Perhaps this north eastern route is one of the most fascinating routes of the world for birdwatching. It is one of the most varied zones of our planet with more than 800 bird species that can be watched in this route surrounded by wonderful landscapes where there is a great number of endemic species.

This birdwatching route crosses transversely the northern part of Peru from east to west by passing through multiple ecosystems from high tropical jungle by the famous Cloud Forest, Abra Porculla (the lowest mountain range in the Andes) to dry forests in the Region Tumbesina (Tumbes, Peruvian coast).

Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
Jose Alvarez - Promperu

Day 01         LIMA

• Arrival at Jorge Chavez International Airport.
• Reception and transport to the selected hotel.
• Welcoming and briefing.
• Lodging and staying overnight in Lima.

Day 02          LIMA / TARAPOTO

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the airport to take the departure flight to Tarapoto at the scheduled time.
• Lodging at the hotel in Tarapoto.
• Lunch and free afternoon and/or arrival and staying overnight.
• Have dinner at the hotel.

Day 03          TARAPOTO / YURIMAGUAS

• We will have lunch on the way and return to the hotel in the afternoon.
• Have dinner and stay overnight in a comfortable hotel in Tarapoto.

Day 04         TARAPOTO – UPAQUIHUA RAVINE

We will start this day with a tour to Upaquihua Ravine. We will have breakfast on the way and go to travel through a paved road and cross the Colombia Bridge that leads us to Juanjui. Half-way we will take a detour to Upaquihua Ravine, this is a very near zone to the Huallaga River where we can watch Planalto Hermit, Chestnut-Throated Spinetail, Mishana Tyrannulet, Ashy-Headed Greenlet and other species. We are going to stay here almost all the morning.

• In the afternoon, we will be back to Tarapoto to have lunch.
• Then, we are going to Rioja city where we will stay overnight in a comfortable hotel.
• Have dinner in Rioja.
  
  

Johnson's Tody Tyrant
Jose Alvarez - PROMPERU

Day 05          RIOJA -YACUMAMA - MORRO CALZADA

This is a really good day. Early in the morning, we are going to a recreation center called Yacumama which is some miles away from Rioja city. This place is a private concession with 22 hectares approximately. It has a lot of well-conserved vegetation artificial lagoons where fishes are raised. This makes a great amount of birds such as Herons and Bittern appear in the surroundings. The path leading to the interior of the forest are signposted, in these forests avian activity is excellent. Yacumama is an important place as it houses different birds species such as Cinereous Tinamou that can be heard almost immediately. We can also watch the Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Speckled Chachalaca, Cobalt-Wingd Parakeet, Little Cuckoo, Violaceous Trogon, Ringed Kingfisher, Lafresnaye's Piculet among others.

Lunch in Rioja city.
In the afternoon, we will go to Morro Calzada, near Rioja city. Here, the Morro stands out above the plain valley. Its blue color by which it is characterized contrasts with its surrounding green landscape. Its height is 550 meters above sea level. It is possible to walk up to the top and watch the beautiful landscape of the towns around the Hill. Here, we can watch Lafresnaye's Piculet, Cinereous-Breasted Spinetail, Mishana Tyrannulet, White-Bellied Pygmy-Tyrant, Chestnut-Eared Aracari among other species. Have dinner and stay overnight at Rioja Hotel.

Day 06          AGUAS VERDES AND AFLUENTE

Aguas Verdes is a town located in a stretch path of Fernando Belaunde road. Further on there is a bridge with the same name, a nice place to an watch exotic birds. In a dirt road near the river we can watch the beautiful Andean Cock of the Rock, as well as Red-Ruffed Fruitcrow, Ecuadorian Piedtail, Napo Sabrewing, Black-Mandibled Toucan. At the beginning of the bridge, we will explore a dirt road that goes to the slop of a small mountain where we can watch interesting birds species.

Some miles further by the same road is Afluente small village where we are going to look for a path, which we will go down through and watch Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater, Ash-Throated Antwren, Vermilon Tanager. It is always good to take a look at the sky and look for some birds of prey. We are likely to see Orange-Breasted Falcon and Barred Hawk in the surroundings. After an excellent birding day, we are going to stay overnight in the Long-whiskered Owlet Lodge facilities. Have dinner at Lodge.

Andean Cock of the Rock
Terra Incognita - Promperu

Day 07 , 08 , 09          ABRA PATRICIA

This zone has multiple altitudes, it is very rainy and cloudy, that is the reason for fresh air here.
This zone has several paths, which we can go deep into without any risk to birdwatch quietly. In this place, many new birds species were discovered, so that is why it takes many days to watch birds in this stretch path.

