BIRDING AND BIRD PHOTO TRIPS IN COLOMBIA

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Andean Essentials Birding Trip

The best way to get introduced to the avifauna of the birdiest country.
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A birding trip shaped around you

We plan private birding journeys around your target birds, preferred pace, and travel plans. Explore Colombia with local guides who know its regions, birdlife, and birding sites.

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Explore each region with guides who know where and how to look for its birds.

Made for your interests

Shape your itinerary around target species, photography, or the experience you want.

Flexible routes

Choose a focused regional trip or connect destinations to discover more of Colombia’s birdlife.

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Every tour is private and can be tailored to your target birds, preferred pace, and travel dates.
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Andean Essentials Birding Trip

Explore the Western and Central Andes and Chocó, with cloud forests, páramo, and outstanding birding opportunities including great feeding stations.

  • Available all year
  • Customizable
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Caribbean Coast & Santa Marta Mts.

Explore Caribbean mangroves and tropical dry forests before ascending into the mountain forests of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

  • Available all year
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Andean Bird photography trip

A private bird photography tour through cloud forests, feeders, and Andean landscapes—created for memorable encounters with Colombia’s remarkable birds.

  • Available all year
  • Customizable
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Mid-Magdalena Valley

Explore the rich birdlife of Colombia’s Mid-Magdalena Valley region, the Bogotá savanna and nearby páramos. Wide range of habitats, from tropical forests to high-altitude grasslands and páramos.

  • Available all year
  • Customizable
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Inirida, Jewel of the Orinoco region

Explore the remarkable landscapes and birdlife of Colombia’s Orinoco region. From the rivers and savannas around Inírida to the striking Mavecure Hills.

  • Best from November to March
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Mitu, Amazonian birding adventure

Explore the white-sand forests and terra firme rainforest of Vaupés, home to some of Colombia’s most sought-after Amazonian birds.

  • Best from November to March
  • Customizable
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TRUSTED BY BIRDERS

Join birders who have explored Colombia with The Andean Birders.
Read their experiences and see why they’ve given us 69 five-star reviews on WeTravel.

