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(BW 57) Intense Birding in 4WD to Valleys and Cloud forest. Like BW 56-IN plus Kharawasi. Overnight in Tambo or Comarapa.

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Specialties :Like BW 56-IN and: Huayco Tinamou, Andean Guan, Andean Parakeet, Great Sapphirewing, Red-tailed Comet, Long-tailed Sylph, Golden-headed Quetzal, Slender-billed Miner, Streaked Tuftedcheek, Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant, Chestnut-belted Chat-Tyrant, Masked Flowerpiercer, Plushcap, Citrine Warbler, Spectacled Redstart, Rufous-bellied Saltator, Fulvous-headed Brush-Finch. among others.

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, Ocellated Piculet, Slaty Gnateater, Spot-breasted Thornbird, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Sharp-Tailed Streamcreeper, Streaked Xenops, Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch, etc.  Later in the morning we climb the mountain top to listen out for or even see Huayco Tinamou, Streak-fronted Thornbird, Giant Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, White-backed Fire-eye and Olive-crowned Crescent-chest amongst others. Around midday we’ll start travelling 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 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, Saffron-billed Sparrow and Ultramarine Grosbeak.

Day 2: Sunrise walk to the entrance of Kharawasi where we will enjoy breakfast while hearing Hooded and Brown Tinamous, Andean Guan, Crested and Golden-headed Quetzals, 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. Picnic in the forest and return back to the hotel just before evening, or we return for lunch at Hotel Paraíso or Tambo, take a siesta and enjoy a night walk after dinner. 

Day 3: Early start to reach the La Siberia mountain pastures and dwarf forest on the mountain ridge and have breakfast. This habitat is a complete change from the other places we have visited enabling us to spot birds such as Black-hooded Sunbeam and Black-throated Thistletail, as well as Andean parakeet, Great Saphirewing, Red-tailed Comet, Scaled Metaltail, Slender-billed Miner, Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant, D´Orbiny´s Chat-Tyrant, Pale-legged Swallow, Chestnut-bellied and Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanagers, White-browed and Blue-backed Conebills, Gray-bellied Flowerpiercer, Citrine Warbler, Plushcap, Spectacled Redstart, Fulvous-headed Brush-Finch, Rufous-bellied Saltator (actually a tanager), amongst others. Lunch and rest back at the hotel. Immediately after lunch we come back down to the semi -arid cacti region of Mataral of Mataral, where during the afternoon can be seen 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.

 

 

Available options with:
  • Trilingual Guide
  • Personal Transport
Destinations to visit Time required Difficulty Total hours As EXAMPLE,groups of 5 persons/p.p. the price in bolivianos is from:
- Amboró National Park
- Central Bolivia
- Samaipata
- Valleys
3 daysEasy14 hrs/day.bs. 2.295
ALL INCLUSIVE Double occupancy, ask for single supplement.


This tour includes: professional birding guide (trilingual biologist) with laser pointer, binocs, scope and tripod, spotting light and full color fieldguides. Snacks; every breakfast, lunch, dinner, in restaurant or picnic, according tour description; fruit; bottled water; poncho; hotel or camping equipment, according tour description; entrance fees; and private transport throughout the excursion. (given the need, he also takes with him recording and playback equipment, digital video and digital photo camera attachable to the scope).


This tour DOES NOT includes: Transfer from or to Samaipata, sodas and alcoholic drinks, cigarettes and candies, tips, phone or internet communication, laundry serv ice, breakfast the first day; neither dinner nor hotel the last night.


NOTES:  We accept payment in Bs, Є and US$ as well as Travellers Cheques & Credit Cards (ask). Please note in Samaipata you can only change US$/Bs in the Exchange Bureau. Also available an ATM facility from Mon to Fri, please bring national currency for extras. 



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