Item: Birds of Chile Tour
Rating: 4.88
Author: hellobirdschile-com

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Central Chile, Lake District and South Patagonia Birding Tour

This 13-day Birds of Chile tour will take you to the birding hotspots in Central Chile, Lake District and South Patagonia. This truly is a unique Chile birding tour.

What about a birdwatching adventure from the high Andes plateau to the rich Humboldt current of the Pacific Coast? This comprehensive and very practical birdwatching tour of Chile gets the most of your stay in the country. You will visit birding hotspots from Central Chile and the areas around Santiago to the temperate rainforest of the Lake District, South Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.

"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." -Jade.

This 13-day birds of Chile tour will target the specialities and the endemics of Chile. Such as the Diademed Sandpiper-plover, Torrent Duck and the Mountain parakeet in the Andes range. Also looking for the Craig Chilia, Moustached Turca, Dusky tapaculo, White-throated Tapaculo and Chilean Tinamou. These can be seen in the areas between the foothills of the Andes and the fertile valleys between Santiago and the Pacific coast.

Experience fantastic Chile birds! The is a great array of species and habitats that includes one of the most productive pelagic trips in the world. The Tapaculos of the exuberant evergreen forests of the Puerto Varas and the Patagonian fjords region as the Chucao and Black-throated Huet Huet exist among others. We will be also exploring the Magellan straight and Tierra del Fuego for the Magellanic Plover and the Chocolate- vented Tyrant. Whilst also searching for the specialities of the Patagonian steppe and the forests around Torres del Paine National Park, such as the Magellanic Woodpecker and the Andean Condor.

Enjoy a real complete birdwatching itinerary, covering the most important hotspots of Chile, enjoying spectacular landscapes and a first quality birding experience with one of the well-known birdwatching companies of the Southamerica.

This trip is planned as a full immersion in the birdlife of Chile, visiting a wide range of different habitats, with complete and interesting information, led by our expert guides. From the Central valleys and the rich waters of the Humboldt Current to the immense lands of the Patagonian steppe, through the exuberant and dense temperate rainforest.

We off a journey through the Chilean endemics and specialities, with stunning landscapes and the expertise and passion of our team of naturalists.

If you still have time to experience an additional shorter tour, have a look at the Birding Chile Chiloé Island Tour.

Day 1

Day 1 - Santiago and the Andean Range

Full day at different areas and natural reserves of the andean range near santiago. Looking for the endemics and the specialties of this area. Some of the species of the day: andean condor, mountain caracara, white-sided Hillstar, rufous-banded miner, chilean mockingbird, greater yellow-finch, magellanic- Horned owl, among others. Welcome briefing about the chilean birds and their environments. Box lunch and dinner included. Overnight at santiago

Day 2

Day 2 - Birding Central Chile

Early depart for a full day birding of the Andes Mountain range. Exploring el yeso and Maipo valley looking for some specialties of the area and endemics. Some of the species of the day: black-billed shrike tyrant, diademed sandpiper- Plover, yellow-rumped siskin, craig chilia, moustached turca, giant hummingbird Among others. Breakfast, box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in santiago

Day 3

Day 3 - birding the national park la campana & coastal wetlands

We will spend the day at exploring the coastal mountain range forests of nataional Park la campana, the best place to look for elusive and cryptic species as the duskytailed Canastero, dusky tapaculo and the white-throated tapaculo. Some of the species of the day: moustached turca, white-throated tapaculo, Chilean tinamou, austral-pigmy owl, chilean pigeon, warbling doradito, among

Others Breakfast, box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in valparaiso

Day 4

Day 4 - birding the pacific coast and pelagic of the humboldt current

Early departure for pelagic trip from valparaiso/quintero bay and rest of the day. Birding the coast of central chile before we move back to santiago. Some of the species of the day: salvin´s albatross, black-browed albatross, pinkfooted And sooty shearwater, peruvian diving-petrel, white-chinned petrel, warbling Doradito, many-coloured rush-tyrant, black-headed duck, among others.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight in santiago

Day 5

Day 5 - flight to puerto montt / chiloé island

Early flight from santiago to puerto montt. Ferry crossing to chiloé island Caulín bird´s sanctuary and chacao. Birding along coast and wetlands of the north part Of chiloé. Visiting to the penguin colony of puñihuil to spot humboldt and magellanic

