Caligo Ventures is the exclusive U.S. representative of the Asa Wright Nature Centre.

We also make Centre reservations and provide travel planning to Trinidad & Tobago for individuals and groups from throughout the world.

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Veranda birds of the Asa Wright Nature Centre
Asa Wright beyond the feeders - Tracks and Trails
Day tripping - Trinidad style - Tours from the Centre
A Morning with the Pawi (Trinidad Piping Guan)

Asa Wright Nature Centre & Lodge

Awaken on your first morning to the raucous noise of the Crested Oropendola and a host of other exotic sounds including the anvil-like chorus of the Bearded Bellbird. Birding from the veranda of the Lodge, a first-time visitor to the tropics will likely see 25 to 30 new species before breakfast!

Your observations will likely include Channel-billed Toucan, Chestnut Woodpecker, Bay-headed, and Silver-billed Tanagers, along with Tufted Coquette, Barred Antshrike and Green Honeycreeper. Our stay in Trinidad will include exploring the rain-forested slopes of the Northern Range searching for Swallow-tailed Kite, Ornate Hawk-eagle, and Bat Falcon.

Enjoy some of the birds of the Asa Wright Nature Centre!

You can also examine the fascinating world of leaf-cutter and army ants and take photographs of orchids and gorgeous butterflies.

Trips to coastal areas of the island will provide us with tidepool and mangrove habitats to explore. Here we will likely encounter Pinneated Bittern, Azure Gallinule, Wattled Jacana, Green Kingfisher and possibly Red-bellied Macaw. Lowland forest and grassland habitats will provide looks at Red-breasted Blackbird, Southern Lapwing, White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Green-rumped Parrotlets, and Squirrel Cuckoo.

Two highlights of the Trinidad portion of this tour include visiting the beautiful riparian grotto located at the Centre to view the breeding colony of the fascinating nocturnal Oilbird; and a visit to the famous Caroni Marsh, a very specialized mangrove forest that provides a classic example of plant adaptation in this brackish water community. The Caroni is home to Striated Heron, White-cheeked Pintail, Pied Water-tyrant and Red-capped Cardinal. Our visit to the Caroni will end with the spectacular flight of the Scarlet Ibis returning to their mangrove roosts at dusk, truly one of the world's most dramatic moments.

On Tobago you will stay at the Blue Waters Inn.

The Blue Waters Inn is located directly on a beautiful golden sand beach. Swimming, snorkeling, and sunbathing all beckon, along with enjoying Blue-crowned Mot-Mot, Rufous-tailed Jacamar and other species on the lovely wooded grounds of the Inn.

We will also travel by glass-bottom boat to Little Tobago Island, one of this nation's most important wildlife sanctuaries. En route to Little Tobago we will watch for Leatherback and Hawksbill Sea Turtles, enjoy pristine coral reef formations, and on the island explore the nesting colonies of Red-billed Tropicbird, Red-footed and Brown Boobies, and Sooty and Noddy Terns.

Great Birding PLUS Leatherback Sea Turtles!

Our Guided Group Tours in May and June have a special added attraction as we include a night-time visit to the nesting beaches of the spectacular Leatherback Sea Turtle. Conditions permitting, tour participants will experience one of the most remarkable moments in the natural world as you watch these incredible creatures excavate nest sites and lay their eggs before returning to their ocean world.

Guided Group Tours

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO HIGHLIGHTS

An Inexpensive, Comprehensive Tour of the Natural Highlights of this Beautiful Island-Nation

These prices are per person/double occupancy and are subject to change without notice and do not include international airfare.

Ornate Hawk-eagle - From the Verandah of the Asa Wright Nature Centre
(© H.P. Nelson 2005)

This highlight tour provides accommodations at the Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge, your base for exploring its beautiful sanctuary grounds as well as for embarking on guided journies throughout Trinidad.

In Tobago your accommodations for three nights will either be at the beautiful Blue Waters Inn or the secluded rainforest resort at Cuffie River Lodge depending on the date of the tour you select.

Trinidad & Tobago Highlights includes:

• Rooms with private bath
• All meals
• All transfers
• Field checklist of birds
• Baggage handling
• All gratuities except to tour leaders, boatmen and drivers
• Seven field trips with birding leaders:
• Dunston Cave
• Blanchisseuse
• Caroni Swamp
• Aripo Savannah and Night Birding
• Nariva Swamp
• Little Tobago Island
• Gilpin Trace or Cuffie River Forest Trail

TRINIDAD ONLY HIGHLIGHTS

Here is the opportunity to spend a week on the Island of Trinidad on a well focused natural history tour emphasizing the spectacular birdlife of this country.

These prices are per person/double occupancy and are subject to change without notice and do not include international airfare.

This exciting trip will allow you to spend a week at the world-famous Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge, the spectacular wildlife sanctuary located in the lush tropical forest of the Northern Range.

Along with ample free time to explore the rich surroundings of the nature centre, you will also enjoy a full array of field trips on this tour, guided by experts on Trinidad's birds, to several rich, diverse habitats of this Caribbean island.

Trinidad in Focus includes:

• Rooms with private bath
• All transfers
• Field checklist of birds
• All meals
• Baggage handling
• All gratuities except to tour leaders, boatmen and drivers
• Field trips with birding leaders:
• Dunston Cave
• Blanchisseuse
• Caroni Swamp
• Aripo Savannah and Night Birding
• Nariva Swamp

GUIDED GROUP TOURS - SEE OUR SCHEDULE OF 2010 - 2011 DEPARTURES