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Bearded Helmetcrest

A Bearded helmet-crest landed right in front of our eyes, as we arrived to the Los Nevados National Park, Caldas, Colombia, April 11th, 2010. Photo by Gustavo Cañas – Valle, 2010

SPECIAL 2010

BIRDING IN THE
ANDES AND CLOUD FOREST
ECUADOR

Special tour 2010 BIRDING IN THE 
ANDES AND CLOUD FOREST 
ECUADOR

10 days /9 nights

You leave Miami in the afternoon on America's scheduled service to Quito. We will arrive in Quito in the evening and transfer to our simple but comfortable and centrally located hotel.

CONSERVATION &
MAQUIPUCUNA

Conservation y maquipucuna
We at Neblina Forest are promoting ecotourism as a strong tool for Conservation. We have been doing so the last 20 years in our professional career.

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BOLIVIA ALL YEAR


WONDERFUL BIRDS EXELLENT VALUE GREAT GUIDES

Lowlands & Highlands of Bolivia

Starting from the most prosperous and progressive city in Bolivia (Santa Cruz) where the Chaco scrub and Savana habitat dominates the landscape; this trip will allow us to slowly get acclimatized to visit the Puna habitat in the Bolivian “Altiplano”.

The gentle climb will take us through the dry inner Andean valleys of “Departamento de Santa Cruz” and the South side of the Amboro National Park ranging from foothills to really high temperate forest and the Cochabamba region to finally reach the breathtaking city of La Paz. Restricted to a maximum of 8 participants.

From U.S.A.: 1800 5382-149


Yungas of La Paz – Titicaca Lake extension.

These two trips can be taken separately or combined as an whole.
Important Note: These trips may be taken all year around.

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mrivaden@pi.pro.ec
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Itinerary


Day 1 Arrival Santa Cruz

Pick up transfer and birding the Viru-Viru airport. Afternoon Birding Lomas de Arena Regional Park. Overnight in Santa Cruz Hotel Tajibos

Day 2

Early morning birding Jardin Botanico ( Botanical Gardens) and in the afternoon birding transfer to Los Volcanes. Overnight Los Volcanes

Day 3

Full day Refugio Los Volcanes Amboro National Park.

Day 4

Full day Refugio Los Volcanes Amboro National Park.

Day 5

Birding transfer to Tambo. Overnight Tambo Hotel Monte Blanco.

Day 6

Full day birding Tambo and Comarapa area. Overnight Tambo Hotel Monte Blanco.Full day birding Tambo and Comarapa area. Overnight Tambo Hotel Monte Blanco.

Day 7

Full day birding la Siberia. Overnight Tambo Hotel Monte Blanco.

Day 8

Early birding La Siberia and drive to Cochabamba. Arrive late afternoon. Overnight in Cochabamba and night spent in Hotel Casa Campestre.

Day 9

Birding the Cochabamba- Upper Chapare road, Tablas Monte. Overnight Cochabamba. Hotel Casa Campestre..

Day 10

Birding Cerro Tunari. Overnight Cochabamba. Hotel Casa Campestre.

Day 11

Birding the Cochabamba- Upper Chapare road, Subestacion Miguelito. Overnight Cochabamba. Hotel Casa Campestre.

Day 12

Early birding Laguna Alalay and birding transfer to Oruro. Overnight Oruro. Hotel San Felipe.

Day 13

Early birding the lakes near Oruro and drive to La Paz via Inquisivi. Overnight La Paz. Residencial Rosario.

Day 14

Early birding the Upper Coroico Road. Overnight Chulumani. Hotel San Bartolome.

Day 15

Full day birding the Apaapa reserve. Overnight Chulumani. Hotel San Bartolome.

Day 16

Full day birding the Apaapa reserve. Overnight Chulumani. Hotel Tamampaya.

Day 17

Birding transfer back to La Paz. Overnight La Paz. Residencial Rosario.

Day 18

Early morning birding Titicaca lake and Sorata area. Overnight La Paz. Residencial Rosario.

Day 19

Transfer to international flight.

Day 13 to day 19

Yungas of La Paz and the Titicaca Lake extension. The “Yungas” or Cloud forest at Departamento of La Paz will be visited by taking the famous Coroico road not with out paying a close look to impressive highland grasslands before visiting the Titicaca lake at 13000 ft high and the Sorata road.


