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BR01 · Brazil · Atlantic Forest Birding

Atlantic Rainforest Birding

Sao Paulo · Trilha Dos Tucanos · Ubatuba
Duration
6 Days · 5 Nights
The route
Sao Paulo · Trilha Dos Tucanos · Ubatuba
Style
The Atlantic Forest's endemic birds
Best season
Year-round · best
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Saffron finch
In the city parks.
Rufous-bellied thrush
Brazil's national bird, in gardens.
Green-headed tanager
At the feeders.
Saffron toucanet
At the lodge.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive São Paulo

Arrive São Paulo

The journey begins.

Arrive in São Paulo, met and transferred to your accommodation. São Paulo is the entry point from which Brazil's wildlife regions open up.

02São Paulo → Trilha dos Tucanos

To Trilha dos Tucanos

On to the next.

Transfer to Trilha dos Tucanos. Feeder and trail birding for Atlantic Forest endemics. Green-headed tanagers and toucans at the feeders.

03Trilha dos Tucanos

Trilha dos Tucanos

A full day in the field.

Green-headed tanagers and toucans at the feeders. The Atlantic Forest is one of the world's great endemic hotspots, and Trilha dos Tucanos showcases it superbly.

04Trilha dos Tucanos → Ubatuba

To Ubatuba

On to the next.

Transfer to Ubatuba. Hummingbird feeders and lowland Atlantic Forest birding. Coastal-forest trails for endemics and tanagers.

05Ubatuba

Ubatuba

A full day in the field.

Coastal-forest trails for endemics and tanagers. Ubatuba's coastal forest holds lowland endemics found nowhere in the highlands.

06Depart Ubatuba

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Ubatuba — 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.

Year-round

Peak season

A year-round gateway city; simply your point of entry and transfer.

April – October

Good season

Drier, milder months in the south-east.

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.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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