  • We joined the Andean Birders for a short version of the Andean Essentials tour, This is my second trip with them, and it did not disappoint. Excellent accommodation choices, great food and the birding experience was nothing short of amazing. Our main expert guide Johnnier got us on over 270 species, with great views, and some quick pivoting when we ran into unfavorable weather conditions. Special shout out to Jaussman Tapasco, local guides at Montezuma Lodge & PN Tatamá, who welcomed us at his bird feeding station to see some skulky understory birds. What a treat and also a really great person!! I will continue to be a repeat customer and already looking forward to the next trip.
    MICHELE LOUDEN
    USA – October 2026
  • Johnnier Arango was a superb birding guide, tour organizer, and 24 day companion to my husband and me as he introduced us to the birds of Columbia as well as the country itself. His knowledge of the birds and their habitats is vast. It was a pleasure exploring the terrain with him as his enthusiasm and enjoyment was embracing. I can not recommend him highly enough.
    PAMELA MERTZ
    USA – August 2026
  • This was my third trip with Johnnier. The trip route was well thoughtout. The logistics were smooth. The accomodations were excellent and convienently located for our birding stops. The meals were sensational. Most important, Johnnier and the local guides provided great experiences seeing the target birds and enjoying the habitat. Looking forward to my next trip to Columbia.
    RICHARD THUNEN
    USA – June 2026
  • Our trip with The Andean Birders centred on the Cauca valley north of Cali and visited a range of different habitats from lowland tropical forests to the Andean paramo at over 4000 metres elevation. Johnnier was an outstanding guide with an incredible knowledge of the region’s avifauna and its natural history. Lodges and hotels were all superbly chosen and the organisation and communication throughout was faultless. This was a wonderful trip with just shy of 450 bird species recorded in just two weeks; I would not hesitate to recommend The Andean Birders to anyone considering a birding tour in Colombia.
    DAVID BRASSINGTON
    England – June 2026
  • This was a fabulous tour — Johnnier is an outstanding bird guide, almost supernaturally good at finding and identifying birds including many endemics and local rarities. His natural history knowledge other than birds was thorough. The locations we visited were terrific, as were the local guides and drivers Johnnier enlisted. One of us had a bad knee, but Johnnier did an excellent job accommodating this constraint. We recommend him without any reservations, and will probably make nuisances of ourselves extolling his virtues to our birder friends!
    LESLIE AMBEDIA
    USA – April 2026
  • Johnnier is an excellent tour leader who knows the birds by sight and sounds and compliments the experience by including a local guide with up to date knowledge to maximize the experience. The tour was well organized and I would recommend him unequivocally.
    ANTONY SHRIMPTON
    USA – February 2026
  • I recently spent 2 weeks with Johnnier, The Andean Birder, in the western and central Andes Mountains. The tour was well planned out for me to photograph many different species of birds. He is well known in the birding community, and I felt very safe having him for my guide. All of the lodging was very comfortable, and the food was good. He is always in contact with other guides, which share the latest sightings. I plan on using him again in other parts of Colombia! I wholly endorse The Andean Birder! You can’t go wrong.
    WAYNE STANHKE
    USA – February 2026
  • Amazing trip. We spent about a week in Inirida and the Orinoco basin and had over 300 species with plenty of local endemics. Johnnier is a fantastic birder, passionate about nature and the environment in general, and was just as happy as us to spend time looking at trees, orchids, butterflies, ant nests, you name it. I really appreciated his sense of humor and flexibility with whatever was going on. He also hired a local guide from Inirida, who was great, and then we’d have an even more local guide with us each day from the community where we were birding that day. It was great to see how engaged the local communities were and how they’re benefitting from this kind of ecotourism. And bonus, the food in Inirida was excellent. I’d go back tomorrow if I could and really hope to be able to take another trip with Johnnier someday!
    BRETT GLEITSMMAN
    USA – March 2026
  • Had a great trip with Johnnier, who was tireless at getting us our target birds. Personally I had over 500 species and over 300 life birds for my first trip in Colombia. Accommodations, transportation and food met and exceeded expectations. The Mercedes van for the first two weeks was a luxury. Local guides were provided at most of the lodge’s and reserves. There were times when the pace and difficulty of the trails pushed my limits (at age 73), but Johnnier helped me through it. Johnnier was also very knowledgeable of Colombian history and culture. He was even willing and able to adjust our itinerary on the fly when we requested a change to spend a little extra time in San Cipriano. Recommend Johnnier highly.
    STEVE OAKLEY
    USA – February 2026
  • Had a most enjoyable birding trip through the western Andes with Johnnier and Viviana. The birds were amazing and the photographic opportunities were everywhere. At every lodge we stayed in, the hosts were so happy to share their birds and hospitality with us. Loved Columbia and its biodiversity! Thanks so much Viviana and Johnnier for everything you did for us!
    SUZANNE WRIGHT
    USA – February 2026
  • I had a week to spend in Colombia, giving me time to concentrate on only a small area of this beautiful and birdy country. Jhonnier applied his extensive knowledge of the region and its birds to arrange a short trip covering the Pereira and Manizales area to maximize the number of potential species. The logistics of the trip were flawless. The lodges and accommodations were top-notch, the food was great (this coming from a picky eater), and the birding areas were amazing. I ended up seeing more species of birds than I had anticipated, thanks to Jhonnier’s knowledge and birding skills. I would highly recommend him to anyone wanting to visit Colombia.
    DAVID DANIELS
    USA – March 2026
  • Just completed a bespoke 2 week trip with my wife and 3 friends. Johnnier was a pleasure to deal with, organised a great itinerary, got all our target birds. I was impressed with the standard of transport and accommodation not to mention the meals! Overall one of the best birding holidays I have done!
    merlin nicholas
    Australia – March 2026
  • We’d heard from others, including another bird guide, that Johnnier was the best in Colombia, and he proved it over and over again. He knew where birds were, could spot them quickly, and position us to spot them easily. And his bird knowledge was encyclopedic! Since I walk with a cane, he and his spouse, our enviable driver Viviana, were outstanding supporters, helping me graciously when I needed it. They provided a memorable, A+ trip.
    EUGENE WALTZ
    Canada – November 2025
  • We had a great time on this tour! The places chosen for our accommodations were consistently good and in a couple of cases very special. Johnnier Arango knows the birds of Colombia really well and he worked really hard to make sure we saw them. He was especially good at finding endemic species for us. Viviana, our driver, got us to and through some difficult places with efficiency and care. I enjoyed getting up to the higher altitudes (3000-4000 metres) where both human and bird life took on a very different form. A huge thanks to Viviana and Johnnier and all the other folks who made this trip such a success.
    JOHN WEIER
    Canada – October 2025
  • We had a great time. Jhonnier is an amazing guide and a pleasure to spend time with. It was liking birding with an old friend. This was the best birding trip I have ever taken. I am already starting to plan my next adventure with Jhonnier.
    KENNETH J
    USA – October 2025
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