RAINFOREST EXPEDITIONS & Global Big Day!

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Our Tambopata Team is Ready for the Global Big Day!

This weekend, Rainforest Expeditions is participating in a global event along with thousands of other people. Known as the «Global Big Day», this is the day of the year that probably sees more people watching birds than any other. At least that’s one of the main goals of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the organization behind this major birding event.

The first Global Big Day was held in May 2015 and took place to see how many bird species could be identified across the globe in just one day. Since participants uploaded their lists into eBird, it also acted as a fun and easy means of getting more people involved with this popular citizen science application. The first year saw more than 14,000 people counting birds from every continent, and the following year, more than 16,000 people raised binoculars to identify a cumulative total of 6332 species! In 2017, even many people are expected to enter their eBird totals into eBird, including our very own team in Tambopata.

Under the guidance of head Rainforest Expeditions birding guide Silverio «Silver-beak» Duri, six of our best guides will spend nearly 24 hours on May 13th looking for birds on a route that includes TRC, Refugio, Posada, and the Infierno road. Given that over 600 bird species have been identified from the area of the route, we expect them to have one of the top totals for any team. Hopefully, they can also tick target species that are tough to get elsewhere and give Peru the highest species total for the day. Will they find a Harpy Eagle? Bamboo specialties like the beautiful Rufous-headed Woodpecker and rare White-cheeked Tody-Tyrant? Cheer them on and watch the totals at eBird on May 13th to find out how they do!

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Harpy Eagle- ruler of the rainforest canopy.

Remember that anyone can participate in Global Big Day, every bird counts, even the ones in your backyard. Visit eBird to see how easy it is to share a day of birds with people from around the globe and visit our blog for stories about birds and birding in Tambopata, Peru.

#TeamRainforest #globalbigday

 

By Pat ODonnell

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The lodge is located in the middle of the forest accessible only by boat. The experience was very unique and exciting. Service is great, and the fun part are the nature activities and tours the hotel offers for free. We had an amazing tour guide that had a lot of knowledge and was fun to spend time with. The rooms are totally open to the forest which is really cool the struggle is the there is no privacy at all in between the rooms, also food was pretty basic. All together a very unique experience. Read all

This hotel is the perfect blend of comfort and hospitality, with the natural experience. The hotel is reached by a hours boat ride from Puerto Maldonado, expertly organized and accomplished. Most staff are members of the local Esa Ejja community. The food is good and plentiful. Hot water is always available and lovely bedding features mosquito nets. There is of course no air conditioning (one side wall is open in rach room) and the electricity is off for a few hours at night affecting overhead fans, so I was glad to have brought a small battery powered fan for sleeping. But the best of the experience is the wildlife. Our expert guide Oscar Mishaja introduced us to nearly 100 bird species, along with caimans, river otters, poison dart frogs and capybara. A trip of a lifetime. Read all

Excellent experience overall— really kind and welcoming staff at every point of the journey. All transfers were well organized and smooth. Excellent and educational excursions all around the rainforest. Delicious food for every meal. We had wonderful guides- Freet and Alvaro. Enjoyed our time here! Read all

Unbelievable.... Magical Everything I have dreamed of since I was 8 years old but MORE Read all

We had a surreal experience at Refugio Amazonas. From the well organized transportation to the warm welcome, hospitality and the experience of living in nature - we loved it all. Huge shout out to our guide Boris who went out of his way to ensure we had a good experience and got to watch all kinds of wild life. The meals and cocktails were delicious. And even though this place is smack in the middle of the jungle there was super fast WiFi available. We made unforgettable memories. Read all

We had an amazing time in TRC. From the guide, tours, lounge staff, food and room, everything has exceeded our expectation and like an amazing dream came true. We highly recommend to directly book with the lounge website, so that you got a private guide for your group. Special thanks to our guide Saul, who made this experience extra special! We were so impressed by his knowledge about all the animals and the rainforest. Read all

We had an amazing time in TRC. From the guide, tours, lounge staff, food and room, everything has exceeded our expectation and like an amazing dream came true. This is the only lounge available in Tambopata national park, and this eco lounge takes environment seriously. We highly recommend to directly book with the lounge website, so that you got a private guide for your group. Special thanks to our guide Saul, who made this experience extra special! We were so impressed by his knowledge about all the animals and the rainforest. If you are a natural lover, you can’t miss this place Read all

Excellent and luxurious place, wonderful experience and our guide Boris was first class, he had a unique patience with my 8 year old son. An experience in the tropical rainforest that marks the life of its visitors. In addition to the scientific research that takes place in the place: a whole research center. Rooms: Very comfortable and luxuriou Read all

El mejor hotel para visitar la Amazonia peruana. Hotel eco turístico metido en medio de la selva, equipado para visitar y vivir la selva, su flora y fauna, en todas sus facetas. Todo incluido, con guías preparados y amables, resultó una experiencia increíble para mi familia. Dentro de las opciones no se debe perder el Canopy de 45 metros de altura para observar y escuchar la selva, así como el lago de las tres Chimbadas, lugar único para ver caimanes, nutrias gigantes, monos y aves exóticas. Recomiendo mínimo dos noches!!! Read all

Wunderbare lodge mit freundlichen Menschen. sehr persönliche guides, tolle Tourangebote und super kulinarische Verpflegung ! Wir wurden herzlichst von Caesar empfangen und unser guide JuanJo hat uns phantastische Dinge gezeigt. Wir können die lodge nur wärmstens empfehlen! Read all

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