Package
10: Quetzal
And Q'eqchi Adventure
8 days/ 7 nights
Degree
of difficulty: hard/ Type of accommodations: 4 nights
in comfortable hotels and 3 nights camping in the
cloud forest (including 2 nights at Porject's Biological
Station and 1 night rustic accommodations with a Q'eqchi
family)/ Focus: Observation of Resplendent Quetzal
(Pharumacrus mocinno), Guatemala's National Symbol,
Nature Hiking throuhg the Cloud Forest, Trekking,
Birdwatching and Visiting a Q'eqchi Maya Community
to learn about their way of life, visit orchid nursery
to learn about orchids and conservation/
See
the Cloud Forest with your Q'eqchi hosts from the
Chicacnab ecotourism committee. Learn about efforts
to preserve the Quetzal bird. Visit the city of Coban
to appreciate a unique orchid collection. Join the
indigenous brotherhood or Cofradia of Tactic for a
celebration and visit traditional indian markets.
Enjoy the impressive colonial city of Antigua...
DAY
1
Arrival in Guatemala
City Tour and a visit to the Museum of Natural History
DAY
2 (B, L, D)
Transfer to the Imperial City of Coban, surrounded by
Cloud forests rich in biodiversity
En route, visit the picturesque town of Tactic, town’s
market, and Chi Ixim (church dedicated to the Lord of
Corn)
Visit the city of Coban
DAY
3 (B,L,D)
Departure to the Q'eqchi village of Secochoy
Arrive at the Biological Station of the Project Quetzal
Explore the cloud forest, look for Quetzal nests
Appreciate orchids and bromeliads in the wild
The Quetzal (Pharumacrus mocinno) is an endangered species.
Your trip will contribute to its survival and the well
being of your Q'eqchi hosts!
DAY
4 (B,L,D)
Full day hiking and birdwatching at its best observing
the Quetzal
Visit Musgo Colorado Lagoon amid the cloud forest, and
a Q’eqchi ceremonial cave
Night birdwatch to spot different owls and hear the song
of the Whip Poor Will
DAY
5 (B,L,D)
Early morning bird watch for the ornithology fanatics
Lift camp and proceed to Chicacnab to share a day with
the Q'eqchi to learn about their culture
Special activity
DAY
6 (B,L)
Return to Coban
Visit the beautiful town of San Pedro Carcha or San Juan
Chamelco
Proceed to the village of Purulha
Hike through the cloud forest in the early afternoon in
the Quetzal Sanctuary Biotopo Mario Dary Rivera
DAY
7 (B,L)
Transfer to Antigua
Guided tour of the colonial city of Antigua
Free afternoon to explore Antigua
DAY
8
Transfer to Guatemala City International Airport for your
flight back home
What’s
included?
All ground transport, 4 nights in comfortable hotels,
2 nights camping at Biological Station and 1 night with
a Q'eqchi family. All meals on Days 2, 3, 4 and 5. Breakfast
and Lunch on Days 6 and 7. Soft drinks and snacks throughout
the trip, first aid kit permanently at your disposal.
Professional guides and biologists, ornithologists and
mountain guides.
What’s
not included?
Meals on Days 1 and 8, Dinner on days 6 and 7. International
Airfare and airport taxes. Personal and travel insurance.
Personal expenses, alcoholic beverages. Tips to porters,
drivers, guides and waiters.
What
to bring?
Casual and informal dress is appropriate. Bring light
clothes for tropical climate, boots and canvas pants or
jeans. Long sleeved shirts and trousers for the cloud
forest and a windbreaker or rain gear. Do bring a sweater
as it may get cold up in the Sierra by night... Mosquito
repellent, a cap, a flashlight, bnoculars, your birdbook
and photographic equipment!
ABOUT
THE FLORA AND THE FAUNA...
Here is a short list of some of the animals you will see
on these Sierras: Quetzal, Pharomacrus mocinno (between
January and September). Mountain trogon, Trogon mexicanus.
Black penelopina or cojolita, Penelopina nigra. Garnet
throated hummingbird, Lamprolaima rhami. Emerald toucanet,
Aulachorhynchus prasinus. We will hear the awesome call
of howler monkeys, Alouatta palliata and the sweet song
of the Slate colored solitaire, Myadestes unicolor. We
will have the privilege of being able to see Quetzal birds
in their nests during the nesting season with the project's
members. We will be very close, on top of camouflaged
observation platforms...
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