Northern Peru Hummingbirds & Endemics Tour

Lima to Tarapoto Flight and Foothill Transfer

Travel from the origin to the destination described in this service block using the confirmed Peru route. The transfer remains separate so timing, vehicle or service, luggage, and safety details can be confirmed independently.

Transfer to Tarapoto Hotel

Travel from the origin to the destination described in this service block using the confirmed Peru route. The transfer remains separate so timing, vehicle or service, luggage, and safety details can be confirmed independently.

Dinner

Breakfast

Cordillera Escalera Foothill Birding

From Tarapoto we explore Cordillera Escalera, working foothill forest, roadside edges, and selected birding spots for hummingbirds, tanagers, manakins, and Koepcke's Hermit. It is a warm, active day and a useful contrast to the higher Alto Mayo sites.

Lunch

Cordillera Escalera to Tarapoto Return Transfer

Travel from the origin to the destination described in this service block using the confirmed Peru route. The transfer remains separate so timing, vehicle or service, luggage, and safety details can be confirmed independently.

Dinner

Breakfast

Tarapoto to Moyobamba Transfer

Travel from the origin to the destination described in this service block using the confirmed Peru route. The transfer remains separate so timing, vehicle or service, luggage, and safety details can be confirmed independently.

Waqanki Garden Hummingbird Session

At Waqanki we work the gardens, feeders, and nearby forest edge for hummingbirds, tanagers, butterflies, and orchids. Rufous-crested Coquette and other foothill species can make this a very productive and comfortable photography block.

Dinner

Breakfast

Waqanki Garden Hummingbird Session

At Waqanki we work the gardens, feeders, and nearby forest edge for hummingbirds, tanagers, butterflies, and orchids. Rufous-crested Coquette and other foothill species can make this a very productive and comfortable photography block.

Lunch

Waqanki Lodge Afternoon Trails

Walk the garden and forest-edge trails around Waqanki Lodge after the feeder session, keeping the pace open for birds moving away from the prepared perches.

Dinner

Breakfast

Moyobamba to Owlet Lodge Transfer

Travel from the origin to the destination described in this service block using the confirmed Peru route. The transfer remains separate so timing, vehicle or service, luggage, and safety details can be confirmed independently.

Huembo Marvelous Spatuletail Session

At Huembo we settle near the feeders and flowering habitat for the endemic Marvelous Spatuletail. The session rewards patience: we look for clean perches, natural behavior, and the possibility of photographing one of Peru's most distinctive hummingbirds without rushing the moment.

Dinner

Long-whiskered Owlet Night Search

After dark we move quietly on the forest trails around Owlet Lodge, listening for Long-whiskered Owlet and other nocturnal species. It is a patient, low-light session that depends heavily on conditions, but it adds an important nocturnal layer to the northern Peru benchmark.

Breakfast

Long-whiskered Owlet Night Search

After dark we move quietly on the forest trails around Owlet Lodge, listening for Long-whiskered Owlet and other nocturnal species. It is a patient, low-light session that depends heavily on conditions, but it adds an important nocturnal layer to the northern Peru benchmark.

Lunch

Alto Mayo Antpitta and Forest Hike

We use the forest trails and private reserve areas near Owlet Lodge for antpittas, wood-quail, and understory birds. The rhythm is slower than feeder photography, with more listening, short waits, and careful movement through humid montane forest.

Dinner

Breakfast

Owlet Lodge to Huembo Transfer

Travel from the origin to the destination described in this service block using the confirmed Peru route. The transfer remains separate so timing, vehicle or service, luggage, and safety details can be confirmed independently.

Huembo Marvelous Spatuletail Session

At Huembo we settle near the feeders and flowering habitat for the endemic Marvelous Spatuletail. The session rewards patience: we look for clean perches, natural behavior, and the possibility of photographing one of Peru's most distinctive hummingbirds without rushing the moment.

Dinner

Breakfast

Huembo Marvelous Spatuletail Session

At Huembo we settle near the feeders and flowering habitat for the endemic Marvelous Spatuletail. The session rewards patience: we look for clean perches, natural behavior, and the possibility of photographing one of Peru's most distinctive hummingbirds without rushing the moment.

Lunch

Huembo Morning Feeder and Antpitta Option

A morning at Huembo gives us another chance to work hummingbirds in softer light and, when conditions and local access allow, look for species such as Pale-billed Antpitta nearby. It is a useful final northern Peru block before the return to Tarapoto.

Dinner

Breakfast

Huembo Morning Feeder and Antpitta Option

A morning at Huembo gives us another chance to work hummingbirds in softer light and, when conditions and local access allow, look for species such as Pale-billed Antpitta nearby. It is a useful final northern Peru block before the return to Tarapoto.

Huembo to Tarapoto Airport Transfer

Travel from the origin to the destination described in this service block using the confirmed Peru route. The transfer remains separate so timing, vehicle or service, luggage, and safety details can be confirmed independently.