Scarlet Banded Barbet
This itinerary covers a wide range of ecosystems in the Amazon and lowland areas along the Marañón River, including tropical forests, cloud forests, highland dry forests, and coastal dry forests in Peru, among others. We offer our clients the flexibility to choose the region they want to explore or the bird species they want to observe or photograph. Our team will organize their trip in the best possible way, with an itinerary of at least 4 days to ensure an enriching experience.
Arriveing Day
We arrive in Tarapoto from the Lima airport in 1 hour and 20 minutes. We will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to Unidad Bellavista, which will take approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Hotel Monte Verde-Bellavista.
Day 1
We start around 6:00 a.m. by taking a 4x4 vehicle and head to the platform. The trip takes approximately 6 hours, with some stops along the way to observe birds such as the backward pewe and the gray-tailed piha. Our priority is to find the scarlet-banded barbet, which we will search for in the afternoon. Lodging is basic, with comfortable rooms but no private bathrooms or hot water. In the evening, we may also look for vermiculated owl, rufescent owl and belly owl.
Hotel-Plataforma.
Day 2
We will spend the entire day searching for the area's endemic species and other recorded birds, such as Chestnut-tipped Toucan, Scarlet-breasted and Scaly-breasted Fruitcreeper, Duida's Nuthatch, Gray-tailed Piha, Pink-fronted Parakeet, pied-footed schiffornis, Spadebill, Yellow-cheeked Becard, Andean Laniesoma, Roraiman Flycatcher, Jet, Yungas and Blue-ripped Manakin, as well as a new species of antbird that was recently discovered.
Hotel-Plataforma.
Day 3
We return to Bellavista and continue to Tarapoto. We will take a 10 km detour from the main road to the dry forest in the Huallaga valley, where we will look for birds such as the sulphur-bellied skipper, chestnut-throated spoonbill, ashy-headed greenlet, band-tailed skipper, white-bellied pygmy tyrant, among others. Then we continue to Tarapoto in the evening.
Hotel Rio Cumbaza-Tarapoto.
Day 4
You can continue with our itinerary to northern Peru from Tarapoto or simply opt for an airport transfer.
Airport.
