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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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| 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 |
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| 25 - 29 |
Carpish, Unchog and Junin Lake 5 days.
(Guide(s):
Juan Julca)
A last minute booking of the short Central Peru trip with conservation legend Byron Swift as the main client. It is open to more clients, but max 5 clients.
We shall focus on Unchog, since Carpish has become quite deteriorated in recent years.
Price from 3 people is list price. Right now we have two clients including Byron.
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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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| 23 - 31 |
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 |
| September |
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| 5 - 6 |
Lima days: Santa Eulalia valley and Marcopomacocha
(Guide(s):
Juan Julca)
Overnight trip to Santa Eulalia featuring Great Inca-Finch, Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch, Black-necked Flicker, Bronze-tailed Comet, Peruvian Sheartail, Black-breasted Hillstar, Black Metaltail, Olivaceous Hornbill, Andean Condor, Torrent Duck, White-capped Dipper, White-cheeked Cotinga, Diademed Sandpiper-Plover, White-bellied Cinclodes, Rufous-bellied and Gray-breasted Seedsnipes, Puna Snipe, Puna Tinamou and many more.
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| 14 - 19 |
Birding the endemics of Taiwan
(Guide(s):
Gunnar Engblom)
Taiwan is the land of the cute – “kawaii”. A Japanese word, but Taiwan has adopted it to the extreme. The birds in Taiwan are also kawaii. They are not boring Little Brown Jobs, but spectacular in their color variation and cuteness.
Taiwan has no less than 30 endemics, plus many local subspecies that may be considered good species when the systematics catch up.
There are the small and cute endemic Flamecrest, Taiwan Yellow Tit, and Taiwan Cupwing, as well as the small panda patterned Black-throated Tit.
The larger endemic birds are equally spectacular, with two species of beautiful pheasants, two partridges, and the iconic Taiwan Blue Magpie.
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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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| 19 - 21 |
Bird photography at Chuncho Macaw Lick and birding at Chuncho Lodge. 3 days.
(Guide(s):
Juan Julca)
Introduction to the Amazon and the great Macaw Clay Lick experience. Scarlet, Red-and-Green and Blue and Yellow on the same mud wall. Now combined with Lago Sandoval the last day. Combine with other scheduled September programs.
A mornnings birding is offered at Blue-headed Macaw Clay lick on Sep 19 in the early morning if you take the comfortable sleeper night bus from Cuzco to Puerto Maldonado the previous evening.
Also an extra night is planned on Sep 21 and birding the next day at a new research station close to Puerto Maldonado particularly good for Pale-winged Trumpeter. Ask us about the details.
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| If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at kolibriexp@gmail.com |
| October |
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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 |
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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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| 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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