Classic Bolivia

22D / 21NBoliviaSet tour

Overview

Our flagship grand tour: three weeks crossing Bolivia from the high Andes to the Amazon, targeting iconic endemics like the Red-fronted Macaw and the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw.

Day-by-day itinerary

01
Day 1
Airport/hotel pickup. Drive to Jucumari Lodge with stops in puna and páramo for specialities. Afternoon at the Lodge feeders (tanagers, brushfinches, hummingbirds, antpitta, etc.).
Target species (11)
- Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
- Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
- Andean Goose
- Andean Duck
- Crested Duck
- Ground-Tyrants (several species)
- Glacier Finch
- Giant Coot
- Andean Hillstar
- Rufous-faced Antpitta
- Hummingbirds at the Lodge feeders
02
Day 2
A day birding the trails within Jucumari Lodge.
Target species (15)
- Black-hooded Sunbeam
- Rufous-faced Antpitta
- Gould's Inca
- Tyrian Metaltail
- Scaled Metaltail
- Great Sapphirewing
- Hooded Mountain-Toucan
- Bolivian Brushfinch
- White-browed Brushfinch
- Blue-backed Conebill
- White-browed Conebill
- Mountain-Tanagers (several species)
- Black-throated Thistletail
- Diademed Tapaculo
- Puna Tapaculo
03
Day 3
The old Coroico road (Death Road) for other Yungas specialities, focusing on the upper section of this famous road.
Target species (18)
- Bolivian Antpitta
- Scimitar-winged Piha
- Chestnut-crested Cotinga
- Barred Fruiteater
- Band-tailed Fruiteater
- Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant
- Golden-crowned Tanager
- Three-striped Hemispingus
- Superciliated Hemispingus
- Black-eared Hemispingus
- Orange-browed Hemispingus
- Crested Quetzal
- Golden-headed Quetzal
- Fulvous Wren
- Blue-banded Toucanet
- Buff-thighed Puffleg
- Upland Antshrike
- Bolivian Tapaculo
04
Day 4
The old Coroico road (Death Road) again, this time focusing on the mid and lower sections with some stops higher up. Afternoon on to Jiri Ecolodge.
Target species (11)
- Rufous-booted Racket-tail
- Bolivian Antpitta
- Scimitar-winged Piha
- Chestnut-crested Cotinga
- Golden-crowned Tanager
- Crested Quetzal
- Golden-headed Quetzal
- Blue-banded Toucanet
- Buff-thighed Puffleg
- Upland Antshrike
- Bolivian Tapaculo
05
Day 5
A day birding the trails of Jiri Ecolodge.
Target species (9)
- Chestnut-tipped Toucanet
- Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater
- Yungas Manakin
- Two-banded Warbler
- Upland Antshrike
- Yungas Tody-Tyrant
- Bolivian Tapaculo
- Blue-browed Tanager
- Guira Tanager
06
Day 6
Return to La Paz along the old Coroico road, focusing on the lower section with stops all along the route to clean up remaining target species.
07
Day 7
Drive to Sorata to look for the endemic Berlepsch's Canastero. Afternoon on to the shores of Lake Titicaca.
Target species (7)
- Huayco Tinamou
- Andean Ibis
- Black-hooded Sunbeam
- Berlepsch's Canastero
- Slender-billed Miner
- Correndera Pipit
- Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant
08
Day 8
Morning on the shores of Lake Titicaca with the option to go by boat. Afternoon return to La Paz with stops.
Target species (13)
- Titicaca Grebe
- Andean Teal
- Yellow-billed Teal
- Andean Ibis
- Puna Ibis
- Yellow-winged Blackbird
- Many-colored Rush-Tyrant
- Wren-like Rushbird
- Plumbeous Rail
- Andean Goose
- Cinereous Harrier
- Andean Lapwing
- Puna Pipit
09
Day 9
Very early departure to Inquisivi to look for the Bolivian Spinetail, another endemic. Afternoon on to Quime.
Target species (6)
- Andean Condor
- Brown-capped Redstart
- Bolivian Spinetail
- Olive-crowned Crescentchest
- Golden-rumped Euphonia
- Black-and-chestnut Warbling-Finch
10
Day 10
Early departure to the city of Cochabamba, with stops along the route.
Target species (5)
