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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.

Upcoming Tours with Roland

Testimonials for Roland

Roland was excellent at finding birds and pointing them out to participants. His enthusiasm was contagious and kept everyone positive and inspired. He explained menus and offered suggestions; he described the hotels and any possible issues. He was attentive to the needs of individual participants. He was very personable and engaging and never lost his cool. I now want to do every tour he leads!

- Sandra J. on Guatemala

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

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 brilliant leader, with great birding and interpersonal skills, and a deep knowledge of the country.

- Stephen M. on Guatemala

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

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