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Tours / Hummingbirds of Southern Peru, photo tour
About hummingbirds
In Southern Peru, you'll find Cusco, the center of Inca culture. From there, we start our journey to beautiful places and ecosystems,
where we'll search for and photograph some of the most beautiful hummingbirds in the world.
On this trip we will go for the rarely seen hummingbirds that are found in the heights of the Andes.
Itinerary
In this spectacular journey, we will explore beautiful Andean and mountain habitats with a great diversity of birds, especially hummingbirds.
First, we will visit Abra Málaga, where we will encounter the White-tufted Sunbeam (E=Endemic), Scaled Metaltail, Sapphire-vented Puffleg,
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, and possibly the Blue-mantled Thornbill and Andean Hillstar.
Moving on to various hotspots, we will encounter the gorgeous Bearded Mountaineer (E), as well as the Green-and-white Hummingbird (E),
Sword-billed Hummingbird, Giant Hummingbird, and possibly the Great Sapphirewing.
Continuing our journey along the famous Manu Road, with its diverse ecological zones, we will find the Buff-thighed Puffleg, Peruvian Piedtail (E),
Rufous-booted Racket-tail, Gould's Inca, Rufous-capped Thornbill, White-bearded Hermit, Buff-tailed Sicklebill, Rufous-crested Coquette,
and Wire-crested Thorntail.
We will also come across numerous tanagers and many other colorful birds.
Details
This tour has a variable start date and is recommended from April to November. We will listen to your availability to coordinate
an appropriate date to make the trip. Minimum group size: two photographers.
We have carefully chosen the route to find these special hummingbirds, and with our support, we will get the best photos.
It includes
- Tour guide and local guides in the Reserves.
- Private overland transport.
- Main meals.
- Drinking water.
- Entrance fees, and guide fees.
- All accommodation.
Not included
- Drinks.
- Travel insurance.
- Laundry.
Leader
Carlos Calle
He is a conservationist and nature and bird photographer in Peru. He is passionate about birds and especially hummingbirds.Owner partner of the Fundo Alto Nieva Reserve, in the Bosque del Alto Mayo, in Northern Peru.
He has photographed more than 1,100 birds in Peru, and knows each one very well.
He has published the books: "Hummingbirds of Peru" and "Lima, vida silvestre y rutas espectaculares".
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