Orange-breasted Fruiteater

INFORMATION

Tour Dates November 15 - December 6, 2020
November 15 - December 6, 2021
November 15 - December 6, 2022
(22 Days)
Tour Price US$6,450 per person.
double occupancy
Single Supplement $900 USD
Tour Size Limited to 8 Participants
Tour Leader You will be accompanied the entire tour by one of our Talented, Bilingual, Professional Birding Guides. Please let us know if there is a certain member of our team that you would like to have with you during your tour.

LOCATION

COLOMBIA ENDEMICS

THE ANCHICAYA VALLEY, WESTERN AND CENTRAL ANDES, CAUCA VALLEY, SANTA MARTA MOUNTAINS AND CARIBBEAN COAST

This tour is one of our faster paced tours and is designed to target many of Colombia’s most sought-after endemics. This program begins with a quest to find the endemics of the Pacific slope and the western and central Andes, moving on to the Holy Grail of endemics in Colombia: The Santa Marta Mountains. The highest coastal mountain on the planet has been identified as one of the most irreplaceable nature reserves on the planet, and contains the highest concentration of threatened wildlife on Earth.

HIGHLIGHTS


  • Enjoy the feeders at KM 18, where more than 22 species of hummingbirds have been recorded.
  • Visit an active Andean Cock-of-the-rock Lek that is only a 20 minute hike.
  • Enjoy the festival of tanagers in the Anchicaya Watershed, including Scarlet-and-white, Golden-chested, and Gray-and-gold.
  • Ride the rails through pristine forests at the San Cipriano Reserve.
  • See 5 species of Antpittas at the feeders in Rio Blanco Reserve.
  • Seek out some of the rarest species in Colombia at the Montezuma Lodge, including Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer, Munchique Wood-wren and Gold-ringed Tanager.
  • Stay at the brand new Araucana Lodge, owned and operated by Colombia Birdwatch and specially designed for birders.
  • Visit the surreal Paramo Ecosystem where you will bird above 3,500 meters in search of the endemic Buffy Helmetcrest.
  • Bird the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, home to more than a quarter of the country’s endemics.
  • Visit the dry forests of mythical Guajira peninsula in Northern Colombia in search of Vermilion Cardinal, Scarlet Ibis and Tocuyo Sparrow.

ITINERARY


Day 1: Arrive in Cali
Day 2: KM 18
Day 3 - 4: Anchicaya Watershed
Day 5: Andean Cock-of-th-rock Lek
Day 6: San Cipriano
Day 7: Sonso Lagoon
Day 8 - 10: Montezuma Lodge
Day 11: Otun Qumbaya NP
Day 12 - 13: Rio Blanco Reserve
Day 14 - 15: Los Nevados NP
Day 16: Isla Salamnca NP
Day 17 - 19: El Dorado Lodge
Day 20: Tayrona NP
Day 21: Los Flamencos NP
Day 22: Depart Bogota or Cali

OTHER TOURS

✈ WHERE THE BIRDS DANCE
Western and Central Andean Endemics, Cauca Valley and Choco Specialties

✈ COLOMBIAN PEACE DESTINATIONS
The Anchicaya Valley, The Colombian Massif and Putumayo.