Day by Day


DAY TO DAY DESCRIPTION

Day 1

Arrival to Santa Cruz. Birding the Viru-Viru airport in the afternoon Birding Lomas de Arena Regional Park. Overnight in Santa Cruz Hotel Tajibos.

Upon landing, have your binoculars ready: The Viru Viru airport (named for a local grass) is surrounded by beautiful natural grasslands and it is hard to get out without seeing Burrowing Owls, a Whistling Heron, or even a Rufous-rumped or White-bellied Seedeater if the time of year is right., other specialties include Greater Rhea, Red-winged Tinamou, Red-legged Seriema, Chotoy Spinetail. Assuming an on time arrival, we will bird some of the nearby woodlands and grasslands in order to absorb some new birds for a couple of hours (you’ll have access to your luggage and to nice restrooms at the airport if you need to change clothes).

We’ll have lunch and a rest at our hotel before doing some more birding in the late afternoon visiting the Lomas de Arena Regional Park, a popular for the people of Santa Cruz for the very unique landscape and water sources (lakes and streams) splotching the desert like habitat, where we will be looking for species such: Brazilian Duck (Brazilian Teal), another chance for the Whistling Heron, Ash-throated Crake, White-backed Stilt, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Nacunda Nighthawk, Sick's Swift, White-eared Puffbird, White Woodpecker, Rufous-fronted Thornbird (Common), Greater Thornbird, White-rumped Monjita and Hooded Tanager among others. Overnight: Hotel in Santa Cruz

Day 2

Early morning birding Jardin Botanico and in the afternoon birding transfer to Los Volcanes. Overnight Los Volcanes.

An early departure for the very well known Bothanical Gardens of Santa Cruz where a big relict of forest protect a big patch of the dry forest that use to dominated the now very changed landscape in the Santa Cruz surroundings will give us the chance to look for species such:

Rufous-sided Crake, Golden-collared Macaw, Scaly-headed Parrot, Gilded Hummingbird, Toco Toucan, Dot-fronted Woodpecker, the very non banded form of the Black-banded Woodcreeper, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, the handsome Stripe-backed Antbird, Black-capped Antwren, Mato Grosso Antbird, along with an array of Flycatchers ad others, then after a traditional lunch we will be transferred to Refugio Ecologico Los Volcanes in the South side of the Amboro National Park, located at 1100m above sea level the breathtaking surrounding mountains of this charming place will be the scenario of our next few birding days.

Day 3

Full day Refugio Los Volcanes Amboro National Park.

Day 4

Full day Refugio Los Volcanes Amboro National Park.

Amboró National Park is a large wilderness area of 1.5 million acres that straddles the eastern foothills of the Andean Mountains in the Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The comfortable Refugio Los Volcanes is conveniently located in the subtropical and temperate forests of Amboró National Park, and will provide us with a very comfortable base from which we will explore the nearby forests.

The valley where the lodge is located is excellent for parrots, including Mitred, Blue-crowned, Green-cheeked, and Yellow-chevroned Parakeets, and in late November the strikingly beautiful Military Macaws breed here. Two-banded Warblers are almost guaranteed, and we've also had good luck with, King Vulture, Sunbittern, Band-bellied Owl, Channel-billed Toucan, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Black-banded Woodcreeper, the endemic Bolivian Recurvebill, Black-capped Antwren, White-backed Fire-Eye, the shy and elusive Slaty Gnateater, Giant Antshrike ,Bolivian (formerly known asWhite-crowned) Tapaculo, Marbled-faced Bristle-Tyrant, Yungas Manakin, Rufous-bellied Thrush, and Plush-crested Jay. The area also features some very good mixed species flocks that feature a diverse group of tanagers including the Common Bush-Tanager (a nice race), Guira Tanager, Black-goggled Tanager, Blue-naped Euphonia, Fawn-breasted Tanager we recently discovered the uncommon Straw-back Tanager for los Volcanes. Between the months of May and November, cold fronts from the Antarctic drive higher altitude species down to lower elevations providing us with opportunities to see White-winged, Saffron-crowned, and Blue-necked Tanagers. This is definitely one of the most exciting times to visit the lodge as figs begin to fruit during this time period as well!

