Colombia Photo Expedition

Colombia October 31 to November 11, 2024 Max. 6 10 Nights

Colombia Birding Photography - The Western Andes Colombia Bird Photography Tour Expedition

Welcome to the ultimate Colombia birding photography tour as we travel through the Western Andes region of this remarkable country. This immersive photo expedition is tailor-made for avid birdwatchers and photography enthusiasts, providing unparalleled opportunities to capture the awe-inspiring beauty of Colombia's diverse avian species. From resplendent hummingbirds to magnificent raptors, our expert guides will lead you to the top locations for dazzling bird photography, ensuring an unforgettable experience in one of the world's most biodiverse and vibrant habitats.

11-Day Colombia Bird Photography Tour Highlights:

This photo expedition takes us on a journey through the hills and valleys of Colombia’s western Andes, visiting top locations for dazzling bird photography opportunities near Cali, Valle del Cauca, and Manizales, and Caldas, with opportunities to see and photograph some of the region’s rare and endemic species. Highlights and targets of this expedition include the endemic Multi-colored Tanager, Chestnut Wood Quail and Rainbow-bearded Thornbill. Other targets are Toucan Barbet, Guira Tanager, as many as five different antpitta species including Crescent-faced, Equatorial, State-crowned, Bi-colored and Chestnut-crowned, and a visit to a Golden-collared Manakin lek, Toucans, Tanagers, and many, many more. 

Our focus will be the Valle del Cauca, a strangely flat and elevated basin over 1000m elevation. This valley and surrounding cloud-forested mountains are home to over 800 species of Colombia’s 1,850+ species (with 79 endemics) making it an ideal birding location, with easy travel along the basin, and accessible forays into the mountains to see higher elevation species. Key features of the area are the number of private landowners who are collectively increasing areas protected from land use changes, and maintaining natural flora and fauna, along with the various National Parks. It is these local efforts that are becoming particularly efficient at attracting visitors of both human and avian kind, making it viable to leave the habitat and birds predominantly unmolested. Most make use of feeders to attract the grand variety of multi-colored tanagers, glittering hummingbirds and other special species into view, creating ideal opportunities for photography.

Get ready to witness and capture the mesmerizing moments as we delve into the heart of Colombia’s avian wonders! Book your Colombia photography tour today!

Tour Details

Price: $6,357 (per-person double occupancy)

Single Supplement: $800 (per-person)

Included: In-country accommodations, ground transportation, meals from dinner on first day to breakfast on last day, English speaking guide and entrance fees.

Not Included: Airfare, personal items such as alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, gift shop, laundry, tips, etc. are not included.

From: Cali (CLO)

Minimum Participants: 4

Participant Limit: 6

Activity Level: Easy

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Registration

Deposit: 30% per-person deposit is required to hold your spot on this tour (with your registration form)

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To book your space on the tour, please contact us at info@naturalselectionstours.com

Tour Leader

James Adams and Naun Amable Silva.

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Natural Selections Tours thanks Zeiss Optics in partnering with us to advance birding, ecotourism, and conservation. Zeiss Optics is a world leader in quality optics products and service, and we are proud to work together making our world a better place by seeing beyond, together!

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