Brazil Bird Photo Tour
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8 Nights & 9 Day Tour
Atlantic Forest
Tour Information
Brazil has one of the richest bird diversities in the world. The avifauna of Brazil include a total of 1822 confirmed species of which 238 are endemic. Brazil’s biodiversity and ease of access to wildlife make it a very popular destination for bird photographers from around the world. Join us in a quest to see some of the most vibrant fauna that the country has to offer from the Atlantic rainforests to the coasts of Rio De Janeiro.
Brazil hosts such extraordinarily different areas, from the vast Amazon Basin to the largest natural wetland area on Earth, the Pantanal, to the unique Atlantic Forests, which are home to some of the most threatened animals on the planet. On top of that you have a myriad other habitats including wet montane forest, salt lagoons, and coastal scrub, to name but a few, and our tours are designed to give you a good insight into the rich variety of Brazilian birding sites.
The Atlantic Forest region of Southeast Brazil is jam packed full of amazingly colorful and confiding endemic birds species. The Atlantic Forest stretches for 1,500 square miles along the coast of Brazil, teeming with a vast array of plants, birds, and other wildlife.
Our all-inclusive Atlantic Brazil bird photo tour makes it easier for you to enjoy this tour and fill up your camera memory cards with unparallel specialities and colorful species. We work closely with the local expert guides and our team with technical ability ensure you enhance your photography techniques as you capture these diverse species.
BASIC INFORMATION
Medical
Please consult with your doctor regarding general travel vaccinations and check the CDC website for more information.
Insurance
We strongly recommend you purchase trip insurance that includes trip cancellation and medical coverage while overseas.
Internet Access
Most lodges have free WIFI in the reception/dining area.
Airport
You should arrive to and depart from Brazil’s Guarulhos-Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport. Our representative will be waiting to provide your private transfer to a hotel near the capital city of Sao Paulo.
Certified
All of our services are conducted by fully licensed travel, lodge, and transport operators. This is part of our commitment to providing a professional travel experience.
Electricity
Electrical outlets are US-style. Those coming from Europe or Asia may need travel adapters. We will send more info after signup.
TOUR DATES
1. July 3 – 11, 2021 (Now Open)
2. July 3 – 11, 2022 (Now Open)
Tour Motive
Photo Opportunities
2.Guided photography with expert guidance to make the best images of the target species and more.
3.Technical photography experience like Multi-flash Hummingbird Photography.
4.Our all-inclusive tours help you enjoy a stress-free, photography focussed days coupled with local lodging and culinary experience.
Cost (In USD)
2.$5200 per person in sharing accommodation/$5500 in single supplement (2022)
Email us at info@tropicalphototours.com or call us at +1-512-803-8049/512-806-6469 if you’d like to talk first.
ITINERARY
Upon arrival you will meet our representative at the Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport and transfer to your hotel near the capital city of Sao Paulo. The hotel is situated near the airport for easy access.
- Overnight at hotel in Sao Paulo, meals are not included this day
- Elevation: 760m
We meet at 7 am for an early breakfast and head to our first rainforest lodge which is well known for its regular avian visitors.
We spend 3 days at this lodge, which is touted as one of the most amazing birding locations in all of South America to start this exotic tour. Green headed tanagers, saffron toucanets, red-breasted toucans are some of the species lined up for the next few days.
- Overnight at eco-lodge, B-L-D
- Elevation: 875m
Our targets today will include yellow-fronted woodpecker, maroon-bellied parrot, roadside hawk, white-tipped dove, pale breasted thrush, golden crowned warbler, blue dacnis, azure shouldered tanager
- Overnight at an ecolodge, B-L-D
- Elevation: 875m
This morning we indulge in some Multi-flash photography to capture the stunning hummingbirds visiting the lodge feeders. The specialties include Brazilian ruby, Saw-billed hummingbird, scale-throated hummingbird, violet-crowned woodnymph and more.
Today we also look for more species like the magpie tanager, black-goggled tanager, ruby crowned tanager, half-collared sparrow, sharp-tailed streamer among the many different species planned today.
- Overnight at an ecolodge, B-L-D
- Elevation: 875m
We will spend the morning at lodge feeders and by lunch we leave for our second location situated in the town of Eldorado. After setttling into our lodge, we visit a private feeder to photograph special species like the red necked tanager, blue winged parrotlet, long-tailed tyrant and several others.
- Overnight at an ecolodge, B-L-D
- Elevation: 905m
This morning we visit the private feeder once again to spend the entire day at the productive feeders to make beautiful photographs with stunning perches and also indulge in some Hummingbird multiflash photography.
Plenty of species will be in our target list today. We will also walk in the trails to look for species like blue-dacnis, masked water tyrant, violet-capped woodnymph, eared dove, barred antshrike, plain parakeet, squirrel cuckoo etc.
- Overnight at lodge in Puembo, B-L-D
- Elevation: 905m
After a short travel this morning we will arrive on the coastal side of Brazil in the city of Peruibe.
The top 2 targets today will the pin-tailed manakin and swallow-tailed manakin along with the very special Brazilian tanager and several other species.
- Overnight at an ecolodge, B-L-D
- Elevation: 11m
We start the day at the private feeders which is excellent for jays, woodpeckers, bannanaquits and tanagers.
Our day is also spent looking for the very special burrowing owls. Apart from this, Blond crested woodpecker, azure jay, channel billed toucan, red rumped cacique, golden chevroned tanager, somber hummingbirds are our main targets today.