The pace at the lodge is normally very slow. We will be waking up very early to have breakfast before dawn, then will bird until late in the morning when the sun becomes too hot and the bird activity dies down. This is a perfect time to enjoy the crystal clear waters of the streams found near the lodge and we will even have the opportunity to swim in a natural pool that has formed at the base of a small waterfall. We will continue birding in the afternoon and into the early evening when nocturnal birds such as the Black-banded Owl will become our target.

Day 5

Birding transfer to Comarapa. Overnight Comarapa Hotel Monte Blanco.

Our last morning of birding at Los Volcanes will be dedicated to birding the semitropical montane forests found immediately around the lodge. We’ll plan to have a very early breakfast, and an early transfer to Samaipata where we will plan to spend a couple of hours birding around the town.

A number of localized species hard to see elsewhere in Bolivia occur around Samaipata, and we will spend the morning trying to get good looks at as many as possible. Some of the local specialties include Huayco (at el fuerte stop) and Tataupa Tinamous, Bare-faced Ground-Dove, White-collared Swift, Green-cheeked Parakeet, Planalto Hermit, Buff-bellied Hermit, Slender-tailed Woodstar, Ocellated Piculet, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Streaked Xenops, the elusive and very local Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Giant Antshrike, Slaty Gnateater, we should get our first looks at the White-tipped Plantcutter, Gray-crested Finch, Ringed Warbling-Finch, Black-capped Warbling Finch, Dull-colored Seedeater, and the striking Ultramarine Grosbeak.

Following a good lunch, we will continue our trip westward. With a birding stop or two along the way, we’ll pass through dry deciduous forests before eventually entering into a zone of arid interandean valleys lying within a rain shadow formed by the surrounding mountains. Around sunset we’ll pull into a little village of Comarapa (about 5500’), where the dry cactus-spiked gullies that dominate the landscape lend the region that distinctive, haunting character that only deserts posses. This part of Bolivia is completely undeveloped, and far away from any town that amounts to more than a crossroads. Fortunately a new clean and descent Hotels opens its doors and dining room to us, thereby making it possible to bird this fascinating region from a convenient and relatively comfortable base. Depending upon availability at the time of our visit, private rooms with private rooms may be arranged for all the participants of the group but in the unlucky event that not all the rooms with private bathrooms are available we might share some general but clean social bathroom facilities.

Day 6

Full day birding Tambo and Comarapa area. Overnight Comarapa Hotel Monte Blanco.

Birding the hot, dry habitats near the villages of Comarapa and Tambo dictates that we concentrate our efforts in the early morning and late afternoon. In the Andean foothills and the semi-deciduous woodlands and shrub-desert near Tambo we hope to see Andean Condor (sometimes lots of them!), King Vulture, Large-tailed Dove, Buff-bellied Hermit, Ocellated Piculet, White-fronted, Striped, Golden-breasted and Cream-backed Woodpeckers, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, the endemic Bolivian Earthcreeper, Greater Wagtail-Tyrant, Cliff Flycatcher, Saffron-billed Sparrow, and Ultramarine Grosbeak.

The purpose of our trip to this remote region of Bolivia, however, is to see the endemic Red-fronted Macaw. This large green macaw, highlighted with scarlet forehead and underwings, brilliant blue primaries and tail, and flaming orange epaulets, is not only one of the most spectacular of all macaws, it also ranks as one of the rarest birds in South America. It is estimated that fewer than 3,000 Red-fronted Macaws remain in the wild, and they are restricted to the arid canyons of the central Bolivian Andes. The birds are erratic, moving to food supplies, but with perseverance and a little bit of luck, we could come away with excellent views of these magnificent birds on the first day.

Day 7

Full day birding la Siberia. Overnight Comarapa Hotel Monte Blanco.

On the second day we will go to a very different habitat: the cloud forests of Siberia. Just a couple of hours west of Tambo, the mountain range is high enough (8000’ – 9000’) to catch the last of the moisture-laden easterlies and thus represents the southernmost limit of humid-temperate cloud forest in South America. It also marks the southern terminus in the distribution of numerous species of high-elevation forest birds. Birding will be along level roads and on trails (with some climbing near Siberia) in both the arid zone and in the cloud forest. The cloud forest trails are sometimes muddy (rubber boots recommended), although not too long or particularly steep.

