A Birder’s Costa Rica Paradise

Luna Nueva Tropical Birding Tour

Luna Nueva is an excellent location for birding, whether you are an experienced birder looking for species to add to your life list, or a nature lover who wants to enjoy magnificent toucans, jeweled hummingbirds, and colorful tanagers from the lodge balconies or our canopy tower. The lodge is located on the Caribbean slope, at 1080 to 1150 feet elevation. It includes a primary rainforest of 126 acres, and 82 acres of secondary forest, fields and gardens, and features trails to explore and bird on your own or with a professional guide. More than 450 species have been recorded within the Arenal area, and over 250 birds have been recorded on our private reserve alone. View a pdf of Luna Nueva’s own bird list, luna-nueva-bird-checklist-2019, and read the review of birding at our lodge by the renowned Costa Rican birder Patrick O’Donnell, http://www.10000birds.com/highlights-from-the-2016-arenal-costa-rica-christmas-count.htm

Birders and nature lovers will enjoy:

A 35-foot high canopy tower, where you can easily observe and photograph colorful toucans, euphonias, honeycreepers, and hundreds more.
Maintained trails that cross secondary forest, primary forest, open areas and gallery forests. A Luna Nueva bird list developed by Juan Diego Vargas & Mirna Salas, both professional birding guides, that describes where you can find species of interest on the reserve.
Native flowering plants that attract 20 different hummingbird species, including the famous black-crested Coquette.
Proximity to the Children’s Eternal Rainforest; San Ramon Cloud Forest; Arenal Lake, and other excellent birdwatching locations (see our birdwatching tours page for more information). As part of our commitment to rainforest restoration, we have planted a wildlife corridor along the Chachagua River that is linked to the Children’s Eternal Rainforest, just 600 meters away.

Check out this beautiful article written by Juan Diego Vargas “The feathered jewels of Finca Luna Nueva”.

Morning Birding Tour

• Schedule your guide 24 hours in advance
• Departure from reception 6 AM
• Duration: Approximately 2 hours
• Recommended ages: All ages
• Minimum: 2 people
• What to bring: Quick dry clothing or poncho, sunblock, bug spray, camera.

6-Day Birding Expedition ($1470 p/p)

5 nights

4 Hotspots for birdwatching

1 Relaxing Massage

Hotsprings Entrance

All Meals (Fresh from our organic farm)

All Transportation

All hotel taxes included (13%)

Valid from May through November 2020

Minimum 2 people

 

Full-Day Cloudforest Excursion ($135 p/p)

The time required for this activity is 8 hours approximately.

• The tour starts at our reception desk at 6 am
• The tours are scheduled by reception, upon request
• Recommended ages: 16- 100+ yrs old.
• Rate: $135 per person (special rates for groups)
• What to bring: Quick dry clothing or poncho, hiking shoes, socks, sunblock, mosquito repellent, change of clothes, water bottle, camera.
• Includes: Entrance fee, transportation, rubber boots, lunch and professional bilingual guide.
• Minimum: 4 people.

For inquiries please contact us at [email protected]

 

Testimonials

“Finca Luna Nueva combines perfectly a well-thought process of forest restoration with an absolutely wonderful gastronomy using local organic products. The edge effect of the their organic farm provides nice and easy birdwatching in the gardens and the decent-size private reserve gives a nice challenge if you want to try for more secretive species. This is also a great lodge to use as an strategic location to birdwatch the Pocosol Station of the Children’s Eternal Rainforest and many of the main hotspots of Arenal Volcano area.” Juan Diego Vargas Country Coordinator, eBird.  Bird Guide, Lifer Nature Tours