GGBA travelers had such a great time on this trip last year (2025), we decided to do it again! It is ALMOST a Home Base trip because we stay in only 2 locations during the 14-day trip: 7 nights in the world-famous Canopy Tower and 7 nights in the delightfully comfortable Canopy Lodge.
Canopy takes care of everything, leaving us to spend our time enjoying the birds, mammals and natural history.
The trip in a nutshell:
- We are picked up at the PTY airport and transported to Canopy Tower, in the Soberanía National Park, 25 miles north of Panama City .
- For 7 days:
- Breakfast at Canopy Tower
- Morning birding, transported in one of Canopy’s unique vehicles
- Lunch at Canopy Tower, followed by relaxation time
- Late afternoon birding
- Dinner at Canopy Tower
- On Day 8, we have a 2-hr ride to Canopy Lodge in El Valle de Antón In Coclé Province.
- For 7 days:
- Breakfast at Canopy Lodge
- Morning birding
- Lunch at Canopy Lodge, followed by relaxation time
- Late afternoon birding
- Dinner at Canopy Lodge
- On Day 15, we have a 3-hr ride back to the PTY airport.
If this dry synopsis intrigues you, check out the detailed itinerary on the Canopy website. Your mind will be blown. Note: The itinerary is flexible, and may change without prior notice due to weather, alterations in habitat or other conditions.
Canopy Tower was constructed by the United States military ca. 1963, in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, as a radar tower. In 1999, Raúl Arias de Para transformed the tower into a center for rainforest observation and ecotourism in Panama.
Check out the video: The History of the Canopy Tower
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Panama Fruit Feeder Camera is located at Canopy Lodge, right next to the dining area. Check out the feed.
Maximum Participants: 10
PRICE: $4,300/person
Deposit of $600 is due by 1-Oct-2026.
Note: Canopy has blocked 4 single rooms and 3 double rooms for us at each lodge. If a 4th single person wishes to attend, there will be an additional Single Supplement fee of $63.80/night ($893.20). THERE IS NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE FIRST 4 PEOPLE STAYING IN SINGLE ROOMS.
GGBA Travel Coordinator Dawn Lemoine took this trip in 2022. She remains awed by the experience. They observed 304 species of birds, most of which were lifers! Here’s the trip report. (Don’t miss the photos!) She’d love to talk to you about the trip and answer any questions: travelprogram@goldengatebirds.org.
Ready to book? Contact Dawn, not Canopy.