What about this birding trip with very short hikes?

DAY 01 ARRIVE TO LIMA

Arrive to Lima transfer to the hotel and visit the coast nearby Miraflores

• Overnight in Cusco

DAY 02 PANTANOS DE VILLA AND FLY TO CUSCO

Pantanos de Villa is a swampy area very close to Lima which concentrates several bird species in the coast of Peru then we leave to Cusco

• Overnight in Cusco

DAY 03 HUMMINGBIRDS AND ANTPITTAS IN CUSCO

Hummingbirds in Cusco, we visit the hummingbird feeders near by the sacred Valley, by the afternoon we make sure to see Torrent Ducks (Merganetta armara) near by Cuenca Pachar 12 minutes from Ollantaytambo

• Overnight at Ollantaytambo

Day 04 ABRA MALAGA

Birding in the Polylepis forest at Abra Malaga for watching Striped Antpittas, Royal Cinclodes, White-browed tit-tyrant and more from the Furnariidae family

• Overnight at Hacienda Qollpani

DAY 05 BIRDING AT QOLLPANI (cloud forest 12 km far from Machupicchu)

Tanagers and hummingbirds at humid montane forest

By the afternoon we take the train to Aguas Calientes

• Overnight Aguas Calientes

Day 06 visit MACHUPICCHU the main archeological site

After Machupicchu we get to Ollantaytambo and Cusco

• Overnight in Cusco

Day 07 ANDEAN CONDOR

We go to Apurimac Canyon to see Andean Condors and more Andean bird species

Note: To get to the Condor Outlook we have to walk 2 miles or you can ride a horse in case you would like, let us know please

• Overnight in Cusco

Day 08 BIRDING HUACARPAY LAKE IN CUZCO and some other Andean lagoons near Cuzco, this might be the big day

• Overnight in Cusco

Day 09 CUZCO CITY TOUR

We visit Saqsayhuaman and Qoricancha in Cuzco

• Overnight in Cusco

Day 10 Flight back TO LIMA AND HOME

INCLUDED

• English speaking guide
• Private car and train tickets to Machupicchu
• Lunch or Box lunches (03,04,05,07,08)
• Entrance tickets to Machupicchu and others
• Transfer airport – hotel – airport

NOT INCLUDED

• Flight tickets Lima – Cuzco – Lima
• Lunch (days 01,02,06 and 09)
• Dinners
• Soft drinks

Minimun 02 participants, and no more than 08 participants in one group!

Departures everyday!

Here the list of endemic birds to Peru updated to 2021 and short birding tours for birdwatchers from all over the world.

If you are interested in watching any specific bird species, let us know through the following link:

After Local Birding guides were searching about some new birding routes in Cuzco, they got a conclusion. “Some specific birding spots are actually hidden between Cuzco and Machupicchu” such as the new route on Pachar Valley; high way to Abra Malaga; high Andean lakes including Huacarpay Lake; Amaru road near by Sacred Valley and Huyro – Santa Maria on the way to Santa Teresa road (Cloud forest) that we will talk a little bit about some of them.

It is worth to mention some classic birding routes as well such as Manu Road (a very famous birding route in Southern Peru); birding trails in Machupicchu along Vilcanota River.

Everyone know that more than ten thousand birds species occurs in the worldwide around 18 % of them occurs in Peru with more than hundred and twenty bird species, which are endemic to Peru.

Some tips to visit birding routes in Cuzco

Starting from Cuzco you can go birding to several birding routes, most of them with very colorful and interesting birds species for birdwatchers and bird photographers on the high Andes.

Andean Condor (Vultur griphus) is the biggest bird in Cuzco that you can see with 99.9999 % of chances in only one full day tour visiting a Canyon on the Apurimac River, Three hours driving from Cuzco.

Hummingbirds in Cusco are very interesting for birders

If you are visiting America by first time, you definitely have not ever seen a Hummingbird.

Hummingbirds are the smallest bird species on the earth. Cuzco is the place where you get to see several hummingbird species, of course some of them are endemic to Andes in Peru such as Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonimpha nobilis) in the Andes; another interesting hummingbird is the biggest hummingbird of the world, which is Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) both of them easy to see for birders in Cuzco. By the way, Sparkling Violet-Ear (Colibri coruscans) is the most common hummingbird in Cuzco.

Birding Ollantaytambo

Ollantaytambo is a very good starting point to start birding in Cuzco Peru, this beautiful place is located on the way going from Cuzco to Machupicchu, and at the same time, this is a very touristic place, where you can stay in a comfortable hotel while you are watching birds.

Birding Abra Malaga

Abra Malaga is very close to Ollantaytambo and very good for birding, this amazing birding site harbors very special birding spots for watching birds in Cuzco, by the way, there are some private conservation areas for birding with amazing Polylepis forest spots for funariidae bird species mostly. Abra Malaga is a nice place to go birding, but birders should be able to do a little bit of walking in a steep of 35 degrees approximately.