Straddling the departmental border of Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, the lush cloud forests of the Serranía represent the southernmost limit of humid-temperate cloud forests in South America. It is also the southern biogeographical distribution limit of numerous high-elevation forest birds, including the endemic Rufous-faced Antpitta. Siberia is a fascinating region and the excellent forests found around the local community are almost guaranteed to provide a surprise or two. In addition to the Rufous-faced Antpitta, the area supports two other Bolivian endemics; Black-hooded Sunbeam and Grey-bellied Flower-piercer, along with some other local specialties including the rare Black-winged Parrot, two scarce cotingas (Chestnut-crested Cotinga and Band-tailed Fruiteater), White-throated Hawk, Mountain Caracara, Violet-throated Starfrontlet, Blue-capped Puffleg, Light-crowned Spinetail, Rusty-vented Canastero, Spot-breasted Thornbird, Andean Tyrant, Brown-capped Redstart, Pale-legged Warbler, Spotted Nightingale-Thrush, White-browed Conebill, Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Rufous-sided Warbling-Finch, and Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch and Fulvous-headed Brush-Finch.

Day 8

Early birding La Siberia and drive Cochabamba. Arrive late afternoon. Overnight Cochabamba. Hotel Casa Campestre.

This after an early morning stop in the Siberia area looking for some of the beauties from this impressive cloud forest that eluded us in previous days we will continue our journey towards the Cochabamba city not without stoping along the road to look for specialties like:

Wedge-tailed Hillstar, Rock Earthcreeper, Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail, Stripe-crowned Spinetail and the nearly endemic Citron-headed Yellow-Finch among others.

Day 9

Birding the Cochabamba- Upper Chapare road, Tablas Monte. Overnight Cochabamba. Hotel Casa Campestre

The all day will be spent birding along the “new” road from Santa Cruz which goes through superb elfin, temperate, and subtropical yungas forests on the northeastern Andean slopes. This stretch of road is considered by many to be one of the best birding sites in South America! As well as four endemics (Black-hooded Sunbeam, Black-throated Thistletail, Rufous-faced Antpitta, and Grey-bellied Flower-piercer), it supports a number of species (Stripe-faced Wood-Quail, Black-winged Parrot, Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant, and Slaty Tanager) restricted to southeastern Peru and western Bolivia which are virtually impossible to see in Peru and remain rare or unrecorded elsewhere in Bolivia itself. Furthermore, this site is also one of the best, if not the best in Bolivia for Hooded Tinamou, Hooded Mountain Toucan, White-throated Antpitta, Chestnut-crested Cotinga and Band-tailed Fruiteater.

Other birds we will focus on during these two great days of birding include Brown Tinamou, Sickle-winged Guan, Violet-throated Starfrontlet, Versicolored Barbet, Golden-headed Quetzal, Masked Trogon, Red-necked Woodpecker, Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner, Light-crowned Spinetail, Barred Fruiteater, Yungas Manakin, Bolivian Tyrannulet, Buff-banded Tyrannulet, Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher, Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant, both White-eared and Andean Solitaire, Three-striped Hemispingus, Rust and yellow Tanager, Saffron-crowned Tanager, Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Moustached Flower-piercer, Deep-blue Florwerpiercer, and Dusky-green Oropendola...

Day 10

Birding Cerro Tunari. Overnight Cochabamba. Hotel Casa Campestre.

Today will be dedicated to the exploration of some very different habitats where we hope to get a much different sampling of the birds found close to Cochabamba. The first part of the morning will be spent traveling up the lower slopes of Cerro Tunari where we hope to get good looks at Andean Tinamou, Torrent Duck, Red-backed Hawk, some great hummingbirds (Red-tailed Comet, Andean Hillstar, Great Sapphirewing, adn Giant Humingbird), Grey-hooded Parakeet, Olive-crowned Crescentchest, White-capped Dipper, Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer, Plain-breasted and Rock Earthcreepers, and the endemic Bolivian Blackbird.

By mid-day we should be on top of the mountain birding in puna grassland where Maquis Canastero, Grey-breasted Seedsnipe, White-winged Diuca Finch, Short-tailed Finch, Ground Tyrants, and Yellow-Finches are a high probability. Once the altitude starts to take its effect, we will move back down the slope to bird an excellent patch of Polylepis woodland before heading back to Cochabamba for the day. At our last stop we will make a great effort to see rare Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant, 2 endemics (Cochabamba Mountain Finch and Bolivian Warbling Finch), Rufous-bellied Saltator, and the Giant Conebill.

