Tucumán - Salta - Jujuy
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If we had to describe this itinerary in one word we would say "diverse". Nowhere in Argentina is the change of environments and their species so fast as in the Northwest. We wake up in the jungle of the Yungas, we will pass through the high Andes and end in the desert of Monte. This combination of environments in so few kilometers is dizzying for some, especially since the species that surround you change almost completely. This 11-day trip focuses on endemics and specialties of the southern Yungas, mountain jungles with astonishing landscapes. We will also visit La Puna, home to 3 species of Flamingos. Without a doubt, this is a tour for anyone who wants to do an intense and entertaining itinerary.
ITINERARY:
1st day: Buenos Aires
Morning arrival at Buenos Aires city - an hour drive to the Bel Air hotel - Lunch - Evening birdwatching in Costanera Sur - Typical Argentinian Dinner - Night in Buenos Aires.
Specialties: Red-and-white Crake -Diademed Tanager - Gray-throated Warbling Finch.
2nd day: From Buenos Aires to Totoral (Córdoba)
Morning arrival at Córdoba airport, 2 hours drive to Pampa de Achala - birding during the morning- Lunch - Travel for 3 hours for your transfer to Casa Blanca lodge in Totoral - Dinner and night in Casa Blanca Lodge.
Specialties: Black-bodied Woodpecker - Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper - Green-barred Woodpecker - Lark-like Brushrunner - Red-tailed Comet - Olive-crowned Crescent-chest.
3rd day: From Totoral to Tafi del Valle (Tucumán)
Birding in Salinas (7 am till 10 am) - Lunch on the road - 5 hours drive to Tafi del Valle (Tucumán)- night in Tafi del Valle.
Specialties: Salinas Monjita - Red Tailed Comet - Black-bodied Woodpecker - Olive-crowned Crescentchest - Straneck's Tyrannulet - Chaco Eagle.
4th day: From Tafi del Valle to Monteros and back to Tafí del Valle (Tucumán)
Full day Birding in Rio Los Sosa and Dique Los Molles - Lunch - Night in Tafí del Valle.
Specialties: Rufous-throated Dipper - White-browed tapaculo - Torrent Duck.
5th day: From Tafí del Valle (Tucumán) to Chicoana (Salta)
Full day birding in Valles Calchaquíes - 3 hours drive- Transfer to Chicoana.
Specialties: Steinbach´s Canastero - Sandy Gallito - White-throated Cacholote.
6th day: From Chicoana to Cuesta del Obispo (Salta)
Full day birding in Cuesta del Obispo - lunch in Cuesta del Obispo - 2 hours drive to San Lorenzo - Night in San Lorenzo.
Specialties: Rufous-bellied Mountain Tanager - Maquis Canastero - Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant - Rusty Flowerpiercer - Rothschild's Swift - Slaty Elaenia - Slender-billed Miner - Buff-breasted Earthcreeper - Scribble-tailed Canastero - Paramo Pipit - Boulder Finch.
7th day: From Chicoana (Salta) to Purmamarca (Jujuy)
Transfer to Jujuy by La Cornisa on a 3 hours drive - birding in between - Dinner in Purmamarca - Night in Purmamarca.
Specialties: Andean Hillstar - Giant Hummingbird -Creamy-breasted Canastero- Black-hooded Sierra Finch.
8th day: From Purmamarca (Jujuy) to La Quiaca (Jujuy)
Birding day in Humahuaca Valley - lunch in Humahuaca - 2 hours drive to La Quiaca - Night in La Quiaca.
Specialties: Sparkling Violetear - Mountain Caracara - d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant.
9th day: La Quiaca (Jujuy)
Full birding day in Los Pozuelo - 2 hours drive back to the lodge - Dinner in La Quiaca - Night in La Quiaca.
Specialties: Puna Tinamou - Andean Goose - Puna Teal - Andean Flamingo - James's Flamingo - Horned Coot - Giant Coot - Slate-colored Coot - Andean Avocet - Puna Plover - Puna Snipe - Puna Ibis - Mountain Parakeet - Puna Miner - Andean Negrito.
10th day: La Quiaca (Jujuy)
Full birding day in Yavi and Santa Victoria - Dinner in La Quiaca - Night in La Quiaca.
Specialties: Bare-faced Ground Dove - Black-winged Ground Dove - Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Wedge-tailed Hillstar - Tawny Tit-Spinetail - Puna Ground-Tyrant - Andean Swallow - Brown-backed Mockingbird - Bolivian Warbling Finch.
11th day: From La Quiaca (Jujuy) to Buenos Aires
Transfer to Jujuy on a 3 hours drive - Brief birding stop in Yala - Airplane to Buenos Aires.
Specialties: Yungas Guan - Lyre-tailed Nightjar - Speckled Hummingbird - Slender-tailed Woodstar - Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Montane Forest Screech-Owl - Fulvous-headed Brushfinch.
*This is a customizable tour. Contact us for more information
*Season: March 15th - November 15th
