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 Upcoming Trips 2025

Birding Peru Anytime

Every week Mo-Fri throughout the year Kolibri attempts to run three different 5 day tours. They are our most popular programs and perfect for those with little time. You can of course combine them into one longer trip. They are:
Photography friendly Machu Picchu and Cusco endemics - with extreme comfort.
Manu road. Best season and drier mid-April to mid-December - although birding can be very good also in the rainy season between showers.
Northern Peru transect Tarapoto-Jaen or vice versa with Marvelous Spatuletail and Long-whiskered Owlet. Note that the male Spatuletail often lack spatulas in July-Aug.
When you book, we shall enter the dates in the calendar so other people will see that these trips are running these dates and they could book the same date for a better price for everyone.
Having said that, just booking any date yourself or with your partner at the date you prefer will not break the bank. $1000 surcharge for a single person + single supplement. $500 surcharge per person if only two people. $250/person surcharge with three people, and no surcharge with groups of 5 or more.
Learn more about how it all works by reading the blog post about Birding Peru Anytime.
 
If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at [email protected]
 JUNE 2025 
10 - 15 Satipo Road and Colibri Cloud Forest - Short 5 Day Tour (Guide(s): Juan Julca)  Subtropical birding on the Satipo Road that has been called the poor man's Manu road. As many birds as Manu Road for less money. No domestic flight needed. We are also including birding near Oxapampa and Hacienda Armorique for Cloud-Forest Screech-Owl, Creamy-bellied Antwren and Cerulean-capped Manakin. 
The comfortable sleeper night bus leaves in the evening of June 10. 
14 - 22 Biggest Weekend Birding Sandwich (Guide(s): Gunnar EngblomJuan Julca)  Here is a cost-effective hardcore birding tour that could give you 500-600 species of birds birding Saturday to the following Sunday only taking 5 days off from work sandwiched between two weekends will give you 9 days of birding. Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager, Inca Tern, Junin Grebe, White-cheeked Cotinga, several species of newly split Antpittas and newly described Tapaculos. We may set some sort of World Record for a Weekend Birding Sandwich!
25 - 29 Carpish, Unchog and Junin Lake 5 days. (Guide(s): Gunnar Engblom)  A last minute booking of the short Central Peru trip. And it is open to more clients, but max 4 clients. 
We shall focus on Unchog, since Carpish has become quite deteriorated in recent years. 

Gunnar is guiding this trip.
28 - Jul 4 Uganda - Shoebill, Gorillas and Chimps in one week (Guide(s): Gunnar Engblom)  Why spend a lot of time and money when your most wanted birds and mammals can be seen in only 7 days? Join our epic and time-efficient Uganda tour for 7 days to see Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Shoebill, together with close to 300 other species of birds, and many classic African mammals.
Every Mon-Fri throughout the year we offer our most popular 5 day tours to Machu Picchu, Manu road and North Peru. Click and sign up!
If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at [email protected]
 JULY 2025 
6 - 10 5 day Manu Road Birding and Photography (Guide(s): Alex Durand)  Our classic Manu road in 5 days. The fastest way to get the most important birds on Manu road and good photography at feeding stations. Can be combined with Machu Picchu and Abra Malaga before and 5 days North Peru with Marvelous Spatuletail afterwards. . 
12 - 20 Manu Road and Abra Malaga THE BIGGEST WEEKEND BIRDING SANDWICH (Guide(s): Alex Durand)  Hardcore high paced birding on Manu Road, Abra Malaga, and Vilcabamba. We focus on the endemics and regional specialites such as the many bamboo adapted birds in the lowlands and the Polylepis specialists, and as many nightbirds as we can get. You will also see iconic species such as Sunbittern, Hoatzin, Horned Screamer, Andean Potoo, Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Andean Condor, Torrent Duck,
Special price on this introductory tour. Send an email to Gunnar to get a quote. 
Every Mon-Fri throughout the year we offer our most popular 5 day tours to Machu Picchu, Manu road and North Peru. Click and sign up!
If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at [email protected]
 AUGUST 2025 
9 - 24 FIXED DEPARTURE - Complete Central Peru (Guide(s): Juan Julca)  The complete Central Peru program covers all the endemics en route including Golden-backed Mountain Tanager, Diademed Sandpiper-Plover and White-cheeked Cotinga. Also several new and undescribed species of Tapaculos and Antpittas. 
25 - 26 Cusco/Ollantaytambo birding day trip: Abra Malaga (Guide(s): Alex Durand)  Birding Abra Malaga over two days to cover all the endemics. The price is double plus cost for hotel and dinner. 
27 - 31 5 day Manu Road Birding and Photography (Guide(s): Alex Durand)  Megadiverse Manu road with hummingbird feeders and fruitfeeders for tanagers in 5 days. Most endemic and special species along the route are also covered. 
Every Mon-Fri throughout the year we offer our most popular 5 day tours to Machu Picchu, Manu road and North Peru. Click and sign up!
If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at [email protected]
 SEPTEMBER 2025 
7 - 18 Best Bird Photography in Peru 12 days (Guide(s): Juan Julca)  Guided Bird Photography tour to the best birds of Peru. 
Entrance fees are paid locally direct to the reserves and are not included in the total price. 
14 - 25 Best Bird Photography in Peru 12 days   Un-guided Bird Photography tour to the best birds of Peru. Only feeder and hide set-ups. No trail or road birding with playback. The local reserve caretakers know their birds. Additionally, the drivers know quite a bit about where to find key species. 
Entrance fees are paid locally direct to the reserves and are not included in the total price. 
Every Mon-Fri throughout the year we offer our most popular 5 day tours to Machu Picchu, Manu road and North Peru. Click and sign up!
If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at [email protected]
 OCTOBER 2025 
3 - 20 Complete Manu Birding Tour 18 days (Guide(s): Alex Durand)  Join us for the complete Manu tour. Now with an improved itinerary to get you a chance of all the special birds in SE Peru. Tiered pricing saves you money. Over 500 species is possible to record on this Mega diverse trip. 
Every Mon-Fri throughout the year we offer our most popular 5 day tours to Machu Picchu, Manu road and North Peru. Click and sign up!
If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at [email protected]
 NOVEMBER 2025 
2 - 6 Tumbes (Guide(s): Juan Julca)  7 days. Tumbesian endemics. Tumbes Reserved Zone is one of Peru´s best kept secrets with many Tumbesian endemic birds shared with Ecuador. Also the exciting mangroves and a Tumbes pelagic. 
8 - 23 FIXED DEPARTURE - Northern Peru Complete Standard Birding Route in 16 days. (Guide(s): Juan Julca)  Our most complete North Peru trip with Marvelous Spatuletail and all the other endemics and special birds. Check out our tiered pricing for this tour. Something affordable for you, or maybe you want more comfort and you are willing to pay for it. 
Every Mon-Fri throughout the year we offer our most popular 5 day tours to Machu Picchu, Manu road and North Peru. Click and sign up!
 
