Guido C. Berguido is native to Panama City, Panama. He has a degree in Biology from the University of Panama and is a Certified Guide through the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) in the USA. For more than ten years, he has lead nature and birdwatching tours for the most important tour operators of the region and has been involved in environmental education and conservation activities with the Smithsonian Institution and the Panama Audubon Society. Moreover he has travelled in Europe, Asia and the United States.

Listed in the Top Guides section of Panama's Lonely Planet Guidebook as "....one of the country's most patient, qualified, and enthusiastic all-around guides". Guido can take you through some of the region's most interesting and wildlife-rich habitats

With his extensive knowledge of birds, the flora and fauna, as well as the local culture; he will certainly make of your visit a most enriching experience.

The newest addition to Advantage Tour's team of guides, Kilo was born in the town of Capira, west of Panama City. When he was young, and like a few other mischievous kids in rural areas, Kilo would on occasions, go around the forest with a slingshot hunting for birds. That is how he polished his impressive wildlife spotting skills, which are today put to much productive use as an outstanding birdwatching guide.

Kilo holds a degree in Tourism from the University of Panama, and while doing an internship at the Soberania Nat. Park, he discovered his true love for wildlife and specially birds. He later volunteered to be a part of the Ocean-to-Ocean migrant Raptor monitoring Program organized by Panama Audubon and the Smithsonian Institution. The coordinators of the program, who quickly noted his interest and skills, recommended him to take further training in the USA. He was awarded a scholarship to spend four months at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to assist in monitoring and education programs for raptor conservation. Over the last couple of years he has taken quantum leaps in his birding skills, having learned the vocalizations of more than 300 different species of birds.

He speaks Spanish and English, and is currently preparing himself to receive his credentials as a Certified Interpretive Guide from NAI. When he is not on assignment with visiting hard-core birders, you will find him in some remote location of Panama, searching for his next life bird and sharing his passion for nature with others.

Ella was born and raised in Panama City. If you were to ask her what she likes the most about Panama, she will say "finding great cultural and natural contrasts in a small surface is simply unique in the world".

Ella has been guiding since 1995, after receiving a degree in Tourism Administration from the Pan-American University. In addition, Ella has taken various courses and workshops including First Aid, CPR, rappelling, river rafting, jungle survival, and Nature Photography. More recently she received her Certified Interpretive Guide credentials from NAI.

She speaks Spanish, English, and some Italian; and enjoys hiking, cooking, baking, gardening, and reading. Additionally, Ella has traveled extensively throughout Latin America, including Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, and Colombia. You will definitely enjoy Ella's contagious sense of humor and beautiful smile.

Lourdes was born in Panama City where she studied Zoology at the University of Panama. She has been a tour guide since 1999, having worked with some of the top tour companies in the world. She is a certified scuba diver and has taken various courses on Field Biology, Guiding and Interpretation, CPR, First Aid and others. Lourdes is fluent in Spanish and English.

Her interests include Panamanian history and culture, the Panama Canal and Ecology. She feels perfectly at ease taking our guests on interesting historic tours in Panama City, as well as on walks along Panama's tropical rainforests, and even scuba diving in some of the most spectacular natural landscapes Panama has to offer.

Over the last years Lourdes has been hosting groups and individuals from all over the world. Lourdes loves her country, and this passion will surely be transmitted to you through her words and her one-on-one approach to guiding.

Venicio "Beny" Emmanuelle Wilson Altamiranda was born in Almirante, province of Bocas del Toro in Western Panama in a house surrounded by beautiful creeks and swamp forests. It was there where his father and grandfather inspired his interest in "the little animals", as he used to say.

Beny began his passion for birds at age 16 when he accidentally got a copy of the newly translated Spanish version of "A Field Guide to the Birds of Panama". Two years later, along with other fellow biology students at the University of Panama, created Grupo Ecologista Vida, a non profit group doing environmental education for school kids of the city of Colon.

Beny has worked for most of the major tour operators in Panama and some important companies in the US and Canada. He is an expert in the Darien region and has hiked from Ustupo, in the Caribbean coast, to the Gulf of San Miguel, in the Pacific coast of Panama. Besides hiking and birding, Beny is also an authority in frogs, especially the Dendrobatid poison frogs. For his expertise, Beny has received recognition by film crews from Europe and Asia. He recently received his credentials as a Certified Interpretive Guide from the National Association for Interpretation (USA).