BirdsChile offer to take you on a birding adventure through the narrow and “skinny” country of Chile.
Our team of nature lovers are extensively involved in conservation, education and are passionate about travelling. All our guides are a naturalist with years of experience leading groups of nature enthusiasts through the most interesting regions of the south of South America, with special care to Chile and its diverse geography.
Since 2009, the experiences offered include a wide range of birdwatching and nature trips throughout Chile, hikes and photography tours with wildlife and naturalist orientation. All our programs follow the mission of our “Conservation through Tourism Project (CTT)” that supports local communities and entrepreneurs investing part of our revenues believing that collectively we can transform tourism in the most efficient way to encourage wildlife conservation and habitat preservation.
Our actions gave BirdsChile the opportunity to be awarded by the Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as the Most Sustainable Travel Company of Chile in 2016.
BirdsChile can also design the best tailor made tours which focus on your targets and desires for your experience in Chile.
Since 2009 our company is the focus on offering the most sustainable experiences with a full commitment to the conservation and development of local communities through the art of travelling. All of our staff are fluent in English, with some of the guides also able to speak Italian, Portuguese and German.
BirdsChile is a licensed company registered at the Chilean Bureau of Tourism with reg Nr. 6429, member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), Turismo Chile and Global Sustainable Travel Council. Our company is also part of the program of Quality and Sustainable Certification develop by the Chilean Bureau of Tourism.
Starting From USD 2,450 / per person
Slender-billed Parakeet
Endemic of Chile, easily spotted in Nothofagus forest areas. In march-april feed on the Araucaria seeds. Medium size, in the list of endangered species for Chile.
Moustached Turca
Endemic of Chile, from the sea level to the high Andes, Robust tapaculo, prefers dry areas with presence of shrubs and low vegetation.
Black-throated Huet Huet
Elusive and secretive Tapaculo. Medium-Large size, inhabits the thickness of the bamboo and the undergrowth of the temperate rainforest. Very much heard not very often seen. A challenge for birders and guides.
Giant Hummingbird
The largest Hummingbird on earth. Unmistakable, it usually can be found at high altitudes in its northern area of distribution, but in Chile is often seen from the sea level to 2.000 mts.
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo
An almost endemic of Chile, small tapaculo that inhabits the very dense vegetation with a preference for the Quila chusquea (Bambucacea). Very elusive and tame, terrestrial, a difficult bird to observe.
Chilean Tinamou
Endemic of Chile. Drab-looking bird, scarce and hard to find. Mostly heard. The habitat is usually of semi arid prairies and scrub but it can be also found in cereal fields.
Magellanic Woodpecker
The largest woodpecker of America, found in the southern forests. Endangered species due the destruction of its habitat. Territorial and sometimes hard to find due the low demographic density in their range of distribution.
Diademed Plover
Probably the most mysterious plover on earth. It inhabits puna zones of high andes. Its ecology is still very unknown and last phenotypic studies suggested a relation with Australasian dotterels.
Chucao Tapaculo
Endemic of the temperate rainforest of Chile & Argentina. The most curious tapaculo, so the easier to spot. Very distinctive loud voice. It inhabits the dense temperate rainforests of Chile.
Des Murs Wiretail
Specialty of the temperate rainforest, elusive and territorial. Probably one of the most peculiar ovenbirds of South America.
BirdsChile works very closely with private and public organisations in order to promote nature tourism as a mechanism of conservation in Chile. Our company runs training for local communities and entrepreneurs and works in the restoration and conservation of wetlands in the areas around Lake Llanquihue.
BirdsChile also organises free courses to promote the knowledge of the native species, school contests about biodiversity and we promote best practices for the local communities, for example, the ban of using plastic bags in the commerce of its head quarter town, Puerto Varas.
Loved it!
Birding Chiloé Tour
We did a one day bird tour with BirdsChile mid-April 2018. It was one of the best days of our three week trip in Argentina and Chile. The guide was very knowledgeable about the birds we saw and also about the habitats we visited and Chile in general. A very engaging and hospitable guide. We were staying at Puerto Varas and visited Vincente Perez Rosales NP and other areas, including the ocean nearby. We saw some 1000 year old alerce trees which were great to see. I would definitely do another tour with BirdsChile and recommend them. A great day out!
Geeat guide and birding day
Birding Chiloé Tour
Went Birding with BirdChile, great day of birding and with a 'very determined birding guide', Carolina. She was great, BirdChile and Carolina really came through.
Excellent 2 Day Tour
Birding Chiloé Tour
My husband and I used BirdsChile for a two day birding trip based out of Santiago. One was up in the Andes and the second was near the coast. Both days were filled with birds. Our guide, Rodrigo, was knowledgeable, friendly, and very professional. His English was also quite good. Our driver, Claudia, was also very good. We felt safe and confident with her driving.
Excellent private tour in Alerce Andino national park
North Chile Birding Tour
We truly appreciated and enjoyed our tour today with Carlo. He is extremely knowledgeable, great sense of humor, and very professional. Our box lunch was very generous as well. Thank you BirdsChile!!!
Fantastic 2 Week Birding Tour
Birding Tierra del Fuego & S. Patagonia
5 of us had a fabulous birding tour in the Lake District, Chiloé Island, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Both guides (Rafaelle and Marcela) were outstanding as were our drivers. The trip was well organized, reasonably priced and any problem that developed was quickly solved. I would recommend Birds Chile for anyone interested in birding or simply exploring nature in this beautiful country.