During the days we spend in this zone, we are going out very early since there is a lot to see. We will explore boarding dirt roads on this zones where we can find the Royal Sunangel, Ochre-Fronted Antpitta, Bar-Winged Wood-Wren, Johnson’s Tody-Tyrant, White-Capped Tanager, Red-Hooded Tanager, Yellow-Scarfed Tanager; furthermore, we will look for the Long-Whiskered Owlet, recently rediscovered since it was thought to be under extinctiont. Have dinner and stay overnight at Lechucita Bigotona Ecolodge. The 9 day we will stay in the middle of Abra Patricia zone, and then we are going to Pomacochas zone where we are going to accommodate in a comfortable hotel.

Day 10         FLORIDA AND CHIDO TRAIL

• Breakfast at the hotel.

Florida zone has a lake named Pomacochas, which is located in the Amazonas department at about 2000 meters above sesa level. On the lake brooks there is gramadal and reeds vegetation where we can find birds such as White-cheeked Pintail, Pied-Billed Grebe, Andean Lapwing, Puna Snipe, Spotted Rail, among others.

In shrubs and trees in Florida surroundings, we can see some species such as the Rufous-Capped Antshrike, Black-Crested Warbler, Peruvian Meadowlark and Grassland Yellow-Finch. We will visit a local inhabitant’s plot whose forests are well preserved since long time thanks to the Marvellous Spatuletail existence.

We will never forget this day, since we will see the most beautiful hummingbird flight of the world: the Marvellous Spatuletail. This endemic bird is from this zone considered as an endangered bird by IUCN-International Union Conservancy Nature. In the middle of the morning we are going to Chido Trail which is some miles from Florida. We will take a detour from the road and will enter a semi-paved road that leads us to San Lorenzo town. We will take a dirt road which is in the middle of the main way on the left hand side where we are going to spend most of the day. We will climb a hill and cover the path where we can see White-Capped Parrot, Gray-Breasted Mountain-Toucan, Bar-Bellied Woodpecker, Rusty-tinged Antpitta, Rufous-capped Antshrike, and Barred Becard.
Have dinner iner and stay overnight in a comfortable hotel in Pomacochas.

Masked Flower-piercer
Jose Alvarez - Promperu

Day 11         JAEN

We will leave early in the morning and cover the road that leads us to Jaén. Before that, we are going to Pedro Ruiz, a village settled along Fernando Belaunde road. We are likely to get off to birdwatch at both sides of the road.

We will lodge at Estándar Hotel in Jaén and birdwatch. We are going to Seminario Road, which is located out of Jaén by the road leading us to San Ignacio. We will take a semi-paved road where we can watch a lot of birds such as the Gray-Breasted Crake, Chinchipe Spinetail, Marañón Crescentchest, and Red-Crested Finch. Have dinner in Jaén.

• Stay overnight at standar hotel in Jaén

Day 12         JAEN / CHAPARRY

Leaving Jaén, we will go to Chaparry through the paved road which is in good conditions. We will cross the joint of Chinchipe, Uctubamba and Marañón rivers (Pongo de Rentema). In this joint, very near to Bagua Chica village, the typical Little Inca-Finch and the Tropical Gnatcatcher live. Leaving this zone, we will go through Abra Porculla, down the Abra, we can find a mountainous forest where there are a lot of endemic species; here we are going to look for the Piura Chat-Tyrant, Rufous-Necked Foliage-Gleaner, Gray-and-Gold Warbler, Three-Banded Warbler, and Bay-Crowned Brush-Finch. We will go to Chiclayo, and depending on the arrival time, we are going to A.C.P Chaparry to stay overnight, or accommodate us in a comfortable hotel in Chiclayo.

Day 13 A.C.P CHAPARRY

We will spend all morning in this wonderful place. Chaparri is an ecologycal reserve (a private area), and also the first one in its type created in Perú, managed by Chongoyape rural community, its current owner, a good example of a sustainable management of these lands. The reserve is located within an 34,412 hectares area, It has a lodge where we are going to stay overnight if we arrive on time.

Chaparry is a reserve where equatorial dry forest prevails, habitat of more than 190 birds species. Furthermore, we can watch Pava Aliblanca bird, which was thought under extinction and rediscovered recently. We can also watch the Pacific Parrotlet, Peruvian Pygmi Owl, Streak-Headed Woodcreeper, Tumbes Hummingbird, Tropical Parula, White-Tailed Jay, White-Edged Oriole, among others. Later on, at midday, we are going to Pomac Forest, habitat of Peruvian Plantcutter and many other typical species.

• In the afternoon, we will watch birds in the surroundings of Batan Grande road
• Lodging and stay overnight in a comfortable lodge near Pomac Forest.
• Have dinner.

White Winged Guan
Heinz Plenge - Promperu

Day 14 POMAC FOREST – CHICLAYO - LIMA

Day 15 LIMA

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transport to the airport in Lima.
• Airport assistance.