SOuth America

We run a limited schedule so that we can ensure that the proper attention is paid to each one. We also run many custom tours, to these destinations and others, that are not on this page. Please contact us if you are interested in a tour just for you, your friends, your bird club, or your family. Be sure to click "learn more" for prices, guides, itineraries, and other trip details.

 
 

Brazil: The Pantanal and Cerrado + Amazon & Iguaçu Falls Extensions

Next set departure: October 2024 (Tour full! Contact us for waitlist.) Incredible birding and mammals (including Jaguar!) at the end of the dry season in one of the world's great wetlands, plus endemic birds of the Cerrado.

New for 2024, the Amazon pre-trip includes four nights at a wonderful lodge along the Rio São Benedito. We will have guided river trips, access to a great trail system, and a world-class canopy tower. We should see hundreds of species, including some only recently described to science.

The extension includes four nights to enjoy the falls and the area's birds, with a full day on both the Brazil and Argentina sides of the great falls.

COLOMBIA: INTRODUCTION TO THE ANDES

Next set departure: Coming soon At the center of hummingbird and tanager diversity, we will enjoy a wonderful introduction to the Colombian Andes all while staying in beautiful eco-lodges throughout the country.

With a variety of habitats visited, including the Central and Western Andes and subtropical lowlands, a species list of over 300 species is expected.

We're gearing up for a return to Namibia next August, where a Sociable Weavers and their enormous nests are always a highlight. The birds themselves are charming and their communal nests are impressive to say the least! 📸: @josh.rhb #namibia #kala
The Western Great Lakes region is in the midst of an unprecedented irruption of Harris's Sparrows. We have a couple of spots left on a half-day trip this Saturday to Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, where you can be sure that @bilskypics will be trying
I notice that we've posted photos of a lot of brown birds recently, so here's a bird with a nice splash of color. It's one of the best birds of the US's desert southwest, with one of the best bird names out there, Pyrrhuloxia. Want to see one with us
@adamwardsell is off to Brazil next week to lead our Pantanal & Chapadas tour, along with a pre-tour extension to the spectacular @pousadathaimacu and a post-tour extension to the also but differently spectacular Iguaçu Falls. Along with a