Escape to the Llanos Foothills
The eastern flank of the Eastern Andes falls gently towards the lowlands of the Colombian savannas in the Orinoco river basin. The union of Andean forests and these savannahs creates an incredible mixture of birdlife that includes aspects from the lowlands as well as the medium and highlands, resulting in a magnificent species diversity and making the prairie foothills a fascinating place for birding. You can observe mixed flocks of Tangaras foraging the forest canopy or look carefully for a difficult Antbird (Antshrike) or Wren on the ground.
Key Species
| Amazonian White-tailed Trogon |
| Andean Cock of the Rock |
| Andean Guan |
| Andean Leaftoser |
| Andean Pygmy-Owl |
| Azure Gallinule |
| Back and White Hawk-Eagle |
| Bare-eyed Thrush |
| Bare-faced and Sharp-tailed Ibis |
| Black and chestnut Eagle |
| Black and White Becard |
| Black collared Jay |
| Black faced Tanager |
| Black-faced |
| Blackish Tapaculo |
| Blackpoll and Bay-breasted Warblers |
| Blue and Black-faced Dacnis |
| Blue-fronted Lancebill |
| Blue-rumped Manakin |
| Brown-breasted Parakeet |
| Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager |
| Buff-necked |
| Cestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner |
| Chestnut-crowned Gnateater |
| Chestnut-ear Aracari |
| Cinereous Antshrike |
| Cinereous Becard |
| Cobalt-winged Parakeet |
| Crested Eagle |
| Crested Spinetail |
| Crimson-bellied Woodpecker |
| Crimson-mantled Woodpecker |
| Cundinamarca Antpitta |
| Curve-billed Scythebill |
| Dusky Antbird |
| Dusky Spinetail |
| East Andean Antbird |
| Euler´s Flycatcher |
| Fascinated Antshrike |
| Fulvous shrike-Tanager |
| Gilded Barbet |
| Glittering-throated Emerald |
| Glossy |
| Golden-collared Honneycreeper |
| Golden-crowned Tanager |
| Golden-fronted Whitestart |
| Golden-headed and Striped Manakins |
| Golden-tailed Sapphire |
| Golde-tailed Sapphire |
| Great Horned Owl |
| Green |
| Green and Black Fruiteater |
| Green-bellied Hummingbird |
| Grey-breasted Crake |
| Grey-chinned Hermit |
| Grey-fronted Dove |
| Jabiru |
| King Vulture |
| Large-headed Flatbill |
| Lined Antshrike |
| Maguari Stork |
| Marble Wood-Quail |
| Northern Slaty Antshrike |
| Orinoco Goose |
| Pale-headed Jacamar |
| Pale-tailed Barbthroat |
| Purple and Green Honeycreepers |
| Purple Honneycreeper |
| Red-bellied Macaw |
| Red-stained Woodpecker |
| Royal Flycatcher |
| Rufous winged Antwren |
| Rufous-crested and Spangled Coquete |
| Russet Antshrike |
| Scarlet |
| Short-tailed Antthrush |
| Shrike-like Cotinga |
| Slender-billed Kite |
| Speckled |
| Speckled Chachalaca |
| Speckled Tanager |
| Spotted Nightingale-Thrush |
| Spot-winged Antbird |
| Spot-winged Parrotlet |
| Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet |
| Turquoise |
| Violaceus Jay |
| Violeaceus Quail-Dove |
| Violet-fronted Brilliant |
| Violet-headed Hummingbird |
| White |
| White Hawk |
| White-browed Antbird |
| White-chested Puffbird |
| White-chinned Jacamar |
| White-faced Antbird |
| White-streaked Antvireo |
| White-vented and Golden-bellied Euphonias and Blue-naped Chlorophonias |
| Wire-crested Thorntail |
| Wite-tipped Sickebill |
| Yellow-bellied and Burnished-buff Tanagers |
| Yellow-tufted Woodpecker |
Highlights
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Walk and birding in the incredible landscape of the Eastern Andes foothills.
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Get amazed by the crystalline blue rivers that flow from the Andes to Eastern Colombia.
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Visit Chivor Dam and La 70 waterfall.
- 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 / Night at Hilton Garden Hotel
Day 2. Transfer to Santa Maria, birding around the village / Night at La Esmeralda
Day 3. Almenara Reserve / Night at La Esmeralda
Day 4. Cachipay Reserve / Night at La Esmeralda
Day 5. San Luis Forest transfer to Villavicencio / Night at Hacienda Camana
Day 6. Bosques de Bavaria and Camana / Night at Hacienda Camana
Day 7. Monterredondo Forest, transfer Bogota / Night at Hilton Garden
Day 8. Flight to home from Bogotá
