Tour reports

Bogotá at 04.00AM was cold and dark. But we had to meet that early to take the morning flight to Yopal, the capital city of the Colombian Llanos. Soon after our arrival, we took the 4-wheel drive vehicles and started […]

The Panama Canal welcomed us with a chorus of howler monkeys roaring in the distance, toucans either yelping or croaking, parakeets screeching and a pair of motmots giving their typical hoop, hoop! As the day gained light, we added images […]

A remarkable birding journey across the high Andes from Cuzco to the east slope of the Andes and down to the Amazon basin in Madre de Dios. It comes difficult to express in writing the emotions, challenges, wonderful birds and […]

Bulstling Medellín hosted us for the first night, where we realized how much Colombia has changed in the last two decades. Once considered a never-to-be-visited, the surrounding of Medellín has become a peaceful city with great birding areas. Our first […]

Fantastic Costa Rica welcomed us with amazing views of a Lesson’s Motmot (Momotus lessoni) feeding on infructescences of a bromeliad, at eye level. Also, with pairs of Rufous-naped Wrens (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) giving their display accompanied by their cacophonic voice and […]

Every time we lead the Amazon Cruise we come with great expectations because we know that it won’t only give us the opportunity to show you great birds but it will also enhance everyone’s life. This year was no exception. […]

Santa Clara airport was packed with Cubans greeting their relatives whom have brought an endless amount of stuff, from plasma tv´s to duffle bags loaded with cloths, electronics and much more. The luggage belt at the airport arrivals seemed more […]

“Five countries, six islands and a wonderful ship to sail the Caribbean” That’s has to be the way to name this photo album compiling the wonderful birds seen as we sailed between the Lesser Antilles aboard the incomparable Sea Cloud. […]

Amazon River Cruise A birding and Natural History Odyssey Aboard Zafiro [Lima Bird List Included at End] Every time we lead the Amazon Cruise we come with great expectations because we know that it won’t only give us the opportunity […]

We took our first Cuba style meal at the Miami airport with plenty of fried plantains, black beans and moros y cristianos (rice with black beans). As we boarded the plane it seemed to everyone that so many years of […]