CHICLAYO-TARAPOTO-CAJAMARCA TOUR
Tour Itinerary
PERU
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
| Duration: | 19 days, 18 nights |
| Group Size: | 2-4 |
| 2-3 Persons Price: | $8300 |
| 4 Persons Price: | $7950 |
| Single Suppl: | $600 |
| Est #Species: | 650-725 |
| Pace: | Easy |
| Difficulty: | Easy/Moderate |
| Best Time:: | April-October |
| * This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available. | |
| DAY | ACTIVITY | MEALS | ACCOMMODATIONS |
| 1 | Arrive in Lima. | None | LimaQ Hotel |
| 2 | Early morning flight to Chiclayo and transfer to Chaparri Reserve. Remainder of day in the reserve. | BLD | Chaparri Ecolodge |
| 3 | All day Chaparri Reserve. | BLD | Chaparri Ecolodge |
| 4 | Morning Casupe Road. Afternoon Bosque de Pomac Sanctuary north of Chiclayo. | BLD | Hotel in Chiclayo |
| 5 | Morning Abra Porculla near Limon. Afternoon Jaen area. | BLD | Hotel in Jaen |
| 6 | Morning outside Jaen. Afternoon transfer toto Pomacochas area, stopping at Huembo Center for Marvelous Spatuletail. Continue on to El Progreso. Early evenng look for Long-whiskered Owlet. | BLD | Hotel in El Progreso |
| 7 | All day Abra Patricia area. | BLD | Owlet Lodge |
| 8 | All day Abra Patricia area. | BLD | Owlet Lodge |
| 9 | Morning Abra Patricia area. Then transfer to Arena Blanca. | BLD | Arena Blanca Ecological Reserve |
| 10 | Early visit to blind at Arena Blanca. Transfer to Moyobamba with birding en route. Afternoon Waqanki Reserve. | BLD | Waqanki Lodge |
| 11 | Morning Waqanki Reserve. Afternoon transfer to Tarapoto with stop at Quiscarumi Bridge to view roosting Oilbirds. | BLD | Hotel in Tarapoto |
| 12 | Early transfer to Plataforma. Rest of day day Plataforma. | BLD | La Flor Cafe in Plataforma |
| 13 | Morning Plataforma. Afternoon transfer to Tarapoto. | BLD | Hotel in Tarapoto |
| 14 | Morning Cordillera Escalera ("The Tunnel"). Afternoon visit to Aconabikh Center. Return to Tarapoto for overnight there. | BLD | Hotel in Tarapoto |
| 15 | Long drive through the Cocahuayco River gorge to Cocachimba with birding stops en route. | BLD | Hotel in Cocachimba |
| 16 | Morning transfer to Leymebamba. Rest of day birding there. | BLD | Hotel in Leymebamba |
| 17 | Depart early for long drive to Balsas in the Marañon River canyon. Birding above the town on both sides of the river. Continue on to Celendin with birding stops en route. | BLD | Hotel in Celendin |
| 18 | Birding around Celendin until mid morning. Then transfer to Cajamarca with birding stops en route. | BLD | Hotel in Cajamarca |
| 19 | All day birding Cajamarca area. Early evening flight from Cajamarca to Lima. End of tour at airport in Lima. Overnight flight home. | BL | None |
| 20 | Arrive home. | None | None |
TOUR NOTES
The road to Plataforma is long and sometimes rather rough. Internal flights not included in tour price. This tour can be linked with our Cajamarca-El Molino extension.