Meet your travel assistant at the Maiquetía airport in Caracas and he/she will welcome you to Venezuela, answer all your questions, and transfer you to your connecting flight to Mérida. That night we have a welcome reception for you where the guide will explain what the tour will be about. Overnight at Posada Sol.

Early in the morning we leave Merida City and head to “Chorrera Las Gonzalez” - a big waterfall surrounded by a pristine cloud forest. Between the falls and La Mesa de Los Indios road we will stop to do a bit of birdwatching and look for bird species such as the Blackburnian Warbler, Andean Guan, Emerald Toucanet, White-capped Dipper, Goldenheaded Quetzal, Balck Phoebe, and the Green Violetear. At around noon, we leave Chorrera Las Gonzales and head to the beautiful colonial village of Jají. Here we will visit the Bird Museum and get a bit to eat. At around 2:00 PM we leave Jají and head to La Azulita. On the way, we will pass El Chorotal (1500 - 2000 m. above see level), a spectacular cloud forest which will give us a great view of Lake Maracaibo. In this part of the trip see bird species such as the Golden Tanager, Blue-capped Tanager, Glossy- black Thrush, Masked Trogon, Blue-necked, Saffron-headed, Flamed -headed, Bay-headed

Early in the morning, after breakfast, we will walk around San Luis, La Osa, and Quebrada Azul looking for bird species such as the Orange-crowned Oriole, Magpie Tanager, Crimson-backed Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager,Swallow-wing Tanager, Blue and grey Tanager, Bicolored Wren, Blue-necked Tanager, Yellow-billed Toucanet, Crimson- crested Woodpecker, Black-faced Tanager, Squirrel Cuckoo, Bicolored Hawk, Black-mandible Toucan, and the Yellow-legged Thrush. In the afternoon, after a light lunch (picnic) we will do a second visit to the Chorotal area and look for the White- rumped Hawk, Road-side Hawk, Swallow-tailed Kite, Barred-forest Falcon, Green Jay, Black and Chestnut Eagle, Rufous-vented Chachalaca, Ruddy Pigeon, Band-tailed Pigeon, Andean Guan, Lazuline Sabrewing, Booted Racquet-tail Hummingbird, Collared Inca, Beryl-spangled Tanager, Little Hermit, Golden-headed Quetzal, Golden-winged Manakin, Red-billed Parrot, Lineated Woodpecker, Green

After breakfast we head to Puerto Concha. Upon arrival we will have lunch and right after lunch we will take a boat trip to the village of Congo. Along the Catatumbo River Delta we will see spectacular scenery and wildlife such as the Zulian Two-toed Sloth, Red Howler Monkeys, White-faced Capuchin Monkeys, Tamandua, Caribbean dolphins. If we are lucky, we might get to see the Orinocan Manatee! See bird species such as the Black-capped Mocking- thrush, Tropical

After breakfast we return to Puerto Concha and see bird species such as the Greater ani, Neotropic Cormorant, Little Blue Heron, Large- billed tern, Laughing Gull,Common Tern Great Kiskadee. When we arrive to Puerto Concha, our driver will be waiting for us to take us to the City of El Vigía where we will visit the Hydroelectric Dam of Onia and search for the White-necked

Wake up very early in the morning (5:45 AM) and spend the whole day birding along the Humboldt Trail. Look for bird species such as the Glossyblack Thrush, Black-headed Tanager, Blue and Black Tanager, Beryl-spangled Tanager,Blackburnian Warbler, White-fronted Redstart, American Redstart, Slate-throated Redstart, Brown-rumped TapaculoGolden-crowned Flycatcher, Black

Our day starts searching for the Great Andean Eagle (Condor). We will visit the Condor’s Biological Station and search for bird species such as the Bar-winged Cinclodes, Andean Tit-spinetail, Páramo Pipit, Bearded Helmetcrest, and the Black-chested Buzzard Eagle. Our journey will continue to the Mucubaji Lagoon, where we will eat lunch and look for the Andean Siskin, Sierra Finch, Great Thrush, Brown-back Chat-tyrant, Whitesided Flowerpiercer, Sparkling Violetear, Speckled Teal, and the Blue-wing Teal. In the afternoon we will do birding in Las Tapias (or Gustavo´s trail), the ecotone between cloud forest and Páramos and search of the Torrent Duck, White Capped Dipper, Lachrymose Mountain-tanager, Blue-back Conebill, Masked Flower-piercer, and the Streak-throared Bush-Tyrant. Overnight at Los Frailes Lodge, a charming Franciscan monastery built in 1643 surrounded by deep valleys, rivers, glacier lakes, moraines and a unique ecosystem.

After breakfast, we head to the Santo Domingo River and do the San Isidro Trail. We spend the day looking for species such as the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Chestnut-bellied Thrush, Hooded- mountain Tanager, White-wing Tanager, Bluecapped Tanager, Blue-hooded Euphonia, Speckled Tanager, Green

Today we will do birding around La Soledad and Altamira de Cáceres area looking for the Collared Swift, Yelow-rumped Cacique, Yelow-billed Cacique, White-vented Plumeleteer, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Swallow-wing Tanager, Little Hermit, Red-crowned Ant Tanager, Guira Tanager, Blackfaced Tanager, Chestnut-bellied Thrush, Magpie Tanager, White-bearded Manakin, Bayheaded Tanager, Blue-naped Tanager, Saffron- headed Parrot, and the Turpial. ) After lunch, you will be transferred to Barinas Airport for your flight back to Caracas.