4 days in the heart
of Manu
This birding tour offers an exploration of one of the world's wonders, Machu Picchu, where we will delve into its elfin, mountain, and cloud forest ecosystems. Participants will have the opportunity to observe various bird species, including the Masked Fruiteater, Band-tailed Fruiteater, as well as several cotingas and trogons. Following our time at Machu Picchu, we will travel to Abra Malaga, located in the Vilcanota Cordillera. This enchanting area features paramo, mountain, and cloud forests, where we will seek out the Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Giant Conebill, and White-bellied Hummingbird within the polylepis forest. As we venture lower, we will encounter stands of bamboo chusquea, where we can look for the Marcapata Spinetail, Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant, and Inca Wren. The tour will conclude with a visit to Huacarpay Lake, a prime location for targeting species such as the endemic Bearded Mountaineer, Rusty-fronted Canastero, Creamy-crested Spinetail, and the striking Many-colored Rush Tyrant, along with other remarkable bird species
4 days in the heart
of Manu
Torrent Ducks and White-capped Dipper and Others.
White-tipped Swifts will be flying overhead.
We are going to spend the night at the Hotel.
Cusco – Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu
This day very early we will take the bus to Machupicchu archeological site, in 2 hours we will visit all the complex, then we will have a great chances to see many birds species like White-Bellied Hummingbird, Green and white Hummingbird, Collared Inca, Ocellated Piculet, Mottle-Cheeked-Tyrannulet, Sclater’s Tyrannulet and some others species. During the afternoon we are going to descend by bus to Aguas Calientes, and then we will catch the Train to Ollantaytambo, there is the intermontane Valley habitat, and we might see Bearded Mountaineer, Torrent Tyrannulet, Black Phoebe, Giant Hummingbird, We spend the night at the hotel in Ollantaytambo.
Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo
We are going to depart early by bus for 1 hour to Abra Malaga, (4316 mt) the habitat is the Grassland Paramo and Polylepis forest we will look for Royal Cinclodes, Cordilleran Canastero, Bright-Rumped Yellow Finch, White-Winged Duica Finch, Junín Canastero, White-Tufted Sunbeam, Stripe-Headed Antpitta, with a good luck we might the majestic Andean Condor flying overhead, continuing down road to Carrizales we will look for Cusco-Brush Finch, Parodis Hemispingus, Marcapata Spinetail and some others species, At late afternoon we will drive back to Cusco, arriving approximately 6:00 pm, night at the hotel in Cusco.
Ollantaytambo – Abra Málaga – Carrizales – Cusco
located at 40 minutes driving from Cusco, where the habitat is marsh, wetland, we will look for Bearded Mountaineer,
Cusco - Huacarpay Lake
Everything you need
- Private tourist bus
- Rubber boots
- Rain poncho
- Duffle bag for personal belongings
- All accommodations.
- Bird-Specialist guide
- Mineral water all the time
- First aid kit
- 3 meals per day included a vegetarian option
- Snacks
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses and tips
- Alcoholic beverages