Good Bird
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Small-group birding tours to coffee farms & beyond across Latin America!
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Birding for the coffee lovers. Coffee for the bird lovers. Culture for everyone.
Birding for the coffee lovers. Coffee for the bird lovers. Culture for everyone.
These are a few of our favorite things
These are a few of our favorite things
Migratory birds fly thousands of miles every year from breeding grounds in North America to their wintering grounds in Central and South America—and back! Shade-grown coffee farms offer great wintering habitat for some of our favorite species. Often, we drink coffee from those farms without even thinking about how coffee production affects the environment and species that depend on it.
At Good Bird, we see the connections inherent in our world and, if you're reading this, we're pretty sure you do too. We host authentic, small-group tours to visit coffee farms (and sometimes cacao!) across Latin America to learn about coffee production, get an introduction to the local culture, and, of course, see beautiful birds. While at the farms, you will be able to taste and purchase the coffee produced there. You'll make connections with the community, with the coffee, and with the birds who visit the farms.
It's all good.
Pink-headed warbler photo credit, Daniel Mérida.
Upcoming trips!
Join us for 8 days/7 nights to explore birds and coffee in Antigua, Lake Atitlán, and Huehuetenango. We're going to the home of the pink-headed warbler, tody motmot, and resplendent quetzal—get in!
The coffee is exquisite!
Wingspan Trip!
(Colombia)
January 2027
Wingspan Trip!
(Colombia)
January 2027
Join Good Bird and Elizabeth Hargrave, designer of Wingspan, on a 10 day/9 night trip to Colombia's Valle del Cauca! We'll see more hummingbirds than you can ever imagine, as well as a ton of other cool birds. And we'll play plenty of
Wingspan, Americas Expansion!
Alta and Baja Verapaz are known for their rich cultural and biological diversity. In this 8 day/7 night visit we'll visit some beautiful areas, drink great coffee, and learn how coffee production can help support a village.
Be prepared for beautiful vistas!
Past trip highlights
Pilot Trip to the Guatemalan Highlands
October 2025
Pilot Trip to the Guatemalan Highlands
October 2025
Guatemala is very diverse biologically, culturally, and agriculturally. The birding is fantastic all over this coffee-producing country with many shade coffee farms that are home to some of our own wintering migrants, as well as resident species. During the pilot trip in October 2025, we visited three coffee farms and three natural areas/parks, saw amazing birds, dined at the foot of picturesque volcanos, had lunch with a coffee-producer family, and enjoyed the vibrant culture of a beautiful country!
Pilot Trip to the Selva Maya
March 2026
Pilot Trip to the Selva Maya
March 2026
The Selva Maya (Maya Forest) is the largest contiguous forest in the Americas after the Amazon. With hundreds of bird species that call it home, as well as hundreds more migrants, the birding is endless. During our pilot trip to Guatemala and Belize in March 2026, we did it all--we birded among Mayan ruins, birded on the coast, toured a family-owned coffee farm, and we supported the nascent ecotourism businesses of two local communities who look to tourism to help their local economy. Of course, we saw beautiful birds, but perhaps more importantly, we made memories with each other and with local Guatemalans and Belizeans that will last a lifetime.
Pilot Trip to San Martín (Peru)
August 2026
Pilot Trip to San Martín (Peru)
August 2026
The San Martín region of Peru is primarily known for its access to the Amazon. But with incredible waterfalls, vibrant Indigenous culture, and over 50 species of hummingbirds, there is so much more to discover. In our pilot trip in August, we saw SO MANY HUMMINGBIRDS, including the marvelous spatuletail and the rufous-crowned coquette! And other birds, of course, but the hummingbirds were stunning. We birded in a coffee farm and cacao farm, and tasted some great coffee. We saw oilbirds and more! We also spent a night in Lima and were able to bird at the coast. Special thanks to Kerry Snyder for all the great bird photos!
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