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Birding Tour in Machu Picchu, Abra Malaga and Huacarpay Lake 4 Days and 3 Nights

Birding in Machu Picchu, Abra Malaga and Huacarpay Lake 4 Days and 3 Nights
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Birding Tour in Machu Picchu, Abra Malaga and Huacarpay Lake 4 Days and 3 Nights

DAY 1: Cusco – Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu

We will pick you up early from your hotel, we will drive to Poroy Train Station, Them, we will take the train to Aguas Calientes Pueblo for about 4 hours, during the middle day we are going to look for some endemics species like, Inca Wren Masked Fruiteater, Variable Antshrike, Plain Xenop, Streaked Xenop, Streaked Tuftedcheek, Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch, Highland Motmot, Musician Wren, Golden-Olive Woodpecker, Crimson Mantled Woodpecker, Black Streaked Puffbird, Masked Trogon, Buff-Tailed Sicklebill. In the Urubamba River, we will look for

Torrent Ducks and White-capped Dipper and Others. White-tipped Swifts will be flying overhead. We are going to spend the night at the Hotel.

DAY 2: Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo

This day very early we will take the bus to Machu Picchu archeological site, in 2 hours we will visit all the complex, then we will have a great chances to see many birds species like White-Bellied Hummingbird, Green and white Hummingbird, Collared Inca, Ocellated Piculet, Mottle-Cheeked-Tyrannulet, Sclater’s Tyrannulet and some others species. During the afternoon we are going to descend by bus to Aguas Calientes, and then we will catch the Train to Ollantaytambo, there is the intermontane Valley habitat, and we might see Bearded Mountaineer, Torrent Tyrannulet, Black Phoebe, Giant Hummingbird, We spend the night at the hotel in Ollantaytambo.

DAY 3: Ollantaytambo – Abra Málaga – Carrizales – Cusco

We are going to depart early by bus for 1 hour to Abra Malaga, (4316 mt) the habitat is the Grassland Paramo and Polylepis forest we will look for Royal Cinclodes, Cordilleran Canastero, Bright-Rumped Yellow Finch, White-Winged Duica Finch, Junín Canastero, White-Tufted Sunbeam, Stripe-Headed Antpitta, with a good luck we might the majestic Andean Condor flying overhead, continuing down road to Carrizales we will look for Cusco-Brush Finch, Parodis Hemispingus, Marcapata Spinetail and some others species, At late afternoon we will drive back to Cusco, arriving approximately 6:00 pm, night at the hotel in Cusco.

DAY 4: Cusco – Huacarpay Lake

Huacarpay is a great place for watching birds, especially some endemics ones, this Lake is

located at 40 minutes driving from Cusco, where the habitat is marsh, wetland, we will look for Bearded Mountaineer,

Many-Colored Rush Tyrant, Wren-like Rushbird, Cinereous Harrier, many species of ducks, teals, Crakes and some ones that we missed, Birding activities will be in the morning, then we will drive back to Cusco.

What is included for the Birdwaching Tours in Machu Picchu?

  1. Private tourist bus
  2. Rubber boots
  3. Rain poncho
  4. Duffle bag for personal belongings
  5. All accommodations and Lodges
  6. Bird-Specialist guide
  7. Mineral water all the time
  8. First aid kit
  9. 3 meals per day included a vegetarian option
  10. Snacks

What you need to take for the Birdwaching Tours in Machu Picchu?

  • Good Birding- binocular (you could rent with us, we have 10×42)
  • Camera with extra batteries, if you like taking pictures take telephoto lens of 400mm
  • Flashlight with extra batteries
  • Repellent with a minimum of 30-40% DEET
  • Daypack
  • Pocket money
  • Water bottle
  • Sun hat
  • Long-sleeved T-shirt
  • Cotton thick socks
  • Dark color clothes

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Este Viaje es una de las mayores experiencias que tuvimos .con muchas cosas por aprender, conocer otras culturas, escapar de la rutina y romper barreras, miedos y prejuicios. Una de las de las mejores experiencias que pudimos tener es y sobre todo abrir horizontes, descubrir cosas nuevas .

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El mejor tour de mi vida, visitar el desierto de ICA y el Oasis de Huacachina fue maravilloso, fuimos un grupo de amigos para conocer el sur peruano y nos fascino, nuestro guía fue muy divertido y muy informado sobre la historia del Perú, todo estubo excelentemente organizado sin ningún error y...

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ene. de 2023 • Familia

Esta compañía superó nuestra expectativa en el tour del Valle Sagrado y Machu Picchu, nuestro guía David fue estupendo y muy informado de la historia de los Incas. Nuestro conductor Junior fue increíble y muy apasionado con su trabajo.
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Our company is 100% locally owned. We directly contribute to economic development and environmental sustainability in Peru.

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The quality of our service is one of our most important values which demands all our effort, determination, and courage to be successful in what we are doing and the services we provide

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We aim to have a positive impact in all the areas that we visit. Through our training sessions and social projects, we empower women, indigenous communities and children

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Our groups never exceed 10 people, giving you a personalized tour in our small comfortable vans

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Interested in visiting only specific destinations? No problem, all our packages can be fully customized to suit your budget and schedule. Contact our travel advisors to plan the most comprehensive trip of a lifetime.

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We commit socially and culturally to the community and adapt our business strategies to the preservation of the environment

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