Embark on an extraordinary journey through Colombia’s rich avian landscapes with our expert-led tours. Experience the thrill of birdwatching in diverse habitats while creating memories to cherish forever viewpoints where are many beautiful birds that are probable to spot, like Tanagers, Toucanets, Parrots and some hummingbirds.
If you are a beginner or intermediate in the bird watching, this experience fits perfectly for you. Our professional guides will get you to learn everything about the birds and will spot all the beautiful birds for you.
We go around the town of Salento to visit different viewpoints where are many beautiful birds that are probable to spot, like Tanagers, Toucanets, Parrots and some hummingbirds.
Species of interest: White-capped Tanager, Southern Emeral Toucanet, Andean MotMot, Scarlet-Fronted Parakeet and the Bay-headed Tanager.
Itinerary:
6:00 Meeting with the guide and introduction.
6:15 Birding by the “mirador of Salento” forest
7:00 Breakfast
7:30 Birding along the national road
9:00 Pic-Nic (fruits tasting)
10:00 End of the tour
Includes:
✅ Breakfast
✅ Picnic (fruits tasting+water)
✅ Guide in French, English or Spanish
✅ Vortex binoculars
✅Basic health insurance
✅Souvenir
This nature reserve is located close to Salento and it is the house of endemic birds like the Crested Ant-tanager, Multicolor Tanager and Grayish Piculet. This farm used to be a traditional cattle farming ranch and it is now in the transition to become a big nature reserve. Santa Rita has become an aquatic nature reserve due to the multiple rivers and waterfalls we can find along the trails. Going along of the shores of Quindío River, we probably could spot the Torrent Duck, the White-Capped and other aquatic birds like the Cormorant.
many beautiful birds that are probable to spot, like Tanagers, Toucanets, Parrots and some hummingbirds.
Species of interest: Multicolored Tanager, Crested Ant-Tanager, Torrent Duck, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Andean Cock-of-the-rocks and the White-capped Dipper.
Itinerary:
5:50 Transfer from Salento
6:00 Birding Experience along the Quindío River.
7:30 Breakfast
8:00 Birding experience along the nature reserve.
9:30 Pic-Nic (fruit tasting)
11:00 end of the tour and transfer to the town
Includes:
✅Transport round-trip from Salento
✅ Breakfast
✅ Pic-Nic (Fruit tasting+water)
✅ Coffee
✅ HD binoculars
✅ Professional guide
✅ Basic health insurance
✅Souvenir
Cocora Valley is the house of the national tree, the Wax Palm, however it is also full of birdlife. That is why we created this experience that combines the hiking and the birding. We go hiking 6km and 7km watching birds along the cloud forest and visit the palm trees at the end.
Here we will be looking for the Black-billed Mountain Toucan, Andean Condor, Mountain Tanagers and Parrots.
Species of interest: Andean Condor, Black-Billed Mountain Toucan, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Masked Trogon and Golden-plumed Parakeet.
Itinerary:
6:00 Breakfast
6:30 Transfer to Cocora
7:00 Hiking in Cocora and visit to the Waterfall.
9:30 visit to hummingbirds’ house “Acaime”
11:00 Picnic in the mountains.
12:00 Birding experience.
13:00 Visit the palm trees.
14:00 End of the tour and return to Salento.
Includes:
✅Transport round-trip from Salento
✅ Breakfast
✅ Pic-Nic (big sandwich, fruits, snacks, water)
✅ HD binoculars
✅ Professional guide
✅ Basic health insurance
✅Souvenir
✅Entrence Fees
This is a birding Safari going up to the mountains of the Central Andes of Colombia, heading up to La Carbonera, which is the biggest forest with thousands of Wax Palms Trees, that creates the perfect habitat for the Yellow-eared Parrot that are strictly related to the Wax Palms.
Along this route you will be amazed by the incredible landscape and the number of birds as we will be departing from 2.000 to 3.300m.a.s.l.
Species of interest: Yellow-eared Parrot, Gray-breasted Mountain Toucan, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Carunculated Caracara and Red-crested Cotinga.
Itinerary:
6:00 Starts the Birding Safari
7:30 Breakfast on the mountains
8:15 Continue the birding Safari
10:30 Pic-Nic under the Palm Trees
11:00 Hike along the palm trees
12:00 Transfer to the restaurant
1:00 Lunch
13:00 Visit the waterfall
14:00 Return to Salento
16:00 End of the tour in Salento.
Includes:
✅Transport “Safari”
✅ Breakfast
✅ Pic-Nic (fruits tasting + water)
✅ Lunch
✅ HD binoculars
✅ Professional guide
✅ Basic health insurance
✅Souvenir
✅Entrence Fees
Going from the central Andes to the Cauca interandean Valley and the western Andes, will get to see +100 species of the Colombia’s Birdlife. At least 20 Hummingbirds, 15 Tanagers and +Forest birds. Passing and sailing along the Cauca River, to walk along the dry forest nearby the “Laguna de sonso” an IBA. Then we will visit different birding spots along the cloud forest of the wester mountain range. will give you an amazing overview of the Colombian Andes birdlife.
Species of interest: Multicolored Tanager, Emerald Tanager, Empress brilliant, Velvet Purple Coronet, Crowned Woodnymph, Toucan Barbet, Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Chesnut Wood-Quail.
DAY 1
4:00 transfer from Salento to the starting point
6:00 breakfast next to the river
6:45 We go to sail the Cauca River.
7:30 Birding walk through the Nature reserve “Laguna de Sonso”
11:30 Lunch next to the river
13:00 Transfer to the birding house “Doña dora”
15:30 Birding time around the house
18:00 Dinner
DAY 2
5:20 Hike to visit the LEK of the Andean Cock-of-the-rock
7:30 Breakfast
8:15 Transfer to the next birding hotspot “KM18”
9:00 Birding along the nature reserve.
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Transfer to Salento/Cali/Hotel/Airport.
Includes:
✅Pick-up/drop-off
✅ 2 Breakfast
✅ 2 Lunch
✅ Private/shared Room with private/shared bathroom. According to availability.
✅ HD binoculars
✅ Professional guide
✅ Basic health insurance
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