Colombia - Highlights 2025

19 Jul 2025 - 30 Jul 2025 (12 days)

USD5,695 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Alexander Alvarado

Tour price (Per person): USD5,695 * GBP4,550 * EUR5,474 * AUD8,764

Single Supplement: USD450 * GBP359 * EUR433 * AUD693

Flight costs: USD110 * GBP88 * EUR106 * AUD169

Can be linked with: Colombia - Santa Marta Extension 2025

Colombia - Highlights 2026

01 Aug 2026 - 12 Aug 2026 (12 days)

USD5,900 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Lisle Gwynn

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

Tour price (Per person): USD5,900 * GBP4,713 * EUR5,671 * AUD9,080

Can be linked with: Colombia - Santa Marta Extension 2026

Our comprehensive highlights of Colombia tour cover all three Andean ranges and both inter-Andean valleys, as well as lower tropical rainforests in search of numerous endemics and regional avian specialties. We will be searching for a remarkable collection of birds that are likely to exceed 400 species, including over 60 species of colourful tanagers, 8 species of furtive antpittas, and nearly 50 species of dazzling hummingbirds! Combined with spectacular scenery, friendly locals, and pleasant lodges situated within prime birding areas, this tour of Colombia offers the very best of South American birding!

Top Birds

Bogota Rail; Northern Screamer; Yellow-eared Parrot; Rufous-fronted & Flame-winged Parakeets; Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl; Moustached Puffbird; Black Inca; Empress Brilliant; Velvet-purple Coronet; Violet-tailed Sylph, Sword-billed Hummingbird; Toucan & White-mantled Barbets; Greyish Piculet; White-throated Screech Owl; Brown-banded, Chestnut-crowned, Crescent-faced, Chami, Muisca, Slaty-crowned & Bicolored Antpittas; Bar-crested Antshrike; Red-bellied Grackle; Beautiful Jay; Star-chested Treerunner; Uniform Treehunter; Munchique Wood & Antioquia Wrens; Tanager Finch; Black-chinned Mountain, Gold-ringed, Black-and-gold & Glistening-green Tanagers; Crested Ant & Sooty Ant Tanagers; Turquoise Dacnis; Choco Vireo; Rufous-browed Conebill; Stiles’s, Pale-bellied & Tatama (Alto Pisones) Tapaculos; Grey-breasted & Black-billed Mountain Toucans; Silvery-throated Spinetail; Blue-throated Starfrontlet; Indigo-capped & Ruby-topaz Hummingbirds; Oilbird; Pacific Tuftedcheek; Black Solitaire; Buffy Helmetcrest; Glowing Puffleg; Choco Brushfinch; Yellow-headed Manakin; Beautiful Woodpecker; Plushcap; Antioquia Bristle Tyrant; Grey-cheeked Nunlet; Barred and Green-and-black Fruiteater; Andean Cock-of-the-Rock.

Habitats Covered

Choco Cloud Forest; subtropical and temperate Andean forests; Paramo; tropical forests of lower Magdalena and Cauca Valleys

Expected Climate

Temperate to cold in highlands (Chingaza, Los Nevados), Hot and humid in the lowlands (Rio Claro). Rain is likely on some days.

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

This is a moderately difficult tour. Not suitable for dedicated photographers; or anyone with mobility / health challenges. Some very early mornings / long days.

Accommodation

Comfortable to good.

Ease of Birding

Moderate to demanding. Bird density is low in some areas, several difficult target species that require patience, persistence & repeat attempts (ie: Antpittas & Tapaculos).

Number of Species Expected

425

Other Attractions

spectacular scenery.

Photographic Opportunities

Reasonable, typical forest conditions of variable light & frequent cloud / drizzle.

What our clients say about us

Tuomas Seimola
DM, Colombia 2019

Tuomas was an excellent guide and organizer.

Tuomas Seimola
EM, Colombia 2019

"Tuomas was very knowledgeable, personable, and savvy. He did an excellent job of balancing hard core birding with the needs of the group. The accommodations and food were good throughout and the transportation was excellent! This was an adventurous, fun, and challenging trip and I very much enjoyed it. Roger, the local guide, was also very good. Thank you!"

Tuomas Seimola
TS & VS, Colombia 2021

Our guide Tuomas was excellent, the trip was excellent!

Tuomas Seimola
TK, Colombia 2019

Two great tours led by Tuomas, who is an outstanding birder and great tour leader. Local guides were also very good, so we all saw virtually all of our hit list birds. Thanks to all.

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.

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