General Tour

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive Bogotá

Day 2: 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. Night in Bogotá.

Day 3-5: We shall take an early morning flight to Bucaramanga before transfering to the ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve for a three night stay. Here we shall look for Black Inca, Turquoise Dacnis-tanager, Gorgeted Wood-quail, Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird, Recurve-billed Bushbird and Parkers' Antbird.

Day 6: After a final morning birding around the reserve we will return to Bucaramanga and take a connecting flight to Cali.

Day 7: Today will shall go in search of Multicoloured Tanager before visiting a garden with a spectacular number of hummingbirds visiting feeders - up to 200 individuals of 15 species including Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Purple-throated Woodstar and Brown Violetear.

Day 8: Today we shall spend the morning at one of the last remaining wetlands in the Cauca valley. Here we hope to see Spectacled Parrotlet, the rare and particularly nomadic Apical Flycatcher, Bar-crested and Jet Antbirds, Greyish Piculet and Common Potoo. In the afternoon we shall head to La Suiza for an overnight stay.

Day 9: We shall spend most of the day birding around La Suiza in search of Cauca Guan, Crested Ant-tanager, Moustached Antpitta and Stiles’ Tapaculo before heading of the the Rio Blanco for three nights.

Day 10: Birding at Rio Blanco for several Antpittas including Brown-banded and Bicoloured, Dusky Piha, Black-billed Mountain-toucan, Occelated, Spillman's, Ash-coloured and Blackish Tapaculos, Rusty-faced Parrot and Golden-plumed Parakeet.

Day 12: Birding on the slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano to look for Rufous-fronted Parakeet, Golden-crowned Tanager, Black-thighed Puffleg and Bearded Helmetcrest. Evening drive to Rio Claro.

Day 13: We shall spend the day in the Rio Claro area searching for White-mantled Barbet, Antioquia Bristle-tyrant, Sooty Ant-tanager, Beautiful Woodpecker, Citron-throated Toucan, Black Antshrike, Grey-cheeked Nunlet, Barred and White-whiskered Puffbird and Oilbird.

Day 14 Early morning birding at Rio Claro, then we shall depart for Jardin with the main aim of seeing the very rare Yellow-eared Parrot. Additional time in the area could reward us with Tanager-finch, White-capped Parrot, Black-billed Mountain-toucan and Red-bellied Grackle

Day 15: After a final morning birding around Jardin we shall drive to ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve in Anori for a two night stay.

Day 16: Birding here we will search for the recently described Chestnut-capped Piha, Parker’s Antbird, Multicoloured Tanager, Black-and-gold Tanager, Purplish-mantled Tanager, Stiles' Tapaculo, Pale-eyed Thrush and Red-bellied Grackle.

Day 17: Drive to Medellin for flight back to Bogotá.

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

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