Sian Ka'an & Birdwatching Tours By Eddy

I had a wonderful morning birding with Gabriel, who kindly stepped in as Eddy was already committed to multi-day guiding of another group. After picking up Gabriel around dawn in Tulum, he directed me to several sites in the Sian Ka'an area which proved packed with birds, with a chance to also visit some Mayan ruins. Gabriel's knowledge of local species was game-changing, especially his ability to identify birds from their calls, and we ended up with over 70 species, including both toucans and all three local trogons, laughing falcon, puffbird, two species of ant-tanagers, and many more - a great total given the time of year. We also saw three tayra, a mammal I'd never even heard of! I think this was a rare sighting for both of us. A really memorable day, and a highlight of my trip.

Eddy is Incredibly knowledgable and passionate bird watcher , given us useful advice for other trips in other countries too

We wanted to do the tour with Eddy but unfortunately he wasn't available anymore. So he helped us out and contacted his Colleague Gabriel Castillo and it was a pleasure to explore the nature with him. His passion about birds and the habitat is very inspiring and we totally recommend Gabriel as your guide!

We debated whether or not to hire a guide for our birdwatching trip, but are so thankful that first we did have a guide in a local expert and second that Eddie’s professionalism and expertise clearly helped us enjoy the birds thorough connection with the local wildlife. His communication was great and through the journey I got 37 new life listers among the more than 50 birds that we encountered in just a few hours through the jungles nearby Cancun. He first got to understand our objectives with the birdwatching and helped us to really encounter the types of birds and and that we wanted to see. Eddy has a great job with audio both terms of understanding the sound of species and also was able to impersonate some of the bird sounds with whistling and his voice in order to draw them closer. His knowledge of birds is incredible and he has a knowledge of birds and local birds in four different languages, including English, Spanish Latin and even Maya. Great experience. Highly recommend Eddie.

As an incredibly enthusiastic bird lover, seeing toucans and mot-mots in the wild was very high on my wish list when we visited the Sian Ka’an Reserve in March. We left at 4.30 AM on a dark and deserted road to meet our guide, Moises, and from the very first moment he was incredibly kind, warm, and as passionate about nature as we are! What followed was beyond anything we had hoped for. We didn’t just see one toucan — we saw no fewer than 8 Yellow-throated Toucans and 2 Aracari toucans! Moises told us they normally live alone or in pairs, and sometimes in a very small group, so this was a fantastic moment! We also saw stunning mot-mots in several beautiful colors, something I will never forget, In total, we say 37 different species in different colors and various monkeys deeper in the jungle of the reserve. Moises sent us beautiful pictures he had made during the trip, so he is also a wonderful photographer! He also can send you the list of lifers if you have the Ebird-app, like I do. At the end of the tour, we were invited to enjoyed delicious traditional Mayan dishes. As we are not very fond of the touristic Tex-Mex food that is, unfortunately, served a lot in Mexico nowadays, this was a delicious treat! It was the perfect ending to an unforgettable day <3 Thank you, Moises, for your knowledge, your kindness, and for giving us memories that we will carry in our hearts forever! We hope to be back soon and wish you all the best! <3

We spent a full day (available upon request) touring with Eddy. There is a team of local guides and we are grateful to have had Eddy as ours for he is knowledgeable and efficient, making the most of the little time we had. The tour is a great way to enjoy the outdoors, see many beautiful birds (the diversity is truly amazing), walk through Sian Ka'an, and visit Mayan ruins. Admission fees to various sites and lunch were included. Transportation was extra. Eddy was on time picking us up in the morning and spotted aracaris right outside our hotel!

A brilliant few hours with Eddy, spotting an amazing diversity of birds. We saw 61 species, which Eddy keeps track of and sends them over afterwards!

Birded with Eddy one morning near Puerto Morelos. First time birding with a guide for my adult daughter. Eddy was great. Worked hard to make sure everyone saw everything well. Naturalist knowledge and ID skills (aural and visual) were top notch. He knew where to look for the endemics and raraties. A+ morning with a very nice guy.

Eddy wasn’t available so he recommended our guide Moises, who was just perfect! We also met up with another group and their guide Emiliano, these two together were the dynamic duo. We saw over 40 species of birds—the highlights to me included a pygmy owl, a toucan, a mot mot, and and some parakeets. Sian Kaan was lovely and virtually empty, so very chill. The guides passion for ecology was obvious and inspiring. The tour ended with a wonderful meal at a local spot. We highly recommend if you love nature!

A truly wonderful experience. Eddy's knowledge of birds was admirable to say the least. His ability to identify birds by sound alone was impressive and the locations he brought us to lead to great sightings - pigmy owl, mot mots and 2 toucans were a real highlight. Thank you Eddy for a wonderful day!!