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The spectacular Wire-tailed Manakin, by guide Bret Whitney
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SOUTH AMERICA
ANTARCTICA
ANTARCTICA: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE FALKLANDS
The ultimate seabird and wildlife cruise, including fabulous South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. Variable fee depending on cabin choice. >>
ARGENTINA
NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA: THE CHACO, CORDOBA & NORTHERN ANDES
Comprehensive survey birding tour of the many bird habitats of the diverse northwest. >>
SOUTHERN ARGENTINA: THE PAMPAS, PATAGONIA & TIERRA DEL FUEGO
Our tour featuring superb springtime birding through southern South America amid stark and spectacular landscapes. >>
BOLIVIA
BOLIVIA'S AVIAN RICHES
Comprehensive survey birding tour of the special bird life of the Bolivian Andes; wonderful mountain scenery. >>
BRAZIL
BACKCOUNTRY BRAZIL
Bird two of Brazil's remote national parks in a daring escape from Old Man Winter that will leave you flying high until springtime. >>
BRAZIL NUTSHELL: ATLANTIC FOREST, IGUAZU FALLS & THE PANTANAL
This medium-length tour hits three of Brazil's premier birding venues, staying several nights at each to ensure an unhurried pace as we rack up some 400 species of birds. >>
BRAZIL'S CRISTALINO JUNGLE LODGE
A week in climax rainforest on our birding tour to Brazil's beautiful Rio Cristalino. >>
BRAZIL'S RIO ROOSEVELT: BIRDING THE RIVER OF DOUBT
A Christmastime birding tour on the remote Rio Roosevelt in the spirit of Teddy himself, as we search for bushbirds, antswarms, and, of course, the unknown. >>
BRAZIL: ITATIAIA, IGUAZU FALLS & THE PANTANAL
Comfortable birding tour visiting three Brazil locales famous for their abundance of birds and wildlife in spectacular settings right outside our doors. >>
CARAJAS: LOWER AMAZONIAN BRAZIL
A birding tour to a huge, remote forest reserve with excellent Amazonian forest access, lots of specialty birds, some unbelievably big dump trucks, and a fine hotel. >>
JAGUAR SPOTTING: PANTANAL & GARDEN OF THE AMAZON
This short but action-packed Brazil tour features the Pantanal at its best, a nice taste of southern Amazonian birds, and excellent chances of seeing a Jaguar. >>
NORTHEAST BRAZIL: LONG LIVE THE LEAR'S!
From beautiful beaches to barren badlands, our birding tour traverses Northeast Brazil in a quest for specialties of the endangered caatinga, chapada, and Atlantic Forest habitats. >>
RAINFOREST & SAVANNA: ALTA FLORESTA & THE NORTHERN PANTANAL, BRAZIL
A two-week-long birding tour in pristine rainforest on the beautiful Rio Cristalino combined with the wilds of the Pantanal in search of Hyacinth Macaw, Harpy Eagle, Jabiru, Jaguar, and a large piece of the meaning of life. >>
RIO NEGRO PARADISE: MANAUS, BRAZIL
Birding tour to the rainforests and rivers of the mighty Amazon and Rio Negro in an unforgettable mix of forest hikes and live-aboard luxury. >>
SAFARI BRAZIL: THE PANTANAL & MORE
Our birding tour to the spectacular wetlands of the Pantanal, with Hyacinth Macaws and Jabirus, combined with the many specialties of Brazil's Planalto Central, makes for the perfect first birding trip to Brazil. >>
SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL
A short but rich birding tour immersion in the avifauna of the Atlantic Forest, based at one lovely site near Rio. >>
SPECTACULAR SOUTHEAST BRAZIL
Prepare to be blown away, two times over, on this birding tour through the center of avian endemism in eastern Brazil; particularly well endowed with hummingbirds, cotingas, antbirds, and beautiful scenery. Part I: North of the Tropic; Part II: South of the Capricorn. >>
CHILE
CHILE
Comprehensive survey birding tour of this visually spectacular and tourist-friendly country. >>
THE HEART OF CHILE
A sampling of Chile's "heart" between Santiago and Chiloe Island, including coastal birding and a pelagic. A shorter, more relaxed visit to this popular and incredibly scenic country. >>
COLOMBIA
COLOMBIA: THE CAUCA VALLEY, WESTERN & CENTRAL ANDES
Energetic, endemic-oriented birding tour connecting reserves up the Cauca Valley from Medellin to Cali. >>
COLOMBIA: BOGOTA, THE MAGDALENA VALLEY & SANTA MARTA
Energetic, endemic-oriented birding tour connecting reserves up the Magdalena Valley from Bogota to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. >>
