Escape to Tolima
The Department of Tolima, located in the heart of the country, is a megadiverse territory, with sharp changes in the altitude gradient that allow us to observe birds in the Cloud Forest or Paramo during the morning, and then see them in a Dry forest during the afternoon. In ecological terms, this means a large abundance of species available for you. A short trip through Tolima could mean more than 400 species of birds in six ecosystems, a very good number of endemic species, incredible places, and wonderful people to enjoy. We will visit some beautiful iconic places for bird watching where you will also experience a close encounter with nature just a few hours from Bogotá
Key Species
| Agile Tit-Tyrant |
| Andean Pygmy Owl |
| Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant |
| Apical Flycatcher |
| Barred Fruiteater |
| Barred Puffbird |
| Beautiful Woodpecker |
| Black-billed Mountain Toucan |
| Black-thighed Pufffleg |
| Blue and Black Tanager |
| Blue-ground Dove |
| Blue-lored Antbird |
| Booted Raquet-tail |
| Chestnut Wood-Quail |
| Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch |
| Collared Inca |
| Colombian Chachalaca |
| Crested Bobwhite. Colombian Chachalaca |
| Dwarf Cuckoo |
| Flammulated Treehunter |
| Golden-headed Manakin |
| Golden-plumbed Parakeet |
| Greenish Elaenia |
| Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan |
| Grey-headed Warbler |
| Indigo-capped Hummingbird |
| Indigo-winged (Fuerte´s) Parrot |
| Jet Antbird |
| Lance-tailed Manakin |
| Magdalena Antbird |
| Mountain Avocetbill |
| Ocellated Tapaculo |
| Olivaceous Piculet |
| Orange-crowned Oriole |
| Pheasant Cuckoo |
| Pileated Finch |
| Powerful Woodpecker |
| Purple-back Thronbill |
| Rosy-thrush Tanager |
| Russet-throated Puffbird |
| Rusty-breasted Antpitta |
| Saffron-crowned Tanager |
| Scrub Greenlet |
| Shinning green Hummingbird |
| Sooty Ant-Tanager |
| Sooty-headed Wren |
| Speckle-faced Parrot |
| Spectacled Parrotlet |
| Striped Manakin |
| Sword-billed Hummingbird |
| Tawny-crested Tanager |
| Tolima Blossomcrown |
| Tolima Dove |
| Torrent Duck |
| Tourmaline Sunangel |
| Velvet-fronted Euphonia |
| White-bellied Antbird |
| White-bibbed Manakin |
| White-capped Dipper |
| White-eared Conebill |
Highlights
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Visit Ukuku Lodge, a place with one of the best bird feeders in the center of the country.
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Visit more than six different ecosystems in one place and enjoy a real bird-diversity.
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Visit Honda, a town full of architecture and history and one of the oldest in Colombia
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The Magdalena River (the largest in the country) will be your best company and allied for several days
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With luck, you will be able to see the snow peak of one of the most beautiful and powerful volcanoes in the country.
- Destination
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Departure
Bogota DC IATA: BOG / Bogota DC IATA: BOG
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Dress Code
This is a fairly standard birding tour with early morning starts and evening finishes to each day. One some days we may take picnic lunches in order to no waste time during the middle of the day or having to leave site. The weather can be unpredictable with rain and sunshine both likely. At higher altitudes it can be chilly. We have an amazing photo opportunity for many species of hummingbirds and other species coming to feeders, we will also be looking for a good number of species that are very rare and seldom seen, but we will be going to areas that hold these sought-after species.
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Included
Accomodation in Double RoomAll 4x4 vehicules or boatsAll domestic flightsAll ground private transportationAll meals B-L-DEntrances to all natural reservesHot drinksPrivate transfer Airport - hotel - aiportProfessional Private Birding GuideProfessional Private DriverSingle room - adicional paySnaks and waterSoda or juice with each mealVegan and Vegetarian menus
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Not Included
Activities not included in the itineraryAlcoholic drinksColombian Event InsuranceExtensions of a trip due to circumstances beyond our controlInternational flights and taxesInternational phone callsLaundry serviceMedical expenses (not covered for evet insurance)Room serviceTips or gratuityToiletries
From our gallery
Day 1. Arrival in Bogota / Hilton Garden Hotel
Day 2. Laguna el Tabacal and Villeta Forest, transfer to Honda / Waka Hotel
Day 3. Honda Dry Forest and Laguna de Guarinocito / Waka Hotel
Day 4. Bellavista Natural Reserve and Laguna del Hato, transfer to Ibague / Iguaima Hotel
Day 5. Ukuku Reserve and Nevado del Tolima National Park / Iguima Hotel
Day 6. Nevado del Tolima and Doima Lakes / Estelar Hotel
Day 7. Anaime Forest and Paramo de la yerbabuena / Estelar Hotel
Day 8. Mana Dulce Reserve, transfer to Bogota / Hilton Garden Hotel Flight home
