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What Our Guests Say

Canopy Tower has hosted world leaders, conservationists, stars, world-class birders, and hundreds of other visitors to Panamá. Often, when they sign our guestbook, they write kind, thoughtful testimonials.


23 April 2001
Raúl,

With many thanks for a privileged evening and sights of some lovely birds

-- Sir David Attenborough
TV host and noted conservationist
Sir David Attenborough, guest of Panama's Canopy Tower
Sir David Attenborough (center) with Raúl and friend
another happy visitor at Panama's Canopy Tower ecolodge and nature observatory
19 March 1999
Dear Raúl

Thank you for inviting me to this inspirational place. I am touched by your vision to preserve what is unique here, both in terms of ecology and history. Congratulations!

Warmest wishes for your continued success!

-- Lisa Barnett
Smithsonian Tropical Research
another happy visitor at Panama's Canopy Tower ecolodge and nature observatory
17 January 2005

Truly an incredible place by any standard of comparison; to bring people this close to nature in such a unique setting will only increase their commitment to save the natural world for future generations. Congratulations in making your vision a reality and making a significant contribution to wildlife conservation.

-- Rick Barongi
Director
Houston Zoo
another happy visitor at Panama's Canopy Tower ecolodge and nature observatory
Jerry Bertrand, guest of Panama's Canopy Tower
Peggy Ridgely and Jerry Bertrand trekking in the rainforest below the Tower
25 July 1999
Raúl,

I have had the good fortune to experience many of the best ecotourism facilities around the world. Few provide such a magnificent setting, fine food, excellent hospitality and amazing wildlife viewing. The birds are lucky to have such an enthusiastic champion in Panamá. Your lodge sets a high standard for others to follow. I look forward to a return visit.

Best wishes,

-- Jerry Bertrand
Chairman
Birdlife International
another happy visitor at Panama's Canopy Tower ecolodge and nature observatory
28 October 2004

Raptor migration in Panamá, as special as it is by itself, is made all the more so by the outstanding hospitality of the Canopy Tower. Placing people under these magnificent birds of prey is one of the best ways of building support for their preservation and you do it as well or better than anyone in all of tropical America.

Thank you so much, Raúl.

-- Dr. Keith L. Bildstein
Director of Conservation
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
another happy visitor at Panama's Canopy Tower ecolodge and nature observatory
14 September 1999

From the Canopy Tower - a brilliant new view of the toucans, the trees, the canal, of Panamá. All of it unforgettable. With much gratitude, hasta luego,


-- Phyllis Kalb

In its smallness it is vast, the whole universe just outside the window. It isn't often that, without the slightest effort on your part, you are launched into an adventure, a duo of you and nature. I guess I wasn't looking all these years, wasn't looking at the tender caress of nature. Canopy Tower frees you to surrender to the surroundings and you take these hours with you - home amid the asphalt - but with such vast rejuvenating memories. "SHANA TOVA",

-- Bernard Kalb
correspondent, diplomat
Bernard Kalb, guest of Panama's Canopy Tower
Bernard and Phyllis Kalb atop the tower
another happy visitor at Panama's Canopy Tower ecolodge and nature observatory
22 May 2004
To Raúl, Carlos, and all the staff

If there is a Paradise and if it is on Earth, then clearly it is right here at the Canopy Tower.

The natural wonders of the birds, the animals and the forest are overwhelming and a reminder of what is important in life.

There are things we must preserve and Canopy Tower, in that sense, is doing God's work.

-- Bruce Nussbaum and Leslie Beebe
[Bruce:]Editorial Page Editor
Business Week
another happy visitor at Panama's Canopy Tower ecolodge and nature observatory
Bill Burnham, guest of Panama's Canopy Tower
Bill Burnham (at left in hat)
Canopy Tower enthusiastically supports the efforts of The Peregrine Fund's efforts to reintroduce the Harpy Eagle to Panamá. Please visit their website

Raúl,

You have created an opportunity for all visitors to see, appreciate and better understand the forest and its diversity of life. Fantastic facility operated at the highest level. Thank you for your partnership in conservation of nature and the Harpy Eagle.

-- Bill Burnham
President
another happy visitor at Panama's Canopy Tower ecolodge and nature observatory
10 April 1999

We'll be back with a group. Absolutely fantastic!

 

-- Dale and Nancy Delaney
Delaney Ecotours
another happy visitor at Panama's Canopy Tower ecolodge and nature observatory
8 March 1999
Raúl writes, "Dodge is one of the premier birders in Latin America, with a life-list of close to 5,000 species; he is also the co-author of the "Where to find birds in Panamá" section of the book The Birds of Panamá."

Raúl,

The Canopy Tower is just wonderful. Having birded this area for more than 30 years, I knew the birds were "good", but seeing them from the Tower dwarfed expectations. I'm so proud of what you have been able to accomplish. I am a lucky man to have been able to have the experience of staying here and look forward to many more stays in the lodge.

-- Dodge Engleman
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