Overall, this is a great trip. I would recommend that the tour operator advise travelers to come in a day early since you are at altitude and having to get to airports two hours early for an international flight means a sleepless night before travel. They could build this into the tour.

I would highly recommend lcaro Birding. The tour was well organized with excellent guides. I enjoyed all parts of the tour but was especially impressed with the Caribbean Coast/Santa Marta Mtns portion of the tour. Spectacular scenery and lots of endemic birds! I was also extremely impressed with the tour owner/operator Giovani. He was very flexible in designing the tour and making adjustments to accommodate my schedule. In addition, communication was excellent with very quick replies to questions. And it was great that Giovani was available during the tour and clearly interested in the well-being of his clients and the high quality of their tour experience.

Just returned from my second birding trip with Icaro Birding in beautiful Colombia! Company owner Giovani Ortiz designed an excellent itinerary for our 12 day Epic Andes Birding Tour. Our amiable and knowledgeable tour guide Miguel Lopez made our journey easy and he graciously took care of all of our needs, finding our target birds and making sure everyone in the group got good looks at each bird we saw. Our amazing driver Mario is the best, was very attentive and we all enjoyed his company very much. Our accommodations were unique and excellent. Meals were delicious and plentiful. I highly recommend Icaro Birding for your next birding adventure! June Bernard Gibsonia, PA