Day 1: We will start early, so upon arriving at the stream below El Fuerte (or the trail next to the Gas Duct) we will enjoy our breakfast. There will be the opportunity to explore the subtropical forest at the foot of cliffs that rise up towards the ruins, looking for: Andean Condor, Large-tailed Dove, Mitred Parakeet, Green-cheeked Parakeet, White-tipped Swift, Planalto Hermit, Slender-tailed Woodstar, Ocellated Piculet, Slaty Gnateater, Spot-breasted Thornbird, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Sharp-Tailed Streamcreeper, Streaked Xenops, Rusty-browed and Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finches, etc. Later in the morning we’ll drive up to visit the pre-Columbian ruins of El Fuerte which displays very well preserved and massive pre-Columbian rock carvings and restored   Inca villages between huge terraces. El Fuerte is an UNESCO site and you will have chance to learn about the cultural and historical relevance of this fascinating heritage site. We can hear and hopefully see Streak-fronted Thornbird, Giant Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, White-backed Fire-eye and Olive-crowned Crescent-chest amongst others. Around midday we’ll start traveling to Saipina, through semi-arid scenery (cacti desert). Upon arrival in Saipina we’ll have lunch in a restaurant or continue to have picnic at the next stop. After lunch, we will continue to visit a watered isolated oasis, which is set amongst the shadows of multi-colored cliffs and is home to 4 endemics we hope to see: Red-fronted Macaw, Cliff Parakeet, Bolivian Blackbird, Bolivian Earthcreeper, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, White-winged Black-Tyrant, Cliff Flycatcher, etc. As dusk approaches we will make for Comarapa where we will stay overnight in Hotel Paraíso (or in the Mission of Tambo). This route will allow us to see rock paintings and birds such as Harris’s Hawk, Ruddy and Picui Ground-Doves, Blue-fronted Parrot, Cream-backed Woodpecker, White-bellied Tyrannulet, Bay-winged and Shiny Cowbirds, Ultramarine Grosbeak.

Day 2: Today we wake up to a morning walk to the entrance of Kharawasi where we will enjoy breakfast while hearing Hooded and Brown Tinamous, Andean Guan, Crested Quetzal, Blue-banded Toucanet, Hooded Mountain-Toucan, Streaked Tuftedcheek, the endemic Rufous-faced Antpitta, White-throated Antpitta, Thrilling Tapaculo, Barred and Band-tailed Fruiteaters, White-eared and Andean Solitaires, Slaty and Glossy-black Trushes. During the morning we could also see: Solitary and Black-and-Chestnut Eagles, Collared Inca, Violet-fronted Starfrontlet, endemic Black-hooded Sunbeam, Black-winged and Red-billed Parrots, Crimson-mantled, Red-necked and Smoky-Brown Woodpeckers, Strong-billed and Montane Woodcreepers, Pearled Treerunner, Azara’s Spinetail, Light-crowned Spinetail, Tawny-rumped, Buff-banded, White-throated and Sclater’s Tyrannulets, Andean Tyrant, Chestnut-belted and Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrants, Chestnut-crested and Red-crested Cotingas, Yungas Manakin, Pale-legged and Three-striped Warblers, Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, Saffron-crowned and Green-throated Tanagers, Capped Conebill, Rufous-napped Brush-Finch, etc. Picnic will be in the dwarf forest of La Siberia, this change of habitat will give us a chance to observe endemic species such as Black-hooded Sunbeam and Black-throated Thistletail, as well as Scaled Metaltail, D´Orbiny´s Chat-Tyrant, Pale-legged Swallow, Chestnut-bellied and Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanagers, White-browed and Blue-backed Conebills, Gray-bellied Flowerpiercer, Spectacled Redstart, amongst others. After lunch we come back down to the semi-arid cacti region of Mataral, where during the afternoon we can visit the best rock paintings in those valleys, while spotting Blue-crowned Parakeet, White-bellied Hummingbird, Spot-backed Puffbird, Cream-backed Woodpecker, White-fronted Woodpecker, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, endemic Bolivian Earthcreeper, Stripe-crowned Spinetail, Barred Antshrike, Greater Wagtail-Tyrant, Crowned Slaty-Flycatcher, White-tipped Plantcutter, Purple-throated Euphonia, Black-capped and Ringed Warbling-Finches, Red-crested and Gray-crested Finches, Saffron-billed Sparrow and Black-backed Grosbeak. As dusk approaches we return to Samaipata, with good chances of seeing on route  Buff-necked Ibis, White-tipped Dove, Purplish and Plush-crested Jays.