After snorkeling at Turneffe Flats, I booked a 6 day birding experience at Crystal Paradise. My bird guide, Abi Moralez met me at the marina and we immediately started birding on the way to the resort, stopping roadside at a place with excellent food for lunch. Upon arrival at the resort, I was impressed by the beauty and maintenance of the grounds. The cabana where I stayed was clean, air conditioned and very comfortable. The staff was friendly and accommodating, and the meals were first rate. The local food was perfectly prepared and extremely flavorful. If the chef offered a cook book, I would purchase it in a heartbeat for the recipes. The highlight though was the birding. Abi was so good at identifying birds by their calls, and then spotting them almost immediately, telling me where to look. We traveled through many different habitats, took a canoe trip down the Macal River, saw the Frio Cave and the Maya ruins at Caracol where we hiked through the jungle spotting birds as well as a family of Howler monkeys. Abi was a pleasure to be with, friendly with a great sense of humor, and an extraordinary bird guide. If you take this birding trip, ask for him to be your guide. It is a family run business, and you were treated as part of that family.
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