Escape to the Amazon Foothills
The junction of the Amazon jungle and the Andes results in an incredible diversity of birds. We will explore the Amazon foothills and the Andes-Amazon transition where the abrupt geography of the location offers some incomparable landscapes covered with untouched forests and routes that snake through this green blanket full of birds, Tangaras, Cotingas, and Woodpeckers are up for grabs every day.
Key Species
| Amazonian Umbrellabird |
| Andean Cock of the Rock |
| Back-eared Fairy |
| Bar-crested Antshrike |
| Black-faced Dacnis |
| Black-fronted Nunbird |
| Black-mandibled Toucan |
| Black-streaked Puffbird |
| Blue-crowned Trogon |
| Blue-rumped Manakin |
| Chestnut-bellied Thrush |
| Chestnut-eared Aracari |
| Colombian Chachalaca |
| Coopery-chested Jacamar |
| Deep-blue Flowerpiercer |
| Double-toothed Kite |
| Dusky Antbird |
| Dusky-headed Brush-Finch |
| Ecuadorian Tyrannulet |
| Epaulet Oriole |
| Gilded Barbet |
| Golden-collared Toucanet |
| Golden-crowned Tanager |
| Golden-eared Tanager |
| Lettered Aracari |
| Lined Antshrike |
| Magpie Tanager |
| Musician Wren |
| Ocellated Tapaculo |
| Opal-rumped Tanager |
| Orange-eared Tanager |
| Ornate Hawk-Eagle |
| Paradise Tanager |
| Plain-backed Antpitta |
| Red-bellied Grackle |
| Rufous-crested Tanager |
| Saffron-crowned Tanager |
| Scrub Tanager |
| Short-billed Bush-Finch |
| Stipple-throated Antwren |
| Turquoise Tanager |
| Vermilion Tanager |
| Violaceous Jay |
| Violet-crowned Brilliant |
| Whiskered Wren |
| White-backed Fire-eye |
| White-capped Deeper |
| White-fronted Nunbird |
| White-rimmed Brush-finch |
| Wing-barred Piprites |
| Wire-crested Thorntail |
| Yellow-throated Bush-Finch |
| Yellow-throated Tanager |
| White-plumed Antbird |
Highlights
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Explore the Amazon rainforest and the Andes foothills, an incredible natural mix.
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Walk by “El Trampolín” road that winds through the Andean foothills, flanked by forest.
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Have the opportunity to observe the Pygmy Marmoset, the smallest monkey in the Neotropics.
- 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 to Bogota / Hilton Garden Hotel
Day 2. Fly to Puerto Asis, Terracopan & Woodpecker Trail / Night at Tapyrus Hotel
Day 3. Birding in Playa Rica & El Arbolito / Night Hotel Tapyrus
Day 4. Finca El Escondite, transfer Mocoa / Night at Samay Hotel
Day 5. Yunguillo & Andes -Rumiyaco / Night at Samay Hotel
Day 6. Biodiversity “Trampoline” (low and medium lands) transfer / Night at Samay Hotel
Day 7. Biodiversity “Trampoline” to San Francisco (Highlands) / Night at Samay Hotel
Day 8. Vereda Campucana, fly to Bogota / Hilton Garden Hotel
Day 9. . Flight home from Bogotá