After our evening session we head back to Sao Paulo where we spend the night before flying out next morning.
We target close to 20 species on this day.
- Overnight at a hotel in Sao Paulo, B-L-D
- Elevation: 11m
Tour Specifics
1.Easy/Moderate walking/Most activity is at the feeders
2. Intermediate Photographers
3. Land and Water Photography
4. Non-Photographers/Birdwatchers: Accepted, discounted costs. Save $1000
Tour Pace
Suggested Equipments
It is recommended that each participant bring the following equipment:
- A digital SLR and your longest telephoto lens preferably 300mm or more
- A macro lens
- A sturdy tripod or monopod
- You may also bring your flash with a flash bracket
Pack a ton of memory cards - Release cable
Tour Leader
Supreet Sahoo
An avid birdwatcher and photographer from Austin, U.S. Supreet’s work has been featured in reputed publications like the BBC Earth, National Geographic Spain and Sanctuary Asia.
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Registration
- To register for the tour, fill out and submit the form below. A ‘NON-REFUNDABLE’ deposit of USD 1000 per person of the tour cost is required to confirm your spot.
- The remaining balance is due in full 90 days before the start of the tour
- All figures per person. Failure to make payments within this timeline could result in TOUR CANCELLATION
Payment can be completed by credit card/PayPal or bank transfer. If you would like to mail a check, that option is available as well
Please read all the Terms & Conditions for cancellation/refund policies and other important information.
A ‘non-refundable’ deposit of USD 1000 of the Tour fee as booking amount
The remaining balance is due in full 90 days before the start of the tour
All figures per person
Failure to make payments within this timeline could result in tour cancellation
- Lodging as specified.
- Meals as specified
- Stainless steel flask for water.
- Private transfers to and from hotels on first and last days.
- Land/Domestic air transportation during the tour
- Professional driver/photo/nature guide and private transportation in spacious tour bus.
- Guide and Photography Skipper services
- Entrance fees for all described activities.
- Taxes on all services listed above.
- Non-mealtime snacks or meals not included.
- Non-mealtime soft drinks and bottled water.
- Visa fees
- International/personal airfare
- Insurance
- Phone calls
- Laundry
- Tips
- Cost of hospitalization and evacuation, if necessary
Email us at info@tropicalphototours.com or call us at +1-512-803-8049/512-806-6469 if you’d like to talk first.
Book Your Tour With Us In 6 Easy Steps
1.Confirm your spot for the tour by paying the advance using the registration form.
2.Receive an acknowledgement email from us confirming your booking along with a welcome package and forms.
3. Book your international travel
4. Send us your travel details along with the signed package.
5. We will send you a final invoice along with some more important pre-travel details.
6. Make your full payment and pack your bags for the best Tropical experience.
Important Note
2.Tropical Photo Tours holds the rights to modify a reservation at any time during a workshop. As a company, we always try to comply with what we have promised but due to several unforeseeable circumstances such as weather, natural calamity, political, environmental, cultural we may have to make changes to our reservations.
3.All amounts are in USD unless specifically mentioned otherwise
Frequently asked questions
• The remaining balance is due in full 90 days before the start of the tour. If you would like to pay the remaining balance in installments, please let us know.
• All figures in USD per person
• Failure to make payments within this timeline could result in tour cancellation.
• A deposit is your commitment to joining the workshop. These deposits don’t typically sit in an account, they are used to cover initial expenses for the workshop like hotel reservations, park permits/fees and guided tour deposits. Due to these expenses, deposits are non-refundable and tour payment made is subject to a cancellation fee.
- More than 60 days before the start of the tour: Refund of workshop payment (not including deposit), less $100 convenience fee.
- 60 – 45 days before the start of the tour: Refund of 50% of workshop payment (not including deposit), less $199 convenience fee.
- Less than 45 days before the start of the tour: No refunds will be given, and all payments will be forfeited. Full payment is required no later than 45 days prior to departure. If full payment is not received by this date you will be notified by email. If you do not respond within 3 business days, your spot will be forfeited and offered to participants on the waiting list.
Alternatively, we can also find a perfect roommate for you based on your gender, age, and interests. If a roommate is not available, the single supplement will be charged.
Please note that we calculate the cost of the single supplement by taking the actual cost of a single room and subtracting one-half the cost of a double room (plus any applicable taxes).
• Your longest telephoto lens preferably 300mm or more
• A wide-angle lens if you are interested in capturing landscapes
• You can also bring your flash with a flash bracket
• Pack a ton of memory cards
• A macro lens is highly recommended
• A sturdy tripod or monopod is required
• Release cables
Other essentials: Good hiking boots, Laptop, memory card readers, bug spray, sunscreen, silica gel sachets to keep your camera dry. Since, it is likely that there might be rain and mosquitoes especially in dense rainforests, so you must pack your rain jacket and a bug jacket.
You can carry medicines that are for common illnesses like colds, cough, fever, diarrhea, altitude sickness, headaches, heartburn or severe acidity and sore throats to name a few. Those who take regular medication for hypertension, blood sugar, allergy, and asthma should carry an adequate supply of medicines.
We tend to travel to remote places, it is best you have your medicines handy. Though most of our trips require moderate stamina, it is best if you are high on energy and stay fit to get the most out of the experience.
Please note that this is a general information, it is recommended that you check with your physician and doctor to determine what medicines you need to carry.
Our team will get back to you with assistance.