Abra Malaga would be high (over 14 000 feet high) for some birders but very beautiful, this is the best place to see Royal Cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae) there were only around two hundred individuals on 2001. This nice species depends mostly on these habitats of Polylepis forest.

If you are interesting to go birding in Cuzco – Peru, you can ask to some or our experienced local guides from our local birding organization in Cusco.

For further information, do not hesitate to contact us through the following e-mail address please.

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Manu Road is one of the most famous birding destination in Peru, this is the place where we will stay three nights spotting birds among Trogons, Quetzals, Motmots, Tapaculos, Wrens, Hummingbirds, Antpittas, flycatchers, spinetails, mixed flocks of Tanagers and woodcreepers and more.

Day 01 Cusco – Wayquecha Biological Station

• Pick you up from your Hotel
• Birding in Huacarpay Lake (10 000 feet high)
• Lunch
• Birding in Acjanaco Pass (12 470 feet high)
• Birding on the way to Wayquecha BS. (We stay here)
• Dinner

Day 02 Wayquecha BS – Canopy walk and trails

• Break fast
• Birding to the canopy walk
• Birding on Manu Road and trails
• Lunch
• Birding on Manu Road
• Dinner

Day 03 Wayquecha BS – Manu Paradise Lodge

• Break fast
• Birding Manu Road Cloud Forest
• Birding at San Pedro (Manu Road)
• Lunch
• Birding on Manu Road (4 800 feet high)
• Birding trails in Manu
• Cock of the Rock Lek
• Dinner

Day 04 Manu Paradise Lodge – Bambu Lodge

• Break fast
• Birding around Lodge (4 800 feet high)
• Birding on the road to the lowlands (still in cloud forest)
• Box lunch
• Birding on Manu Road (2 150 feet high)
• Birding around Bambu lodge
• Dinner

Day 05 Bambu lodge – Machuwasi Lagoon

• Break fast
• Birding on Manu Road at 2 000 feet high
• Birding on the way to Atalaya and Salvacion village
• Lunch
• Birding in Machuwasi Lagoon (focused on Hoatzin)
• Birding in the trails around the Lagoon
• Back to Bambu Lodge

Day 06 Bambu Lodge – Cuzco

• Break fast
• Leaving to Cusco
• Birding on the way back
• Lunch on the Manu Road
• Birding on the way back
• Back to your hotel in Cuzco.

INCLUDED

• Birding guide (with Telescope and book of birds of Peru)
• Private car with our driver
• All meals
• Mineral water every day
• Lodging

NOT INCLUDED

• Soft drinks
• Tips

FIRST DAY

CITY TOUR CUZCO

• We visit the city of Cusco with our guide.
• Pick up from your hotel at 8:00 am
• Visit mean square and our Local Market in Cusco where you can see many Andean Products
• Visit Qoricancha the main place at the Inca Times
• Lunch
• Visit Sacsayhuaman the biggest Incas building nearest to Cusco a huge archeological site made with stones of 130 tons by the Incas

SECOND DAY

SACRED VALLEY

• We pick you up at 7:30 am from your hotel
• Visit the textile center where local people will show us the whole process of textile elaboration made from the Alpaca’s wool and dye by natural plants
• Visit Chinchero archeological site and the Colonial area.
• Visit Maras – Moray an agricultural experimentation center made by the Incas
• Lunch Buffet
• Visit Ollantaytambo Incas’ building
• Train to Aguas calientes
• Spend one night at Aguas Calientes

THIRD DAY

MACHUPICCHU

• We take the bus to Machupicchu
• Early in the morning, we visit Machupicchu expecting to see the sunrise and the amazing view of this small Incas city, which is made of stones.
• Bus back to Aguas Calientes
• Lunch
• Train back to Ollantaytambo
• In Ollantaytambo we take our private car to Cuzco.

INCLUDED

• Bilingual guide (English, Spanish)
• All Transportation (round trip)
• Train tickets
• Bus to Machupicchu and back to Aguas Calientes
• All entrances tickets to Machupicchu and Sacred Vallley, Sacsayhuaman and Qoricancha
• Hotel at Aguas Calientes

NOT INCLUDED

• Soft drinks
• Tips

FIRST DAY:

• We pick you up from your hotel 8:00 am
• Visit archeological site of Chinchero.
• Visit Maras and Moray the agricultural experimentation Center at the Inca Times
• Visit Salineras (Salt mines since the Incas times)
• Lunch buffet
• Visit Ollantaytambo
• Train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.
• Dinner
• Hotel.

