Throughout this tour, you will be based at a comfortable and beautifully located eco-lodge, situated in the 57 000-hectare Tres Picos State Park only a relatively short distance from Rio de Janeiro. Here you will explore the numerous mosaics of trails around the lodge grounds and take short drives to explore several other habitats and elevations surrounding the reserve. Some of the avian gems that will be sought during this tour include Three-toed Jacamar, spectacular Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Saffron Toucanet, Green-crowned Plovercrest, Saw-billed Hermit, Black-billed Scythebill, Giant and White-bearded Antshrike, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Shrike-like and Black-and-gold Cotingas, and the beautiful Brazilian Tanager.
This will be a very comfortably paced tour with no long drives! On some days you will have packed lunches, while on others you will return to the lodge for lunch. There will be ample time to unwind and to enjoy birding from the lodge grounds or even while relaxing by the natural swimming pool. Fruit trays and hummingbird feeders placed throughout the grounds attract a variety of parakeets, hummingbirds, and tanagers. Birds are confiding and photographic opportunities are excellent. This tour captures the best of Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest endemic bird species, and after a week of birding, you can expect to have seen up to 250 bird species, including 70 endemics!
Three-toed Jacamar; Swallow-tailed, Grey-winged & Black-and-gold Cotingas; Saffron Toucanet; Green-crowned Plovercrest; Saw-billed Hermit; Black-billed Scythebill; Giant, Large-tailed, Tufted, Spot-backed & White-bearded Antshrikes; Blond-crested & Yellow-eared Woodpeckers; Brazilian, Green-headed, Red-necked, Olive-green, Brassy-breasted, Gilt-edged, Azure-shouldered, Rufous-headed, Diademed, Fawn-breasted & Golden-chevroned Tanagers; Brazilian Laniisoma; Dusky-legged Guan; Blue-bellied Parrot; Sharpbill; Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin; Pin-tailed Manakin; Hooded Berryeater; Bare-throated Bellbird; Serra do Mar Tyrannulet; Mouse-colored & White-breasted Tapaculo; Spotted Bamboowren; Slaty Bristlefront; Black-cheeked Gnateater; Variegated Antpitta; Cryptic & Rufous-tailed Antthrushes; White-bibbed Antbird; Spot-breasted Antvireo; Sharp-billed & Pale-browed Treehunters; White-collared Foliage-gleaner; Orange-eyed Thornbird; Itatiaia Spinetail; Plain & Maroon-bellied Parakeet; Buff-bellied Puffbird; Surucua Trogon; Brazilian Ruby; Black Jacobin; Slaty-breasted Wood Rail; Spot-winged Wood Quail and Red-legged Seriema.
Brown Howler Monkey; Black Capuchin; Guianan Squirrel
rainforest trails, grasslands, Cerrado woodlands, rivers and wetlands
warm to hot and humid
8 with 1 local birding leader
Easy to moderate. Some early starts, mostly short drives, one strenuous hike.
Singular, comfortable lodge for entire tour.
Mostly easy. Some target species are either of low density or skulking habit, which may require repetitive efforts. Some night birding (optional).
250+
Worthwhile to good. Feeders at Itororo Lodge.
This was my second trip with Dusan and like the first trip, he made sure everyone was looked after to the best of his abilities and was always attentive to peoples differing needs. He worked extremely well with our local guide, who himself was attentive to everyone, and they both tried hard to get everyone onto the birds. No complaints to them whatsoever. I would be very happy to bird with Dusan again and probably will.
A Fantastic experience!! Considerably better than I had expected. Guides were fantastic!! And the inclusion of local Brazilian guide - Leo - was a real plus. He worked great together with Forrest Rowland, and his knowledge of the country and the vegetation was a real plus. The mammals and other critters were a real plus to the tour. The facilities, driver, and van were also great! Overall, this tour ranks among the top of the 7-8 birding tours I have ever taken, and Rockjumper is certainly a company I would highly recommend to others!!!
WOW – this was an entirely different trip than the main trip. The Pousada facility was a little more rustic than some of the other accommodations but nothing we couldn’t handle. It was certainly better than a hammock at the guard headquarters which Bradley indicated was the only thing available prior to Pousada. This portion required what seemed like a lot more walking and climbing over tree falls than anywhere else on the trip. It seemed that more of the birds were skulkers but then we were focusing on “ant-somethings” which are notoriously secretive. Again, it was disappointing there was not a single ant swarm and the mixed flocks were generally small and moved away from the trails fairly quickly. It was also frustrating that the best of the three trails (Capelinha) in the park was not available to us due to an on-going mammal-use survey. But, none of these things were within the control of Tuomas, Bradley, or our local guide. They were pros at adapting and modifying to take advantage of the trails that were available to us. By my count the main trip list was about 446 and we gained 81 sp on the extension, however, 40% of those were lifers, so worth the effort and expense, in my opinion. Our local guide, Gilberto, was indispensable. His recent knowledge was invaluable to know where to go for the target species.
I had the very best time on tour with Stephan. He is an excellent leader and a lovely, kind human being. In terms of his technical ability as a birding leader, his eyesight and hearing skills are excellent, which coupled with his first class fieldcraft and ID skills, meant that we saw/heard over 500 species during our tour. He also gelled well with the local guide Caio , so that in terms of finding, IDing and showing the birds to the group, we were treated to splendid views of our target species plus many many 'bonus birds' too. Stephan was also very patient with group members, some of whom for a variety of personal reasons, were less able to see the birds than the majority of the group-so that wherever possible-every group member who wanted to, had the opportunity to see every bird.
We really appreciated our trip. Our Rockjumper guide, Bobby Wilcox, and the local guides were awesome; always on the lookout for new birds and other animals, even on the long drives. The organization was flawless, the lodges were great and perfectly located. Our triplist and lifers goals were exceeded! The group was great and always well controlled by Bobby. Very well done! Our long sighting of a female jaguar was certainly the peak of this trip !!!
06 Oct 2024 - 13 Oct 2024 (8 days)
GBP2,395 - No Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Local Leader
Tour price (Per person): GBP2,395 * USD2,986 * EUR2,784 * AUD4,537
Single Supplement: GBP350 * USD436 * EUR407 * AUD663
12 Jan 2025 - 19 Jan 2025 (8 days)
GBP2,395 - 4 Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Local Leader
Tour price (Per person): GBP2,395 * USD2,986 * EUR2,784 * AUD4,537
Single Supplement: GBP420 * USD524 * EUR488 * AUD796
05 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2025 (8 days)
GBP2,395 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Local Leader
Tour price (Per person): GBP2,395 * USD2,986 * EUR2,784 * AUD4,537
Single Supplement: GBP420 * USD524 * EUR488 * AUD796
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