CHICLAYO-TARAPOTO TOUR
Tour Itinerary
PERU
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
| Duration: | 14 days, 13 nights |
| Group Size: | 2-4 |
| 2-3 Persons Price: | $6200 |
| 4 Persons Price: | $5950 |
| Single Suppl: | $425 |
| Est #Species: | 450-475 |
| 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 in time for early evening flight to Lima. End of tour at airport in Lima. Overnight flight home. | BL | None |
| 15 | Arrive home. | None | None |
TOUR NOTES
The road to Plataforma is long and sometimes rather rough. Internal flights not included in tour price.