Nature Ninja Birding Tours - International
All NNBT International tours include:
Transportation from airport
One NNBT Guide
One or two local guides depending on group size
All meals
Tour fee does not include:
Airfare
Travel insurance (not required, but recommended)
Alcohol
Laundry services
Tips for guides and lodge staff
Any souvenirs
Costa Rica - January 2026
The recommended field guides for all Costa Rica tours can be found here: newest but heaviest and most used but a little outdated.
Intro to Costa Rica: Rancho Naturalista (4/8 spaces)
Jan 3 - 8, 2026
Trip Leader: Evan Farese
Local Gude: Mercedes Alpizar
$2100 whether single or double occupancy. (No single supplement fee).
Email for full itinerary.
$500 deposit to hold your spot; balance due by Oct 3.
Payment info at bottom of page.
Taiwan - March 2026
Taiwan Endemics: Alpine areas of Dasyueshan, Hehuanshan and Yushan
(4/8 spaces available)
Dates: March 22 - 31, 2026
Trip Leader: Evan Farese
This trip will target endemic species. Email for full itinerary and target list.
Cost: $3250 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: $1000.
Non-refundable Deposit: $800. Balance due 90 days prior (Dec).
Trip Reports from Prior Years: Taiwan Endemics 2025 (2026 tour will be one day longer than 2025)
Payment info at bottom of page.
Colombia - Summer 2026
Northern Colombia (8/8 spaces available)
Dates: June 16 - 23, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Cost: $2650, double occupancy. Single supplement: $400
Non-refundable Deposit: $1000. Balance due 90 days prior.
Payment info at bottom of page.
Colombia: Western & Central Andes (8/8 spaces available)
Dates: June 23 - 30, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Cost: $3450, double occupancy. Single supplement: $400
Non-refundable Deposit: $1000. Balance due 90 days prior.
Payment info at bottom of page.
Western Colombia (6/8 spaces available)
Dates: June 30 - July 5, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Cost: $2950 double occupancy. Single supplement: $400
Non-refundable Deposit: $1000. Balance due 90 days prior.
Payment info at bottom of page.
Panama - Fall 2026
The recommended field guide for all Panama tours can be found here.
Tropical Island Birding: Tranquilo Bay (8/8 spaces available)
Dates: Sept 25 - Oct 1, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Tailored to first-timers to Central America, but open to all, we'll spend six nights at the beautiful Tranquilo Bay.
Cost: $2450 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: $800.
Non-refundable Deposit: $500; Balance due 90 days prior (June 25).
Tour fee does not include the domestic flight from Panama City to Bocas del Toro and back (approx. $250 fee).
Trip Reports from Prior Years: Tranquilo Bay 2024
Payment info at bottom of page.
Private Tour for JBNHS Members - Canopy Tower (12/12 spaces available)
Canopy Tower, Panama
Dates: Oct 4 - 9, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Tailored to first-timers to Central America, but open to all, we'll spend five nights at the beautiful, world-renowned Canopy Tower, taking in raptor migration as well as resident birds, including daily trips to visit nearby sites.
Cost: $2150 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: $400.
Non-refundable Deposit: $500; Balance due 90 days prior (July 4).
*NOTE: Participants must be able ascend and descend 3 flights of stairs multiple times per day, as there is no elevator.
Trip Reports from Prior Years: Canopy Tower 2022, Canopy Tower 2023, Canopy Tower 2024, Canopy Tower 2025
Payment info at bottom of page.
Intro to Birding the Tropics - Canopy Lodge (6/8 spaces available)
Canopy Lodge, Panama
Dates: Oct 11 - 17, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
We'll spend six nights at the beautiful and serene Canopy Lodge, including daily trips to visit nearby sites.
Cost: $2450 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: $400.
Non-refundable Deposit: $500; Balance due 90 days prior (July 11).
View the Panama Canopy Lodge Fruit Feeder Cam Here.
Trip Reports from Prior Years: Panama's Canopy Lodge 2022, Panama's Canopy Lodge 2023. Canopy Lodge 2024 (Birding & Being), Canopy Lodge 2024, Canopy Lodge 2025 Trip 1, Canopy Lodge 2025 Trip 2, Canopy Lodge 2025 Trip 3
Payment info at bottom of page.
"Harpies & More" - Canopy Camp (8/8 spaces available)
Canopy Camp, Darien (Five Nights - Harpy Eagle); tour price includes one pre-tour night at the Riande Airport Hotel in preparation for an early morning start.
Dates: Oct 18 - 24, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Cost: $2450 per person
*All tents at Canopy Camp are double occupancy (no single supplement option).
Non-refundable Deposit: $500. Balance due 90 days prior (July 18).
Trip Reports from Prior Years:
"Hawks & More" - Canopy Tower (8/8 spaces available)
Canopy Tower, Panama
Dates: Oct 24 - 29, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Tailored to first-timers to Central America, but open to all, we'll spend five nights at the beautiful, world-renowned Canopy Tower, taking in raptor migration as well as resident birds, including daily trips to visit nearby sites.
Cost: $2150 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: $400.
*NOTE: Participants must be able ascend and descend 3 flights of stairs multiple times per day, as there is no elevator at Canopy Tower.
Non-refundable Deposit: $500; Balance due 90 days prior (July 24).
Trip Reports from Prior Years:
"Harpies & Hawks" Tour (8/8 spaces available)
Combine our Canopy Camp and Canopy Tower tours (listed above) to create a longer, 11 day tour.
