NORTHERN PERU EXTENDED BIRDING TOUR
Tour Itinerary
PERU
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
| Duration: | 22 days, 21 nights |
| Group Size: | 2-6 |
| Anytime Price: | $9350 |
| Group Price: | $8950 |
| Single Suppl: | $800 |
| Est #Species: | 675-725 |
| Pace: | Moderate |
| Difficulty: | Moderate |
| * 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 | Wasi Airport Hotel |
| 2 | Morning flight to Chiclayo and transfer to Chaparri Reserve. Afternoon in the reserve. | BLD | Chaparri Ecolodge |
| 3 | All day Chaparri Reserve. | BLD | Chaparri Ecolodge |
| 4 | Morning Bosque de Sanctuary north of Chiclayo. Afternoon highlands above Olmos. | BLD | Hotel in Olmos |
| 5 | Morning Limon de Porculla. Afternoon Jaen area. | BLD | Hotel in Jaen |
| 6 | Morning outside Jaen. Afternoon transfer to Pomacochas. | BLD | Hotel in Pomacochas |
| 7 | Morning San Lorenzo trail. Afternoon Huembo Center for Marvelous Spatuletail. Then transfer to Abra Patricia. | BLD | Owlet Lodge |
| 8 | All day Abra Patricia. | BLD | Owlet Lodge |
| 9 | All day Abra Patricia. | BLD | Owlet Lodge |
| 10 | Early transfer to Aguas Verde Reserve. Morning there. Transfer to Moyobamba birding en route. Late afternoon Waqanki Reserve. | BLD | Waqanki Lodge |
| 11 | All day Waqanki Reserve and Morro de Calzada. | BLD | Waqanki Lodge |
| 12 | Morning near lodge. Transfer to Tarapoto with stop at Oilbird site. Continue on to Bellavista. Night there. | BLD | Hotel in Bellavista |
| 13 | Early transfer to Plataforma. Rest of day Plataforma. | BLD | La Flor Cafe near Plataforma |
| 14 | Morning Plataforma. Afternoon transfer to Tarapoto. | BLD | Hotel in Tarapoto |
| 15 | Morning Cordillera Escalera ("The Tunnel"). Afternoon visit to Aconabikh Center. Return to Tarapoto. | BLD | Hotel in Tarapoto |
| 16 | Long transfer to Leimebamba (about 8 hours) with birding stops en route. | BLD | Hotel in Leimebamba |
| 17 | All day highlands above Leimebamba. | BLD | Hotel in Leimebamba |
| 18 | Very early departure for Balsas, arriving by dawn. Morning there. Afternoon Hacienda Limon. | BLD | Hotel in Celendin |
| 19 | Early start to reach mountain ridges above Cajamarca. Morning there. Afternoon transfer to Cajamarca with stop in Rio Chonta Valley for Gray-bellied Comet. | BLD | Hotel in Cajamarca |
| 20 | Early departure toward San Marcos. Look for Great Spinetail in localized sites south of Cajamarca. Continue to Huamachuco. | BLD | Hotel in Huamachuco. |
| 21 | All day birding Huamachuco region. | BLD | Hotel in Huamachuco |
| 22 | Early morning drive to Sinsicap to look for the endemic Russet-bellied Spinetail, eventually arriving in Trujillo for lunch. After some coastal birding in the afternoon, return to Lima via an early evening flight. End of tour at the airport in Lima. Overnight flight home. | BLD | None |
| 23 | Arrive home. | None | None |