
Photo: Juan Diego Castillo

Photo: Alejandro Pinto

Photo: Fabio Arias
IDEAS
SITES

SPECIES
TIMES
MAGDALENA VALLEY & EASTERN ANDES FOOTHILLS (13 DAYS)
Through geographical accidents and tropical latitudes, sections of the great Magdalena River Valley are celebrated as some of Colombia’s greatest biodiversity hotspots. The super-humid forests that cloak the western foothills and uber-diverse lowland tropical forest are just full of species that have evolved here, and only here. During this tour you’ll explore the hot flatlands of the Magdalena and venture up into foothills and mountains of the Eastern Andes that overlook the Magdalena drainage basin. Birding here is excellent, with days full of endemic sightings and other rarities during this superb tour.
OVERVIEW
Day 1: Arrive in Bogotá. Night at Bogota airport hotel
Day 2: La Florida AM. Transfer to Indigo-capped Hummingbird Reserve (Fusagasugá). Night in Girardot
Day 3: Mana Dulce Reserve. Night in Ibagué
Day 4: Picaleñas rice fields. Laguna del Hato. Night in Honda
Day 5: Bellavista Reser ve, Victoria. Transfer to Doradal
Day 6: Rio Claro Reserve & El Condor Cave
Day 7: Rio Claro Reserve. Transfer to El Paujil Reserve
Day 8: Birding at El Paujil Reserve
Day 9: Birding at El Paujil Reserve. Transfer to Cerulean Warbler Reserve
Day 10: Birding at Lengerke trail
Day 11: Birding at Cerulean Warbler Reserve
Day 12: Morning at Cerulean Warbler Reserve. Transfer to Bucaramanga airport. Fly to Bogotá
Day 13: Fly Home

Bogota Rail (E) Photo: Alejandro Pinto
ITINERARY IDEAS
- Visit one of the deepest and most visually impressive canyons in the world – the Canyon del Chicamocha is a joy to behold, near Bucaramanga
- Visit the sleepy colonial town of Barichara. Voted Colombia’s most beautiful town, this national heritage site is a place where one could easily while away several days and forget that there’s a place called home!
KEY SITES
- La Florida Park
- Hummingbird Reserve (Fusagasuga)
- Mana Dulce Reserve
- Picaleñas Rice Fields
- Bellavista Reserve (Victoria, Caldas)
- Rio Claro Nature Reserve
- El Paujil Reserve (ProAves)
- Lengerke Trails
- Cerulean Warbler Reserve (ProAves)
TARGET SPECIES
- Indigo-capped Hummingbird (E)
- Velvet-fronted Euphonia (E)
- Sooty Ant-Tanager (E)
- White-mantled Barbet (E)
- Beautiful Woodpecker (E)
- Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant (E)
- Magdalena Antbird (E)
- Blue-billed Curassow (E)
- Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird (E)
- Niceforo’s Wren (E)
BEST TIME OF YEAR TO TRAVEL
Early November to Late March
UPON REQUEST
WHY BOOK
COLOMBIA’S BIRDS
We know Colombia’s birds and localities intimately, ensuring a high-quality birding experience, wherever the tour takes you.

QUALITY LEADERS
Our birding leaders are among Colombia’s best and most experienced – all have a mixture of great personality, eyes and ears for catching all those targets!

ONLY SMALL GROUPS
We focus on small group travel to ensure the best viewing opportunities possible and more personalised birding experience.
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
We have vast experience in operating tours in Colombia across a range of niches – those small details that make all the difference come as standard.

PRICES
Always competitive and we cut no corners.