SECOND DAY:

MACHUPICHU FULL DAY

We pick you up from your hotel at 4:00 am to take the bus that will take us to the city of the Incas named Machu Picchu.
We will take the bus to the Archeological site of Machupicchu.
In about 20 minutes we are in Machupicchu, we can appreciate the sunrise in case we get the permission for the morning otherwise we visit by the afternoon, depending on our entrance ticket.
We visit the archeological site of Machupicchu for about two hours.
Bus to Aguas Calientes
Train back to Ollantaytambo and our private car to Cusco.

INCLUDED

• Bilingual guide (English, Spanish)
• All transportation (car, train and bus)
• Meals (02 lunches + 01 Dinner)
• Entrance tickes to Machupicchu and Sacred Valley
• Hotel at Aguas Calientes.

NOT INCLUDED

• Soft drinks
• Tips

Machupicchu one full day recommended all year

• Pick up from the hotel 3:30 am in a private van approximate trip for 2 hours
• Arrival at Ollantytambo train station 5:30 a.m.
• We took the train 6:10 am to hot springs
• Arrival in Aguas Calientes 8:00 a.m.
• Your guide will pick you up from the train station
• Take the bus to Machupicchu
• Visit Machupicchu
• Back to Aguas Calientes by bus
• Lunch
• Train Back to Ollantaytambo
• Private car from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
• Back to your hotel.

All INCLUDED

• Guide
• All transportation
• Entrance ticket to Machupicchu
• Lunch at Aguas Calientes
• Train Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calietes – Ollantaytambo
• Private car Cuzco – Ollantaytambo – Cuzco

NOT INCLUDED

• Soft drinks
• Tips

 Private tour

ITINERARY

Pick up from your hotel at 8:00 am in order to go to Chinchero village

We visit a typical craft center where the local people of the area will show us whole process o the textiles elaboration, they get the natural colors from the local plants from the Andes and weave with the Alpaca’s wool. they dye with natural essence of the plants such as Chilca (Baccharis latifolia), Molle (Scinus molle), Cochinilla (Dactylopius coccus) and some minerals for obtaining the different colors.

Then we will visit the archeological Site of Chinchero, where you may get to see the Incas buildings and part of the colonial architecture.

Maras – Moray

The great agricultural experimentation center of the Incas where they tried to grow Coca Leaves in Cusco and several more products.

Salineras

Then we will go to the salt mines of Maras where we can appreciate approximately 3000 salt ponds located in the mountain Qaqawiñay 3300 m.a.s.l. high.

Lunch at Sacred Valle Urubamba

After lunch, we go to Ollantaytambo, 2848 m.a.s.l. we appreciate the imposing buildings, such as Sucancas (Control towers), Qolqas (food storage) at the Incas’ time, the system of underground channels; appreciate the agricultural terraces and more.

INCLUDED

Bilingual guide (English and Spanish)
Lunch Buffet
Private car
Entrance Ticket

NOT INCLUDED

Soft Drinks
Tips

We are leaving every day at 5:00 am. from Cuzco, if you are staying at the Sacred Valley such as urubamba, Pisac or Ollantaytambo we can pick you up as well. Abra Malaga is one of the most visited habitats by Endemic Peru because this place harbors less than 5% of remaining Polylepis forest which is the atractive habitat for Royal Cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae) a critically endangered birdspecie found between Peru and Bolivia only; Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla) Endemic to Peru; White-tufted sunbean (Agleactis castelnaudi) endemic to Peru; Rusty-fronted Canastero (Asthenes ottonis) endemic to Peru; Stripe-headed Antpitta (Grallaria andicola) endemic to Peru; among other species of birds in Puna habitat.

This is a pretty easy and short trip for watching birds in only one day.

We walk 3.5 miles with only 10% going up the trail and 90% going down the trail after this we keep going with our private car toward Ollantaytambo watching birds then straight to Cuzco

Included:

• Birding Guide (Telescope and books)
• Meals (box lunch + mineral water + snacks and fruits)
• Private car

Not included:

• Soft Drinks
• PayPal Fees (Eighteen American Dollars)

Abril, 2022

ANDEAN CONDOR TOUR IN CUZCO 02D/01N

Vulture gryphus

Condors would be part of our variety of goals while you are in Cusco and enjoy several number of bird species especially on the High Andes.

High Andes because we are here on the way to Salkantay snow pick near Cusco, with very interesting bird SPECIES WATCHING from our CAR, Almost NO WALKING!

This is a birdwatching tour in Cuzco including Andean Condor (Vulture gryphus) in a protected area. This tour includes staying one night in one of the most comfortable hotels near Salkantay glacier and two days birding with very good chances of watching Andean Condor.

Birding Andean Condor and High Andean Bird Species 02 Days 01 night ALL INCLUDED

* We leave every day with two people minimum, all included and excellent local birding guide.

Price USD 429 per person.