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Explora Ecotour

Dominican Republic
Unforgettable Private Nature Tours of the Dominican Republic
www.exploraecotour.com
[email protected]
(809) 964-8383

Santo Domingo, DR

Manny Jimenes
2005
Can ID most birds by sight/sound
View their Birding Checklists
2005.  Currently Full-time
English, Spanish
SOH Environmental Interpretation Training 2010

Manny Jimenes, lead guide and co-owner of Explora Ecotour, is a passionate Dominican-born, South Florida raised, birding and nature guide with over 15 years of experience leading birding, photography, and general nature tours all over the Dominican Republic. He and his team specialize in finding all of the endemics throughout the country, and frequently lead private tours to the best birding sites in the country for individual clients and birding companies such as Rockjumper, Wings and Field Guides. His favorite sites to take visitors are to the National Park of the East, Ébano Verde Scientific Preserve, Los Haitises National Park, and Sierra de Bahoruco National Park.

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