Penguins Some of the species of the day hudsonian godwit, franklin´s gull, pincoya storm- Petrel (new species), ringed kingfisher, dark-bellied cinclodes, black-necked swan, Speckled teal, chiloé wigeon, black skimmer, humboldt penguin, magellanic penguin,

Rock/imperial & red-legged cormorants among others Box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in ancud

Day 6

Day 6 - birding north of chiloé and back to mainland

Early morning birding at the coastal temperate rainforest and wetlands, back to Mainland and birding at natural reserve lahuen ñadi

Some of the species of the day: red shoveler, ruddy duck, red-gathered coot, White-winged coot, plumbeous rail, rufous-legged owl, chilean hawk, variable hawk, Spectacled tyrant, many-coloured rush-tyrant, yellow-winged blackbird, among others Box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in puerto varas

Day 7

Day 7 - vicente pérez rosales national park & endemics of the rainforest

Excursion to the national park vicente pèrez rosales, alerce andino park & lahuen Ñadi natural reserve Some of the species of the day: magellanic wodpecker, chilean flicker, striped Woodpecker, chucao tapaculo, magellanic tapaculo, black-throated tapaculo, des

Mur´s wiretail, white-thorated treerunner, thorn-tailed rayadito, slender-billed Parakeet, chilean pigeon among others. Breakfast, box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in puerto varas

Day 8

Day 8 - punta arenas – torres del paine park

Fly to punta arenas and depart for a great driving through the steppe of patagonia to Reach the national park torres del paine, a unesco world biosphere reserve. On the Route we will scanall the alkaline lagoons and ponds to make the first attempts to find

The unique magellanic plover and other species of waterfowl and waders. The drive Will be the perfect chance to start the quest for the specialties of these areas as the Lesser rhea, chocolate-vented tyrant and least seednsipe among others. Some of the species of the day: flying steamer duck, crested duck, lesser rhea, Chilean flamingos, coscoroba swans, common miner, black-chested buzzard eagle, Southern crested caracara among others Breakfast, box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in torres del paine park

Day 9

Day 9 - torres del paine national park

Birding at different stunning areas of torres del paine. Some of the species of the day: spectacled duck, magellanic woodpecker, silvery Grebe, austral parakeet, torrent duck, patagonian sierra finch, southamerican snipe, Austral pygmy owl, among others.

Breakfast, box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in torres del paine park

Day 10

Day 10 - sierra baguales – punta arenas

Exploring the baguales mountain range, located north-east of torres del paine. Some of the species of the day: patagonian mockingbird, grey-bellied shrike Tyrant, grey-breasted seedsnipe, cinnamon-bellied ground tyrant, yellow-bridled

Finch, among others. Breakfast, box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in punta arenas

Day 11

Day 11 - tierra del fuego

Ferry to tierra del fuego to explore the last corner of the american continent and Cross the legendary magellanic straight. We will visit the area of baquedano hills and Useless bay for the colony of king penguins and different coastal and moorland areas

As the natural monument laguna los cisnes. Some of the species of the day: king penguin southern-giant petrels, southern

Fulmar, magellanic diving- petrel, black-throated finch, austral canastero, rufouschested Dotterel among others. Breakfast, box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in porvenir

Day 12

Day 12 - tierra del fuego – punta arenas

Morning dedicated to explore the lagoons around around the town of porvenir looking. For more specialties as the rare magellanic plover and some other remarkable birds as The two-banded plover, wilson’s phalarope, white-rumped sandpiper among others.

In the afternoon we cross back to the mainland. Breakfast, box lunch and dinner included. Overnight in punta arenas

Day 13

Departure to airport for flight connections. Breakfast included

End of the tour (check availability for post extensions)

Wildlife Reviews

4.88 stars

- based on 8 reviews

Highly recommendable
Michèle Scholer31 Dec 2019
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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!
Stephanie Varnum30 Nov 2019
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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
Jade17 Dec 2019
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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
Arto Oksanen29 Jun 2019
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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
Jamie15 Mar 2019
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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
JdA01 Feb 2018
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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
Roger10 Feb 2018
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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
Pat Uppill17 Nov 2018
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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.

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Birds of Chile Tour - 13 Days