The lake beside Hotel Casa Turire, and the open country between our two foothill lodges. After the forest mornings at the ranch, this is the other kind of birding: farm, garden and water.
At Casa Turire the toucans and parakeets can be seen everywhere in the gardens. The hotel's own page also names the Red-breasted Meadowlark and the Tropical Mockingbird, and there are water birds on the lake. There are kayaks and canoes if you would rather be out on it.
Turrialba holds a wide variety of hummingbirds too.
Toucans and parakeets in the gardens, and water birds on the lake.
In the open country, the Red-breasted Meadowlark and the Tropical Mockingbird.
| English | Scientific | Spanish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red-breasted Meadowlark | Leistes militaris | Tordo Pechirrojo | |
| Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | Pájaro-imitador Tropical |
Fly into San José. Turrialba is about two and a half hours from the airport by road, and Casa Turire a few minutes from the town, beside the lake.
All year. The foothills are wet in every month.
The country hotel on the lake, twelve rooms on a working farm, and the ranch up the valley.
Photo: Hotel Casa Turire
Turrialba
Intimate Location full of luxury in Verdant, Exotic Turrialba!
★★★★
A twelve-room country hotel on a working farm a few minutes from Turrialba, beside La Angostura lake, with toucans and parakeets in the gardens and Rancho Naturalista's forest up the valley. Where we put birders who want a proper bed between the foothill mornings.
Photo: Rancho Naturalista
Turrialba
A Birder's Paradise Awaits in the Central Valley Near Turrialba
★★★
125 acres of protected Caribbean foothill forest half an hour from Turrialba, hummingbird feeders on the balcony from the first breakfast, and resident bird guides our clients called "absolutely stellar". Five of our 45 recent birding itineraries sleep here, behind only Arenal Observatory and Trapp Family Lodge.
No fixed trip stops here yet; we add it to a custom trip.
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