Cusco Birdwatching Tour, Peru - 4 Days

We will start our Cusco Birdwatching tour at 05:30 hrs picking you up from your hotel in the city of Cusco and we will go 30 km south of the city to Huacarpay Wetlands. Upon our arrival to Huacarpay Wetlands we will go to the different strategic points during the next three hours to spot as many Cusco birds and Cusco endemic birds as possible. We may see Rusty-Fronted Canastero (Asthenes ottonis) and Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonimpha nobilis) Ending our Cusco Birdwatching tour, we will start the return from Huacarpay Wetlands to the city of Cusco. Approximate arrival time to Cusco at 10:00 am

After lunch (lunch is not included) we will start our walking tour at 15:00 hrs with the pick-up from your hotel or restaurant and then we will walking through the city center, where we will visit two important buildings such as the Cathedral of Cusco and the imposing Temple of the Sun also known in Quechua as the "Qoricancha".

At 06:30 pm our pisco tasting will start. More than just a Pisco tasting, this will be a journey into the realm of Peru's national liquor, we will taste different Pisco varieties and with our friendly bartender we will learn to make Pisco sour and chilcano of pisco.

Our Cusco birdwatching tour will start by picking you up from your hotel at 5:30 am to go in a private vehicle to “El Bacon del Diablo”. This amazing place, special for watching Cusco birds, is located next to Sacsaywaman archaeological site, like 20 minutes from Cusco City. Upon arrival at Balcon del Diablo we are going to start the exploring in 2 kilometres around looking for the Cusco birds and especially the Cusco endemic birds. Ending our Cusco birdwatching morning at approximately 9:00 am, we will bring you to your hotel for breakfast

At 11:00 am we will go to the Sacred Valley in order to visit Ensifera Camp, a garden with feeders that give us the chance to see more than 10 different species of hummingbirds. Our lunch it will be an andean barbecue in Ensifera Camp.

At indicated time transfer to Ollantaytambo train station to board our train that will bring us to Aguas Calientes town. Overnight at Aguas Calientes town (accommodation is not included)

We will start our Machu Picchu Birdwatching Tour at 5:30 am with a peaceful walk towards the Ruinas bridge. Once we get there, we will explore the area in order to look for Machu Picchu birds like woodpeckers, tanagers, flycatchers, hummingbirds, but especially we will look for the Machu Picchu endemic birds known as Masked Fruiteater, Green-and-White Hummingbird and Inca Flycatcher and other incredible Machu Picchu birds like Andean Motmot, Green Jay and Cook of the Rock. According to the time, we will continue on the way to Mandor cascades. The landscape is flat and it will give us the chance to look for other Machu Picchu birds.

At the appropriate time we will return to Aguas Calientes town to have our lunch (Lunch is not included)

At 1:00 pm with our guide, we will catch the bus to go uphill to the Machu Picchu citadel to begin the one-hour and half tour of this magical place.

In some areas of Machu Picchu citadel (On the bamboo patches) you will have the opportunity to find other Machu Picchu endemic bird known as Inca wren and Cuzco bruchfinch.

At indicated time (30 minutes before your train schedule) you will board, on your own and with the assistance of the staff of the railway company, the train to go back to the train station of Poroy or Ollantaytambo.

Upon arrival our staff will be waiting outside the station with a board with your name to transfer you to your hotel in the city of Cusco.

According your flight schedule we will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the airport of Cusco.

End of the services.