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On arrrival you are met and transferred to your hotel. Most US airline’s flights arrive mid to late evening (or very early in the morning); Avianca arrivies early evening. But in all cases you will arrive at the hotel late evening to after midnight, so you may want to have some extra food along with you on the plane.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New"><strong>Day 2 - Bogota/Paujil Natural Reserve</strong><br> After breakfast we drive to San Francisco Village to visit Jardin Encantado Hummingbird House to see many species of hummingbirds, including Gorgeted and White-bellied Woodstar, Lazuline Sabrewing and Indigo-capped Hummingbird, just three of the twenty species that may be seen here. It's a photographer's delight, and a birder</font><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New">'s joy, but everyone is taken with the color and movement of this wonderful display. With our fill of hummingbirds and hummingbird photos (at least for now) we drive to Puerto Boyacá village and Paujil Natural Reserve in Quinchas Ridge. It’s a long drive , around 6-8 hours, but we’ll stop along the way to find birds such as Blue and yellow Macaw and Horned Screamer, plus enjoy some wonderful landscapes. We overnight for the next three nights in cabins inside the humid tropical forest at the side of the Ermitano River.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New"><strong>Days 3 & 4 - Paujil Natural Reserve</strong><br> </font><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New">We begin our stay here walking different trails of the reserve searching some interesting animals such as Magdalena Spider-monkey (an endemic species and critically endangered), White-faced Capuchin and the enigmatic and very rare Blue-billed Curassow (another endemic and also critically endangered). W’ll also see some of the interesting insects that inhabit these tropical forests. In the afternoon we transfer to La Molla where we will try to fish some of the interesting fishes that include the Caloche, Perro and Moino, and if we have good luck a Capaz or maybe a Bocachico. This evening after dinner we will do our first night spotlight, looking for a variety of animals from owls to frogs. On the first night we’ll also put out food baits for the next night’s outing. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New"><strong>Day 5 - Paujil Natural Reserve<br> </strong>This morning we take a long but leisurely walk to Caño Cristal river, birding and mammaling along the way. In Caño Cristal we can enjoy the natural “jacuzzis” formed in the rocks of the river and the beautiful waterfall. Lunch is a riverside picninc, and the return may be via the river if the water level is low. Once again we will check our food baits, waiting quietly in the forest for any animal as Kinkajou, Tayra, Coati, Pecari or others to appear. We’ll also once again search for frogs and snakes on the trails including the South American Bullfrog that is one of the most largest frogs in Colombia. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New"><strong>Day 6 - Paujil Natural Reserve/Rio Claro Natural Reserve</strong><br> </font><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New">We transfer to Doradal and Rio Claro Natural Reserve, our home for the next three nights. Once our gear is stowed we begin with our activities. We walk the trails of the reserve enjoying all that the incredible Rio Claro Canyon has to offer, visiting “El Templo del Tiempo”, “La Playa de Marmol”, “La Playa del Manatial” and “Boca del Caiman.” The canyon is mostly limestone, resuting in wet caves with crystalline small rivers running through them and dry caves with the expected cave ornaments, some karst formation and the usually sparkling clear Rio Claro itself running through the sourrounding rainforest. In addition to the geological formations and structures we’ll be searching for some of the more than seventy endemic plants of the canyon, plus of course the wildlife. Lunch is taken at the Reserve restaurant then in the afternoon we will visit “Las Dantas” where we can snorkel in the clear water looking for aquatic fauna. Each night after of the dinner we will be out spotlighting, searching for, among other things, owls including the spectacular Spectacled Owl, Black and White Owl, Mottled Owl and others. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New"><strong>Day 7 </strong>- <strong>Rio Claro Natural Reserve</strong><br> This morning we visit an Oilbird cave, nocturnal birds related to the nightjars that living inside the caves and eat fruit of the Oil Palms and other oily seeds. It’s unique in its biology, and gets its name from once being rendered down to get oil from its fat (as was the muttonbird). In the afternoon we’ll have some free time to catch up, take an optional tour or continue birding and photographing around the lodge. Some of the trails are especially noted for their birds, and we’ll be taking advantage of these throughout our stay.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New"><strong>Day 8 -</strong> <strong>Rio Claro Natural Reserve</strong><br> A full day today of wildlife searching, including mammals, birds, reptiles and anything else we can find. We’ll try to operate at an easy pace, to allow plenty of time for observation and photography. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Papyrus, Verdana, Courier New"><strong>Day 9 -</strong> <strong>Rio Claro Natural Reserve</strong><br> Early and morning birding today, then after lunch we return to Bogota; on the way we’ll stop at Guarinocito Lake to take pictures of this beautiful location. 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