- Andean Condor
- Black-hooded Sunbeam
- Scaled Metaltail
- Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet
- Rufous-bellied Mountain-Tanager
11
Day 11
Visit to the Polylepis woodlands around Cochabamba and the puna. Afternoon in the Cochabamba interandean dry valleys.
Target species (15)
- Red-tailed Comet
- Wedge-tailed Hillstar
- Olive-crowned Crescentchest
- Maquis Canastero
- Rock Earthcreeper
- Bolivian Earthcreeper
- Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail
- Tawny Tit-Spinetail
- Streak-fronted Thornbird
- Giant Conebill
- Bolivian Warbling-Finch
- Rufous-browed Warbling-Finch
- Cochabamba Mountain-Finch
- Rufous-bellied Mountain-Tanager
- Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
12
Day 12
Very early departure to the central interandean dry valleys of Bolivia, with stops along the way. Afternoon views of Red-fronted Macaws in flight, a large parrot endemic to Bolivia.
Target species (9)
- Red-fronted Macaw
- Cliff Parakeet
- Turquoise-fronted Parrot
- Spot-backed Puffbird
- Bolivian Blackbird
- Ringed Warbling-Finch
- Black-capped Warbling-Finch
- Masked Gnatcatcher
- Greater Wagtail-Tyrant
13
Day 13
Morning visit to the Red-fronted Macaw hide. Birding through the day in the Frente Roja Community Reserve. Afternoon on to Comarapa.
14
Day 14
Drive to the Siberia ridge and birding throughout the area. Afternoon back to Comarapa.
Target species (11)
- Blue-capped Puffleg
- Barred Fruiteater
- Band-tailed Fruiteater
- Hooded Mountain-Toucan
- Rufous-bellied Bush-Tyrant
- Light-crowned Spinetail
- Golden-crowned Tanager
- Three-striped Hemispingus
- Superciliated Hemispingus
- Orange-browed Hemispingus
- Fulvous Wren
15
Day 15
Drive to the Quirusillas lagoon to watch some Tucuman-forest specialities. Afternoon on to Samaipata.
Target species (10)
- Yungas Guan
- Red-faced Guan
- Blue-capped Puffleg
- Dot-fronted Woodpecker
- Spot-breasted Thornbird
- Tucuman Parrot
- Golden-winged Cacique
- Short-tailed Antthrush
- White-throated Antpitta
- Rufous-booted Racket-tail
16
Day 16
Early departure to the Refugio de los Volcanes to walk its trails birding.
Target species (11)
- Bolivian Tapaculo
- Military Macaw
- Two-banded Warbler
- Dusky-green Oropendola
- Black-streaked Puffbird
- Blue-browed Tanager
- White-backed Fire-eye
- Yungas Manakin
- Large-tailed Dove
- Slaty Gnateater
- Bolivian Recurvebill
17
Day 17
Birding the Refugio de los Volcanes trails in the morning. Afternoon on to the city of Santa Cruz.
18
Day 18
Birding the Santa Cruz Botanical Garden in the morning. Afternoon at Lomas de Arena.
Target species (10)
- White-bellied Nothura
- Red-legged Seriema
- Peach-fronted Parakeet
- Green-cheeked Parakeet
- Scaly-headed Parrot
- White-fronted Woodpecker
- Bolivian Slaty Antshrike
- White-eared Puffbird
- Greater Thornbird
- Chotoy Spinetail
19
Day 19
Domestic flight to Trinidad. Birding at Laguna Suárez depending on arrival time.
Target species (9)
- Orinoco Goose
- Plain Softtail (Bolivian)
- Beni Greenlet
- Velvet-fronted Grackle (Bolivian)
- Rufous Cacholote
- Mato Grosso Antbird
- Bolivian Slaty-Antshrike
- Unicolored Thrush
- Large-billed Seed-Finch
20
Day 20
Very early departure to the community of Loreto to look for the Blue-throated Macaw, another large parrot endemic to Bolivia and Critically Endangered. Afternoon back to Trinidad.
Target species (12)
- Greater Rhea
- Southern Screamer
- Maguari Stork
- Jabiru
- Plumbeous Ibis
- Pale-crested Woodpecker
- Blue-throated Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Yellow-collared Macaw
- Mato Grosso Antbird
- Chotoy Spinetail
- Yellowish Pipit
21
Day 21
Birding the flooded-forest trails around Trinidad.
22
Day 22
Return flight to the city of Santa Cruz or La Paz.