Birding

birding

Discover the Colombian Andean ecosystem in all its splendor, enjoy an exclusive birdwatching experience, with all the environments in just five days. 

Andina Tour Birding

Ibagué

5 days

Binoculars

Photographic camera

Physical level

Technical knowledge

Route description

Colombia has more bird species than any other country, an astonishing total of 2000 species can be found within the confines of this incredible territory, of which 89 are endemic. Our endemic extension takes us to the mountains of Tolima, Cundinamarca and Caldas, in central Colombia.

Arrival at Perales Airport (Ibagué), transfer to Ukuku Rural Lodge or Hotel Iguaima in Combeima Canyon.

From Ukuku to Mana Dulce (Cundinamarca).

From Mana Dulce to Bellavista Reserve (Caldas).

From Bellavista Reserve to Guarinocito and El Bosque (Caldas).

From El Bosque to Termales del Ruiz and Brisas (Los Nevados National Park). Transfer to Matecaña Airport (Pereira).

Key species

  • Tolima Dove
  • Tolima Blossomcrown
  • Indigo-capped Hummingbird
  • Yellow-headed Brushfinch
  • Colombian Chachalaca
  • Magdalena Eufonia
  • Apical Flycatcher
  • Barred Puffbird
  • White-billed Antbird
  • Sooty-ant Tanager
  • Beautiful Woodpecker
  • White-mantle Barbet
  • Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant
  • White-bibbed Manakin
  • Golden-headed Manakin
  • Striolated Mankin
  • Channel-billed Toucan
  • Buffy Helmetcrest
  • Rufous-fronted Parakeet
  • Purple-backed Thornbill
  • Rainbow-bearbed Thornbill

El Dorado Tour Birding

Bogotá

8 días

Binoculars

Photographic camera

Physical level

Technical knowledge

Route description

Tour inspired by the legend of the Muisca "El Dorado", where Spanish conquerors believed in a city built and covered in gold. The true wealth of this territory is its biodiversity. The El Dorado route boasts more than 600 bird species that inhabit the eastern mountain range, such as the bearded green-tyrant. Most of these species live in the high Andes mountains, and at least 12 species are endemic. Our endemic extension takes us to the department of Cundinamarca.

Arrival in Bogotá - transfer to the hotel.

Transfer to Mana Dulce.

Pedro Palo Lagoon - Bogotá.

Chicaque - Tabacal Lagoon - Bogotá.

Enchanted Garden - Bioandino - Bogotá.

Chingaza National Park - Hummingbird Garden - Bogotá.

Tororoi Reserve, on route to Guayabetal.

Departure from Bogotá.

Key species

  •  Colombian Chachalaca
  • Black Inca
  • Turquoise Dacnis
  • Flame-faced Tanager
  • Bogota Rail
  • Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
  • Silvery-throated Spinetail
  • Apolinar´s Wren
  • Lazuline Sabrewing
  • Blue-throated Starfrontlet
  • Golden-faced Whitestart
  • Coppery-bellied Puffleg
  • Purple-backed Thornbill
  • Black-tailed Trainbearer
  • Green-tailed Trainbearer
  • Green-bearded Helmetcrest

Macondo Tour Birding

The Colombian Caribbean

15 días

Binoculars

Photographic camera

Physical level

Technical knowledge

Route description

Enjoy the Macondian birds with this birding tour inspired by the work of the Colombian Nobel, Gabriel García Márquez.

This birding-tour take us into one of the most famous work literature "One hundred years of solitude" of the Colombian Nobel Gabriel García Márques, getting closer to Macondo's birds, in the high temperature of the Atlantic coast. Get ready to watch more than 300 bird species in the Caribbean plain, including two geographic hotspots: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serranía de Perijá.

Montería – Tierralta

Oscurana – Tierrralta – San Antero

Bahía Cispatá – San Antero – Turbaco

Agícola Las Camelias – Barranquilla

Barranquilla _ Isla Salamanca National Park

Barranquilla – Gaviota´s Forest – Santa Marta

Santa Marta – Minca

Santa Marta – El Dorado Lodge

El Dorado Lodge

El Dorado Lodge – Riohacha

Riohacha – Musichi – Riohacha

Riohacha – Valledupar

Valledupar – Perijá

Perijá – Valledupar – Barranquilla

International flihgt from Barranquilla

Key species

  • Black and Chestnut Eagle
  • Black-backed Thronbill
  • Black-fronted Wood-Quail
  • Blue-billed Curassow
  • Brown-rumped Tapaculo
  • Chesnut Piculet
  • Colombian Brush-Finch
  • Coopery Emerald
  • Notherm Screamer
  • Perija Brush-Finch
  • Perija Tapaculo
  • Perija Thistletail
  • Red-billed Emerald
  • Santa Marta Antpitta
  • Santa Marta Blossomcrown
  • Santa Marta Brush-Tyrant
  • Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner
  • Santa Marta Mountain-Tanager
  • Santa Marta Parakeet
  • Santa Marta Rufous-Antpitta
  • Santa Marta Sabrewing
  • Santa Marta Screech Owl
  • Santa Marta Tapaculo
  • Santa Marta Wabler
  • Santa Marta Wood-Wren
  • Saphire-bellied Hummingbird
  • Tocuyo Sparrow
  • Vermillion Cardinal
  • White-tipped Quetzal
  • Yellow-crowned Whitstart

Encanto

The Colombian Caribbean

9 días

Binoculars

Photographic camera

Physical level

Technical knowledge

Route description

Discover the magical CentralColombian cosystem with its greenmountains, mystical landscapes andthe iconic coffee region.

Our coffee region, Tolima, Caldas, Quindío andRisaralda, has more than 1.000 bird species, some ofthem live in the forest of our National Tree: the WaxPalm Tree (Ceroxilon quindiuense ) .

Arrival to Bogotá D.C., transfer to hotel.

Traslado a Ibagué, Cañón del Combeima, Ukuku.

La Línea and Armenia.

Otún Quimbaya.

Otún Quimbaya – Santa Rosa de Cabal.

Cortaderal – Tinamú.

Río Blanco reserve

Reserva Río Blanco.

Río Blanco to Matecaña International Airport (Pereira).

Key species

  • Tolima Blossomcrown
  • Tolima Dove
  • Yellow-headed Brushfinch
  • Indigo-caped Hummingbird
  • Cauca Guam
  • Mountain Avocetbill
  • Indigo-winged Parrot
  • Brown-banded Antpitta
  • Golden-headed Quetzal
  • Stile´s Tapaculo
  • Ocellated tapaculo
  • Multicolored Tanager
  • Bicolored Antpitta
  • Masket saltator
  • Stygiam Owl
  • Buffy Helmetcrest
  • Rufous-fronted Parakeet
  • Purple-backed Thornbill
  • Rainbow-bearbed Thornbill

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