Birdwatching Cusco, Machu Picchu and Manu 12D/11N

Today again we will be leaving early by our vehicle to Abra Malaga part of the Cloud forest where will look for Endemic species: Inca Wren, Urubamba Antpitta, Marcapata Spenitail, Parodi´s Hemispingus, Red and White Antpitta, Cuzco Brush Finch, and Unstreak Tit tyrant and we will see more for example. Puna Thistletail, White Browed Conebill, tree stripe Hemispingus, Scarlet Bellied Mountain Finch, Citrinne Warbler, Swork billed Hummingbird, Red Crested Cotinga, Pale Footted Swallow, Blue Backed Conebill, Superciarias Hemispingus, Trilling Tapaculo, Moustached Flowerpiercer, Hooded Mountain Tanager so many more species will be see during day and then in the afternoon will be retorn to Ollantaytambo with same stops in the way and stay Hotel.

Early birding High Altitud Polilepys Forest. This day again will leave the Hotel to Abra Malaga with Stops for breakfast and then look for Endemics; Junin Canastero, White Tafted Sunbeam, Chestnut Breasted Mountain Finch, Creamy Crested Spinetail, and then will be continue the trip up the mountain where will be start walk up the mountain for 30 minutes and then down the mountain to polilepys fores where is Good place to the: Royan Cinclodes, Ash Breasted Tit Tyrant, Tawny Tit Spinetail, White Browed Tit Spinetail, dÓrbines chat Tyrant, Blue Mantled Thornbill, Puna Tapaculo, Red Giant Conebill, Thick Billed Siskin, Stripe Headed Antpitta, Glacier Finch, Boulder Finch, Andean Flicker, Taczanowskis Ground Tyrant and will be observe more specien this área all High altitud of species after will go down all the valley and find our vehicle we will be go eat our lunch andthen come down to Ollantaytambo where will be take train to Machu Picchu where stay at Aguas Calientes Hotel.

This morning after breakfast we will visit the Machupicchu where spend couple hours there we will be visit sacred place of the Incas where can be observe old Inca town and after will came down to Aguas Calientes where will be have lunch and after will be go to birding where we have chance to see the: Sclater´s Tyrannulet, Mottled Cheeked Tyrannulet, Chestnut Capped Brush Finch, Ocellated Piculet, Blue Necked Tanager, Torred Duck, White Capped Dipper and many more species will see and after this activety will back to Aguas Calientes where will be take train to Ollantaytambo and drive to Cusco stay at hotel.

Today we will leave with our vehicle to Manu Road with stops in the way for observe the birds: first stop in Huacarpay Lake look for: Plumbeous Rail, Many colored Rush Tyrant, Wren like rushbird, Peruvian Sierra Finch, Bearded Mountainer, Yellow Winged Blackbird, rusty Fronted Canastero, bare Faced Ground Dove, Puna Teal, Chilean Flamingo and many other common species will be seen in the area after we will be continue to Paucartambo where we will stop to buy same drinks and others what it is needed after this stop will be continue Manu Road with stops and look for birds where it´s start the cloud forest and Manu National Park great place to see the: Yungas Pygmy Owl, Golden Collared Tanager, Moustached Flowerpiercer, Masked Flowerpiercer, Pearl Tree runner, Puna Thistletail, Tyrian Metaltail, Brown Back chat Tyran and many other species of birds and then will continue to Wayquecha the lodge where will be we have hummingbird and Tanager feeders in the lodge where can be see the: Goudls Inca, Long tailed Sylph, Shinning Sunbeam, Amethyst Throated Sunangel, Cusco Start Fronlet, Tyrian Metaltail, White Bellied Woodstart and in the afternoon we are going roadside birding good place to see the Gray Breasted Mountain Toucan, Barred Fruiteater, Chestnut Crested Cotinga, White banded Tyrannulet, Hooded Mountain Tanager, Scarlet Bellied Mountain Tanager, Azara´s Spinetail, Sierran Elaenia, Black Faced Brush Finch Grass green Tanager and many others we will see after we return to lodge for coffee and we will go out to look for Swallow Tailed Nightjar after we will be backed to lodge for dinner, spend at Wayquecha Lodge.

This morning we will have early breakfast at lodge and then after will be leave with our vehicle to Cock of the rock Lodge drive it two hours but we will spend birding on the way so we will look for mix flock’s species where we can see a lot of species. Gray Breasted Mountain Toucan, Band Tailed Fruiteater, Barred Fruiteater, Marcapata spinetail, Golden Headed Quetzal, Mountain Cacique, Blue Banded Toucanet, Inca Flycatcher, Blue and Black Tanager, Foulvos Wren, Spectacckled Red start, Slaty Backed Chat Tyrant, Montane Woodcreeper, Olive Backed Woodcreeper, Saffron Crowned Tanager, Slaty Tanager, White Throated Tyrannulet, Solitary Eagle, Black and Chestnut Eagle, Streak Tuftedcheek, Versicolored Barbet, Masked Trogon, Yellow throated Tanager, Bolivian Tyrannulet, Golden Olive Woodpecker, Buff tight Pufleg and many more species we will see all morning and then will be continuing to Cock of the rock Lodge for lunch first we can have accommodation rooms, then we take a lunch after will to birding up the road again by our vehicle roadside birding, look for Andean Cock of the Rock, Crested Quetzal, Dusky Green Oropendola, White crowned Tapaculo, Yellow throated Chlorospingus, Common Chlorospingus, Black Faced Brush Finch, Spotted Tanager, Montane Foliage Gleaner, Andean Motmot, Black Eared Hemispingus and after birding we will be waiting until get dark and look for: Rufescent Screech Owl, Lyre tailed Nightjar. and back lodge Dinner stay at CORL.

