MEXICO
EL CIELO BIOSPHERE RESERVE
WILDLIFE AND BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY EXPEDITION
El Cielo, Tamaulipas, Mexico - Cloud Forest Wildlife, Caving & Culture Adventure.
El Cielo Biosphere Reserve Wildlife and Bird Photography Expedition: Join us as we explore this remote and rugged corner of northeastern Mexico, high in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
This extraordinary tour takes us up the old logging roads from the 40's that crossed the Sierra Madre into pristine cloud forest habitat.
El Cielo Biosphere Reserve offers a unique crossroads of different habitats that yield and unusual array of species, ranging from Military Macaws to Black Bears, Jaguars (rare and elusive), Red Brocket Deer (Tamazate), both Mountain and Elegant Trogons, and Thicket Tinamous, to name just a few.
We stay in the local villages of Gomez Farias to explore the lowland region, then travel to Altas Cimas and explore the El Cielo Bioshpere Reserve area. This trip involves hiking in mountain rural roads and trails. Scenery is breathtaking and bird life abundant. Lodging and accommodatiohs are a bit more rustic and we interact with the kind and welcoming people of the Sierra Madre Mountains of northeastern Mexico.
· Location: Northeastern Mexico, Sierra Madre Oriental
· Trip Highlights: Exceptional Cloud Forest Birding, unique habitat and wildlife rural Mexico travel: Altas Cimas, El Elephante, San Jose, Gomez Farias birding, Rio Frio, Rio Sabinas, El Nacimiento Caving in remote mountain region. Regional foods and local culture.
· Group size: 2-6 · Mode of Travel: 15-passenger van/4 wheel drive (depending on itinerary.)
Expedition At-A-Glance
Duration: 7-days/6-nights*Limit: 6 or Private Expedition
Activity Level: Moderate-Strenuous
Next Dates: Feb 2-8, 2011, Oct. 13-19, 2011*
Accommodations: Rustic mountain cabins, regional hotels, local restaurants.
Trip Start: Tampico Airport, Tamaulipas, Mexico (TAM)
Approx. Cost: Contact for details.
*Custom dates/durations available
"... El Cielo is at a unique and fascinating crossroads of habitats and offers the possibility of seeing Military Macaw, Black Bear, Jaguar, Blue-crowned Mot-Mot, and Tamazate (Red Brocket Deer) all in the same area..."
RELAXING TROPICAL ACCOMMODATIONS
(Military Macaw vocalization)