La Paz: Interandean Dry Valleys, Yungas Endemics & Titicaca Specialities

Overview

A well-rounded La Paz tour spanning three habitats: the Yungas cloud forest, the interandean dry valleys, and the shores of Lake Titicaca.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 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
2. 02

   Day 2

   A full 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
3. 03

   Day 3

   The old Coroico road (Death Road) for other Yungas specialities. Return to La Paz in the afternoon.

   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
4. 04

   Day 4

   Hotel pickup and drive to the lower interandean dry valleys of La Paz. Afternoon in the upper interandean dry valleys of La Paz.

   Target species (10)

   • Gray-bellied Flowerpiercer
   • Red-tailed Comet
   • Giant Hummingbird
   • Andean Hillstar
   • Rock Earthcreeper
   • d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant
   • Rufous-sided Warbling-Finch
   • Bolivian Warbling-Finch
   • Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
   • Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail
5. 05

   Day 5

   Early start to the shores of Lake Titicaca to watch specialities from land and by boat. Afternoon return to La Paz with some 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

Exact inclusions and prices to be confirmed. Contact us for a detailed quote.