 
 Upcoming Trips 2026

Birding Peru Anytime

Every week Mo-Fri throughout the year Kolibri attempts to run three different 5 day tours. They are our most popular programs and perfect for those with little time. You can of course combine them into one longer trip. They are:
Photography friendly Machu Picchu and Cusco endemics - with extreme comfort.
Manu road. Best season and drier mid-April to mid-December - although birding can be very good also in the rainy season between showers.
Northern Peru transect Tarapoto-Jaen or vice versa with Marvelous Spatuletail and Long-whiskered Owlet. Note that the male Spatuletail often lack spatulas in July-Aug.
When you book, we shall enter the dates in the calendar so other people will see that these trips are running these dates and they could book the same date for a better price for everyone.
Having said that, just booking any date yourself or with your partner at the date you prefer will not break the bank. $1000 surcharge for a single person + single supplement. $500 surcharge per person if only two people. $250/person surcharge with three people, and no surcharge with groups of 5 or more.
Learn more about how it all works by reading the blog post about Birding Peru Anytime.
 
If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at [email protected]
 FEBRUARY 2026 
14 - Mar 1 Northern Peru Complete Standard Birding Route in 16 days. (Guide(s): Juan Julca)  This 16 day tour comprehensively covers all the best sites in north Peru, and can be combined with a shorter trip to see the Scarlet-banded Barbet and newly described Cordillera Azul Antbird. 
Every Mon-Fri throughout the year we offer our most popular 5 day tours to Machu Picchu, Manu road and North Peru. Click and sign up!
If you don't find a suitable trip, please contact us at [email protected]
 MARCH 2026 
1 - 4 Scarlet-banded Barbet extension (Guide(s): Juan Julca)  Peru's newest birding hotspot with localized and recently described Scarlet-banded Barbet and Cordillera Azul Antbird. Both endemics of course. 
You can add the16 day Complete North Peru tour before this trip. It will start in Chiclayo on Feb 14. .
15 Lima days: Pantanos de Villa, Pucusana, Puerto Viejo, Lomas de Asia and Cañete valley (Guide(s): Gunnar EngblomAlejandro TelloJuan Julca)  Guide to determined. A classic Lima birding excursion with desert, coastal marshes and seawatching. Our favorites include Humboldt Penguin, Peruvian Thickknee, Many-colored Rush-Tyrant and Inca Tern.
16 - 20 Marvelous Spatuletail, 40 hummingbirds and Long-whiskered Owlet. (Guide(s): Gunnar EngblomAlex DurandJuan Julca)  Guide to be determined. Long-whiskered Owlet and Marvelous Spatuletail are the main targets of this short 5 day trip. There are 40 plus hummingbirds to be seen, lots of tanagers, toucans, barbets, oilbird etc that are also seen on this packed short tour. Good lodges with feeders. Add Barbet Extension and perhaps a Machu Picchu  program. Best to fly to Tarapoto the night before to maximise the time.
Every Mon-Fri throughout the year we offer our most popular 5 day tours to Machu Picchu, Manu road and North Peru. Click and sign up!
 
 
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Telephone: +51-1- 652 76 89. From the US: 011-51-1- 652 76 89. Cell: 988 555 938 (Gunnar) or 999 007 886 (Elia Gallo) - Email: [email protected]