My Chilean tour with Birds Chile
Birding Tierra del Fuego & S. Patagonia
I inquired about a Chilean birding experience, with little knowledge of Chile, so I contacted Birds Chile. The coordination and getting me the knowledge I needed to make a dream trip happen, was flawless. I took two days in the Lake District, seeing many birds, and beautiful sites. I then transferred to Patagonia, for a five day tour. We saw great wildlife and birds, the hotels were nice as well as the dining, .I recommend Birds Chile for their knowledge ,friendly attitude, as well as their, helpfulness, and guiding to the beautiful sites of Chile.
Highly recommendable
Birds of Chile Tour
My partner and I saw a flyer of « BirdsChile », and when we read about their aims on their website, we were convinced that this organisation could be the right for us, as we like nature very much and as we are looking for a tourism respecting and protecting nature as much as possible. Right from the beginning, we had quick and perfect answers to all our questions by Raffaele and Teresa, and they organised very quickly three customized tours for us: the trails “El Solitario” and “Desolacion” at Osorno volcano, and a three-day hike to the Cochamo Valley. As we slept there on a camping for two nights, there was a lot of stuff to organise, which was done perfectly well. To bring us to the starting points of the trekking and to bring us back to our hotel afterwards, we had a car with a conductor who made us feel very safe on any kind of road. The guides Marcela and Felipe were just great; they liked to explain and discuss with us about nature and about Chile; they shared their knowledge and passion for nature with us and gave us the opportunity to get close to the amazing birds, plants and nature around us. They took care of all our needs and wishes so that we felt very comfortable even when the trekking became challenging for us. That’s why we can only warmly recommend « BirdsChile » because the people behind do their job with big empathy and professionalism.
Best experience!
Birds of Chile Tour
Our guides were fabulous, the places we visited were extraordinary, boutique hotels made it charming, food was delicious, the forests, mountains and steppes were life list wows. Everything was A+. I absolutely recommend Birds Chile!
Excellent Private Tour
Birds of Chile Tour
We have travelled with Birds Chile before and were so impressed with the services provided that we came back to them to organise our next trip to Chile and Argentina. The quality of service and attention to detail is amazing. Their organisational skills and professionalism ensured that all went well with our trip. All the guides were extremely knowledgeable, professional, pleasant and focused on making sure that all the arrangements worked well and that our trip was successful.
La Campana and the Pacific Coast
Birds of Chile Tour
This was a custom combination tour for six Finnish birdwatchers to La Campana and several sites at the Pacific coast. It was a rainy winter day, but we managed to observe 60 species of birds, that was way more than I expected. The highlights were the many-coloured rush-tyrant and Humboldt penguins. Carolina was a super guide, very informative and fun. We had very good time.
You CANNOT go wrong with Birds Chile
Birds of Chile Tour
We brought a non-profit group of 20 members and guests from the United States to Chile and did visits to both Parque Pumalin and Parque Patagonia - including the long drive on the Carretera Austral from Coyhaique down to Parque Patagonia. Throughout the planning, Birds Chile was responsive, helpful, and understanding. They provided excellent customer service in all of our communications in advance of the trip, and amazing in-person service as well. The drivers and guides were always punctual, knowledgeable, and friendly. Isabel and Marcela (our guides) become like part of our family during our time with them in the national parks. Some of our members arrived early to Puerto Varas and used Birds Chile for smaller birding tours and private hikes, and had amazing experiences. We cannot rave enough about amazing this company is. They truly made Chile feel like home. Supporting this small, family-owned, eco-tourism forward business is worth your time and money if you want to have an amazing trip to Chile.
Perfect 2 weeks tour
Birds of Chile Tour
We did a 2 weeks tour with BirdsChile in 3 locations and 3 guides: Santiago and Valparaiso region, Arica/Putre/Altiplano and Puerto Varas/Chiloe. The 3 guides were very good, we saw a lot of birds and discovered the culture of the country. The organization was nice, with good communication and good choice of hotels. It was a perfect naturalist trip.
Day tours from Puerto Varas
Birds of Chile Tour
Did two really great small-group trips with a highly knowledgable and engaging leader (Filipe). Didn't matter that we are not twitchers and more interested in general natural history. Went to some fantastic places - estuary one day, temperate rainforest the other - and saw lots of birds and plants. Only slight criticism was the amount of sitting in a minibus on one of the days - those in the back couldn't see as much. Highly recommended!
Birds Chile
Birds of Chile Tour
Our bird trips were outstanding. Good choices of tours and we saw a lot of country, birds, animals and plants. Our guide had an excellent knowledge and was very much into conservation. The company was easy to deal with, emails being answered almost immediately. I would really recommend Birds Chile as a company that does its absolute best.
Birds and Nature of Chile - 17 days
Naturalist Expedition Southern Fjords and Chiloé
Our group of 8 toured with BirdsChile Nov. 20 - Dec. 6 2019, from Santiago to Tierra del Fuego. It was a custom itinerary incorporating itineraries from established tours; involving van transfers, flights, and numerous ferries. All lodging, 8 different locations, transportation, and meals were included in the quoted price - the length of the trip and distance covered was a significant logistics challenge. BirdsChile delivered a seamless carefree experience for us seeing to the needs of 8 travelers, including special diets, and importantly accommodating the mixed interests of our group. When weather caused a change in plans, it was handled without any stress or inconvenience for us. Raffaele Di Biase, our guide for most of the trip kept us informed at all times, and importantly provided the necessary rest and coffee stops! Of course, he was also excellent finding the birds and getting us on them. In Santiago area Carolina Yanez guided us with enthusiasm, patience, and skill. Importantly, the van drivers were safe, courteous, and friendly. Our lodges were excellent choices and the meals varied and very good to excellent in all locations. I do not hesitate to highly recommend travel with BirdChile.
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