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Andes Birding Classic

Bogota · Rio Claro · Jardin · Montezuma
Duration
12 Days · 11 Nights
The route
Bogota · Rio Claro · Jardin · Montezuma
Style
The classic central- and western-Andes circuit
Best season
December – March · best
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Bogotá rail
In the city wetlands.
Sword-billed hummingbird
In the high Andes nearby.
Oilbird
In the reserve cave.
Antbirds
On the forest trails.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Bogotá

Arrive Bogotá

The journey begins.

Arrive in Bogotá, met and transferred to your accommodation. Bogotá combines a striking Andean capital with birding on its doorstep.

02Bogotá

Bogotá

A full day in the field.

Páramo or wetland birding near the capital.

03Bogotá → Río Claro Nature Reserve

To Río Claro Nature Reserve

On to the next.

Transfer to Río Claro Nature Reserve. Rainforest birding and the oilbird cave. Trails for antbirds and tanagers, then the marble river.

04Río Claro Nature Reserve

Río Claro Nature Reserve

A full day in the field.

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.

05Río Claro Nature Reserve

Río Claro Nature Reserve

A full day in the field.

A full day in the Magdalena-valley forest.

06Río Claro Nature Reserve → Jardín

To Jardín

On to the next.

Transfer to Jardín. The cock-of-the-rock lek and the tanager feeders. Andean birding around the coffee town.

07Jardín

Jardín

A full day in the field.

Andean birding around the coffee town. A full day of feeders, leks and reserves. Jardín pairs a cock-of-the-rock lek and dazzling feeders with one of the country's loveliest towns.

08Jardín

Jardín

A full day in the field.

A full day of feeders, leks and reserves. Hummingbirds and tanagers from a charming base.

09Jardín → Montezuma (Tatamá NP)

To Montezuma (Tatamá NP)

On to the next.

Transfer to Montezuma (Tatamá NP). Bird the Montezuma road through the Chocó cloud forest. Tanager flocks and endemics along the slope.

10Montezuma (Tatamá NP)

Montezuma (Tatamá NP)

A full day in the field.

Tanager flocks and endemics along the slope. A full day of cloud-forest birding and photography. Montezuma's climb through the Chocó cloud forest is one of the most bird-rich routes anywhere on earth.

11Montezuma (Tatamá NP)

Montezuma (Tatamá NP)

A full day in the field.

A full day of cloud-forest birding and photography. Hummingbirds and Chocó specialities on the road.

12Depart Montezuma (Tatamá NP)

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Montezuma (Tatamá NP) — 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

Drier months — good city weather and birding.

July – August

Good season

A second drier window.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds

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