Tanager Tours is a leading birding tours operator to birdwatching trips to Peru and other South American destinations; at the same time we are specialized Butterfly tour, photography, wildlife, nature and cultural trips in Peru. Company’s name alludes to the magnificent colors and diversity of South American tanagers and symbolizes the richness and variety of our tours.
Active in Peru since 1999, our trademark is a high degree of reliability against relatively low prices. We offer tailor-made tours as well as standard routes.
We offer a variety of Birding tours in Peru, visiting an astounding diversity of habitats. Please have a look at the Bird Tours Peru page to get an impression of what is possible. It goes without saying that the various itineraries can be adjusted – the itineraries presented are based on the minimum number of days to make them successful, but adding days increases chances of finding hard to see or rare species.
These itineraries form templates for our Customized Tours and Fixed Departures. Most of our trips are small groups of birders who ask us to build itineraries for them, often using our standard itineraries and adding days where they have particular interest.
Sky is the limit for these tours – we have the necessary experience in Peru to advise you as to what is feasible and how best to achieve your wishes, be they a long list of difficult endemics or a relaxing holiday our target is offer you a true birding experience in a birdwatching paradise. We vary our fixed departures from year to year, mostly based on previous successes and client feedback, but also because our guides are passionate birders, not simply list-builders – they truly enjoy birding in all its variety, and it shows during our tours.
Manu Mariposa Butterfly Tour
Butterfly or “Mariposa”, Spanish word its named this wonderful creature.
We have been working photographing this unique world, little explored world which has amazing colours, shapes and sizes, sometimes take us out of reality, that’s why we are working on butterfly – photography tours, many of our routes are based on birding tours, but butterflying trips typically have a more relaxed pace, as each day at a site is likely to bring a different suites of butterflies. Peru has some of the best butterflying sites in the world.
Please contact us for detailed itineraries we have special offer for Manu and Central Peru. we don’t need minimum participants.
Central Peru Butterfly & Photography Tour
Northern Peru Butterflies Photo Excursion
Lowland Butterfly Tour
Photography is a world without peer, through which you can perpetuate memories and experiences lived, at the same time you can document your observations during a trip, it is so these moments are immortalized, photography has a number of inclinations, such as landscapes, portraits, flora and fauna, of which these last two passionate us with more intensity, having as preference the photographic of birds, butterflies, mammals, orchids and insects, that is why we want to share this passion helping to conserve the natural habitats where these species inhabit.
Magic Cusco - Machupicchu
Birdwatchers know Peru as one of the world’s top destinations – but it’s also a major hub for cultural tourism and general ecotourism. Although our guides are specialized in birdwatching, we also organize tours that combine birding, nature, and culture in whatever proportions are desired. Our most popular route is the classic Southern Peru circuit from Arequipa to Puno to Cusco and of course Machu Picchu, but there are lots of other options too.
Almost inevitably these tours will be custom-designed based on your interests – perhaps you are a birder with a non-birding spouse? Or are you interested in visiting the little-known archeological sites of the North while seeing a few select birds along the way? Here you’ll find links to a couple of popular options, but feel free to request a personalized itinerary from us.
Historical Southern Peru
Enigmatic Northern Cultural Tour
Cultural Lima Central Peru
Peru is amazing country has many natural protected areas, the most famous area in all the world probably its Manu National park, of course there are some other great destinations: Tambopata National Reserve, Iquitos with Pacaya Samiria, these 3 are just sample of many other pristine forest where wildlife is present.
We want to share our passion: birds, butterflies, mammals, orchids, amazing landscape and many more next to perfect harmony of local people, we prepare a few proposal itineraries carefully organize to maximize your enjoy, even this, we have happy to prepare a customized tour thinking your targets, please leave us your remarks to design a perfect trip for you.
