

Not included: Gratuities.

What to bring: Binoculars, reusable water bottle, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, and any other necessary items.

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Overview

Spend a full day at the world-renowned HADCO Experiences Asa Wright Nature Centre, one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated birding destinations. Set within Trinidad’s lush Northern Range, the Centre offers exceptional access to rainforest birdlife in a relaxed and accessible setting.

The experience is centered around the Centre’s famous open veranda, where hummingbirds, tanagers, and honeycreepers feed at eye level, offering continuous close-range viewing throughout the day. Guided walks along well-maintained forest trails provide opportunities to explore different habitats and encounter additional species, all within a compact and easy-to-navigate landscape.

Experience Highlights 

• Close-range birding from Asa Wright’s iconic veranda
• Excellent opportunities to observe multiple hummingbird species
• Guided walks along established forest trails
• Continuous bird activity in a compact, accessible setting
• Optional visit to the Oilbird Cave
• Cultural cocoa experience

Birding Highlights

Possible species include: Bearded Bellbird, Oilbird, Trinidad Motmot, Tufted Coquette, Copper-rumped Hummingbird, White-necked Jacobin, White-chested Emerald, Brown Violetear, Blue-chinned Sapphire, Black-throated Mango, Green Hermit, Rufous-breasted Hermit, Long-billed Starthroat, Little Hermit, Purple Honeycreeper, Green Honeycreeper, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Barred Antshrike, Turquoise Tanager, Bay-headed Tanager, Silver-beaked Tanager, Swallow Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Red-crowned Ant-Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Palm Tanager, Trinidad Euphonia, Cocoa Thrush, Spectacled Thrush, White-necked Thrush, Cocoa Woodcreeper, Black-tailed Tityra, Gray-fronted Dove, Common Squirrel-Cuckoo, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker, Channel-billed Toucan, Collared Trogon, Green-backed Trogon, White-beaded Manakin, Golden-headed Manakin, Black Hawk-Eagle, Gray-headed Kite, Ornate Hawk-Eagle, Common Back Hawk, White Hawk.

Logistics

Departs from and returns to conference hotels in Port of Spain.

This trip is offered on pre- and post-conference dates and is ideal for participants seeking a relaxed, high-quality birding experience without extensive travel or hiking.