SIX DAYS OF SPECTACULAR BIRDING IN EASTERN JAMAICA
Jamaica's Eastern Region, stands out as one of the best areas for birding in Jamaica. During the months of November 2023, through April 2024 birding season Attractions Link Tourism Services offers the best birding holidays to this beautiful Caribbean Island. From anywhere in the world, you are invited to come and enjoy our six (6) days birding tour of eastern Jamaica. We are happy to advise persons of interest that this six (6) days bird watching tour is the second shortest of our four (4) featured multi-day birding tours which are packaged and promoted to persons of birding interests Worldwide.
In a positave way, this six (6) days bird watching tour, focuses on the eastern region of Jamaica and that area's unique birding locations. You are invited to come and experience Jamaica's dry-forests, moist forests, flouring gardens, high mountains, river mouths, and seashore birding habitats. Convincingly, this six (6) days birding tour utilizes the opportunity of seeing all of Jamaica's twenty nine (29) endemic bird species, plus a large number of endemic sub-species, migrant species, vagrant and resident species.
In addition to this, we the planners of this unique birding tours, have done our best in order to limit the number of habitats to be visited on this short multi-day birding tour in order to make it less tiring for our birders. Without a doubt, this will help our birding customers to accomplish more positive results. Please bear in mind that this birding vacation package is organize to make sure that our birders visit the birding locations that are most flocked on the island of Jamaica. Notably, Eastern Jamaica hosts most of the best birding locations on this blessed paradise island...Jamaica.
Correspondingly, we are happy to say that some of these natural birding locations are unknown to the Birding World and some are the usual and most visited natural birding sites in Jamaica. As a fact, these bird habitats are different from the dry forests and wetland habitats of southern and southwestern Jamaica. Although some of these habitats are located in higher areas of the central Blue Mountains, they are hosts to mists, usual rainfall, waterfalls and rivers which provides a cooler, greener and more lush environment for birds, birders and birding.
YOUR ITINERARY IN PICTURES
ARRIVAL IN JAMAICA
For this tour, you will arrive at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, and leave from the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. On arrival your birding guide will meet and greet you, then transfer you to your first night's accommodation in the Northern Blue Mountains. Afternoon birding will be possible. However, this depends on flight arrival time. Dinner and overnight in the northern Blue Mountains. Maximun rest is important.
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
Our second day on this tour, will be your first official day of birding. Here, we will be able to have a bit of early morning birding before breakfast. This could be in the gardens or nearby birding habitats. After breakfst, we will leave with a facked lunch, for birding in the higher habitats of that region, before going bact to our lodge.
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
Early departure to nearby forests, then return to our lodge for breakfast. After breakfast, we will depart with our bags to northeastern Jamaica. Additional birding and lunch on rout. Dinner and overnight at new lodge.
BUFF RIVER VALLEY
Heading northwards down the mountains, before reaching the shores, we will be stopping at different areas. At these points, we will make use of opportunities to see various river species such as Sandpipers, Herons, Egrets and much more.
SPANNISH RIVER
We are now on the coast. Here we will be stopping at the Spannish river, just where it meets the sea. Apart from the beautiful view of the Blue Mountains, to oue south, we will have the opportunity of viewing various water species such as: Boobies, Bitterns, Coots, Egrets, Herons, Moorhens, Terns, Gulls, Frigat-birds, Plovers, Rails, Sandpipers, Stilts, to name a few.
LOWER JOHN CROW MOUNTAINS
Early departure from lodge with a packed breakfast. Have breakfast in forests. Be intrigued by the presence of the various bird species, to include Jamaica's 30 endemic sspecies, before leaving the forests for lunch on a beach. Afternoon birding with guide on the grounds of birding lodge or nearby habitats.
BIRDING ALONG THE SHORES
Also on the fourth day, shore birding is possible. This gives birders on this tour the opportunity of seeing some waders and other lowland species.
UPPER JOHN CROW MOUNTAINS
Early morning departure from birding lodge with packed breakfast. Visit numerous birding hots pots in the sited area, then return to birding lodge for lunch. Mid to late afternoon birding in nearby forests. Dinner and overnight at birding lodge.
UPPER JOHN CROW MOUNTAINS
Today, we will be going to other forests of the John Crow Mountains which are nearer to our lodge. It is surprizing to see the birds that flocked these areas.