After early breakfast at the lodge and we will look for hummingbirds in the garden good to see the: Endemic Peruvian Piedtail, and others Violet Fronted Brilliant, Rufous Booted rackettail, Speckled Hummingbird, Wire Crested Thorntail, Many Spotted Hummingbird, Geoffroy´s Daggerbill Fork Tailed Woodnymph, Green Hermit, Sparkling Violetear and others after we will have roadside Birding to look for mix flocks: Tanagers, Flycatchers, Antwrens, Woodcreepers, Andean Cock of the rock, Crested Quetzal, Yungas Manakin, Warblers, Slaty Gnateater, Black Streak Puffbird, Streak Xenops, and we will be observing many of species of birds, we will see during the day in this area, there are many more birds we will see at this great place at this altitud it´s 4889 ft.

This is an early breakfast to start and then we will be travelling down to the Bambu Lodge with stops where we look for Cinnamon Faced Tyrannulet, Amazonian Umbrella Bird, Olive Finch, Ornate Flycatcher, solitary Eagle, Cuzco Warbler, Rufescent Antshrike, Paradise Tanager, Golden Tanager, Black Back Tody Flycatcher, and later in the day we will arrive to Bambu Lodge for lunch and after we will visit the hummingbird feeders Inka Amazonia it´s 1 hour from Bambu lodge drive 30 minutes where we will be observing hummingbirds and tanagers great place: Rufous Crested Coquette, Blue Fronted Lancebill, Goulds Jewellfront, Koepke´s Hermit, White Bearded Hermit, White Browed Hermit, Golden Tailed Sapphire, Long Billed Starthroat, White Necked Jacobin, Violet Headed Hummingbird, Fork tailed Woodnymph, Buff Tailed Scybill, Many Spotted Hummingbird and Great Billed Hermit so also we have a chance to see the Tanagers like Yellow Bellied Tanager, Turquoise Tanager, Lemon Throated Barbet, Blue Dacnis, Green Honeycreeper, Yellow Bellied Dacnis, Purple Honeycreeper, Palm Tanager and other birds we may see after birding will come to the lodge with stop in the way look other species. Parrots and Red & Green Macaws, and stay at Bambu Lodge.

This morning we will be leaving very early our car to Pilcopata, Salvacion and Dorado Lodge first we will visit another hummingbird feeders where we will have a chance to see the Amazonian Antpitta Scarlet hooded Barbet, Fine Barred Piculet Rufous sided crake, Magpie Tanager, King Vulture, and Hummingbirds: Rufous Breasted Hermit, Black Throated mango, Sapphire Spangled Emerald, Golden Tailed Sapphire, Gray Breasted Sabrewing, Black Tailed Trogon and many other species it will be seen there and then we will be continuing to Salvación and to Dorado Lodge with birding stops in the way, we will arrive late to the Dorado Lodge, and we get to accommodate at the lodge after we are going to explore the trails to look for same Antbird & Antwrens after this activity we will be back to the lodge dinner and stay at lodge.

Early in the morning, we will visit the parrot clay lick, a fascinating natural spectacle where numerous birds gather to feed on clay, a behavior characteristic of many Amazonian species. During this experience, we may observe Mealy Parrot, Yellow-crowned Parrot, Blue-headed Parrot, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Red-bellied Macaw, White-eyed Parakeet, Dusky-headed Parakeet, Orange-cheeked Parrot, Blue-headed Macaw, Cobalt-winged Parakeet, Tui Parakeet, and Blue-and-yellow Macaw, among other species. After this activity, we will return to the lodge for breakfast and a short break before exploring the surrounding rainforest trails. Accompanied by our guide, we will walk through different habitats in search of birds inhabiting the lush Amazonian vegetation, paying special attention to forest-dwelling species and mixed-species flocks. At the end of the day, we will return to Dorado Lodge to relax and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and enchanting sounds of the rainforest.

We will begin the day with another exciting birdwatching excursion along the trails and surrounding areas of Dorado Lodge, exploring the remarkable biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest. Throughout the walk, we will search for a variety of species, including Antbirds and Antwrens, colorful tanagers, flycatchers, toucans, oropendolas, nunbirds, fruitcrows, tityras, cuckoos, woodcreepers, woodpeckers, tyrannulets, foliage-gleaners, becards, hummingbirds, swallows, herons, and egrets. The forest’s diverse habitats offer excellent opportunities to discover birds with unique behaviors, calls, and adaptations. As we explore the peaceful trails, we will also learn about the importance of protecting this remarkable tropical ecosystem. Throughout the morning, we will continue exploring different areas of the forest, making the most of every opportunity to observe and photograph the species we encounter. This experience will allow us to discover more of the Amazon’s rich birdlife and enjoy an authentic rainforest birdwatching adventure at Dorado Lodge.

After breakfast, we will begin our journey back to Cusco, traveling once again through the breathtaking landscapes of the Amazon rainforest, cloud forest, and Andes. Along the way, we will make several strategic stops to rest, enjoy the natural surroundings, and take advantage of our final opportunities to observe birds and photograph the diverse scenery. This will be a long day of travel, offering a wonderful opportunity to appreciate the remarkable changes in vegetation, climate, and altitude along the route, from lush tropical forests to the dramatic Andean landscapes surrounding Cusco. We expect to arrive in Cusco at approximately 5:00 p.m., depending on road conditions and the stops made along the way.