Birding Tour
Tour highlights
About trip difficulty
Easy — a relaxed pace, comfortable for all ages and fitness levels.
Moderate — longer days with more time on jungle trails and the water, which asks a little more of your body.
Where You'll Stay
Private bungalows with en-suite bathrooms and river / jungle views — a comfortable basecamp for every adventure.
All-inclusive — everything listed here comes with your stay.
Explore the Eco-LodgeFeatured Birdlife
A few of the guest favorites you'll be looking for
Prehistoric Riverbank Bird
A bizarre, prehistoric-looking species found perched along quiet riverbanks at dawn — and one of the most sought-after sightings in the Amazon.
Iconic Parrot
Brilliant red, yellow, and blue plumage — often seen in pairs flying over the canopy at sunrise and sunset.
Wetland Wader
A graceful pale heron with a striking black cap — a frequent sight stalking flooded forest and quiet tributaries.
River Hunter
South America's largest heron, often seen working the shallows of the Amazon and its tributaries.
Apex Raptor
A powerful rust-colored raptor that hunts fish along the river — easy to spot watching the water from a high perch.
Riverside Songbird
Small, sharp-featured, and unmistakable with its scarlet crown — common in trees lining the river's edge.
The Amazon basin around Iquitos is one of the most species-rich birding destinations on the planet, with over 500 documented bird species across jungle, river, and wetland habitats. Our guided birding tours are led by expert local guides who know the calls, nesting sites, and seasonal patterns of the region's birdlife — and whether you're a serious lister or a casual nature lover, we build the experience around what matters to you.
The diversity near Iquitos is staggering. On a typical multi-day tour you might see the prehistoric-looking hoatzin along the riverbanks at dawn, scarlet and blue-and-yellow macaws, toco and channel-billed toucans, kingfishers, herons, motmots, and secretive antbirds following army-ant swarms — plus apex raptors like the harpy eagle and a variety of hummingbirds. Deeper trips into the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve open up rarer sightings still.
The best birding happens at dawn and late afternoon, and our tours are timed around those windows. A day might open with a pre-dawn boat trip along quiet tributaries for kingfishers, herons, and parrots, then a guided canopy walk for toucans and tanagers, and a second outing — often by canoe — as macaws cross the sky at dusk.
Your guide identifies species by sight and call, helps you photograph and log sightings, and adjusts the schedule whenever activity is high.
Book a birding-focused tour where every day is built around species counts and the best habitats, or fold birding into a broader jungle trip with sport fishing, rainforest camping, or jungle trekking. Many guests mix it up — mornings scanning the canopy, afternoons fishing for peacock bass or hiking deeper into the forest. We'll design the itinerary around your priorities and how many days you have.
Birding guests can stay at Brisa Tropical Eco-Lodge on the Yanayacu River — private rooms with jungle and river views and freshly prepared meals — or choose our hostel option with private and shared rooms and communal spaces to connect with fellow travelers. Either way, you're within direct reach of prime birding territory from the moment you wake.
Birding tours include expert bilingual guides, transport from Iquitos to the lodge, and excursions timed around peak bird activity. Tours run from 1 to 7 days with daily departures and no hidden fees, and custom trips can extend up to 14 days — contact us to build a trip around your target species.
Build It Your Way
Tell us your target species and how many days you have — build a fully custom birding itinerary in minutes, or send us a message and we'll design it with you.
