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Santa Marta Endemics

Santa Marta Mountains
Duration
8 Days · 7 Nights
The route
Santa Marta Mountains
Style
The world's richest endemic massif
Best season
December – March · best
The route
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Santa Marta parakeet
In the cloud forest.
Santa Marta antpitta
On the forest floor.
Santa Marta brushfinch
In the highlands.
White-tailed starfrontlet
At the feeders.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Santa Marta Mountains

Arrive Santa Marta Mountains

The journey begins.

Arrive in Santa Marta Mountains, met and transferred to your accommodation. No continental region on earth holds more endemic birds than the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

02Santa Marta Mountains

Santa Marta Mountains

A full day in the field.

Cloud-forest birding for parakeets and antpittas. Bird the El Dorado road for Santa Marta endemics.

03Santa Marta Mountains

Santa Marta Mountains

A full day in the field.

A full day among the world's richest endemics. Dawn-to-dusk birding on the Caribbean massif.

04Santa Marta Mountains

Santa Marta Mountains

A full day in the field.

Dawn-to-dusk birding on the Caribbean massif.

05Santa Marta Mountains

Santa Marta Mountains

A full day in the field.

Bird the El Dorado road for Santa Marta endemics.

06Santa Marta Mountains

Santa Marta Mountains

A full day in the field.

Cloud-forest birding for parakeets and antpittas.

07Santa Marta Mountains

Santa Marta Mountains

A full day in the field.

A full day among the world's richest endemics.

08Depart Santa Marta Mountains

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Santa Marta Mountains — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

December – March

Peak season

The drier months — the best birding on the slopes.

July – August

Good season

A second drier window.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

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