Chile - Birds, Wildlife & Andean landscapes 2024

24 Nov 2024 - 06 Dec 2024 (13 days)

USD6,795 - No Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Dušan Brinkhuizen

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Tour Leader: Local Leader

Tour price (Per person): USD6,795 * GBP5,179 * EUR6,187 * AUD9,960

Single Supplement: USD780 * GBP594 * EUR710 * AUD1,143

Flight costs: USD1,250 * GBP953 * EUR1,138 * AUD1,832

Can be linked with: Chile - Arica Extension 2024

Chile - Birds, Wildlife & Andean landscapes 2025

06 Dec 2025 - 18 Dec 2025 (13 days)

USD6,995 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Local Leader

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Tour Leader: Robert Williams

Tour price (Per person): USD6,995 * GBP5,331 * EUR6,370 * AUD10,254

Single Supplement: USD830 * GBP633 * EUR756 * AUD1,217

Flight costs: USD1,380 * GBP1,052 * EUR1,257 * AUD2,023

Can be linked with: Chile - Arica Extension 2025

Chile - Birds, Wildlife & Andean landscapes 2026

25 Nov 2026 - 07 Dec 2026 (13 days)

USD7,300 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Carlos Bocos

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

Tour price (Per person): USD7,300 * GBP5,563 * EUR6,647 * AUD10,701

Can be linked with: Chile - Arica Extension 2026

Chile occupies a 2,650-mile-long narrow ribbon of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes, and stretches from north of the Atacama Desert to Cape Horn, the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Chile is one of South America’s most stable and prosperous nations and our tour covers the highlights of this fabulous country as we search for its numerous specialities and endemics. These range from the giant Andean Condor to the tiny Chilean Woodstar and include the unique Chilean tapaculos called huet-huets and turcas.

One of our primary targets will no doubt be the highly prized Diademed Sandpiper-Plover, while other no less desirable species include James’s Flamingo, Puna Ibis, Chilean Tinamou, Grey-breasted Seedsnipe, Andean Avocet, Rufous-legged Owl, Slender-billed Parakeet, Magellanic Woodpecker, White-throated Treerunner and the appropriately named Giant Hummingbird.

We will also undertake an exciting pelagic excursion in search of the region’s seabirds, including the rare Peruvian Diving Petrel and Chilean Skua, while mammal possibilities include herds of stately Vicunas, the range-restricted Marine Otter and the bizarre Southern Mountain Viscachas.

Accommodations, meals, and wines are excellent throughout the tour and the Chilean people offer warm hospitality. Combined with the outstanding scenery of high-altitude Puna lakes and snow-capped volcanoes, excellent coastal desert and rich Patagonian Forest, this is without doubt one of South America’s most memorable birding destinations!

Top Birds

Diademed Sandpiper-Plover; Magellanic & Rufous-chested Plovers; Magellanic Woodpecker; Moustached Turca; Magellanic, White-throated, Dusky, Chucao & Ochre-flanked Tapaculos; Chestnut-throated & Black-throated Huet-huets; Crag Chilia; Green-backed Firecrown; Slender-billed & Mountain Parakeets; Grey-breasted & Least Seedsnipes; Andean Condor; Pincoya Storm Petrel; Magellanic Penguin; Chocolate-vented Tyrant; Elegant Crested, Chilean & Patagonian Tinamous; Ticking Doradito; Rufous-legged & Austral Pygmy Owl; Chilean Mockingbird; Black-winged Ground Dove; Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant; Giant Hummingbird; Chilean Elaenia; Chilean Pigeon; Thorn-tailed Rayadito; Burrowing Parrot; Des Murs’s Wiretail; Rufous-tailed Hawk; Patagonian Tyrant; Tawny-throated Dotterel; Lesser (Darwin’s) Rhea; Magellanic Oystercatcher; Ruddy-headed, Kelp, Upland & Ashy-headed Geese; Dolphin Gull; Fuegian Steamer Duck; Rock & Imperial Shags; Black-browed & Salvin’s Albatrosses; De Filippi's (Masatierra), White-chinned & Westland Petrels; Pink-footed & Sooty Shearwaters; Peruvian & Magellanic Diving Petrels; Rufous-banded Miner; Sharp-billed, Austral & Dusky-tailed Canasteros; Greater, Grassland & Patagonian Yellow Finches; Black-fronted, White-browed & Rufous-naped Ground Tyrants; Grey-flanked Cinclodes, Yellow-rumped Siskin, Band-tailed Earthcreeper, White-bridled & Yellow-bridled Finches; Black-faced Ibis; Austral Blackbird; Chilean Flicker; Rufous-tailed Plantcutter; South American Tern.

Top Mammals

Southern Mountain Viscacha; Guanaco; Vicuna; Culpeo; Argentine Grey Fox; Marine Otter; Dusky, Peale’s, Chilean & Commerson’s Dolphins; South American Sea Lion

Habitats Covered

mountains, forests, lakes, ocean, sea shore, coastal desert, marshes

Expected Climate

warm to cool, but colder in the highlands

Max Group Size

12 with 1 Rockjumper leader & 1 local leader

Tour Pace & Walking

relaxed

Accommodation

comfortable

Ease of Birding

mostly easy with some trickier species

Number of Species Expected

250-270

Other Attractions

spectacular scenery, friendly people, pristine landscapes, great food & wine

Photographic Opportunities

good to excellent

What our clients say about us

Adam Walleyn
Chile 2015

I could not have been happier with our guides Adam is a terrific birder, good at getting the participants views of the birds, and a lot of fun to travel with.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
BS & VS, Chile 2017

Chile with Dušan and Rockjumper exceeded our expectations. What a wonderful experience Chile was for birding. Dušan really worked hard at finding the birds for the group. A very satisfying tour! Looking forward to our next trip with RBT.

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