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Why Birding Peru with Kolibri Expeditions?
MORE BIRDS!
An ecotourism experience that fits your time constraints, budget, skills and fitness level. DON’T PAY MORE TO SEE LESS.
Don't pay more to see less. Apart from bird watching holidays in Peru we also organize bird photography and eco-tourism trips to Peru, South America and Worldwide.
Peru bird watching tours can be customized to fit all comfort levels. Our expert guides take into account your birding experience and help you reach a Higher Skill Level.
Fixed departures in our calendar have lower prices. For some tours such as the Manu Road or North Peru there is tiered pricing depending on level of comfort in lodging and the services you choose. This way you can choose a price that fits your budget.
Use the category menu or the calendar to find a trip that suits your needs in content and time frame. Check tour length to find a trip of preferred length of time. For those with very limited time we recommend look at our 5 day tours covering the major birding areas of Peru.
Recently we have started offering trips outside of Peru. Check our short Winter Japan tour for example.
Our clients choose us because:
- Of our Environment, Conservation and Community commitments.
- Of our Excellent in the field meal services, which allows more birding time than sit-down meals.
- We provide free, completely safe treated drinking water and this way avoid plastic disposable bottles. Doing our part to combat plastic pollution in South America where there is lack of recycling and garbage treatment. Furthermore bottled water is a waste of natural resources and energy. Water is filtered and treated with micro pore systems.
- We involve and train local guides.
- We have pioneered new birding areas some that have become part of the regular birding circuit today.
- We have the longest track record of organizing Pelagic Trips in Peru.
- Our drivers and guides are legendary.
- We provide birding for everyone; at every level.
- We provide deluxe trips as well as budget trips. Even self-guided trips, if you want only some of the logistics taken care of. And we provide for every level of comfort and pace. Your requirements are our guideline. We can pair you up with others who are interested in the same type of trip.
- We love Hard Core Birding - with Big Days, Specific Target species and attempts to reach 500-1000 species.
- We love Relaxed Birding where nature, birding and culture often are combined.
- We love Bird Photography trips, helping you to get the best shots.
- Also other Fauna, rare plant and orchid trips.
MORE BIRDS!
An ecotourism experience that fits your time constraints, budget, skills and fitness level. DON’T PAY MORE TO SEE LESS.
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| Upcoming Trips 2025 |
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Birding Peru Anytime |
| Every week Mo-Fri throughout the year Kolibri attempts to run three different 5 day tours. They are our most popular programs and perfect for those with little time. You can of course combine them into one longer trip. They are: |
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| When you book, we shall enter the dates in the calendar so other people will see that these trips are running these dates and they could book the same date for a better price for everyone. |
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| Having said that, just booking any date yourself or with your partner at the date you prefer will not break the bank. $1000 surcharge for a single person + single supplement. $500 surcharge per person if only two people. $250/person surcharge with three people, and no surcharge with groups of 5 or more. |
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| If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at kolibriexp@gmail.com |
| June |
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| 10 - 15 |
Satipo Road and Colibri Cloud Forest - Short 5 Day Tour
(Guide(s):
Juan Julca)
Subtropical birding on the Satipo Road that has been called the poor man's Manu road. As many birds as Manu Road for less money. No domestic flight needed. We are also including birding near Oxapampa and Hacienda Armorique for Cloud-Forest Screech-Owl, Creamy-bellied Antwren and Cerulean-capped Manakin.
The comfortable sleeper night bus leaves in the evening of June 10.
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| 14 - 22 |
Biggest Weekend Birding Sandwich
(Guide(s):
Gunnar Engblom,
Juan Julca)
Here is a cost-effective hardcore birding tour that could give you 500-600 species of birds birding Saturday to the following Sunday only taking 5 days off from work sandwiched between two weekends will give you 9 days of birding. Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager, Inca Tern, Junin Grebe, White-cheeked Cotinga, several species of newly split Antpittas and newly described Tapaculos. We may set some sort of World Record for a Weekend Birding Sandwich!
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| 25 - 29 |
Carpish, Unchog and Junin Lake 5 days.
(Guide(s):
Gunnar Engblom)
A last minute booking of the short Central Peru trip. And it is open to more clients, but max 4 clients.
We shall focus on Unchog, since Carpish has become quite deteriorated in recent years.
Gunnar is guiding this trip.
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| 28 - Jul 4 |
Uganda - Shoebill, Gorillas and Chimps in one week
(Guide(s):
Gunnar Engblom)
Why spend a lot of time and money when your most wanted birds and mammals can be seen in only 7 days? Join our epic and time-efficient Uganda tour for 7 days to see Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Shoebill, together with close to 300 other species of birds, and many classic African mammals.
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| If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at kolibriexp@gmail.com |
| July |
2025 |
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| 12 - 20 |
Manu Road and Abra Malaga THE BIGGEST WEEKEND BIRDING SANDWICH
(Guide(s):
Alex Durand)
Hardcore high paced birding on Manu Road, Abra Malaga, and Vilcabamba. We focus on the endemics and regional specialites such as the many bamboo adapted birds in the lowlands and the Polylepis specialists, and as many nightbirds as we can get. You will also see iconic species such as Sunbittern, Hoatzin, Horned Screamer, Andean Potoo, Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Andean Condor, Torrent Duck,
Special price on this introductory tour. Send an email to Gunnar to get a quote.
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| If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at kolibriexp@gmail.com |
| August |
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| 9 - 24 |
FIXED DEPARTURE - Complete Central Peru
(Guide(s):
Juan Julca)
The complete Central Peru program covers all the endemics en route including Golden-backed Mountain Tanager, Diademed Sandpiper-Plover and White-cheeked Cotinga. Also several new and undescribed species of Tapaculos and Antpittas.
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| If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at kolibriexp@gmail.com |
| September |
2025 |
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| 14 - 25 |
Best Bird Photography in Peru 12 days
Un-guided Bird Photography tour to the best birds of Peru. Only feeder and hide set-ups. No trail or road birding with playback. The local reserve caretakers know their birds. Additionally, the drivers know quite a bit about where to find key species.
Entrance fees are paid locally direct to the reserves and are not included in the total price.
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| If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at kolibriexp@gmail.com |
| October |
2025 |
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| 3 - 20 |
Complete Manu Birding Tour 18 days
(Guide(s):
Alex Durand)
Join us for the complete Manu tour. Now with an improved itinerary to get you a chance of all the special birds in SE Peru. Tiered pricing saves you money. Over 500 species is possible to record on this Mega diverse trip.
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| If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at kolibriexp@gmail.com |
| November |
2025 |
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| 2 - 6 |
Tumbes
(Guide(s):
Juan Julca)
7 days. Tumbesian endemics. Tumbes Reserved Zone is one of Peru´s best kept secrets with many Tumbesian endemic birds shared with Ecuador. Also the exciting mangroves and a Tumbes pelagic.
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FIXED DEPARTURE - Northern Peru Complete Standard Birding Route in 16 days.
(Guide(s):
Juan Julca)
Our most complete North Peru trip with Marvelous Spatuletail and all the other endemics and special birds. Check out our tiered pricing for this tour. Something affordable for you, or maybe you want more comfort and you are willing to pay for it.
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| Upcoming Trips 2026 |
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Birding Peru Anytime |
| Every week Mo-Fri throughout the year Kolibri attempts to run three different 5 day tours. They are our most popular programs and perfect for those with little time. You can of course combine them into one longer trip. They are: |
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