Arrival at José María Córdova airport and transfer to the hotel in the city of Medellín. Briefing on general recommendations for the tour.

Transfer from the Hotel to the Quebrada La Presidenta (approximately 15 minutes walk). La Presidenta is an urban linear park and a very important environmental axis of the city, in which more than 80 species of birds have been recorded; among them: Tanager (Tangara vitriolina), Crestibarrado Batará (Thamnophilus multistriatus) and Colombian Chachalaca (Ortalis colombiana). Breakfast at Park 37 Restaurant. Transfer to the Botanical Garden of Medellin. Tour inside the Garden, a lung of the city where 130 species of birds have been recorded, such as: Red Macaw (Ara macao), Euphonia piquigruesa (Euphonia laniirostris). In the Botanical Garden there will also be a tour to identify species of trees, palms, orchids and tropical shrubs. Lunch at In Situ restaurant inside the Botanical Garden. Transfer to the municipality of Jardín (130 km) Check in at the hotel. Dinner and lodging.

This day we will wake up very early, to leave at 5 a.m., in order to be in the Proaves reserve, almost 2 hours away by an unpaved road in poor condition at the perfect time to start the sightings of the day even on the road itself. In this reserve we can spend most of the day and this activity will include breakfast and lunch. There are species of high interest such as Yellow-eared Parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis), Sun Hummingbird (Coeligena Orina), some species of Gralarias, tanagers and many hummingbirds. We will walk through the high Andean forest and know some species of orchids and bromeliads of the area. orchids and bromeliads of the area. In the afternoon we will return to the hotel to rest

We will leave Jardín for Medellín early at 7 a.m., on our way back we hope to enter the Bambusa coffee farm where we will be able to observe species such as: the common squirrel (Piaya cayana), the Azulejo golondrina (Tersina viridis), Chachalaca Colombiana (Ortalis Columbiana), Tangara Guirá (Hemithraupis guira). At Finca Bambusa we will be able to experience the coffee culture and buy some locally produced organic coffees. We hope to arrive in the city, to settle in the hotel, and leave before sunset. and leave before sunset to go bird watching in the Botanical Garden of Medellin. the Botanical Garden of Medellin, where at sunset the scarlet macaws arrive. the scarlet macaws arrive at sunset, (or we can visit another reserve in the city to the city to be agreed that day according to the client's taste), and then return to the then return to the hotel to rest and have dinner in the evening.

Today we will drive from Medellín on the road that leads to Bogotá towards towards Bogota towards the east, 160 kms and almost 4 hours 4 hours direct, where we will spend the next two nights to learn about the where we will spend the next two nights to learn about the ecosystem ecosystem of the Magdalena Medio, the tropical rainforest, the the Rio Claro Reserve and its great variety of fauna and flora species. variety of flora and fauna species. This day we will have lunch on the way, and we will make several stops along the road to try to see some other along the road to try to see some other species for example: 2 hour hike to the El Ocho Hydroelectric Plant. El Ocho Hydroelectric Plant, and in the area we can observe the White-backed White-backed Woodpecker (Capito hypoleucus), White-throated Manakin (Manacus manacus), White-rumped Manakin (Massius Chrysopterus), among others, and in the afternoon we will arrive at our in the area of Rio Claro.

We will leave early after breakfast, to tour the area and today we will start by going just 10 minutes from our hotel to visit the famous Rio Claro Canyon Nature Reserve where in the morning we will walk through a karst forest and take a tour of the mulatto trail to try to observe the Yellow-headed Parrot (Pionopsitta pyrilia) and the Antioquian Tyrant (Phylloscartes lanyoni) among other species. Along the way we will also observe several species of gray tamarins (Saguinus leucopus). We will have lunch at the hotel, and in the afternoon, depending on whether we have seen species in the reserve, we will stay there or visit other nearby places to complement our trip before returning to rest at the hotel for our last night.

This day we return to Medellin to finish our tour. The trip takes approximately 4 hours, so it is recommended that if you are taking a recommended that if you are going to take a flight this day, it should be at the end of the day the end of the day at 5 or 6 p.m. in order to be able to reach the José María to arrive on time at the José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro. Córdova International Airport in Rionegro.

If needed, we can book additional nights additional nights of lodging in Medellín or in another city.