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Roland Rumm

Roland Rumm fell into the world of birding rather recently but has quickly established himself as a quality guide due to a life long passion for the tropics and nature in general. 

Roland was born in Germany and moved to Honduras with his parents when he was 12 years old. His new surroundings (the tropics of the New World) captured Roland’s interest and he spent his teens exploring most of the northern Honduran coast as well as the islands of the western Caribbean. Roland wasn’t exposed to many birders in his early years and didn’t really enter this fascinating hobby until 2015. He has since spent many thousands of hours in the field and now leads birding tours professionally throughout northern Central America. He has discovered three country records for Honduras and is a regional eBird reviewer in the area. 

Roland has a vast knowledge of local culture and history and is well known throughout the region. As noted by a client: the secret password for Central America might just be to mention “Roland Rumm”, as it seems to open all doors and produces very happy faces!

Roland lives with his two sons on the island of Guanaja, 40 miles north of Trujillo, Honduras. This is where he can be found whenever he’s not in the lowland rainforests of the region or on some remote volcano in Guatemala.

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Testimonials for Roland

Very high marks for Roland Rumm. I've not met him before, but we clicked in the field and I really enjoyed this trip because of him. He was remarkably patient and diplomatic with our group, fun to be around, and thankfully never deviated from his main focus which was to go birding and provide as many opportunities to see birds... I would definitely bird with Roland again. 

- Cynthia L. on Puerto Rico

Roland is an exceptional guide - he is energetic, charming and an expert about both the birds and the locations we visited. He is a fountain of information about Central America, history, etc. I would love to have another birding trip with him. He is truly a gem!

- Rebecca V. on Guatemala

Roland was a spectacular addition as local leader to the trip. He is so positive, energetic, and helpful. He would do anything to help us and that was greatly appreciated. His birding knowledge is also exceptional. He worked so well with Luke and was continually finding birds to show us. He has amazing field skills and knows the regional birds so well. Roland also added so much when it came to culture and history. I loved asking him about these topics and he could talk at length about what seemed like anything. For those of us who love immersing ourselves in all aspects of another country, having a local leader like Roland just made the trip!

- Andy F. on Guatemala

Roland is one of the very best guides I have ever travelled with: well-organised, friendly, incredibly dedicated and helpful - and brilliant at finding, identifying and allowing us to see some really tricky birds!

- Stephen M. on Guyana

Roland is an extraordinary guide - complete understanding of Guatemalan bird life, ecosystems and culture. He is friendly, outgoing and very helpful if one has a problem. He definitely knows lots of people in Guatemala and many more know him and enjoy his company.

- Anne A. on Guatemala

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