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Brazil - Northeast (Relaxed)

© Lear's Macaw by Lev Frid
Brazil - Northeast (Relaxed) 2027

06 Jul 2027 - 21 Jul 2027 (16 days)

BRL42,950 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Lev Frid

Tour price (Per person): BRL42,950 * USD8,119 * GBP6,396 * EUR7,228 * AUD12,751

Single Supplement: BRL4,500 * USD851 * GBP670 * EUR757 * AUD1,336

Brazil - Northeast (Relaxed) 2028

16 Sep 2028 - 01 Oct 2028 (16 days)

BRL45,500 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Robert Wilcox

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): BRL45,500 * USD8,602 * GBP6,776 * EUR7,658 * AUD13,508

Northeast Brazil is a land of outstanding contrast: from gorgeous white-sand beaches, to arid, cactus-topped plateaus, and the humid montane slopes in between. This region has all the beauty and diversity that any birder could ever hope for. Perhaps what this area is best known for, however, is the stunning array of beautiful endemics that flourish in the diverse habitats of Ceara, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia and Espiritu Santo. Our tour explores several key sites in this fascinating region and offers an impressive bird list that includes the sought after Lear’s (Indigo) Macaw and the striking Araripe Manakin.

We begin in the state of Ceara, visiting Serra de Baturite for Grey-breasted Parakeet and Ceara Gnateater, before heading to Quixada for the rarely recorded Pygmy Nightjar and White-browed Guan. Chapada do Araripe puts us in position for the recently described Araripe Manakin and other superb species such as White-browed Antpitta in advance of our visit to Canudos for the Critically Endangered Lear’s Macaw.

The next featured location is one of the best birding sites in Brazil, Chapada Diamantina. Hailed as perhaps the most breathtakingly beautiful of all Brazilian National Parks, it hosts several localised endemics including Hooded Visorbearer, the recently described Sincorá Antwren and Grey-backed Tachuri.

We then head towards the coast and Boa Nova. Located in the southwest of Bahia state where the Montane Atlantic forests meet Caatinga, this diverse location hosts over 430 bird species. Here we shall search diligently for the Bahia Spinetail and Pin-tailed Manakin. We spend some time in the delightful Serra Bonita Reserve, host to Pink-legged Graveteiro, Bahia Tyrannulet and Crescent-chested Puffbird before taking in the coastal lowlands of Porto Seguro where targets include White-winged Cotinga, Bahia Antwren, Ochre-marked Parakeet, Red-browed Amazon and the rare Banded Cotinga.

Top Birds

Lear’s (Indigo) Macaw; Araripe Manakin; Grey-breasted Parakeet; Ceara Gnateater; Pygmy Nightjar; White-browed Guan; White-browed Antpitta; Great Xenops; Bahia Spinetail; Hooded Visorbearer; Sincorá Antwren; Grey-backed Tachuri; Pink-legged Graveteiro; Crescent-chested Puffbird; Diamantina Tapaculo; Band-tailed, Blue & Pin-tailed Manakins; White-winged Potoo; White-winged & Banded Cotingas; Red-browed Amazon; Red-necked, Scarlet-throated, Cinnamon, Shrike-like, Gilt-edged, Rufous-headed, Green-headed, Brazilian, Golden-chevroned & Azure-shouldered Tanagers.

Habitats Covered

humid and semi-deciduous forests, Atlantic Rainforest, chapada, cloud forest, lowland forest, dry forest, scrub, caatinga and cerrado

Expected Climate

warm to hot and humid, cooler in the higher lying areas

Max Group Size

10 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leader

Tour Pace & Walking

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. Suitable for most birding / wildlife interest levels. Our Relaxed series of tours are designed to focus on having an enjoyable holiday with a bird and wildlife focus. Where possible; we have reduced or removed long drives, single night stays and poor/rustic accommodation. We have also sought to reduce or remove difficult hikes, narrow/muddy trails and otherwise oppressive environmental conditions. Early starts and night birding are mostly optional, and we will not spend much time searching for difficult and/or skulking species. These tours are not suitable for hardcore birders and listers, or dedicated photographers.

Accommodation

Mostly comfortable, some lodges are simple, not all lodges have enough rooms for Single rooming.

Ease of Birding

Moderate. Forest birding means some species are difficult to find or visuals aren’t always of great quality. Forest edge & caatinga birding is more rewarding.

Photographic Opportunities

Reasonable to good. Internal forest photography is challenging, several fruit & hummingbird feeders.

What our clients say about us

Forrest Rowland
CS & CS - Brazil Tailor-made 2022

We had an unbelievably great tour. ALL the guides were extraordinary and fun to be around. They went out of their way to provide us non-birders with very interesting, novel activities. We all enjoyed seeing all the wildlife - it was beyond expectations. The 50th anniversary surprise was an unexpected, delightful treat. We don't know how the tour could have been any better.

Stephan Lorenz
PM, Brazil 2019

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.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
PE, Brazil 2023

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.

Robert Wilcox
JG & AS - Pantanal 2022

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 !!!

Tuomas Seimola
RB - Manaus 2022

Overall we were very pleased with the trip. We have been to the tropics in various places in SA but hadn’t really experienced the heat of the Amazon. At first I was concerned about the siesta in early afternoon and the loss of bird time but by the third day I looked forward to it!! The lack of ant swarms, foliage-gleaners and mixed foraging flocks was disappointing. Some of the key target species had not been seen by local guides for several months to over a year. We hope it is not an on-going trend due to climate change but it may be. We felt fortunate to have had the opportunity and hope that others can continue to have this experience. We were pleased with the “tag-team effort” by Tuomas and Bradley. They worked well together with making sure the logistics flowed, everyone had their needs met as much as possible, and kept the pace moving. We were fortunate to have 8 people that had all travelled in groups before and were tolerant of various personalities and their strengths and weaknesses. Both Tuomas and Bradley were patient and talented in getting everyone (usually) in the group to see the target species. I will be giving a presentation to the local Audubon Chapter in November and will be recommending Rockjumper and their various trips to the group.

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