Lima, Cajarmarca & Chiclayo
08 days / 07 nights
Day 1 Lima
Arrival in Lima and transfer to our Lima accommodations.
Day 2 Cajamarca
Early flight from Lima to Cajamarca. Transfer to your hotel in Cajamarca. After breakfast we'll spend the morning birdwatching near the hotel, followed by a city tour of Cajamarca. This slow paced day will help you acclimatize to Cajamarca's altitude (2700 m).
After lunch in a tourist-class restaurant in Cajamarca, we'll travel an hour and a half to San Marcos, a reliable place for viewing the Great Spinetail, along with other species adapted to xerophytic vegetation. Late afternoon return to our hotel in Cajamarca.
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Day 3 Cajamarca
An early visit to the Chonta River valley to look for the Grey-bellied Comet, Andean Hillstar, White-winged Cinclodes, and 40 other species, including 7 endemic to Peru. Breakfast on the road. Lunch in the Hotel San Antonio, including a show featuring Peruvian Stepping Horses and the Spanish-inspired Marinera dance. In the afternoon we'll visit the archeological site at Otuzco, only a few miles from Cajamarca.
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Day 4 Cajamarca
Morning departure travelling along the road to Celendin. A full day spent looking for high Andean birds like the White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant, Cajamarca Rufous Antpitta and Stripe-backed Canastero. Another 60 species are possible. Afternoon return to the hotel in Cajamarca.
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Day 5 Cajamarca - ChaparrÃ
An early departure for the trip to the Chaparri Lodge. This trip includes a descent from almost 3000 m down to sea level. The steep altitudinal gradient of this drop implies a great diversity of habitat and thus birds, so we'll be birding along the road during the entire trip. Night in Chaparri Lodge.
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Day 6 ChaparrÃ
In and around the Chaparri lodge, which is a private reserve managed by a local community. This is the best place for endemics of the Tumbes region such as the Tumbes Tyrant and 200 other species in total. Night in Chaparri Lodge.
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Day 7 Chaparrà - Chiclayo
Birding around the Chaparri lodge in the morning. After lunch we'll depart for our hotel in Chiclayo, with birding along the road.
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Day 8 Chiclayo - Lima
Chiclayo. A morning visit to the Valley of the Pyramids in Tucume, an archeological area near Chiclayo. Lunch in a tourist-class restaurant in Chiclayo, followed by an afternoon visit to the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum in Lambayeque. Night flight to Lima. Transfer to your hotel.
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Includes:
Lodging in the best available hotels and lodges
Private car for all tours and transfers
English speaking birding guide
English speaking guides for the cultural tours
All entrance fees for archaeological sites, museums and nature preserves
Meals as mentioned in the program
Use of telescope
Birds list
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