The Northern Peru Birding Trip will take you into the dry deciduous forest of the pacific coast and visit the prosopis acacia woodlands. In this 12 day birding program you will explore the, habitat which contain the Peruvian Plantcutter and the Rufuos Flycatcher, Collared Antshrike, Scarlet-backed Woodpecker among other specialities of the zone and give you one of the most spectacular and prized of all the hummingbirds of the world - the Marvelous Spatuletail . You will go in search of the White-winged Guan in the forests of Lambayeque and cross the Andes to arrive at the cloudforest where you will observe mixed flocks of tanagers, fruiteaters, cotingas and flowerpiercers. Finally the trip ends in the Amazonian lowlands.

This is trip is designed to explore areas where you can see endemics and birds on the threatened list. For those who are looking for new species there are the Marvellous Spatuletail, Bar-winged Wood-Wren, Ash-throated Antwren and Ecuadorian specialities as Ecuadorian Piedtail, Tumbes Pewee, Tumbes Swift, Tumbes Swallow . New birders will delight in seeing colourful birds like the impressive Gray-breasted Mountain -Toucan, Golden Headed Quetzal, Masked Trogon, Flame-faced and White-capped Tanager . Also the zone is famous for its recent discoveries like the Lulu's Tody-Tyrant, Ochre-breasted Antpitta and the mythical Long-whiskered Owl. We designed the program to spend the nights in the most appropriate and best hotels the region has to offer.

This trip is at a highly competitive price. Our guide is Peruvian with excellent English who has guided throughout Peru and alongside many top birders.

Price: $2760/person based on a minimum group of 3. Single person supplement: $150

The Northern Peru Birding Trip (12 days) includes:

• Private transfer from airport to hotel in Lima
• Private transport for the duration of the trip
• Flights Lima-Chiclayo and Tarapoto-Lima
• 2 nights in Hotel Manhattan, Lima
• 1 night in La Quinta, Santa Eulalia
• 1 night in Los Horcones, Tucume
• 2 nights in Hotel Remanso, Olmos
• 1 night in Hotel El Bosque, Jaen
• 3 nights in Puerto Pumas, Pomacochas
• 1 night in Hotel Nilas, Tarapoto
• Specialist Guide
• Food as the itinerary