Tour Leader: Bradley Davis
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): USD7,900 * GBP5,629 * EUR6,495 * AUD11,757
Tour Leader: Bradley Davis
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): USD8,200 * GBP5,843 * EUR6,742 * AUD12,204
Few countries in the Americas hold more mystique and intrigue than the massive nation of Brazil. No feature on the continent is more iconic, more written about, or more wistfully contemplated than the mighty Amazon River. Despite its nearly 4,000 miles of length, remarkably few points of access exist. Indeed, the Amazon Basin—covering some 2,700,000 sq. miles—is the largest contiguous area of intact rainforest, and the least populated region, in the entire Western Hemisphere. No wonder the lure of the Amazon remains irresistible to the nature-loving explorer in all of us!
This tour is centred in the very heart of the basin, in the states of Amazonas and Pará, where we will access the full range of micro-habitats. From the white-water river islands and flooded várzea forests of the Amazon and Negro River systems to remote terra firme ridges, we will spend time both by boat and on foot in search of the region’s most remarkable birds. Our adventure includes time in the remote, little-birded Jaú National Park, one of the Amazon’s wildest protected areas. In addition to a dazzling array of Amazonian specialties, we will also target localized Guianan Shield endemics that reach their southernmost limits here. Wildlife encounters may include Lowland Tapir, several monkey species, and pink Amazon River Dolphin. Altogether, this journey offers an in-depth exploration of the Amazon’s finest birding.
Amazonian Umbrellabird; Crimson Fruitcrow; Purple-breasted, Spangled, Pompadour & Guianan Red Cotingas; Capuchinbird, Guianan Cock-of-the-rock; Harpy & Crested Eagles; Dark-winged & Grey-winged Trumpeters; Black Curassow; White-crested, Spix’s & Marail Guans; Horned Screamer; Hoatzin; White-winged & Rufous Potoos; Amazonian Pygmy Owl; Scarlet-shouldered & Sapphire-rumped Parrotlets; Crimson-bellied, Santarem, Golden, Golden-winged & Tui Parakeets; Festive Amazon; Vulturine, Short-tailed, Caica, Dusky, Orange-cheeked, Black-headed & Red-fan Parrots; Guianan Puffbird; Guianan & Amazonian Trogons; Green-tailed, Yellow-billed, Great & Paradise Jacamars; Black-spotted & Brown-chested Barbets; Red-necked & Green Aracaris; Guianan & Gould’s Toucanets; Varzea Piculet; Glossy-backed Becard; Natterer’s Slaty, Saturnine, Cinereous, Castelnau’s, Glossy, Blackish-grey & Spot-winged Antshrikes; Ash-winged, Pygmy, Spot-backed, Brown-bellied, Rufous-bellied, Long-winged, Klages’s, Leaden, White-eyed, Sclater’s, Ihering’s & Grey Antwrens; Guianan Warbling, Willis’s, Black-and-white, Black-headed, White-plumed, Ash-breasted, Black-faced, Chestnut-crested, Ferruginous-backed, Rufous-faced, Harlequin & Xingu Scale-backed Antbirds; Pale-faced Bare-eye; Alta Floresta, Variegated & Spotted Antpittas; Point-tailed Palmcreeper; Long-billed, Zimmer’s, Red-billed, Ocellated, Uniform, Hoffmanns’s & Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper; Curve-billed Scythebill; Fiery-tailed Awlbill; Crimson Topaz; Black-eared Fairy; Racket-tailed Coquette; Olive-spotted Hummingbird; Parker's, Red-and-white, White-bellied & chances for Scaled Spinetails; Lesser Hornero; Brownish Elaenia; Pearly-breasted Conebill; White-eyed Attila; Screaming Piha; Tiny & Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakins; White-throated, White-fronted, Black, Snow-capped, Flame-crested & Yellow-crested Manakins; Wing-banded Wren; Guianan & Chestnut-belted Gnateaters; Guianan Tyrannulet; Painted Tody-Flycatcher (Tody-Tyrant); Pelzeln’s, Zimmer’s & Snethlage’s Tody-Tyrants; Short-tailed & Double-banded Pygmy Tyrants; Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo; Red-billed Pied Tanager; Fulvous Shrike-Tanager; Paradise, Flame-crested, Fulvous-crested & Spotted Tanager; Golden-sided Euphonia; Blue-black (Rothschild’s) & Yellow-green Grosbeaks.
Brazilian Tapir; Giant Otter; Amazon River Dolphin; Tucuxi; Jaguar (rare); >14 species of primate including the rare Golden-backed Uakari; Squirrel & Red Howler Monkeys; Golden-faced Saki.
Lowland rain forest, varzea, terra firme forest, Campina forest, white-water & black-water river islands, rivers
Temperatures are warm to hot with high humidity, some rain showers to be expected.
10 with 2 Rockjumper leaders
MODERATE TO CHALLENGING: This tour requires a good level of fitness, stamina, and overall health. It’s best suited for experienced birders who are comfortable with a more active itinerary. Please note that it may not be ideal for avid photographers, new birders, or those with mobility or health concerns.
Moderate. Not suitable for dedicated photographers; inexperienced birders; or anyone with mobility or health challenges. Long days in the field, often spending hours at one site waiting for various species to arrive or pass through. Opportunities to rest in the hot afternoon after lunch on most days.
Mostly comfortable to very comfortable. One simple lodge which is chosen for proximity to birding sites.
Fairly demanding. Several rare or difficult species. Usual difficulties of birding in Amazonian forests.
450+
Worthwhile, but challenging forest lighting conditions.
Rob Williams was helpful above and beyond the call by going out of his way to make it an enjoyable tour.
Very productive and relaxing tour
The tour was fantastic and both of our guides were excellent. We enjoyed traveling with Lev. He is so enthusiastic! He is an excellent birding guide and also very knowledgeable about the natural history of the animals we saw. That made the experience even more enjoyable. He worked very hard to enable us to see some of the trickier birds, like the Zigzag Heron that was hiding in the trees. It turns out, he even speaks 'zigzag', as he carried on a 10 min conversation (back and forth calls) with the heron, trying to coax him into a better view. It was wonderful having a local guide, Leo, on this trip as well. He added a lot to the birding experience, was essential for dealing with logistics, and had a wealth of knowledge about the history of Brazil and the places we visited, that made it an even more interesting trip. Well Done Rockjumper!!
Lev was a well kept secret from Rock Jumper ....incredible birder , bird guide, and overall naturalist . Would book another trip with Lev
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 !!!
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