March 1^st – Arrival to Havana, Cuba, transfer to a nice hotel in oldtown Havana. 

March 2^nd – We will have a morning visit to a local park which is very good for American wintering wood warblers.  Some of the possibilities include Palm, Black-throated Blue and Cape May Warblers.  We will also begin to get a few of the more common Caribbean species here including West Indian Woodpecker, Greater Antillean Grackle and Red-legged Thrush.  In the afternoon we will do some sightseeing in Havana and have a nice dinner.  We stay in a nice hotel in old town Havana.

March 3^rd – We will check out of the hotel this morning and start towards our lodge with a stop on the way to try and photograph the Cuban Solitaire and a few other species.  We will arrive at our lodge homestay and have lunch.  In the afternoon we will have our first photography session with the Bee Hummingbirds and Cuban Emeralds.  Lodge close to the Zapata Swamp, near the beach. 

March 4^th-7^th – We will have four full days photographing at the lodge and in the nearby Zapata Swamp National Park.  They have a feeding station for two spectacular quail doves.  The Blue-headed and Key West Quail Doves.  Endemic and near endemic species we should photograph include Cuban Trogon, Cuban Tody, Bee Hummingbird, Cuban Emerald, Bare-legged Owl, Cuban Pygmy-Owl, the two Quail Doves, Fernandina’s Flicker, Cuban Amazon, Cuban Parakeet, Zapata Wren, Cuban Pewee, Yellow-headed Warbler and West Indian Woodpecker, among others.  The nearby mangrove lagoons provide opportunities to photograph American Flamingos, Reddish Egrets and other waterbirds.  Many species of American Wood Warblers visit the lodge feeders as well.  Jose will do flower setups for the two hummingbird species.  In addition to photographing the lodge and lagoon we will spend some time exploring the nearby national park to add more species.  Lodge close to the Zapata Swamp, near the beach.

March 8^th – One more morning of photography followed by check out and return to Havana.  A nice hotel in old town Havana.

March 9^th – Check out transfer to airport for your return flight home.