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thecolombianproject
Eastern, Western & Central Andes + Cauca & Magdalena Valleys
Tour Dates: 15 Days
Minimum group size: 4 people
Tour dates: On demand
Price: $3,923 USD/pp
Leader: Alejandro Pinto
Colombia is a collection of isolated landscapes and nowhere is it more apparent than in its 3 immense Andean ranges that divide the country from south to north, along with the inter-Andean valleys of the Magdalena and Cauca Rivers that lie within. Amongst these jungle laden folds, high-altitude tundra and deep valleys, endemics abound, limited to slopes, valley floors and various other biog regions. This is the complete tour in the interior of Colombia, that even includes jaunts into the Choco/Pacific slope of the Western Andes. Amazing landscapes and even better birds.
Day 1: Arrival to Bogotá
Day 2: PNN Chingaza
Day 3: PNN Sumapaz, transfer to Chicaque Natural Park
Day 4: Enchanted Garden and transfer to Tabacal Lake
Day 5: Rio Claro Nature Reserve
Day 6: Rio Claro. Transfer to Medellín
Day 7: La Romera – Bolombolo (Antioquia wren, Greyish piculet, Apical flycatcher) transfer to Jardín
Day 8: Alto ventanas
Day 9: Alto ventanas medio día + Andean Cock of the Rock lek. Transfer to Manizales
Day 10: Rio Blanco Nature Reserve. Transfer to Termales El Ruiz
Day 11: PNN Los Nevados transfer to Montezuma, PNN Tatama
Day 12: Montezuma
Day 13: Montezuma
Day 14: AM Montezuma. PM transfer to Cali
Day 15: El Queremal & KM 18. Return Cali for flight to Bogota
- PNN Chingaza
- PNN Sumapaz
- Chicaque Reserve
- ‘Jardin Encantado’ (Enchanted Garden)
- Tabacal Lagoon
- La Romera
- Bolombolo Road
- Jardin
- Rio Blanco Nature Reserve
- PNN Los Nevados
- Termales El Ruiz
- Montezuma Lodge & Road (PNN Tatama)
- Sonso Lagoon
- KM 18
- El Queremal – Alto Anchicaya
- Brown-breasted Parakeet
- Green-bearded Helmetcrest
- Indigo-capped Hummingbird
- Glistening-green Tanager
- Antioquia Wren
- Yellow-eared Parrot
- Brown-banded Antpitta
- Buffy Helmetcrest
- Gold-ringed Tanager
- Multicolored Tanager
- 1 Colombian Project Birding Tour Leader
- Local guides
- All transfers and road transport
- All accommodation
- All entrance fees to all parks and reserves
- Tours as included in this itinerary
- All meals (pending in/out flights)
- All snacks and water on day tours
- Any internal flights
- Any international flights
- Laundry
- Personal expenses
- Visa
- Items of a personal nature
- Drinks or beverages
- Bogota City Tour – museums, contemporary culture, great restaurants and nightlife
- Visit the startling subterranean Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira
- Walk amongst the tea fields in the Western Andes above Cali
- Learn about typical Antioquian ‘Paisa’ coffee culture in Jardin and south-west Antioquia