Arrive in Bogotá, met and transferred to your accommodation. Bogotá combines a striking Andean capital with birding on its doorstep.
Páramo or wetland birding near the capital.
Transfer to Río Claro Nature Reserve. Rainforest birding and the oilbird cave. Trails for antbirds and tanagers, then the marble river.
Trails for antbirds and tanagers, then the marble river. A full day in the Magdalena-valley forest. Río Claro's clear river over white marble, ringed by rainforest, is one of Colombia's loveliest reserves.
A full day in the Magdalena-valley forest.
A final morning in Río Claro Nature Reserve — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
Drier months — good city weather and birding.
A second drier window.
A landmark heritage hotel in a 1940s mansion, Bogotá's most characterful luxury stay.
A polished French-styled hotel in the smart Zona Rosa.
An open-sided rainforest lodge above the marble river, immersed in the forest.
A sleek boutique hotel in the Zona T, central and comfortable.
Simple rooms within the reserve, steps from the trails and river.
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