Megadiverse RainForest of Choco Pacific Coast (Whale Season)

Reception at the airport in Bogota, the Andean capital, and transfer to your hotel.

Transfer from hotel to airport (approx. 30 minutes). Domestic flight to Bahia Solano. Maximum baggage weight is 15kg, any excess will incur an additional cost to be paid directly at the airport. Tourist contribution to be paid on site: National $20,000, Foreign $30,000 and children (11-18 years old with no difference in nationality) $10,000.

Arrival at Bahia Solano airport; welcome by our local guide and transfer to the Esso wharf, passing through the town of Bahia Solano. Transfer by boat to the Botanical Gardens. Accommodation for 2 nights in our ecolodge. Lunch and departure by boat for our first humpback whale watching trip. During the excursion, we’ll see pelagic birds such as blue-footed boobies and frigate birds nesting on several islands in front of Mecana Bay. Species to be seen: Leptophis sp., Megaptera novaeangliae, sula nebuoxii, sula leucogaster, leptodeira sp, bothrops sp.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a medium-level walk along the trails of the botanical garden. This is an area of unspoilt primary forest, home to the harpy eagle and the crested eagle, which usually have their nests and young in the area. On this tour, we can also observe titi monkeys and many other bird species. Return to the hotel after lunch and afternoon at leisure to swim in the sea, take photos and enjoy the sunset. Dinner and an evening walk to observe different species of spiders, snakes and lizards. Species to be seen: Myrmotherula pacifica, Corapipo altera, Ceiba pentrandra, Raptor sp. and Red-capped Manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis)

Short tour of the hotel. Breakfast and departure with luggage for a boat excursion, where the second whale watching can take place. Arrival in the valley where “Mamá Orbe” is located, a community project for the conservation of hawksbill and olive ridley turtles. Settle into the lodge and enjoy a typical fish lunch. Afternoon at the turtle farm with release of baby turtles on the beach. Finally, there will be dinner and a final night of turtle-watching to try and see the turtles nesting on the beaches. Species we can observe: Megaptera novaeangliae, Lepidochelys kempii, Lepidochelys olivacea, Eretmochelys imbricata.

Breakfast at the hotel and early departure with lunch box. 9 km walk on flat ground with mud for the first observation of birds, monkeys, spiders, lizards, insects, butterflies, with traces of mammals, on the path of the Valley (Utría). Stop for lunch during the visit and departure for Almejal beach. Check-in at Hotel Almejal. Dinner and evening walk in the reserve where you can observe the Crystal Frogs. Species you can observe: Ramphastos brevis, Ameiva sp, Trogon chionurus, Anolis sp, Psychotria elata, Saguinus geoffroyi, butterfly sp “Morpho sp”, Sachatamia ilex, Cochranella euknemos, Teratohyla spinosa.

Breakfast and departure by overland transport to the village of El Valle with packed lunch. From the pier, you’ll take a canoe trip on the Tundo River, where you can observe local birds such as toucans. Hike up the mountain in search of different species of colorful frogs. Lunch during the hike and descent with time for bird and frog watching. Optional swim in the Tundo waterfall and return by canoe to the pier in the village of El Valle. Return to the hotel by land and dinner. Species to be seen: Oophaga solanensis, Phyllobates aurotaenia, Atelopus spurrelli, Craugastor sp., Colosthetus sp, Enyaloides, Manglar, Megaceryle, Chloroceryle, Egretta caerulescens,

A vehicle (tuk tuk or chiva) will pick us up at the hotel and take us to the pier. We’ll bring our own breakfast for the ride. Boat trip for whale and pelagic bird watching. Arrival at Utría National Park. Breakfast and visit to the park. Boat trip across the Utría inlet to the Cocalito trail, where we take a tour of the mountain and creek. Return by boat to Playa Blanca for lunch and a chance to relax, snorkel or swim on the beach. On the way back to the hotel by boat, we can go whale watching. Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast and departure from the hotel with luggage. Land tour by tuk tuk or chiva where we can do a final birdwatching along the way (depending on flight schedule). Arrival at the airport and flight to Bogota or Medellin.

Domestic flight to Bogota or Medellin. The maximum weight allowed is 15kg per piece of luggage, any excess will incur an additional cost to be paid directly at the airport.