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suggested itineraries
12 day trip Brownsberg & Raleighfalls
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birding spots and expectations
Paramaribo
Brownsberg
Raleighfalls
Overbridge
Arapahu
Kappel
Palumeu
Useful Links
Overbridge
Stinasu (for Raleighfalls and Brownsberg)
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ITINERARY OF 12-DAY TRIP Brownsberg & Raleighfalls
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 4 to 10 people
Guide: Otte Ottema (English/French/German speaking ornithologist. With 8 or more guests, 2 guides).
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| Day 1 |
Arrival in Paramaribo; transfer to Overbridge. For information about birds at Overbridge, click here. |
| Day 2 |
Morning bird watching in Overbridge and forest; afternoon Savanne near Powakka (Pale-bellied Mourner). |
| Day 3 |
Depart Overbridge 5:00, breakfast in bus; morning bird watching in Savanne near Phedra (Bronzy Jacamar, Black Manakin, Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin). Transfer to Brownsberg (BB), lunch in bus. |
| Day 4,5 |
Bird watching at plateau Brownsberg (Grey-winged Trumpetter, Band-tailed Antshrike, Red-and-black Grosbeak). For information about birds at Brownsberg, click here. |
| Day 6 |
Morning bird watching, 10:00 transfer to airstrip Zorg en Hoop, lunch in bus; 14:00 departure, arrive Foengoe Island 15:00. Late afternoon bird watching at airstrip. For information about birds at Raleighfalls, click here. |
| Day 7 |
6:30 Morning bird watching airstrip (Toucans, Macaws, & Piping Guan), 9:00 breakfast, bird watching around Foengoe. Search for Rusty-breasted Nunlet. Afternoon visit Harpy nest. |
| Day 8 |
6:30 Breakfast, 7:30 hike to research station, lunch there at 13:30. Afternoon Cock-of-the-Rock lek, breeding period. Night in Hammock camp research station. |
| Day 9 |
4:30 Breakfast, 5:00 hike to Voltzberg, sunrise on the mountain, rare swifts & Cliff Flycatcher. Afternoon bird watching in surroundings. |
| Day 10 |
Morning bird watching 2nd plateau, afternoon hike to Foengoe island. |
| Day 11 |
Morning bird watching on Foengoe island. Afternoon flight to Paramaribo, overnight in hotel. For information about birds found near Paramaribo, click here. |
| Day 12 |
Breakfast in hotel. Depart 7:00 for Peperpot (Blood-colored Woodpecker & Arrowhead Piculet), Weg naar Zee (Rufous Crab Hawk), lunch in bus. Depart Suriname in afternoon. |
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