Go Birding Colombia

Go Birding Colombia is a Manizales-based birdwatching and wildlife operator founded by guide Juan Carlos Obando Chacón. The company offers a mix of multi-day expeditions across the three Andean ranges, the Chocó and Santa Marta, and shorter day tours out of Bogotá and Manizales for visiting birders with limited time. The team is built around professional bilingual local guides and emphasizes Colombian endemics and hummingbirds — Manizales itself sits a short drive from Río Blanco, Hacienda El Bosque and Termales del Ruíz, three of Colombia's most productive Central Andes sites. Itineraries range from 9- to 16-day country circuits to fully customized private trips starting around US$1,250. Go Birding Colombia is a typical example of the small Colombian operators that have grown out of the Coffee Region's birding boom, leaning on local geography, pickup logistics from nearby Pereira and Manizales airports, and access to lodge networks in the Central Andes.