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Bed and Birding Accommodation Guide 2019

Guide to leading birdwatching lodges, hotels and cottages around the world - homes made for birders.

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Alamo Inn B&B Gear & Tours<br />

USA, Alamo, South Texas<br />

– over 540 species recorded<br />

in the area<br />

FEATURED PARTNERS<br />

USA & South Africa<br />

Stone Farm<br />

USA, Vinalhaven,<br />

Maine - over 340 species<br />

recorded in the area<br />

!Xaus Lodge<br />

South Africa, Kgalagadi<br />

Transfrontier Park - over 270<br />

species recorded in the area<br />

FEATURED PARTNERS<br />

Bellavista Cloud<br />

Forest Lodge<br />

Ecuador, T<strong>and</strong>ayapa Alta,<br />

Quito - over 450 species<br />

recorded in the area<br />

Ecuador & Panama<br />

Canopy B&B<br />

Panama, Soberania National<br />

Park, over 400 species<br />

recorded in the area<br />

Al Natural Resort<br />

Panama, Panama, Bocas del<br />

Toro archipelago - over 700<br />

species recorded in the area<br />

Alamo Inn B&B Gear & Tours<br />

Stone Farm<br />

!Xaus Lodge<br />

Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge<br />

Canopy B&B<br />

All Natural Resort<br />

Hotel category:<br />

<strong>Bed</strong> & <strong>Birding</strong> category:<br />

Alamo Inn B&B features a range of<br />

private suites located in the center of<br />

the richest birding area in the U.S.<br />

It is clean, quiet, romantic, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

perfect spot for bird <strong>and</strong> butterfly<br />

watchers. Whether you’re coming<br />

to stay with us for the birds or<br />

buterflies, or just for our comfortble<br />

atmosphere while you’re away<br />

on business, we strive to make your<br />

experience a great one. Join us to<br />

experience Texas’s best birding: neotropical<br />

migrants, tropical specialties,<br />

wintering temperate species, resident<br />

temperate species, <strong>and</strong> rarities, plus<br />

butterflies <strong>and</strong> other wildlife.<br />

www.alamoinnbnb.com<br />

Hotel category:<br />

<strong>Bed</strong> & <strong>Birding</strong> category:<br />

Stone Farm is an historic building<br />

dating from 1820 situated on the isl<strong>and</strong><br />

of Vinalhaven ( the larger of<br />

the two Fox Isl<strong>and</strong>s) in the Gulf of<br />

Maine. It is surrounded by a wonderful<br />

rocky l<strong>and</strong>scape of spruce forests.<br />

Vinalhaven’s coasts, open space <strong>and</strong><br />

numerous conserved areas make it<br />

a haven for migrating, breeding <strong>and</strong><br />

overwintering sea <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong> birds.<br />

The area is particularly well known<br />

for Ospreys as well as Atlantic Puffin,<br />

Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Bald<br />

Eagle <strong>and</strong> Great Blue Heron.<br />

www.bed<strong>and</strong>birding.com<br />

Hotel category:<br />

<strong>Bed</strong> & <strong>Birding</strong> category:<br />

!Xaus Lodge, overlooking memorable<br />

setting of a dry salt pan <strong>and</strong><br />

red s<strong>and</strong> dunes, is a tranquil escape<br />

with abundant wildlife, remoteness,<br />

<strong>and</strong> silence. It is a unique, exotic <strong>and</strong><br />

beautiful safari camp in the middle<br />

of a dessert – miles from anywhere,<br />

offering close up views of lions,<br />

leopards, cheetahs, jackals, hyena,<br />

antelopes, <strong>and</strong> a lot of birds. There<br />

are over 270 bird species recorded<br />

from the park including the globally<br />

threatened Ludwig’s Bustard, 5 species<br />

of vultures <strong>and</strong> Black Harrier.<br />

www.bed<strong>and</strong>birding.com<br />

Hotel category:<br />

<strong>Bed</strong> & <strong>Birding</strong> category:<br />

Located at the top of a ridge overlooking<br />

the deeply-forested T<strong>and</strong>ayapa<br />

Valley, Bellavista Cloud<br />

Forest offers unparalleled access to<br />

northwestern Ecuador´s colourful<br />

<strong>and</strong> diverse birds. Ecuador is South<br />

America´s prime birding destination<br />

having the highest number of birds<br />

per square km in the world.<br />

Bellavista provides 17 comfortable<br />

rooms with private bath. Some of<br />

them are for families. Pleasant st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

rooms include the unusual Bamboo<br />

House, Mirador Suite, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

half-timbered Trailhead House…<br />

www.bed<strong>and</strong>birding.com<br />

Hotel category:<br />

<strong>Bed</strong> & <strong>Birding</strong> category:<br />

The Canopy B&B offers a comfortable<br />

place to stay in the heart of central<br />

Panama. It is located in the historic<br />

Canal Zone town of Gamboa,<br />

on the banks of the Panama Canal.<br />

Surrounded by Soberania National<br />

Park <strong>and</strong> the biological corridor of<br />

extensive lowl<strong>and</strong> rainforest of central<br />

Panama, the Canopy B&B is the<br />

perfect location to explore the tropical<br />

rainforest while based at a comfortable<br />

retreat. Our friendly staff is<br />

available to assist our guests with<br />

anything they may need, including<br />

arranging tours <strong>and</strong> transportation.<br />

canopytower.com/canopy-bed-<strong>and</strong>-breakfast<br />

Hotel category:<br />

<strong>Bed</strong> & <strong>Birding</strong> category:<br />

Al Natural Resort is a rustic oasis in<br />

the haven of the Caribbean. A private<br />

<strong>and</strong> very comfortable retreat it<br />

is located between tropical forest <strong>and</strong><br />

the sea, ecologically integrated into<br />

the lushness of surrounding nature.<br />

This little unit of paradise lies next<br />

to Bastimentos Isl<strong>and</strong> Marine National<br />

Park, where pelicans may be<br />

watched diving into the sea directly<br />

in front of your accommodation. It<br />

really is a Home Made for Birders…<br />

away from home!<br />

www.alnaturalresort.com<br />

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Roseate-Spoonbill<br />

Great Northern Diver © Lasse J Laine<br />

Yellow-billed Hornbill © A. Arabadjian<br />

Giant Antpitta © Tui De Roy<br />

Crimson-backed Tanager © Dt<br />

Brown Pelicans © <strong>Bed</strong> & <strong>Birding</strong><br />

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