TARAPOTO-CAJAMARCA TOUR
Tour Itinerary
PERU
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
| Duration: | 14 days, 13 nights |
| Group Size: | 2-4 |
| 2-3 Persons Price: | $6300 |
| 4 Persons Price: | $5950 |
| Single Suppl: | $400 |
| Est #Species: | 525-575 |
| 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 Tarapoto. Upon arrival transfer to Plataforma. Rest of day day Plataforma. | BLD | La Flor Cafe in Plataforma |
| 3 | Morning Plataforma. Afternoon transfer to Tarapoto. | BLD | Hotel in Tarapoto |
| 4 | Morning Cordillera Escalera ("The Tunnel"). Afternoon visit to Aconabikh Center. Return to Tarapoto for overnight there. | BLD | Hotel in Tarapoto |
| 5 | Morning transfer to Waqanki Reserve, stopping en route at Quiscarumi Bridge to view roosting Oilbirds. Afternoon Waqanki Reserve. | BLD | Waqanki Lodge |
| 6 | Morning Waqanki Reserve. Then transfer to Arena Blanca. | BLD | Arena Blanca Ecological Reserve |
| 7 | Early visit to blind at Arena Blanca. Afternoon transfer to Abra Patricia. Birding lodge grounds after arrival. | BLD | Owlet Lodge |
| 8 | All day Abra Patricia area. | BLD | Owlet Lodge |
| 9 | Morning birding around lodge. Afternoon transfer to El Progreso. Early evenng look for Long-whiskered Owlet. | BLD | Hotel in El Progreso |
| 10 | After breakfast depart for Pomacochas area to visit Huembo Center for Marvelous Spatuletail. Afternoon drive through the Cocahuayco River gorge to Cocachimba with birding stops en route. | BLD | Hotel in Cocachimba |
| 11 | Morning transfer to Leymebamba. Rest of day birding there. | BLD | Hotel in Leymebamba |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | Birding around Celendin until mid morning. Then transfer to Cajamarca with birding stops en route. | BLD | Hotel in Cajamarca |
| 14 | All day birding Cajamarca area. Early evening flight from Cajamarca 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. This tour can be linked with our Cajamarca-El Molino extension.