RETURN TO AIRPORT
Today marks the end of our tour. Our departure transfer to the Norman Manley International Airport, offers a visit to the dry-forests of southern Jamaica if persons have time. This would allow viewing of the Bahama Mocking Bird, Stolid Flycatcher, and the Jamaican Mango Hummingbird.
AMENITIES
Cost for this tour package includes the following:-
- Five (5) nights accommodation with breakfasts per person.
- Five (5) lunches per person
- Five (5) Dinners per person
- All transportation for driving distances mentioned
- Access fees to attractions that are listed in this package.
- Birding guide from arrival to departure.
Utilize the benefits from the rates quoted below for this birding vacation or tour package. Ask about available discounts by contacting us or by viewing the information on the discount page. Please note that if you are joining this tour as a single person, and do not want to share your room with anyone, a single supplement charge will be added to your per person cost which is given for numbers of persons exceeding two persons.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please contact us regarding any additional information you may need regarding this bird watching tour; as the information given is limited. We will be happy to provide you with precise information regarding accommodation sites, bird species, habitats, departure times from accommodation sites, driving times between accommodation sites and habitats, meal arrangements and more. This tour starts in Kingston and finishes in Kingston.
Organized Tour dates:
- November 9th, through 14th, 2025. Kingston - Kingston: Four (4) spaces available
- December 14th, through 19th 2025. Kingston - Kingston: Six (8) spaces available
- January 11th, through 16th, 2026. Kingston - Kingston: Six spaces available
- February 11th, through 16th, 2025. Kingston - Kingston: Eight (8) spaces left
- March 1st, through 6th, 2025. Kingston - Kingston, Six (6) spaces left
- Please note that you can have your tailored dates for private tours.
If you are a single birder, a birding couple; or a group of birders who would want to do a private tour, and these dates do not match your travelling period or arrangements, you are more than welcome to customize your own tour dates, at no extra cost. Please contact us regarding a detailed itinerary.
ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS
FIRST AND SECOND NIGHTS
We will spend our first and second night in a cool and comfortable mountain lodge. This accommodation site is located in the cool hills of the northern Blue Mountains. It is surrounded by three main birding hotspots which are hosts to all twenty nine (29) endemic species plus other resident species like the Rufus-throated Solitaire. Also, the garden here is home to quite a few endemics. It is adoring to watch the 'Red-billed Streamer-tailed Humming-bird, as they feed.
FIRST AND SECOND NIGHTS
It will be hard for you to believe that we will only be spending two nights here! We will have two dinners, two breakfasts and possibly two lunches here, before departing the northern Blue Mountains, for northeastern Jamaica.
FIRST AND SECOND NIGHTS
During your planning for your birding tour, you will be incorporating your thoughts bout birds, friendly people, flouring gardens, good food, safety, security and proper rest at nights. At this accommodation site, the bedrooms are spacious and comfortable. Here, the average birder will feel at home after a long day in the fields.
THE REMAINING THREE NIGHTS
On this six days birding tour, we will be spending our final three (3) nights at this simple however, fantastic bird-friendly accommodation site. This comfortable eco-style cottage complex has several individual bedroom units, spectacular flowering garden, indoor and outdoor dining facilities and a swimming pool. Our time here will be great especially with the birds.
THREE NIGHTS
On this segment of our six days 'Jamaica Birding Tour,' we will be having breakfast at our lodge on the morning of the fourth day. On the morning of the fifth day, we will be taking a packed breakfast with us to the forest; as we will be leaving rather early. on the morning of the sixth day where we have breakfast depends on flight departure time out of Kingston.
THREE NIGHTS
At this accommodation site, the bedrooms are spacious and comfortable. Here, the average birder will feel at home after a long day in the fields. Often times, birders have actually called the 'Jamaican Owl' to nearby trees outside their windows.
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SINGLE PERSON PRIVATE TOUR
If you are travelling as a single person, and want to do this tour privately, and do not mind being the only guest with your guide, the cost is US$4,400.00. Please view your two payment options below:
TWO OR MORE PERSONS
If you are travelling as couple, or as a member of a group numbering two (2) to six (6) persons, the cost is, US$2,640.00 per person, double occupancy. If you are travelling in a group as a single person, you will be charged a 'single person's supplimentary charge' of US$396.00, in addition to the per person charge. Please view your two payment options below:
