Our personalized tour for bird photographers is designed always touring the best community sites for birding in the coffee region.
• Tropical dry forest 900 msnm (2.952 feet) Central & Occidental Cordillera
Niky and Mauro, both in advertising and avid bird photographers, are nationally recognized for their work in bird education and conservation. They are members of the national committee of the Global Big Day Colombia. They are creators of:
• Global Big Day Colombia communication strategy.
Itinerary
DAY 1
SFF Otún Quimbaya (Pereira) 1/2
Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary is located in the Cordillera Central in the Andean Region of the Andes in Colombia. It is part of the Risaralda Department. The Sanctuary area is characterized by vegetation repres...
Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary is located in the Cordillera Central in the Andean Region of the Andes in Colombia. It is part of the Risaralda Department. The Sanctuary area is characterized by vegetation representative of the Andean rainforest. The fog frequently covers the peaks and slopes of the adjacent Los Nevados Natural Park, which gives it an enigmatic and mysterious character.
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B, L, D
Otun Quimbaya (or similar)
24 km, 1h15m
DAY 2
SFF Otún Quimbaya (Pereira) 2/2
The park has a great diversity of bird species, butterflies and small mammals. The topography is very varied with slopes where you can observe a preserved forest and crystalline rivers. We will be sharing with the local ...
The park has a great diversity of bird species, butterflies and small mammals. The topography is very varied with slopes where you can observe a preserved forest and crystalline rivers. We will be sharing with the local community association that was declared one of the 100 sustainable destinations in the world in 2017.
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B, L, D
Otun Quimbaya (or similar)
5 km, 30m
DAY 3
El Sutú (Mistrató) 1/2
In the afternoon we will visit El Sutú Reserve, is the story of a farmer who traded his coffee farm for a conservation reserve.
In the afternoon we will visit El Sutú Reserve, is the story of a farmer who traded his coffee farm for a conservation reserve.
B, L, D
El Sutú (or similar)
116 km, 3h30m
DAY 4
El Sutú (Mistrató) 2/2
Looking for Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, Silver throated tanager, Golden naped tanager, Black and gold tanager, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Velvet-purple Coronet, Violet-tailed Sylph.
Looking for Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, Silver throated tanager, Golden naped tanager, Black and gold tanager, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Velvet-purple Coronet, Violet-tailed Sylph.
B, L, D
El Sutú (or similar)
5 km, 30m
DAY 5
Montezuma (PNN Tatamá) 1/2
At Montezuma is the story of a farmer woman who, fleeing from the violence in her territory, came to this paradise in the Tatama National Park. Birders, butterfly enthusiasts, orchid lovers, zoologists and botanists of a...
At Montezuma is the story of a farmer woman who, fleeing from the violence in her territory, came to this paradise in the Tatama National Park. Birders, butterfly enthusiasts, orchid lovers, zoologists and botanists of all kinds come from all over the world to explore the amazing abundance of life in a pristine natural rainforest ecosystem located in one of the planet’s major biodiversity hotspots.
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B, L, D
Montezuma (or similar)
88 km, 2h50m
DAY 6
Montezuma (PNN Tatamá) 2/2
At Montezuma you will enjoy comfortable accommodations, delicious home-cooked meals and Colombia’s most bird-friendly hotspot in the
At Montezuma you will enjoy comfortable accommodations, delicious home-cooked meals and Colombia’s most bird-friendly hotspot in the
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B, L, D
Montezuma (or similar)
8 km, 1h15m
DAY 7
Demostrativa Don Miguel (Chinchiná)
John is a coffee farmer, together with his parents, has dedicated his farm to agrotourism, is a very special place to drink good coffee roduced on the farm and to take good photographs of Green Honeycreeper, Bay-headed t...
John is a coffee farmer, together with his parents, has dedicated his farm to agrotourism, is a very special place to drink good coffee roduced on the farm and to take good photographs of Green Honeycreeper, Bay-headed tanager, Andean motmot, Blackcapped tanager.
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B, L, D
Demostrativa (or similar)
113 km, 3h20m
DAY 8
Kiraikai (Filandia)
Kiraikai is located in the BarbasBremen Natural Reserve, part of the foothills of the central mountain range (Andean and subAndean forest). Is a natural reserve in the Barbas Bremen canyon, Juan Carlos, its owner is a ch...
Kiraikai is located in the BarbasBremen Natural Reserve, part of the foothills of the central mountain range (Andean and subAndean forest). Is a natural reserve in the Barbas Bremen canyon, Juan Carlos, its owner is a chef and has dedicated himself to the conservation of this place where there are records of Mantled howler, Puma and the Cauca poison frog.
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B, L, D
Kiraikai (or similar)
67 km, 1h50m
DAY 9
Filandia & Anaime
Morning in Filandia, one of the most beautiful villages of the coffee region, where we will find color ful houses with balconies, handicrafts, a very good place to take pictures. In this small town of temperate climate w...
Morning in Filandia, one of the most beautiful villages of the coffee region, where we will find color ful houses with balconies, handicrafts, a very good place to take pictures. In this small town of temperate climate we will know a little more of the Coffee Cultural Landscape, the architecture of the colonization.
In the afternoon we will go to Anime in search of the Yellow-eared Parrot in the Wax Palms.
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B, L, D
Urapanes del Bosque Lodge (or similar)
DAY 10
Anaime - Pereira
In the morning we will go to the reserve El retorno de los colibríes to photograph hummingbirds and the endemics Tolima Dove, Indigo-capped Hummingbird and Tolima blossomcroun and learn the story of Harrison, a boy farme...
In the morning we will go to the reserve El retorno de los colibríes to photograph hummingbirds and the endemics Tolima Dove, Indigo-capped Hummingbird and Tolima blossomcroun and learn the story of Harrison, a boy farmer who today is a Guardian of the birds and has a business made with the arracacha (a kind of sugar beet) produced on his small farm.
Return to Matecaña airport (Pereira)
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Price Details
Included
Meals indicated in the program
Accommodation in first class hotels
Transportation in comfortable vehicles
Tour leader and English speaking guide
Local guides specialized in the region
Not Included
Domestic flights
International flights
Additional drinks and meals
Medical insurance
Expenses not specified in the program
Tips
Minimum Deposit
30% (The last payment must be completed 45 days prior to the start of the trip.)
Terms & Conditions
The terms of sale may differ based on the nature of your trip and how close your departure date is. Please review our conditions here for more information .
Spotted Species
Here is a non-exhaustive list of Animal Species you can spot during this tour
Acorn Woodpecker
The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker with unique face pattern: red crown,...
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Golden-plumed Parakeet
The Golden-plumed Parakeet (Leptosittaca branickii) is a large green parakeet, are highly specialized for life...
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Indigo-capped Hummingbird
The Indigo-capped Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanifrons) is a medium-sized colorful hummingbird species endemic to Colombia with...
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Tolima Dove
The Tolima Dove (Leptotila conoveri) is a medium-sized dove endemic to Colombia, Shy dove found...
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Yellow-eared Parrot
The Yellow-eared Parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis) is an endangered parrot species only occurs in the waxpalm...
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Sparkling Violetear
The Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans) is a large aggressive hummingbird that usually dominates feeders or...
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) is a medium-sized hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of...
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Andean Motmot
The Andean Motmot or Highland Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) is a colorful near-passerine bird found from...
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Green Honeycreeper
The Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) is a small green tanager. One of the most distinctive...
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Torrent Duck
The Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) is an amazing duck of fast-flowing Andean rivers and streams....
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Blue-winged Mountain Tanager
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) is a colorful bird species found in the mountainous...
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Silver-throated Tanager
The Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) found in Central and South America's humid forests; characterized by...
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