Colombia - Mitu Extension 2026

25 Jan 2026 - 30 Jan 2026 (6 days)

USD3,300 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Carlos Bocos

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): USD3,300 * GBP2,626 * EUR3,163 * ZAR60,362

Can be linked with: Colombia - Remote 2026

Colombia’s vast expanse of Amazonian rainforest habitat is best accessed via the town of Mitu. The town itself is a fabulous base to work from, with comfortable hotel accommodations in town and some of the most enjoyable local guides anywhere. The birding sites are easy to access, and the birds are plentiful, with many near endemics, white sand specialists, terra firme specialists and several scarce species readily seen.

Top Birds

Plum-throated, Spangled & Pompadour Cotingas; Guianan Cock-of-the-rock; Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet; Amazonian Umbrellabird; Fiery Topaz; Pavonine Quetzal; Brown-banded, Bronzy & Paradise Jacamars; Black-bellied Thorntail; Rufous-throated & White-chinned Sapphires; Green-tailed Goldenthroat; Crested Eagle; Ornate Hawk-Eagle; White-chinned Woodcreeper; Rufous-tailed Xenops; Spot-backed Antwren; Imerri Warbling Antbird; Cinnamon Neopipo; Pale-bellied Mourner; Collared Gnatwren; Red-billed Ground Cuckoo (rare - thought more sightings are known from Mitu than anywhere else in the world); Tawny-tufted Toucanet; Orinoco Piculet; Bar-bellied Woodcreeper; Blackish-grey & Pearly Antshrikes; 10 species of Antwren including Cherrie’s & Yellow-throated; Black Bushbird; 17 species of Antbird including Black-chinned, Black-headed, Grey-bellied, White-plumed & Chestnut-crested; Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin; Black, Yellow-crested & Striolated Manakins; Brown-headed Greenlet; Azure-naped Jay; White-bellied Dacnis; White-naped Seedeater; Plumbeous Euphonia.

Habitats Covered

white sand forest and terra firme forest

Expected Climate

warm and humid

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper Leader

Tour Pace & Walking

DIFFICULT: This is a high-intensity “mega” tour designed for passionate listers and serious birders who enjoy a fast-paced schedule. Due to its demanding nature, it’s not recommended for avid photographers, inexperienced birders, or anyone with mobility or health limitations.

Moderate to difficult. Endemic and target focussed trip. Not suitable for dedicated photographers; inexperienced birders; or anyone with mobility or health challenges. Tour pace is fast. Our Mega tours are very fast-paced birding adventures designed for the dedicated lister and serious birder. The focus of the tour is to see as many of the endemics and area specials as possible in our given time. In order to cover the necessary route to maximise the species list we tend to spend a single night at most sites and travel large distances. There is very little down time aside from that spent driving from one site to the next. These tours are not suitable for dedicated or avid photographers; inexperienced or new birders; as well as anyone with serious mobility or health challenges.

Accommodation

Comfortable hotel

Ease of Birding

Challenging. Several skulkers and low-density targets that require repeated efforts. Many species that require patience, persistence & repeat attempts.

Number of Species Expected

250+

Photographic Opportunities

Reasonable to good. Typical forest lighting difficulties.

What our clients say about us

Forrest Rowland
CL & RL - Colombia 2019

Forrest Rowland: We think you did a great job organising and leading this trip. It all seemed to go very smoothly so, if you had any problems, they weren't obvious to us. We thought your fieldcraft was also first class. Clearly, all your previous experience has meant that you know the birds, their calls and the sites exceptionally well. We think we did very well with the avifauna, in no small part thanks to you.

Robert Williams
BA, Colombia 2017

Rob Williams and the Rockjumper folks were absolutely fantastic in helping me after I lost my passport. They made sure I got back to Bogota for the embassy appointments, changing plans on the fly. Very impressive dedication to help customers.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
CS, Colombia 2021

Dušan was an amazing guide. His acute hearing and anticipation of where the birds would be was extraordinary. He had a well balanced sensibility in regards to our limits and possibilities and was always exercising his desire that everyone in the group was able to see each bird we encountered as best as the circumstances permitted. His passion for birding was very apparent and sincere. Dušan's communication and updates as things changed benefited the whole group.

Stephan Lorenz
KH & DH - Colombia 2019

Stephan Lorenz is an outstanding guide – extremely knowledgeable, extremely diligent in getting target birds, and is full of enthusiasm every day.  A real pleasure.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
CH, Colombia 2021

Dusan is an outstanding guide. He consistently made sure that all of us saw each bird and knew its name. I have hearing and mild short-term memory problems and Dusan took specialefforts to be sure that these did not interfere with my birding success on the trip. Not only does Dusan know all of the Colombian birds by sight, but he knows all of their calls and is able to talk at length about their biology and behavior - that is, he is an excellent teacher, too. This is something that I appreciate greatly, as I am a retired college professor of biology and I recognize an excellent teacher when I see one in action. In addition to his skills as a guide, Dusan was tireless in making sure that the constantly-changing tour arrangements went smoothly from day to day. I am certain that we got every minute that was possible out in the field looking for new birds; this was the goal of the tour (1000 species seen in 30 days of birding). He has a very pleasant, enthusiastically-encouraging personality and is outstanding at promoting group coherence and morale in difficult and sometimes mildly-dangerous situations.

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