BIRDING TOUR 17D (A)

Una persona de nuestro equipo le estará esperando a su llegada al aeropuerto El Dorado de Bogotá y le llevará al hotel. En el camino, le dará un briefing de toda la experiencia con algunos consejos y recomendaciones para un viaje placentero. Posteriormente, dispondrá del resto del día libre para recuperarse del vuelo o explorar la ciudad por su cuenta.

On this day, you will be taken to a hummingbird observatory located in rural area of the town of La Calera, where you can easily observe more than 14 different species in that place. Later on, you will be taken the Chingaza National Park located 60 kms away from Bogota, where you will have talk by the local authorities, before heading to the cabins inside the protected area, where you will check-in and will acclimatize sleeping at 3.240 m.a.s.l.

On this day, we can optionally wake up early to observe birds of the national park. After breakfast, we will explore the spectacular landscapes of Chingaza and its lagoons, looking for the spectacled bear by car. We can optionally do some hikes up to 10 kms by some trails of the Paramo ecosystem learning about the endemic plants, and animals of the protected area the whole day. At the end of the day, we will get back to the cabin to have dinner and rest.

On this day, we can optionally wake up early in the morning for a bird watching activity. After breakfast, we will get deeper inside the national park and can either look for the Andean bear by car or by hiking different trails by the hidden spectacular landscapes of the Colombian Andes. With some luck we might see the Andean bear among other endemic species of the place. After lunch, we will get back to Bogota to spend the night and rest in a comfortable hotel.

On this day, you will have a transfer to be at the airport of Bogota 2 hours before your flight to Pereira. Once there, you will be taken in a 2.5-hrs. transfer to the Montezuma Rainforest Lodge, which is very famous place due to its level of endemism. You can enjoy the afternoon in the feeders of the place and can walk by the surroundings where you can see the first hummingbirds and other bird species.

En este día, lo llevaremos a las 5:30 AM en un transporte de 2 horas por las montañas del Parque Nacional Tatama, donde será llevado al punto más alto de observación de aves de la zona a 2.550 m.s.n.m. donde el objetivo es observar aves como en este destino que es el hogar de más de 600 especies diferentes de aves y más de 70 especies endémicas colombianas. Puedes explorar tanto como quieras las partes más altas hasta los 1.900 m.s.n.m. antes de regresar al lodge.

Este día lo llevaremos a las 5:30 AM en un transporte de 1 hora por el mismo camino del día anterior, pero esta vez comenzará a observar aves desde los 1.900 m.s.n.m. bajando hasta los 1.300 m.s.n.m. del albergue. Tendrás todo el día disponible para observar tantas aves como quieras con tu guía experto, esta vez con el objetivo de ver diferentes especies debido a la menor altitud. También verá una vegetación más densa y con algo de suerte otro tipo de fauna.

On this day, you will have breakfast and after that will leave the reserve. Then you will have a 5-hrs. transfer to Jardin, passing by wild mountains and roads full of green landscapes. On the way you will have the chance to observe different bird species on the last part of the road before arriving to Jardin. Once you arrive, you will check-in at the hotel and can enjoy this town, which is one of the most beautiful in the region.

On this day, after breakfast, you will visit the Andean cock-of-the-rock reserve, where you can easily observe this famous bird in an identified lek of the place. After lunch you can visit some waterfalls of the region, where you can enjoy the pristine nature of this unspoiled destination, you can visit the lookout with a great view of the area or you can just relax in this quiet town that has several secrets to be discovered in its walkable streets.

On this day, after breakfast you will have a 4-hrs. ground transfer to Medellin. Once there, you will be welcomed and taken to your hotel located in El Poblado neighborhood, a great area of this city, which is easy to get by and you will have a free afternoon. Your hotel also has one of the greatest restaurants of the city and there are nice places to visit in this, which is named the eternal-spring city due to its great weather all year round.

On this day, you will have a full day tour starting at 9:00 AM visiting in the morning the Comuna 13, which is one of the most famous activities in this city, where you can see the transformation and evolution from a violence past to a modern city. In the afternoon you will visit the most famous spots of the downtown such as Botero and light squares, the national palace, La Alpujarra, Carabobo Street, among others, before getting back to the hotel.

On this day, you will have a free morning to enjoy the last moments at the eternal-spring city and later you will have a transfer to the airport of Medellin 2 hours before your flight to Santa Marta. Once there, you will have a 1-hr. transfer from the airport to your ecolodge located next to Tayrona National. Your hotel has a great pool and it is next to a pristine beach that you can enjoy in the afternoon at leisure.

On this day, you will have a transfer at 8:00 AM to Tayrona National Park, where you will begin a guided hike along its trails, where you will be able to appreciate its rocky landscapes and wild beaches. With a little luck you will be able to see some fauna along the way and contemplate the unique landscape of this place until you reach the famous San Juan del Guia cape. In the afternoon you will return by walk and then by vehicle to the hotel.

On this day, you will be picked up at 9:00 AM and will have a 3-hrs. transfer to your accommodation, located in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, which has the highest mountains next to the ocean in the world. First you will pass by Minca and then you will head to the reserve located at 1.695 m.a.s.l. You will have a guide the whole day in order to do wildlife observation along the way from the sea level to the elevation of the place.

On this day, we will wake up at 4:30 AM in order to take you to Cuchilla de San Lorenzo located at more than 2.100 m.a.s.l. with the chance to observe different bird species due to the elevation of the area. During the rest of the day, we will continue exploring the very well-preserved jungle with several butterflies, reptiles, birds, waterfalls and pristine nature in this special biodiversity spot between the snow-capped tropical mountains and the ocean.

On this day, you will have a second guided birdwatching activity in this area, which is one most famous nationwide for this activity, due to its geographical location and well-preserved ecosystems, having hundreds of endemic species and some of them in critical danger of extinction. During the rest of the day, you can enjoy the great landscapes of the place and do some optional hikes, before having a 3-hrs. transfer to your hotel in Santa Marta.

Este día desayunará en el hotel. Tendrás un traslado incluido para llevarte al aeropuerto internacional de Santa Marta con el fin de estar 3 horas antes de tu vuelo fuera del país o 2 horas antes de las conexiones de vuelo dentro de Colombia.