COAST-NORTHERN-SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH OF PERÚ 18 days 17 nights

Day 1 Arriving to  Lima- Hotel in Miraflores

We will pick you up at the airport as the different participant arrive then take to the hotel in Miraflores.

• Overnight: Lima
• Meals: Dinner in Lima
• Lima, sea level

Day 2  Hotel in Miraflores,Palomino island-Tarapoto city.

This mornig we will go to this fantastic island that has a lot birds form the ocean.

Lunch in this area, then we will make our way back to Miraflores passing by Pantanos de Villa (Wet Lands).

Later in the afternoon we will flight to Tarapoto city.

• Overnight: Tarapoto.
• Meals: B, L, Dinner.

Inka tern

Day 3  Tarapoto – Koepckes Reserve- Waqanki lodge

 We will drive to the Reserve Koepckes where we have hummingbird feeders a 45 minutes distances from Tarapoto where we will be spending the rest of the day Birding & Photography at this Hummingbird feeder.

Late in the afternoon we will head back to Waqanki lodge (3 hours driving)

Some species we can findGould’s Jewelfront, Gray-breasted Sabrewing, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Golden-tailed Sapphire, White-necked Jacobin, Koepcke’s Hermit, Blue-fronted Lancebill, Black bellied Thorntail (not specific season), Sparkling Violetear, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Long-billed Starthroat, Amethyst Woodstar, Many-spotted Hummingbird and Blue-tailed Emerald

• Overnight: Waqanki lodge
• Meals: B, L, D.

Gouls jewelfront

Day 4 Waqanki Lodge full day Birding

After the breakfast we will start the photography session at the Lodge.

Then the main birding will be in the garden and work in the different species of hummingbirds and other birds from this elevation.

Species:

Rufous-crested Coquette and other species like: White-necked Jacobin, Brown Violetear, Gray-breasted Sabrewing, Many-spotted Hummingbird, Golden-tailed Sapphire, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Great-billed Hermit,Black-throated Mango, Long-billed Starthroat, Blue-tailed Emerald,Violet-headed Hummingbird,

Fork-tailed Woodnymph, White-chinned Sapphire, Black-throated Hermit, Amethyst Woodstar, Buff-tailed Sicklebill, Black-eared Fairy, Fork-tailed Woodnymph.

• Overnight: Waqanki Lodge
• Meals: B, L, D.
• Moyobamba 860mts/ 2750ft

Rufous crested coquette

Day 5  Waqanki to Owlet Lodge

We will leave  the lodge  and stop at  Aquas Verdes (This is a great place for hummingbirds) . After we will ascending the Alto Mayo valley, in our journeys we will stop at different elevations for photo opportunities, this is in our way to Owlet Lodge.

In the afternoon we will spend time at the garden for photography.

Species : Wire-crested Thorntail, Gray-breasted Sabrewing, Golden-tailed Sapphire, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Brown Violeteared, Blue-tailed Emerald, Rufous-crested Coquette, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Black-throated Brilliant(not specific season), Rufous-throated Sapphire(not specific season) Blue-fronted Lancebill, Green-fronted Lancebill, Long-billed Starthroat, Reddish Hermit, Violet-headed Hummingbird, Green Hermit

• Overnight: Owlet Lodge
• Meals: B, L, D.
• Owlet Lodge 2300mts/ 7360ft

   Booted racket tailed

Day 6  Owlet Lodge full day

The garden and some other places around the lodge will promise good photo opportunities.

Species:

Lesser Violetear, Speckled Hummingbird, Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Bronzy Inca, Collared Inca, Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Fawn-breasted Brilliant,White-bellied Woodstar, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Amethyst-throated Sunangel, , Brown Violetear, Long-tailed Sylph.

• Overnight: Owlet Lodge
• Meals: B, L, D.
• Owlet Lodge 2300mts/ 7360ft

 Chestnut antpitta

Day 7  Owlet Lodge full day activities

Today we will visit Alto Nieva reserve is a place not far from the lodge and then we will visit another place call Llantaria is also a potential place for other species.

Birds:

Royal Sunalgel, Lesser Violetear, Speckled Hummingbird, Long-tailed Sylph, Greenish Puffleg, Bronzy Inca, Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Rufous-booted  Racket-tailed, Rufous-vented Whitetip, Fawn-breasted Brilliant,Violet-fronted Brilliant,White-bellied Woodstar, Many-spotted Hummingbird.

