Escape Choco Coast
The Colombian Pacific was a relatively unexplored area until the recent opening up of the area allowing us to discover a magnificent diversity, still relatively unknown and little understood to scientists around the world. This region is one of the rainiest places in the world and it is precisely this high rainfall, its tropical conditions, and its isolation (separated as it is from the Amazon and Andean basins) what makes it a healthy land to sustained massive wet and super humid rainforests, making of them some of the most diverse on the planet. The exuberant tropical rainforest that runs from the Ecuadorian Pacific Coast until the Darien Gap is impenetrable therefore is the homeland to hundreds of biogeographical Chocó endemic bird species as well as many flora and other wildlife animals.
Key Species
| Baudo Guan |
| Baudo Oropendola |
| Black-capped Pygmy-tyrant |
| Black-tipped Cotinga |
| Blue Cotinga |
| Blue-whiskered Tanager |
| Chocó Poorwill |
| Choco Syristes |
| Choco Woodpecker |
| Dusky Pigeon |
| Golden-collared Manakin |
| Gray and Gold Tanager |
| Grey-headed Chachalaca |
| Humbolt´s Sapphire |
| King vulture |
| Lemon-spectacled Tanager |
| Ocellated Antbird |
| Olive-backed Quail-Dove |
| Pacific Flatbill |
| Red-capped Manakin |
| Rose-faced Parrot |
| Rufous-winged Tanager |
| Sapayoa |
| Scarlet and White Tanager |
| Scarlet-browed Tanager |
| Scarlet-thighed Dacnis |
| Sooty-capped Puffbird |
| Spot-crowned Barbet |
| Streak-chested Antpitta |
| Thicket Antpitta |
Highlights
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Visit the Almejal beaches and enjoy sunsets that you just could see on the pacific coast.
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Experience the tasty and traditional Afro-influenced gastronomy of the Pacific.
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Birdwatching in the Mangrove protected area of Utría Cove.
- Destination
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Departure / Return Location
Medellin / Medellin
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Tour Code
This is a fairly standard birding tour with early morning starts and evening finishes to each day. One some days we may take picnic lunches in order to no waste time during the middle of the day or having to leave site. The weather can be unpredictable with rain and sunshine both likely. At higher altitudes it can be chilly. We have an amazing photo opportunity for many species of hummingbirds and other species coming to feeders, we will also be looking for a good number of species that are very rare and seldom seen, but we will be going to areas that hold these sought-after species.
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Included
Accomodation in Double RoomAll 4x4 vehicules or boatsAll domestic flightsAll ground private transportationAll meals B-L-DEntrances to all natural reservesHot drinksPrivate transfer Airport - hotel - aiportProfessional Private Birding GuideProfessional Private DriverSingle room - adicional paySnaks and waterSoda or juice with each mealVegan and Vegetarian menus
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Not Included
Activities not included in the itineraryAlcoholic drinksColombian Event InsuranceExtensions of a trip due to circumstances beyond our controlInternational flights and taxesInternational phone callsLaundry serviceMedical expenses (not covered for evet insurance)Room serviceTips or gratuityToiletries
From our gallery
Day 1. Arrival in Medellin
Day 2. Fly to Bahia Solano, birding on the road to El Valle / Night in Almejal Lodge
Day 3. Birding on the roadway to El Valle – Utría / Night at Almejal Lodge
Day 4. Birding on the road to Bahia Solano transfer to Utria / Night in Utria
Day 5. Birding in Cocalito Trail and Utria Trails, transfer to Nuqui / Night at El Cantil Lodge
Day 6. El Cantil Reserve all day / Night in El Cantil Lodge
Day 7.Transfer to Nuquí, flight to Medellín
Day 8. International Flight home from Medellín
