8x Breakfast

8x Dinner

7x Lunch

Accommodation included: 8 nights

Binoculars, telescopes

GST (Goods and Services Tax)

Private transportation

Entry/Admission - Los Flamencos Nature...

Entry/Admission - Los Flamencos Nature Sanctuary

Entry/Admission - Taironaka Turismo Ecologico

Entry/Admission - Parque Isla Salamanca

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Alcoholic beverages

Airline tickets

Gratuities

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Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Stop At: Santa Marta, Santa Marta, Santa Marta Municipality, Magdalena Department
The trip starts wellcoming our clients in Santa Marta when they arrive with an overview of birdwatching in the Colombian Caribbean Coast. If you arrive early you have the option of an introductory area tour.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Santa Marta

Day 2: Minca-San Lorenzo

Stop At: Minca, Minca, Santa Marta Municipality, Magdalena Department
This morning´s birdwatching starts going up from Minca to San Lorenzo located at 2.200 m.a.s.l., in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park. We will drive up on a 4x4 traction vehicle until the (Important Avian Conservation Area) AICA Sierra Nevada, a priviledged area where you can see more than 27 endemic species. We offer overnight accommodations at a beautiful area lodge. The birds to see in this area include: Black cheeked Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), Santa Marta Parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata), Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix), White-tailed Starfrontlet (Coeligena phalerata), and the Santa Marta Seedeater (Catamenia homochroa oreophila).
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in San Lorenzo

Day 3: San Lorenzo-Cerro Kennedy

Stop At: Cerro Kennedy, Santa Marta, Santa Marta Municipality Colombia
The day starts with an organic hot chocolate from the region. We head to Cerro Kennedy arriving at “La Laguna Encantada” (The enchanted waterspring). It´s the source of the Gaira River. It nestles a great number of endemic species (ej. Santa Marta Parakeet, Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant, White-lored Warbler) as well as some recently described species that lack basic information. (ej. Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner, Santa Marta Antbird y Sierra Nevada Brushfinch). Some species that can be observed after dark include: Santa Marta Screech Owl (Megascops gilesi), Rusty-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis fuscorufa), Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula), White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus). Santa Marta Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanocephalus), Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale). A picnic style lunch will be served at midday followed by a power nap to retake the trail to San Lorenzo trying to observe the endemics.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in San Lorenzo

Day 4: San Lorenzo - Minca

Stop At: Minca, Minca, Santa Marta Municipality, Magdalena Department
The last morning at the high mountain ridge, we can enjoy birdwatching in the lodge´s surrounding area and then start our descent after breakfast. We will birdwatch all the way down to Santa Marta. Along the way we can possibly enjoy species like Rusty-headed Spinetail - (Synallaxis fuscorufa), Santa Marta Brush-Finch - (Atlapetes melanocephalus), Black-backed Thornbill - (Ramphomicron dorsale). We will have lunch in Minca where we will enjoy the local scene including organic coffee, cocoa, handicrafts and a relaxed atmosphere to go over the check list for the day.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Santa Marta

Day 5: The Guajira Peninsula

Stop At: Los Flamencos Nature Sanctuary, Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia
We will visit Los Flamencos Fauna y Flora Sanctuary, a beautiful place to observe acuatic and desert birds. Here we can see the Vermilion Cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus), among others like White-whiskered Spinetail (Synallaxis candei), Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus), Buffy Hummingbird (Leucippus fallax), Tocuyo Sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis) and of course, the American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), the park´s emblematic bird. An evening drive back to Riohacha for the overnight stay, goes through oceanside cliffs and overlooks, the Sierra Nevada and its National Park on the mountain side and the Tayrona National Park towards the Caribbean Sea.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Riohacha

Day 6: Don Diego River´s

Stop At: Taironaka Turismo Ecologico, Santa Marta Kilometro 56,6 Troncal del Caribe. Troncal del Caribe, Santa Ana Colombia
This morning we will walk up along the Don Diego River´s edge till we reach a place called Taironaka a reconstruction of a Tayrona ancestral village. After a snack we will take a boat ride down river to the sea to observe aquatic birds, besides howler monkeys and caimans (a small alligator).

Some species we can observe include Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha), Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata), Olivaceous Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus olivaceus), Southern Bentbill (Oncostoma olivaceum), Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus), Orange-crowned Oriole (Icterus auricapillus), Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) and White-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza longipes). After sunset we will drive to Santa Marta.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Santa Marta

Day 7: Isla de Salamanca

Stop At: Parque Isla Salamanca, Km 11 via Santa Marta - Troncal del Caribe, Barranquilla Colombia
Waking up early in Santa Marta affords us the opportunity to take a scenic drive to the Vía Parque Isla de Salamanca to observe the endemic Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird (Lepidopyga lilliae), among others species like the Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus), White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis), Bicolored Conebill (Conirostrum bicolor), Bronzed- Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus armenti). Cienaga, the historic home of the folkloric Cumbia rhythm is the setting for our traditional lunch and rest after which we will continue birdwatching. On our return to Santa Marta we will visit the home of the Chestnut-winged Chachalaca (Ortalis garrula) another endemic species around sunset.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Santa Marta

Day 8: Taganga

Stop At: Taganga, Taganga, Santa Marta Municipality, Magdalena Department
This area is located at 75 m.a.s.l. at 10km from Santa Marta and you can observe aquatic birds as well as Tropical Dry Forest dwellers. After a few hours of birding we will descend back to town and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon we will visit Puerto Vale to continue birdwatching. The following species can be observed in these areas: Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis), Black-backed Antshrike (Thamnophilus melanonotus), Slender-billed Tyrannulet (Inezia tenuirostris), White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus), Barred Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis).
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Santa Marta

Day 9: Santa Marta - End of trip

Stop At: Santa Marta, Santa Marta, Santa Marta Municipality, Magdalena Department
Breakfast at the hotel and end of trip.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.

Bird Watching: Santa Marta & The Guajira Peninsula

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