PERU - ANDES TO AMAZON & BEYOND!
Peru is literally a birders paradise with an amazing species list of just over 1,800. This tour takes us from the coast, up to the high puna zone and all the way along the fabled Manu Road into the heart of Amazonia on one of the world’s greatest birding journeys. Our coverage includes boat rides below seacliffs teeming with seabirds, secluded lodges in the Amazonian wilderness, boat rides into the Amazon, a spectacular macaw clay lick, high altitude specialities and more! To walk the numerous trails in the Manu Biosphere Reserve, searching for the various antbirds, antpittas or 1,000 other species recorded here is surely one of the most exciting birding experiences imaginable. We will have several days to explore and marvel at the sheer beauty and feeling of pure wilderness of this most diverse of eco-systems. We can watch in awe at the sight of hundreds of macaws, parrots and parakeets flying in the early morning light to a salt lick on the banks of an isolated river. We can enjoy the spectacle of an Andean Cock-of-the-Rock lek, and we can sail across tranquil oxbow lakes and travel to one of the best-known archaeological sites in the world – Machu Picchu. We aim to see in excess of 600 species and this is without doubt one of the most exciting holidays that ZOOTHERA currently run. Imagine sailing down one of the tributaries of the Amazon as the early morning mist slowly recedes, raucous Blue-and-Yellow Macaws flying overhead and the eerie cry of Howler Monkeys calling from the surrounding jungle. This holiday of a lifetime will see us well looked after by our local guides, as we relax in picturesque lodges in prime birdwatching areas. From the Pacific coast, to Machu Picchu and the Manu - Peru has it all!
MAIN TOUR:
Thurs 5th - Sat 21st September 2024
Lake Junin & Santa Eulalia Ext:
31st Aug - 4th September 2024
KEY SPECIES
Here are just a few of the key species we will be targetting on this tour:
- Bartlett's Tinamou
- Humboldt Penguin
- Orinoco Goose
- Red-legged Cormorant
- Hoatzin
- Pale-winged Trumpeter
- Razor-billed Curassow
- Inca Tern
- Rufous-banded Owl
- Koepcke's Screech-Owl
- Andean Potoo
- Long-tailed Potoo
- Ladder-tailed Nightjar
- Wattled Guan
- Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
- Blue-headed Macaw
- Black-throated Toucanet
- Golden-collared Toucanet
- Chestnut-crested Cotinga
- Spangled Cotinga
- Bearded Mountaineer
- Koepcke's Hermit
- Rufous-crested Coquette
- Coppery-naped Puffleg
- Violet-throated Starfrontlet
- White-tufted Sunbeam
- Rufous-capped Thornbill
- Pavonine Quetzal
- Scarlet-hooded Barbet
- Red-and-white Antpitta
- Amazonian Antpitta
- Thrush-like Antpitta
- Hairy-crested Antbird
- Goeldi's Antbird
- Manu Antbird
- Black-spotted Bare-eye
- Rufous-capped Nunlet
- Lanceolated Monklet
- Inca Wren
- Chestnut-breasted Wren
- Western Striolated Puffbird
- Black-streaked Puffbird
- Amazonian Umbrellabird
- Great Jacamar
- Purus Jacamar
- Surf Cinclodes
- Coastal Miner
- Thick-billed Miner
- Rusty-fronted Canastero
- Black-tailed Leaftosser
- Bar-bellied Woodcreeper
- Creamy-crested Spinetail
- Marcapata Spinetail
- White-browed Tit-Spinetail
- Ashy-breasted Tit-Spinetail
- Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant
- Parodi's Hemispingus
- Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet
- Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher
- White-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher
- Flammulated Bamboo-Tyrant
- Rusty-belted Tapaculo
- Cerulean-capped Manakin
- Bare-necked Fruitcrow
- Yellow-billed Nunbird
- Golden-collared Honeycreeper
- Golden-eared Tanager
- Silver-backed Tanager
- Yellow-throated Tanager
- Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch
- Cusco Brush-Finch
- Black-faced Brush-Finch
Leaders: Ramiro Yabar and Zoothera leader
Ground Price (Main): £6500.00 - Lima/Lima
Airfare: £950.00 - £1450.00 (Approx) - UK/UK
Single supplement: £650.00 (please note single rooms may not be available in the Manu)
Deposit: £500.00
Group size: Minimum for tour to go ahead 6 and maximum 10 with 2 leaders.
Included in cost: Accommodation in twin rooms en-suite, all meals including picnic lunches where necessary (from dinner on Day 1 to breakfast on Day 19), domestic flights, bottled water, all entrance fees, transport throughout, coastal boat excursion at Pucusana and services of local guides and leaders.
Not included: International airfare, insurance, departure tax, drinks, tips, and items of a personal nature.
Accommodation: The hotels used during this tour range from good to standard, all with en-suite facilities except at Amazonia Lodge where there are separate shower/toilet blocks. We will stay in the best available lodges/hotels which are as close to the birding sites as possible in order for us to maximise our time in the field.
Tour Code: This is a relatively adventurous tour as we make early starts and have long days in the field, although in the Manu we usually take a couple of hours off to relax over the midday period. There is some high-altitude birding on this tour and you need to be of a reasonable fitness to walk at these elevations. Some long drives are necessary but the roads are mainly paved now and our minibus/coach is comfortable and well maintained. The weather is variable at this time of year, but expect it to be hot and humid in the Manu, ranging to cold with possible snow showers in higher areas. Some rain is to be expected in the Amazon and cloud forest.