Trip Reports from Prior Years: Hawks & Harpies Tour 2023, Hawks & Harpies Tour 2024, Hawks & Harpies Tour 2025
Payment info at bottom of page.
Costa Rica - Fall 2026
The recommended field guides for all Costa Rica tours can be found here: newest but heaviest and here: most used but a little outdated.
Costa Rica: Private Tour for Kestrels Women's Bird Club (FULL 12/12)
Rancho Naturalista
October 30 - November 5, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Local Guide: Mercedes Alpizar
$2400 whether single or double occupancy. (No single supplement fee).
Email for full itinerary.
$500 deposit to hold your spot; balance due by July 29.
Trip Report from 2025:
Payment info at bottom of page.
Costa Rica: Women's Tour (FULL 8/8)
Rancho Naturalista
November 6 - 12, 2026
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Local Guide: Mercedes Alpizar
$2400 whether single or double occupancy. (No single supplement fee).
Email for full itinerary.
$500 deposit to hold your spot; balance due by July 29.
Trip Report from 2025:
Payment info at bottom of page.
Panama - October 2027
The recommended field guide for all Panama tours can be found here.
Intro to Birding the Tropics - Canopy Lodge & Canopy Tower (8/8 spaces available)
Canopy Tower, Panama
Dates: Sept 24 - Oct 2, 2027
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Tailored to first-timers to Central America, but open to all, we'll spend five nights at the beautiful, world-renowned Canopy Tower, taking in raptor migration as well as resident birds, including daily trips to visit nearby sites.
Cost: $3900 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: $600.
Non-refundable Deposit: $500; Balance due 90 days prior (July 24).
*NOTE: Participants must be able ascend and descend 3 flights of stairs multiple times per day, as there is no elevator.
Trip Reports from Prior Years: Canopy Tower 2022, Canopy Tower 2023, Canopy Tower 2024
Payment info at bottom of page.
Women's Tour - Canopy Tower (8/8 spaces available)
Canopy Lodge, Panama
Dates: Oct 5 - 10, 2027
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
We'll spend five nights at the at the beautiful, world-renowned Canopy Tower, taking in raptor migration as well as resident birds, including daily trips to visit nearby sites.
Cost: $2200 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: $400.
Non-refundable Deposit: $500; Balance due 90 days prior (July 5).
View the Panama Canopy Lodge Fruit Feeder Cam Here.
Trip Reports from Prior Years: Panama's Canopy Lodge 2022, Panama's Canopy Lodge 2023. Canopy Lodge 2024 (Birding & Being), Canopy Lodge 2024
Payment info at bottom of page.
Women's Tour - Canopy Lodge (8/8 spaces available)
Canopy Lodge, Panama
Dates: Oct 11 - 16, 2027
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
We'll spend five nights at the beautiful and serene Canopy Lodge, including daily trips to visit nearby sites.
Cost: $2200 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: $400.
Non-refundable Deposit: $500; Balance due 90 days prior (July 11).
View the Panama Canopy Lodge Fruit Feeder Cam Here.
Trip Reports from Prior Years: Panama's Canopy Lodge 2022, Panama's Canopy Lodge 2023. Canopy Lodge 2024 (Birding & Being), Canopy Lodge 2024, Canopy Lodge 2025 Trip 1, Canopy Lodge 2025 Trip 2, Canopy Lodge 2025 Trip 3
Payment info at bottom of page.
"Hawks & Harpies" Tour (8/8 spaces available)
Canopy Tower (Five Nights - Hawk Migration), Canopy Camp Darien (Five Nights - Harpy Eagle)
Dates: Oct 18 - 28, 2027
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
Cost: $4400 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement for Canopy Tower: $400.
All tents at Canopy Camp are double occupancy (no single supplement option.)
*NOTE: Participants must be able ascend and descend 3 flights of stairs multiple times per day, as there is no elevator at Canopy Tower.
**Option to sign up only for or only for "Hawks" portion to Canopy Tower ($2150 - 5 nights) or
"Harpies" portion to Canopy Camp ($2250 - 5 nights)
Non-refundable Deposit: $1,000 for full tour / $500 for one segment of tour. Balance due 90 days prior (July 18).
Trip Reports from Prior Years: Hawks & Harpies Tour 2023, Hawks & Harpies Tour 2024, Hawks & Harpies Tour 2025
Payment info at bottom of page.
Costa Rica: Rancho Naturalista (8/8 spaces available)
Rancho Naturalista
October 30 - November 5, 2027
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
$2450 whether single or double occupancy. (No single supplement fee).
Email for full itinerary.
$500 deposit to hold your spot; balance due 90 days prior.
Trip Report from 2025:
Payment info at bottom of page.
Costa Rica: Women's Tour (8/8 spaces available)
Rancho Naturalista
November 6 - November 12, 2027
Trip Leader: Tiffany Kersten
$2450 whether single or double occupancy. (No single supplement fee).
Email for full itinerary.
$500 deposit to hold your spot; balance due 90 days prior.
Trip Report from 2025:
Payment info at bottom of page.
Trip Deposits & Balance Payments:
Payment methods accepted:
Preferred methods: Zelle to tiffanykersten@gmail.com, or a mailed check. Email for mailing address.
Other methods: Venmo/PayPal to @natureninjabirding
Please note: No refunds are available for deposits or balance payments.
In some cases, purchasing travel insurance may be helpful in recovering trip costs in the event you need to cancel.
