Valleys and Lowlands
- Duration: 15 days
- Start: Medellín:
- End: Cali or Bogotá
- Group Size: 1 - 8 people pax + 1 Bird Tour Leader
- Ecosystems: Tropical rain forest, Valleys, Premontane Forest, Montane Forest, Paramo
The Colombian Western Birding Route tour is the perfect combination of birding and photography in well protected ecosystems and bird feeders, within nature reserves. On this tour, you’ll get to visit some of the most sought-after locations due their species diversity; including endemic, threatened, protected and colorful species, giving us the chance to spot over 450 bird species.
- Day 0. Arrival to Jose Maria Cordova international airport – Transfer to Hotel in Medellin
- Day 1. Birding Bolombolo road in the morning – Transfer to Jardin – Cock-of-the-Rock Lek for photography.
- Day 2. Mirador El Roble (Antpitta’s Station) - Yellow-eared Parrot Reserve
- Day 3. Birding on the road Jardin / Ventanas – Transfer to Manizales – Hotel Carretero
- Day 4. Rio Blanco Nature Reserve Full Day
- Day 5. Hacienda El Bosque – Los Nevados National Park – Hotel Termales del Ruiz
- Day 6. Los Nevados National Park – Hotel Tinamú
- Day 7. Hotel Tinamú - Hotel Kumanday
- Day 8. Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary – Montezuma Rainforest Lodge
- Day 9. Montezuma Rainforest Full Day
- Day 10. Montezuma Rainforest Full Day
- Day 11. Montezuma Rainforest – Hotel Guadalajara de Buga
- Day 12. Sonso wetlands Nature Reserve – Araucana Lodge
- Day 13. Doña Dora Feeders (El Descanso) - Alto Anchicaya – Araucana Lodge
- Day 14. San Cipriano – Araucana Lodge
- Day 15. La Florida El Bosque de Las Aves (Feeders Station) - Transfer to Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in Cali – End of tour in Cali Airport or El Dorado international Airport in Bogota
where you may encounter and photograph a variety of birds, including Trogons, Antbirds, Barbets, Toucans, Furnariids, Cotingas, Manakins, Flycatchers and many other bird families. Our chosen route covers some of Colombia's most renowned biodiversity hotspots, celebrated for their rich wildlife, scenic beauty, comfort, safety, and accessibility.
Included in the Tour
- Accommodation in double room: Eco-lodges and Hotels
- Domestic Flights
- Private land transportation (Van, 4x4 vehicles, boats
- Bird Tour leader
- Local Guides
- All meals starting with breakfast on day 1 through dinner on last day
- Plenty of bottled water and snacks
- Hot Drinks
- Entrance fees to the Fincas and Natural Reserves
- Basic travel insurance
Not included in the Tour
- International flights
- Comprehensive medical and personal liability insurance
- Personal expenses (laundry, tips, international phone calls)
- Other expenses not here specified
Key species on this tour
- Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
- Antioquia Wren (E)
- Grayish Piculet (E)
- Apical Flycatcher (E)
- Red-bellied Grackle (E)
- Yellow-eared Parrot (E)
- Chami Antpitta (E)
- Chestnut-naped Antpitta
- Bicolored Antpitta
- Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
- Slate-crowned Antpitta
- White-capped Tanager
- Tatama Tapaculo (E)
- Buffy Helmetcrest (E)
- Rufous-fronted Parakeet (E)
- Crescent-faced Antpitta
- Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
- Equatorial Antpitta
- Andean Condor
- Cauca Guan (E)
- Torrent Duck
- Chestnut-bellied
- Flowerpiercer (E)
- Gold-ringed Tanager (E)
- Black-and-gold Tanager (E)
- Streak-headed Antbird
- Blue-lored Antbird
- Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
- Turquoise Dacnis (E)
- White-faced Nunbird
- Tanager Finch
- Greater Scythebill
- Turquoise Dacnis (E)
- Munchique Wood-wren (E)
- Black Solitaire
- Golden-Headed Quetzal
- Chestnut Wood-quail (E)
- Multicolored Tanager (E)
- Parker’s Antbird (E)
- Wattled Guan
- Andean Condor
- Colombian Chachalaca (E)
- Masked Saltator
