More Details About this Trip:
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The fantastic birding Trip includes all of the top birding sites from the area. Sites like Trail to "Puente Ruinas", the amazing Inca Ruins and perhaps the most famous tourist site in the world, Machu Picchu.
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Key species we will be looking for during this trip: Inca Wren, Masked Fruiteater, Cusco Brushfinch, Sclater's Tyrannulet, Mitred Parakeets, Andean Cock of the Rock, White-tipped Swifts among others.
Pricing: $1690 US Dollars, or £1310 GBP for 5 Days and 4 Nights
Group Size: Most tours viable at 4 to 8 participants (priced at 6 participants).
Birding Machu Picchu
Habitats and
Special Sites
Polylepis forests, mountains, lakes
Other Attractions
Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Cusco (the historical Incan capital city of Peru), Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Qenko, Sacsayhuaman.
Birds
Inca Wren, Masked Fruiteater, Cuzco Brushfinch, Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Green-and-white Hummingbird, Creamy-crested Spinetail, Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch, White-tufted Grebe, Slate-colored Coot, Wren-like Rushbird, Yellow-winged Blackbird, White-eared Solitaire, Sclater’s Tyrannulet, Mitred Parakeet, Bolivian Tyrannulet, Silver-backed Tanager, White-tipped Swift, Hooded Siskin, Band-tailed Seedeater, Pale-eyed Thrush, Oleaginous Hemispingus, Capped Conebill, Long-tailed Sylph, Torrent Duck, White-capped Dipper, Cinnamon Teal, Puna Teal, Many-colored Rush Tyrant, Bare-faced Ground Dove, Andean Flicker and Peruvian Sierra-Finch.
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This trip usually records well over 100 bird species in just five days, and The trip will likely pick up over 10 local endemics to the area. Top local guides will also help you find a number of Andean endemics, near endemics and other key species.
Birding Northern Peru: Endemics and Spectacular Hummingbirds with José Antonio Padilla: February 16 to 29 plus additional Endemics Extension to March 6
Birding Northern Peru: Endemics and Spectacular Hummingbirds with José Antonio Padilla: March 20 to April 2 plus additional Endemics Extension to April 8
Birding Peru's Manu Biosphere Reserve: Essential Montane and Amazon Habitats with José Antonio Padilla: July 8 to 22 plus Machu Picchu Extension to July 26
Birding Peru's Manu Biosphere Reserve: Essential Montane and Amazon Habitats with José Antonio Padilla: August 17 to 31 plus Machu Picchu Extension to September 4
Birding Peru's Manu Biosphere Reserve: Essential Montane and Amazon Habitats with TBA: August 24 to September 6 plus Machu Picchu Extension to September 12
Birding Peru's Manu Biosphere Reserve: Essential Montane and Amazon Habitats with Lelis Navarrete: September 6 to 20 plus Machu Picchu Extension to September 24