• Overnight: Owlet Lodge
• Meals: B, L, D.
• Owlet Lodge 2300mts/ 7360ft

 Long whiskered owlet

Day 8 Owlet Lodge to Huembo Lodge

Today we will be heading to the Pomacochas lake and the Huembo Lodge for Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird

• Overnight: hotel
• Meals: B, L, D.
• Huembo 2000mts / 6400ft

Day 9   Huembo Full day activities

Today for sure the main endemic bird to photograph is the Marvellous Spatuletail and also we have some opportunities for other species like Sparkling Violetear, Lesser Violetear, Speckled Hummingbird, Bronzy Inca, Chestnut-breasted Coronet,Violet-fronted Brilliant,White-bellied Hummingbird, Little Woodstar, Black-tailed Trainbeared, Purple-throated Sunangel, Andean Emerald, Rufous-capped Thornbill, white-bellied Woodstar, Brown Violetear.

• Overnight: Huembo Lodge
• Meals: B, L, D.
• Huembo 2000mts/ 6400ft

Marvellous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis)

Day 10   Huembo Lodge   to Tarapoto city

Today we will drive to Tarapoto city and spend the night .

• Overnight: Tarapoto city .
• Meals: B, L. Dinner
• Tarapoto 356mts / 1140ft

Day 11  Tarapoto- Lima city – Puerto Maldonado city

Today we will first flight to Lima city and then have a  second flight (connection ) to Puerto Maldonado .

Late in the afternoon we will arrive to Collpas Tambopata Inn Lodge after driving for 1 hour with 20 minutes and navigate the tambopata river upstream for 15 minutos.

• Overnight at Collpas Tambopata Inn Lodge (L, D).

Day 12  Collpas Tambopata Inn to Chuncho Macaw clay lick

Today early in the morning we will navigate upstream the Tambopata river to get  the Macaw clay lick ,a lot parrots,parakeets and macaws will give us a  great show ,we will be in the other side of the river and we will have breakfast enjoying this.

We will come back for lunch and spend the afternoon around the garden.

• Sleep at LODGE. (L, D)

Day 13  Chuncho Macaw clay lick and Canopy tower

We will wake up very  early at 4:30 in order  to leave at 5:00 a.m  the boat trip will take  1:30 hours.

Once arrived to the Macaw clay lick we will see hundreds of parrots of different species who come to eat clay on the river bank. We will spend the whole morning there and having breakfast there in orden to get most os the species like reda and green, scarlet, blue and yellow, chestnut fronted macaws these species  need to eat clay because they need  to eliminate toxins. Also we will see parrots such as the blue headed, orange cheek , white eyed, dusky headed parakeets.

During a good day we can see a lot birds around there.

Afternoon after lunch we will visit the tower to get some species or spend time around the garden to get some hummingbirds.

• Night at LODGE. (B, L, D).

Chuncho clay lick

Day 14  Collpas Tambopata Inn Lodge to Puerto Maldonado city – Cusco (Ollantaytambo)

Today we will go back to Puerto Maldonado city and then take a  flight to Cusco city and  drive to the Sacred Valley (Ollantaytambo ).

If we have time an the light is good we can stop in Piuray lake to see species like silvery grebe, andean goose, andean gulls, puna teal, yellow billed teal,white tufted grebe,and other species.

• Night at Ollantaytambo town

Day 15  Ollantaytambo to Machupicchu

This morning  we will drive to Ensifera camp to see hummingbirds and other species to photograph like giant hummingbirds,green and white hummingbird,tiryan metaltail,black tailed trainbear,sparkling violetear,shinning sunbeam,white tufted sunbeam,white bellied woodstar,golden billed saltator,chestnut breasted mountain finch, and some other species.

We shall comeback for lunch at the hotel  and then at around  3 pm we will take the train to go to Aguas Calientes Town ,the town which is located close to Machupicchu Inca construction.

Overnight: Machupicchu hotel

• Meals: B, L,

            Sword Billed hummingbird

Day 16    Exploring  Machupicchu

This morning we will have a guided tour in the Inca city and enjoy the Inca construction then will go back to Aguas Calientes.

• Overnight: Aguas Calientes Hotel.
• Meals: B, L, D.

Machupicchu

Day 17  Machupicchu -Cusco City

This morning will give us time to look for the torrent duck which one of the unique species in he cloud forest and also we will visit a place to photograph some tanagers like blue and yellow,blue gray,safforn crowned,blue naped,blue necked,silvery tanagers,thick billed euphonia.

After having lunch at the town we will take a train back to Ollantaytambo and then drive to Cusco city.

Day 18 Cusco- Lima city

We will transfer you to the airport.

End of the trip.