NORTHERN PERU EXTENDED BIRDING TOUR
Tour Itinerary
PERU
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
| Duration: | 21 days, 20 nights |
| Group Size: | 2-6 |
| Anytime Price: | $7000 |
| Group Price: | $6600 |
| Single Suppl: | $650 |
| Est #Species: | 650-700 |
| 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 | Manhattan Inn 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 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. Return to Cajamarca in time for 5:00pm flight to Lima. Arrive Lima about 6:00pm. Tour ends at airport there. | BL | None |
| 21 | Arrive home. | None | None |