Chicaque Cloud Forest Birding & Birdwatching

Description: Pay a visit to one of the most iconic and lush cloud forests around Bogotá with an expert bird guide that will help you identify about 40 bird species including colorful tanagers, hummingbirds, warblers, flycatchers, raptors and toucanets.

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Availability: This tour is available every day of the year except December 25th and January the 1st. We ask that during the months of July and August you email us or whatsApp us to verify availability before making your purchase ;)

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Difficulty: The terrain is made of stone pathways that can be slippery when wet and often involve steep inclines. However, a good ammount of birdwatching can be done with minimal movement on short walks.

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Accessibility: This tour is for 9 to 79 year-olds. We can arrange a customized tour should you have limited mobility or a visual/hearing impairment.

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Duration: The total tour time is 8 hours from start to finish with up to 3 hours of birdwatching time. Additional hours can be added at an extra cost.
Note: We also offer overnight itineraries in Chicaque, contact us for more info!

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Location: 2 hours south-west of our meeting point in the city.

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Elevation: It ranges from 2400 to 2700 m.a.s.l.

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Weather: Temperatures range between 10ºC and 15ºC. About 30% of the time we experience light rain and about 10% of the time we see heavy rain.

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Includes: Private transport, 3 hours of road-side and forest birdwatching, access to identification materials, entrances and a local Spanish-speaking bird guide.
Add-ons (extras):
- Door to door pick-up & drop-off (most locations)
- Picnic sandwich (no vegan and no vegetarian)
- Bilingual bird guide in English, French or Italian (pending availability)

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Things to Bring:

- Rain jacket
- Comfortable non-slip hiking shoes
- Binoculars and/or camera with long lense (we rent binos as well!)
- Sun protection, cap or hat

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Target Species: Black inca (E), Indigo-capped hummingbird (E), Golden-bellied starfrontlet (NE), Rufous-browed conebill (NE), Scrub tanager (NE), Red-billed emerald (NE), Andean Guan, Emerald toucanet, Flame-faced tanager, Beryl-spangled tanager, Ash-browed spinetail, Three-striped warbler, Slate-throated whitestart, Collared inca, Glowing puffleg, Andean solitaire, Masked flowerpiercer, Chestnut-crowned antpitta (heard), Summer tanager (migratory), Cinnamon flycatcher, Pale-naped brush-finch, Blue-and-black Tanager, Squirrel Cuckoo, Metallic-green Tanager, Common Chlorospingus, Acorn Woodpecker, Montane Foliage-gleaner.

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