Day 11

Birding the Cochabamba- Upper Chapare road, Subestacion Miguelito. Overnight Cochabamba. Hotel Casa Campestre..

Located at a lower elevation along the “new” road from Santa Cruz which goes through superb elfin, temperate, and subtropical yungas forests on the northeastern Andean slopes.

The Forest along the Substation Miguelito is one of the great birding sites in Bolivia where are species are better seen, species like: Black-and-Chestnut Eagle, Stripe-faced Wood-Quail, White-throated Quail-Dove, Crested Quetzal, Black-winged Parrot, Buff-browed Foliage-Gleaner, Yellow-rumped Antwren Leimebamba Antpitta, Yungas Pygmy Tyrant, Unadorned Flycatcher, Yellow and Slaty Tanager, Blue-banded Toucanet, , Upland Antshrike, White-throated Antpitta, Chestnut-crested Cotinga, Bolivian Tyrannulet, and the rare Straw-backed Tanager.

Day 12

Early birding Laguna Alalay and birding transfer to Oruro. Overnight Oruro. Hotel San Felipe.

The city of Cochabamba lies in a ten kilometer wide natural arena of rolling hills and fertile soils and enjoys a wonderful climate throughout the year. The saying “las golondrinas nunca migran de Cochabamba” (the swallows never migrate from Cochabamba) aptly describes what cochabambinos believe is the world’s most comfortable climate, with warm, dry, sunny days and cool nights.

We will spend the early morning exploring a shallow high-altitude lake which is actually just a short drive southeast of the city. The lake supports a wide variety of birds, and some of the species that we will focus our efforts on include White-tufted Grebe, Silvery Grebe, Yellow-billed Pintail, Rosy-billed Pochard, Puna Teal, Red Shoveler, Puna Ibis, Cinereous Harrier, Plumbeous Rail, Andean Gull, Wren-like Rushbird, Many-colored Rush-Tyrant, Grey-bellied Shrike-Tyrant, Cinereous Ground-Tyrant, White-winged Black-Tyrant, Short-billed Pipit, Blue and yellow Tanager, and Greenish Yellow-Finch.

Leaving Cochabamba behind this afternoon (this is primarily a travel day), we’ll make several birding stops along the gradual ascent over eroded, gullied mountains en route to the Bolivian altiplano. In the highest parts, the landscape is largely featureless yet very captivating as the dry, yellow domes of hills fade away one upon another to the distant horizon. At 12,139 feet, Oruro is an old mining town whose better days are documented in the history books however it remains a fascinating place to visit, and is located a mere five minutes from Lake Uru-uru (during the wet season). Throughout the day we will be looking for a number of tinamous, raptors, ground tyrants, miners, canasteros, and earthcreepers, with a planned arrival to our hotel in chilly Oruro around sundown.

Day 13

Early birding the lakes near Oruro and drive to La Paz via Inquisivi. Overnight La Paz. Residencial Rosario

If the water levels are suitable, we’ll spend the morning birding Lake Uru-Uru in search of Flamingos (3 different species), Andean Avocet, White-tufted Grebe, Andean Goose, Andean Lapwing, Andean Gull, Andean Negrito, Bare-faced Dove, Andean Flicker, Slender-billed Miner, and Wren-like Rushbird. Once activity dies down around the lake, we will continue our travels to the capital city of La Paz, stopping a couple of times to bird in puna scrub (easy walking at about 12,500 feet) and at a small lake or two. Toward late afternoon we should reach the city of La Paz, which at 12,000 feet is the highest capital city in the world. Having slowly worked our way up in elevation, we should be ready for the high altitude of La Paz

Leaving Oruro behind this late morning (this is primarily a travel day), we’ll make several birding stops along the gradual ascent over eroded, gullied mountains en route to the Bolivian altiplano. In the highest parts, the landscape is largely featureless yet very captivating as the dry, yellow domes of hills fade away one upon another to the distant horizon. At 12,139 feet, Oruro is an old mining town whose better days are documented in the history books however it remains a fascinating place to visit, and is located a mere five minutes from Lake Uru-uru (during the wet season). Throughout the day we will be looking for a number of tinamous, raptors, ground tyrants, miners, canasteros, and earthcreepers, with a planned arrival to our hotel in La Paz around sundown.

