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Nighthawk Birding Guided Tours in Antigua Guatemala

By Nighthawk Birding Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is CHF 24 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Discover the vibrant birdlife around Antigua, Guatemala with Nighthawk Birding Tours! Choose from six unique, guided tours—through forests, coffee plantations, and hidden birding hotspots. Perfect for casual birdwatchers, photographers, and avid birders alike, our tours showcase hummingbirds, toucans, motmots, and other tropical species. Tours are usually private, ensuring a personalised experience, but smaller groups may occasionally be combined for shared adventures. A light snack is included to keep you energised. Prices vary depending on tour and group size.

Activity location

  • Eco Farms GT
    • Antigua, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ruinas de la Iglesia de la Candelaria
    • Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Finca El Pilar in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • Opening hours: Sat 07:00-17:00
  • English

Difficulty: moderate / difficult, depending on trails chosen. Some steep sections and steps. Always an option to stay on flat areas
Duration: 4 hours: flexible
quick snack to keep us birding
Finca El Pilar: hike up to the mirador, or choose the tough route on the way up to Cerro el Cucurucho. Flexible options! entry fee included
Birds to Expect: Famous for its hummingbird feeders, and its forest birds like toucanets, forest-falcons, and quail. Species per day: 30-60
Starting point:
Antigua Mountain Trail, San Cristobal El Alto, Antigua Guatemala 03001, Guatemala

Price details
CHF 68.33 x 1 AdultCHF 68.33
Total
Price is CHF 68.33
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Enjoy a small snack to keep you energised while you are birding!
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Full bird list from the tour, with photos
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Binoculars for use during the tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    historical / ecological context of our birding sites
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Spotting scope for select tours
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    we do not offer transport at this time, but our tours are all located close to Antigua

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Enquire for accessible tour options - Eco Farms GT is the most ideal

Activity itinerary

Eco Farms GT

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***Please Note - Each Itinerary stop is a SEPERATE TOUR*** **Read each description for tour lengths - often flexible** Eco Farms GT - Our most relaxed and accessible tour option through the small urban forest at Eco Farm! Explore their charming gardens, café, market, and gift shop while you are there! This is a roughly 1.5-2 hr. tour

Centro Cultural La Azotea

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  • Admission ticket included
This is a great accessible birding option with flat and wide trails - with good chances at many specialist species like bushy-crested Jays and Band-backed Wrens. This is a roughly 2 hr. tour

Pastores

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Hike up from Pastores towards the Cumbre de Maltiox - this is a more strenuous hike but the effort is well worth it! Don't miss chances to see species like Slender Sheartail, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, and Common Squirrell-Cuckoo! This is a roughly 3-4 hr. tour, highly flexible

Santa Catarina de Bobadilla

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This tour offers stunning views that make the challenging hike well worth the offer - not to mention the birds! Look for Northern Emerald Toucanets, Quail-Doves, and even Lesson's Motmots among the mature forest of these beautiful trails. A roughly 3-4 hr. tour, highly flexible

Earth Lodge

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Hike the beautiful trails of El Hato after taking a free shuttle up from Antigua, looking for Blue-throated Motmot, Guatemalan Flicker, Northern Emerald Toucanet, and Blue-and-White Mockingbirds. Then walk down to Earth Lodge for a bite to eat or something to drink, enjoying stunning views of the volcanoes (you won't regret the walk!). Then take the free shuttle back to Antigua at 12:30pm

Antigua Mountain Trail - Finca El Pilar

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  • Admission ticket included
Explore beautiful trails and climb to the lookout after checking out the hummingbird feeders! Finca El Pilar is a top destination for birders in Antigua! This is a roughly 4 hr. tour, highly flexible

Location

Activity location

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    Eco Farms GT
    • Antigua, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Ruinas de la Iglesia de la Candelaria
    • Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala
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    Antigua Mountain Trail
    • 03001, Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
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    Plazuela de Pastores
    • Pastores, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala
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    The cumbre
    • 03001, Santa Catarina de Bobadilla, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
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    Finca La Azotea
    • Jocotenango, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala
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    Eco Farms GT
    • Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

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