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Manu Expeditions is a bespoke professional company in based in and running professionally guided birding trips to Peru and throughout South America. We are specialized in catering for serious bird watchers and beginners alike. We are bird watchers ourselves and we know how important it is for bird watchers to have trouble free logistics arranged for them while in country. The company is very experienced in running trips catering for Bird Photographers at a more leisurely pace and our guides know he tricks of getting those important shots! We run birding trips throughout the coast, highlands and rainforests of the region and our leaders for these trips are experienced neo-tropical birders who have many years experience in these countries and know where to find the more sought after and difficult species, as well as the necessary personal skills to mould activities to suit personal needs. All guided trips are led by highly qualified neo-tropical Bird tour leaders who carry the essential equipment, including ‘scopes, sound library etc. Our aim is to provide you with excellence in worry free birding trips with trouble free logistics whilst in country, not to mention good value for money without cutting corners on service and birds.
WE USE ONLY TOP CLASS ACCOMODATIONS AND VEHICLES AND CUT NO CORNERS AND WE GET YOU THE BIRDS
We specialize in Private trips can be tailored to suit your needs and be as intense or relaxed as you like.
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Birding in Peru Tours |
| Manu Biosphere Reserve: South-East Peru |
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 The Manu Biosphere Reserve has the highest diversity of life on Earth and is one of the most important conservation units in the world. If one were to choose THE best birding trip in the world, this must surely be a candidate for the winner. The beauty of this trip is the variety of habitats visited ranging from orchid laden cloud forest where Spectacled Bears and Cock-of-the-Rocks still live unmolested, to untouched Amazon rainforest where 13 species of Monkey abound and Giant Otters still exist in the ox-bow lakes. A trip to Manu is a trip to one of the worlds great wilderness areas where wildlife is still plenty-full and nearly 1000 species of birds have been recorded. No birding in cut-over forest on this trip! More...
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| Northern Peru: Tumbes and Maranon Endemics |
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trip is a neo-tropical birders dream. The route taken is designed
around some of the most endangered and localized birds to be
found in the neo-tropics. The beauty of this trip is that, although
centered around certain special birds, we see so much of more
widely distributed species on the way and tremendous scenery
and places little visited by foreigners. Here we will see other
Maranon endemics including - Chinchipe Spinetail, Maranon Slaty
Antshrike, Maranon Spinetail, Maranon Thrush and Yellow-cheeked
Becard. The distinct Maranon races of Speckle-breasted Wren
and Black-capped Sparrows are here too as well as Tataupa Tinamou
and surprisingly, Miltary Macaw. More...
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| Iquitos: Amazon and White Sand Rainforests |
|  Iquitos, on the Peruvian Amazon, features many birding highlights: and specialties like Nocturnal Curassow and Black-necked Red Cotinga, the Antbirds, and the fabulous canopy walkway. Iquitos is one of the best places to actually see the legendary Nocturnal Curassow. As for the Cotinga (a rival to the Cock-of-the-Rock in beauty), we are often treated to views of males perched on their display vines. This is Antbird paradise and we will spend a lot of time examining and observing the special variety that exists here. But Curassows and Antbirds are just a few of the many birds we will see. From Screamers, Guans, Toucans, Trogons, and Barbets to Hummingbirds, Woodcreepers, Foliage-gleaners, Manakins, and Seed-finches, we will explore all the habitats that constitute Amazonia. More...
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| Central Peru: The High Andes and Endemics |
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first stop will be a small nature reserve on the outskirts of
Lima, Villa Marshes. Here we will see Andean Coot, Puna Ibis,
Great and White-tufted Grebes, Cinnamon Teal, White-cheeked
Pintail, Franklins Gull, Gray-hhooded Gull, Bay-winged and Red-backed
Hawk. We will make selected stops along the way in agricultural
areas particularly for Peruvian Thicknee, Yellowish Pipit, Short-tailed
Field Tyrant and others. Other possibilities include a variety
of Seedeaters including Drab (endemic), Parrot-billed and Chestnut-throated
as well as Scrub Blackbird and long-tailed Mockingbird. After
a seafood lunch a boat trip around Pucusana Bay will produce
nesting Guaynay and and Peruvian Boobies is a stunning sight,
not to mention the colonies of South-American Sea-lions. Our
targets here are the lovely Inca Tern, Blackish Oystercatcher,
Peruvian Pelican, Red-legged Cormorant, Gray Gull, Peruvian
Seaside Cinclodes and Humboldt Penguin. More...
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Birding in Bolivia Tours |
| Bolivia: Eastern Lowlands, Chaco, Cloud Forest and Intermontane Valleys |
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as varied as its people and ranges from steaming Amazonian rainforest,
high saline lakes and high steppe desert, rolling tropical savanna
to snow covered peaks and glaciers as well as the Chaco near the
Paraguayan border. This varied topography makes for many habitat
types and consequently one of the largest bird lists for a landlocked
country in the world. Bolivia has two endemic big Macaws and a
flightless Grebe. This trip is designed around Bolivian specialties
and we will see a broad selection of habitats and species on this
trip. More...
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Birding in Chile Tours |
| Chile: Atacama Desert, Patagonia, Andes and Tierra del Fuego |
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 The
classic tour of Chile - South America’s longest country,
never more than 200 kilometers wide but a staggering 4000 kilometers
long, and a superb introduction to Neo-tropical birds. This is
a comprehensive tour with domestic flights to enable us to cover
this extensive country. The scenery is spectacular to say the
least and with good accommodations and food plus excellent world
famous Chilean wines - this trip a must. The climate on this trip
is varied – from Mediterranean climates in the Santiago
area to temperate beach forests and sub-Antarctic climes in the
South. Chile is blessed with one of strongest economies in Latin
America and this is reflected in its sophisticated infrastructure,
road networks and accommodations. This trip concentrates on Chilean
endemics and near-endemics. More...
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Birding in Colombia Tours |
| Colombia: Andean Endemics Tour |
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 Colombia – one of the two most diverse countries for birds on the planet along with Peru (which it narrowly outstrips due to records of migrants and vagrants on the San Andreas Island in the Caribbean). North of Ecuador the Andes branches into 3 distinct mountain chains, separated by the Cauca and Magdalena valleys, each with its endemic avifauna. We make no excuse for concentrating on endemics in the Colombian Andes, and the tour does not concern itself with common coastal and Amazonian birds, though the route we take we do not ignore anything that pops up in front of us. More...
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Manu Biosphere