Day 14

Transfer out to International flight from La Paz
Transfer to international flights for those leaving

Day 15

Transfer in from International flight onto La Paz.

Transfer in from International flights for those arriving. Overnight La Paz.
Residencial Rosario.

Day 16

Early birding the Upper Coroico Road. Overnight Chulumani. Hotel San Bartolome.

Like Cochabamba, La Paz encompasses a tremendous transect of habitats on both the wet and dry slopes of the Andes and the opportunities for excellent birding are unlimited. On the road down the wet slopes to Coroico, there are four major zones to concentrate upon: puna grassland and bogs above treeline at 15,092 feet (good for Puna Snipe, Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, and Peruvian Sierra-Finch); shrubby precipitous canyons; untouched stunted temperate forest with bamboo; and the subtropical “yungas” forests found further down slope. Descending 14,108 feet in just 100 kilometers, the road from La Paz to Coroico is considered to be one of the most spectacular in South America and luckily, the birding is also brilliant.

We will plan to depart from our hotel in La Paz very early in the morning (probably 5:00 a.m.) in order to reach our first birding sites during peak activity. Be prepared with an arctic to tropical range of clothing as we will be exploring each of the habitats found throughout the altitudinal transition where rain is definitely a possibility! With luck, we should get good looks at the following species:
Black-throated Thistletail, Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Violet-throated Starfrontlet, Scaled Metaltail, Pearled Trerunner, Plain-breasted Earthcreeper, Tawny Tit-Spinetail, Light-crowned Spinetail, Streak-throated Canastero, Line-fronted Canastero, Scribble-tailed Canastero, Stripe-headed Antpitta, Barred Fruiteater, Bolivian Diademed Tapaculo, White-crowned Tapaculo, Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant, Bolivian Tyrannulet, White-collared Jay, White-eared Solitaire, Three-striped Hemispingus, Golden-collared Tanager, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Short-tailed Finch, Moustached Flower-piercer, and Rusty Flower-piercer.

Day 17

Full day birding the Apaapa reserve. Overnight Chulumani. Hotel San Bartolome.

A mere 45 minutes drive from Chulamani allows us to visit the superb Apaapa private reserve. The Apapa middle elevation Cloud Forest is the one of the most pristine and rich habitats in the La Paz north “Yungas” a term used to describe the Andean Cloud Forest in Bolivia.

The spectacular set of species for the area include:

Hooded Tinamou, Brown Tinamou, Sickle-winged Guan, Stripe-faced Wood-Quail, White-rumped Hawk, Barred Parakeet, Black-winged Parrot (Black-eared), Plum-crowned Parrot, Montane Foliage-Gleaner, Trilling Tapaculo, Sclater’s Tyrannulet, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant, Band-tailed Fruiteater, the extremely rare and local Scimitar-winged Piha, Pale-footed Swallow, White-eared Solitaire, and Slaty Tanager among many others

Day 18

Full day birding the Apaapa reserve.
Overnight Chulumani.


Hotel Tamampaya.

Day 19

Birding transfer back to La Paz. Overnight La Paz. Residencial Rosario.

This day we will be birding the way back from the “Yungas” all the way back to La Paz and we will stoping a many different heights looking for different species ranging from 5000 feet to 14000 feet of elevation.

Day 20

Early morning birding Titicaca lake and Sorata area. Overnight La Paz. Residencial Rosario.

The surrounding areas of La Paz are justly famous for the limited but unusual birdlife of the puna grasslands and the waterbirds of Lake Titicaca. Following a fairly late breakfast, we will travel to the shores of Lake Titicaca where we will look for Ornate Tinamou, Short-billed Pipit, Many-colored Rush-Tyrant, the endemic flightless Short-winged Grebe (which is often seen on Lake Titicaca itself), and the Yellow-winged Blackbird.

The relaxed pace will continue with a break from birding when we stop for lunch. Later in the day we will head towards the town of Samaipata looking for Giant Coot and the very special rare and endemic Berlepch’s Canastero. Our return to La Paz will be early to allow sufficient time to prepare for tomorrows early morning departure.

Day 21

Transfer to international flight.


Prices


PRICES AS FOR YEAR 2009

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6645

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1500

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1100

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1300

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1150

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1500

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950

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950

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2700

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3800

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2900

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2900

5

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2600

6

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2350

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2150

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