Eastern (Budget) Tour III

Cost (based on 6 participants):

• £875 Bogota - Bogota

Date: As required

Day 1: Arrive Bogota

Day 2: Today we shall head down the east slope of the Eastern Cordillera to the type locality of the rarely seen Cundinimarca Antpitta.

Day 3: At dawn we shall visit a local marsh in search of Apolinar’s Marsh-wren and Bogotá Rail before visiting a private reserve overlooking the city to look for Rufous-browed Conebill, Blue-throated Starfrontlet, Matorral Tapaculo and Silvery-throated Spinetail.

Day 4: Today we shall visit Laguna PedroPalo and the nearby coffee country in search of Black Inca and with luck the elusive Turquoise Dacnis-tanager. Other species seen here have included Ash-browed Spinetail, White-throated Crake, Speckle-breasted Wren, Velvet-fronted Euphonia and Short-tailed Emerald.

Day 5-7: We shall travel north of Bogota to a new reserve in search of several endemics including Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird, Gorgeted Wood-quail, Mountain Grackle and Niceforo's Wren.

Day 8: After a final morning birding in the reserve we shall return to Bogota in order to connect with International flights.

Note: the Santa Marta Mountains and La Guajira Extension can be added to this tour. Click Here for details.

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