Bird Watching Coba - Private & Self Driving

Bird Watching Coba

An ancient Maya city buried in the jungle and the #1 hotspot on ebird

The different ecosystems including some lakes allowed the early settlers of Coba to form their city; which was the largest settlement in the northern part of the Yucatan between 300 – 900 AD.  These days a great place to visit and enjoy its great bird diversity in this #1 hotspot on ebird. 

We begin with a walk around the lake of Coba where we search for water birds such as Spotted Rail, Least Grebe, Ruddy Crake, Limpkin, Snail Kite, Purple Gallinule and other beautiful birds around the lake such as Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, Blue-gray and Yellow-winged Tanagers, Orange, Hooded and other species of Orioles, Yellow-faced Grassquit, Morelet´s Seedeater and many more.

Once the archaeological site opens its doors we will be one of the first people to get in to start birding in the primary jungle now covering this great ancient city in search of birds such as Ocellated Turkey, Lesson´s and Turquoise-browed Motmot, Black-headed, Gartered and Collared Trogons, Masked and Black-crowned Tityras, Yucatan, Green and Brown Jays, Yucatan Parrot… and the list goes on.

​On this tour it is possible to identify from 40 to 80 species of birds (depending on the time of the year). 

​Enjoy a delicious meal to replenish your energy before heading back to your hotel/house.

There is the option to add a visit to a nearby cenote to this tour, a great way to cool off and to end a morning of birding.

6:00 a.m. Meet our guide at our office

7:00 a.m. Birding in Mayan community around the lake of Coba

9:00 a.m. Birding in the archaeological site of Coba

11:45 a.m. Brunch

12:30 p.m. End of the excursion/option to visit a cenote nearby

INCLUDED

Professional guidance

Breakfast (coffee and eggs)

Water, fruit and snacks

All entrance fees

IMPORTANT TO KNOW :

PRIVATE AND SELF DRIVING TOUR

(Please be aware that you will need to have one space for the guide in your car)

Cancellation Policy:

Each tour should be booked by paying a deposit.

• In case of cancellation more than 24 hrs before the pickup, we do not charge you any cost and will give you back your deposit.

• In case of cancellation between 24 and 12 hrs before the pickup México Kan Tours will take your deposit in order to pay for the costs already made.

• In case of cancellation less than 12 hrs before the pick up or in case of no show we will charge you 100% of the total amount of your tour.

Payments:

Credit card payments have a fee up to 7% depending on Credit Cards. We recommend bringing cash. 

Our prices are in USD. Please be aware that we work with a monthly based exchange rate for Payments in Pesos or Euros.

When you book your tour, you will receive a confirmation email with all the details.