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Private Cancun Bird Watching Tour: Explore the Yucatan Peninsula's Endemic and Migratory Birds
4.9
84 Ratings
Cancún
Close to Cancun, there are perfect spots for bird watching. This exclusive 6-hour tour allows participants to explore the jungle with a knowledgeable birding guide. Trek to hidden locations to see a diverse range of native and migratory birds from the Yucatan Peninsula. Shared transportation is available from hotels in Cancun or Puerto Morelos.
Close to Cancun, there are perfect spots for bird watching. This exclusive 6-hour tour allows participants to explore the jungle with a knowledgeable birding guide. Trek to hidden locations to see a diverse range of native and migratory birds from the Yucatan Peninsula. Shared transportation is available from hotels in Cancun or Puerto Morelos.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Quintana Roo Puerto Morelos - Leona Vicario - This shared tour offers an incredible birdwatching experience in the heart of the jungle, led by a knowledgeable local birdwatching guide. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the area near the “Ruta de Los Cenotes,” where they can observe a variety of stunning endemic and migratory bird species.
- Quintana Roo Puerto Morelos - Leona Vicario - This shared tour offers an incredible birdwatching experience in the heart of the jungle, led by a knowledgeable local birdwatching guide. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the area near the “Ruta de Los Cenotes,” where they can observe a variety of stunning endemic and migratory bird species.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup or meeting point pickup
- Shared tour & transportation services
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Birdwatching guide expert
- Snacks
- Carbonated beverages
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup or meeting point pickup
- Shared tour & transportation services
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Birdwatching guide expert
- Snacks
- Carbonated beverages
- Bottled water
What's Not Included
- Private Tour service.
- Tips
- Private Tour service.
- Tips
Additional Information
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A maximum of 6 people per booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A maximum of 6 people per booking
Location
Starbucks Plaza Caracol
Guide will meet you at Starbucks parking area .
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(84 Ratings)
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Andrea_l
Mar 1, 2026
Carlos was an excellent... - Carlos was an excellent bird guide and was able to show me and my sister 51 species in 4 hours! Very knowledgeable and helpful, making sure we could get our eyes on the pajaros. He inquired early on about our birding experience to ensure we got the most out of our trip. The last location ended with a tasty local meal, trogons flying over head and a plethora of other birds to watch from the patio. Would definitely recommend!
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Michael_o
Feb 14, 2026
Highly recommend! - We had a slight snafu in the morning when our driver was late; however, there had been a traffic accident which caused delays. He more than made up for it by getting us to our destination on time and later dropping us off at an alternate location, which was much appreciated. Our guide, Carlos, was amazing. He has incredible knowledge of birds and can recognize many by their calls alone. We saw 49 species, most of which were new to us. Our favorite was the motmot. Just beautiful! Points for cuteness went to the Pygmy owl—tiny but deadly! We also enjoyed our snack of delicious tacos. This tour was the perfect way to spend an unusually cool morning. Highly recommend!
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Soledad
Feb 14, 2026
Beautiful morning departure along the zenote route - Excellent experience. The very knowledgeable guide, excellent eye for sighting and with a lot of knowledge to identify the birds we could see. I highly recommend this tour and Carlos, our guide. He picked us up in our accommodation, from there we went to the zenote area and moved along different paths looking for different species of birds. We could find over 60 in a few hours and the experience was really beautiful and exciting.
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Nancy_e
Feb 13, 2026
very knowledgeable guide - Carlos was extremely knowledgeable about the birds by sight and sound. He took 4 of us to some rural areas and we found over 4 dozen birds. Very productive.
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Grace_w
Feb 11, 2026
Very nice birdwatching... - Very nice birdwatching tour with Carlos. He took us to two places and a third for breakfast. We saw 46 specifies including multiple aracaris, two trogons and a motmot. The only thing I wishes was a bit more clear is the bottled water isn’t provided until breakfast time around 11:00am. If I knew that I would have brought my own water for the first part of the tour
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Roxanne_b
Feb 11, 2026
Carlos found over 50 birds today! - Extremely knowledgeable guide. Laughing falcon, 5 types of orioles, humming birds, motmot, toucans, painted bunting and many types of warbler and tanagers
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Lewis_f
Jan 14, 2026
Morning bird watching - Carlos picked us up from the hotel (El Dorado) ant 7:50am and it was a short trip to the area to watch the birds. First area birds were feeding from the trees , next area Carlos attracted birds playing bird songs. Next area we drove around stopping where bird activity happened. Finally around 10:00 we had brunch which coincided with the bird activity stopping as the heat came up.
Though whilst having lunch 3 toucans entertained us. Back to hotel by 10:15
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Ben_s
Dec 27, 2025
Our guide, Lugo... - Our guide, Lugo Castellanos Hernandez and his assistant, Lut, arrived on time. They were friendly, professional, and knowledge about the birds in the area. Lugo's skills at birding were evident as we found over 50 species in three hours along a single road. Thanks to him, my wife and were able to add 20 birds to our life list. Our highlight birds were the Keel-Billed Toucan, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, and the Yucatan Woodpecker. It was exciting and a pleasure to bird with him and would definitely recommend him.
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Angela_g
Dec 17, 2025
Carlos is an excellent... - Carlos is an excellent guide and kind person. He was knowledgeable, professional, and patient, and he helped us see and learn not only the birds, but also the mammals of Mexico. We highly recommend this tour!
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Robin
Mar 4, 2026
Many birds but location was not nice - It was ok. The 4 hour tour consisted of 1 hour driving there, 2 hours of looking for birds and 1 hour driving back. It just seemed a little expensive to me ($165) for 2 hours of looking for birds when half of the two hours we were in the car. During the 2 hours that we were looking for birds we were just really driving around and pulling over to the side of a road to see some birds. I imagined that we would be walking down some path through the jungle but the places we walked were not very nice looking and some places were littered with trash and the other spot was next to a huge transmission tower. We did see many birds tho.
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