COLOMBIA: SANTA MARTA ESCAPE
Birding tour featuring an easier subset of "Bogota, the Magdalena Valley & Santa Marta," reached by a direct flight from Miami, and with a couple more days for a more leisurely approach. >>
ECUADOR
AMAZONIAN ECUADOR: SACHA LODGE
One-site birding tour to one of the most comfortable lodges in western Amazonia with some of the birdiest canopy platforms anywhere. >>
ECUADOR'S WILDSUMACO LODGE
Our birding tour exploring the riches of the eastern Andean foothills of northern Ecuador for numerous specialties at the recently opened Wildsumaco Lodge. >>
ECUADOR: RAINFOREST & ANDES
Highlight birding tour of the best of Ecuador's rainforest birding at Sacha Lodge combined with two exciting destinations in the Andes, the Mindo/Tandayapa area and San Isidro. >>
GALAPAGOS
A must for any interested naturalist and birder in search of a fascinating set of endemics; small-group birding tour with broad coverage of the islands with plenty of time for the birds, exploring, and photography. >>
HOLIDAY AT SAN ISIDRO, ECUADOR
A bird-rich holiday escape based primarily at the very comfortable San Isidro Lodge. >>
JEWELS OF ECUADOR: HUMMERS, TANAGERS & ANTPITTAS
Survey birding tour of Andean Ecuador; diverse avifauna dominated by colorful hummers and tanagers and more subtle and haunting antpittas. >>
MONTANE ECUADOR
Small-group tour for superb Andean subtropical birding on both East and West slopes. >>
SOUTHWESTERN ECUADOR SPECIALTIES: JOCOTOCO FOUNDATION RESERVES
Birding tour focused on the many specialties of the southwest, in particular the very local endemics of the humid foothills and mountains, and on Tumbesian specialties. >>
PERU
CENTRAL PERUVIAN ENDEMICS: THE HIGH ANDES
Birding tour for the high-Andean endemics of central Peru in extraordinarily scenic settings, including Huascaran National Park, Lake Junin, and the Carpish Mountains. Good hotels to outfitted wilderness camping at 11,500 feet and roadside birding at 15,500 feet, climaxing two weeks of montane birding. >>
MACHU PICCHU & ABRA MALAGA, PERU
Our birding tour to Southern Peru's east-slope, temperate birding at its best, featuring lots of endemics and scenic Andean puna; also Machu Picchu and great subtropical birding on and near lovely hotel grounds. >>
MANU WILDLIFE CENTER, PERU
One-site birding tour to the most species-rich rainforest on Earth. Macaw lick, canopy tower, tapir wallow, and wonderful trails through Amazonian lowlands of Manu Biosphere Reserve. >>
MOUNTAINS OF MANU, PERU
Our in-depth birding tour transect of the higher-elevation half of the Manu Biosphere Reserve. >>
NORTHERN PERU: ENDEMICS GALORE
Dry-season birding tour to one of the least-known and most endemic-rich areas of South America, with many recently described species from the Andes and the Maranon basin. Targets geographic specialties as it surveys the rich and diverse habitats of northern Peru, including some remote and beautiful wild areas. >>
PERU'S MAGNETIC NORTH: SPATULETAILS, OWLET LODGE & MORE
A 12-day birding tour for a taste of northern Peru's east-slope Andes, designed for birders with little vacation time and hence unable to take our longer, more diverse NORTHERN PERU tour--or for those who, having delighted in that tour, long for a San Martin reprise! >>
SURINAME
SURINAME: WILD & WONDERFUL
A top-shelf rainforest birding experience for those who love to walk, listen, and be surprised. >>
TRINIDAD
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Wonderful introductory birding tour to South America's riches (including bellbirds, toucans, manakins, and motmots). >>
URUGUAY
URUGUAY: BIRDING THE LAND OF THE GAUCHOS
Our tour for the birds of the Pampas and then some. We'll stay in estancias (or ranches, where the life of the gaucho lives on) and rural guesthouses in small towns. Wonderful destinations and wonderful birding with wide-open spaces, some of which are seldom birded by foreigners. >>
VENEZUELA
VENEZUELA
Comprehensive survey birding tour of this modern, bird-rich country: best areas of the beautiful Andes, many endemics in lush Henri Pittier NP, and teeming waterbirds and wildlife of the vast llanos. >>
VENEZUELA: TEPUIS ENDEMICS
Short, one-site birding tour focusing on the many endemics and other specialties of this beautiful region. >>


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