SHORT TOURS LIMA
Are you coming to Peru on a business or cultural trip and you like birding or bird photography? We offer short tours (1 to 2 days) around Lima, a great opportunity to see and photograph many interesting and endemic bird species in a variety of beautiful environments.
The short tours can be booked as birding or photography tours.
For itineraries, prices, and more information about the tours, please get in touch with us.
It is also possible to design your own short tour. We are happy to help you.
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VILLA MARHES
Half Day
OVERVIEW
The Villa Marshes or Pantanos de Villa in Lima are protected wetlands composed of brackish water lagoons, islands, channels, Totora Reed beds, salt marshes and grasslands. It is a great birding spot and a very nice to escape the hectic city. There are around 210 bird species recorded of which 70 % are migratory species. The marshes are one of the most important places for feeding and shelter for migrant birds from Southern South America, North America and the Andes Mountains.
We will leave the city early in the morning for a short drive to the marshes, where we will spend a full morning.
KEY SPECIES
Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal, Upland Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Barn Swallow, Laughing Gull, Osprey, Sora, Bank Swallow, Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs (North American migrants – September to April).
Chilean Flamingo, Andean Gull, Puna Ibis (Andes Migrants – April to August).
Many-colored Rush Tyrant, Peruvian Thick-knee, Peruvian Meadowlark, Least Bittern, Great Grebe, Belcher’s Gull, Peruvian Pelican, Peruvian Booby.
If you would like to know more about the Pacific Ocean and birding spots in Peru, we wrote a blog about it.
For the tour details, prices, or if you have questions, please get in touch with us.
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VILLA MARSHES & PUCUSANA
1 Day
OVERVIEW
For the Villa Marshes see the description and species above. The fishing village of Pucusana, 60 km south of Lima, is located inside a small cove and protected by the island Isla Chuncho. From the port we will embark on a 1,5 hour boat tour around the island, where we can observe interesting species like Red-legged Cormorant, Guanay Cormorant, Peruvian Booby, Blue-footed Booby, Peruvian Pelican, Blackish Oystercatcher, Surf Cinclodes, Band-tailed Gull, the endangered Humboldt Penguin, and the beautiful Inca Tern with its white moustache, among other species. We will also be able to see some South American Sea Lions.
KEY SPECIES
Red-legged Cormorant, Guanay Cormorant, Inca Tern, Blue-footed Booby,Peruvian Booby, Blackish Oystercatcher (endemic), Humboldt Penguin, Surf Cinclodes, Band-tailed Gull, Peruvian Pelican.
If you would like to know more about the Pacific Ocean and birding spots in Peru, we wrote a blog about it.
For the tour details, prices, or if you have questions, please get in touch with us.
Si desea recibir el itinerario detallado en español, por favor háganoslo saber.
SANTA EULALIA
2 Days
OVERVIEW
A 2 -days tour to the dry Andean Santa Eulalia Valley, located on the western flank of the Andes cordillera. This is an excellent zone for endemic species, as well as other Andean species.
Day 1: Very early in the morning, we will cross the desert in eastern direction in our private car towards the mighty Andean Mountain Range. Within 3 hours, we will reach the Santa Eulalia Valley. This dry Andean valley is a splendid area for endemic bird species like Black-necked Woodpecker, Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail (endemic), Thick-billed Miner, Rusty-bellied Brushfinch and Great Inca-Finch. Along the road, we will check farm fields, valleys, and eucalyptus forests for other interesting species, such as Canyon Canastero, Streaked Tit-Spinetail, Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant, Andean Swift, Mountain Parakeet, Raimondi’s Yellow-Finch, and the different species of hummingbirds like Peruvian Sheartail, Purple-collared Woodstar, Oasis Hummingbird, Bronze-tailed Comet (endemic), among others. We may also see the mighty Andean Condor sailing through the air.
We will have a box lunch the field, dinner and night at the charming Casa de Peter Lodge in the town of Santa Eulalia.
Day 2: We will start our birding day very early, because we have to reach the highest part of the valley, located at 4500 meters above sea level. In this zone we will explore different enviroments and look for more endemic birds such as Black-breasted Hillstar, Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail, White-bellied Cinclodes, Striated Earthcreeper, White-cheeked Cotinga, Junin Canastero, Dark-winged Miner, as well as other interesting Andean species like Puna Snipe, Gray-breasted Seedsnipe, and with a bit of luck, the beautiful Diademed Sandpiper Plover.
We will return to Lima in the afternoon.
KEY SPECIES
Endemic species: Black-necked Woodpecker, Great Inca-Finch, Bronze-tailed Comet, Thick-billed Miner, Rusty-bellied Brushfinch, Black-breasted Hillstar, Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail, White-bellied Cinclodes, Striated Earthcreeper, White-cheeked Cotinga, Junin Canastero, Dark-winged Miner.
Other species: Tschudi’s Nightjar, Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant, Oasis Hummingbird, Peruvian Sheartail, Peruvian Pygmy-Owl, Collared-warbling Finch, Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Puna Tinamou, Black Siskin, Diademed Sandpiper PloverAndean Goose, Andean Condor.
For the tour details, prices, or if you have questions, please get in touch with us.
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LOMAS DE LACHAY
1 Day
OVERVIEW
Reserva Nacional de Lachay is a protected area, located 105 kilometers north from Lima. The “lomas” or sand hills of Lachay form a characteristic ecosystem in the Peruvian coastal desert, where flora and fauna exist thanks to the seasonal presence of dense humid fogs coming from the ocean. Two distinct seasons characterize this unique ecosystem: a wet season (between June and October) with a humidity of 100% due to the pacific fogs, in which the hills turn green; and a dry season, with strong sunlight and absence of fog, in which the greenery disappears completely.
The biological diversity of Lachay is represented by an exuberant flora that consists of more than 200 species: mosses, ferns, trees, shrubs, herbs and cacti. It is an interesting place for birding, with more than 90 bird species registered. Among them, the endemic Cactus Canastero, Coastal Miner and Thick-billed Miner. Other interesting species that we might see in different parts of the reserve are Yellowish Pipit, Black-lored Yellowthroat, Short-tailed Field Tyrant, Grayish Miner, Least Seedsnipe, Tawny-throated Dotterel, Burrowing Owl, Peruvian Meadowlark, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Andean Tinamou, Mountain Parakeet, Peruvian Sheartail, Oasis Hummingbird and different finches like Band-tailed Sierra-finch, Collared Warbling-finch and Raimondi’s Yellow-Finch. On the way to the reserve, we will look for the Peruvian Thick-Knee in the desert.
KEY SPECIES
Cactus Canastero (endemic), Coastal Miner (endemic), Thick-billed Miner (endemic), Peruvian Thick-Knee, Raimondi’s Yellow-Finch.
For the tour details, prices, or if you have questions, please get in touch with us.
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Kuntur Nature and Adventure EIRL
Company Address: Av. Industrial Conj. Hab. FOVIPOL. Nr 104 – Santiago – Cusco – Peru
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