Aviary of Colombia Tour: Exclusive Journey to Latin America's Largest Birds Reserve from Cartagena

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Embark on a small group tour from Cartagena to the National Aviary of Colombia. Enjoy a guided experience, delicious seafood lunch, and breathtaking photo stops on the way back.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Walled City of Cartagena - Old city pick up
Aviario Nacional de Colombia - 190 species of birds and 1800 in total at an open area, where you can see them flying, making a nest, eating, and more!
Isla Baru - The aviary is located there and the restaurant is close to it.

What's Included

Lunch
In-vehicle air conditioning
All fees and/or taxes

What's Not Included

Alcoholic Beverages

Additional Information

You will be picked up from your hotel and we will embark on a 1.5-hour journey to the NATIONAL AVIARY OF COLOMBIA, recognized as the biggest bird sanctuary in Latin America, housing around 17,000 birds from 170 different species. I will accompany you throughout the tour, assisting you to maximize your experience, spot and observe the widest variety…

Location

Walled City of Cartagena

Calle 41

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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J5871sxangelicag

Jul 6, 2023

Amazing diversity. - If you are into nature, this is the place to see the vast diversity of birds Colombia has to offer. Amazing macaws, silly toucans, magestic peacocks and monster iguanas, amongst others.

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Explore80728

Jun 11, 2023

A unique experience - I had thought this was to be a small group, but it was the guide, driver and me The driver was expert in navigating difficult roads, horse and donkey drawn carts and many motor cycles wearing in/out. PLUS a deluge. The guide was friendly, had led several groups into the Aviary and was knowledgeable, fluent in English and often prepared me for upcoming sights. The Abiary is not to be believed. I was there during a rainstorm, had the place to myself and birds were super friendly and comfortable going up to me, landing on my head and arm This is not to be missed. Allow at least 2 hours. Worth every penny

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Sdi013

Apr 27, 2023

Wonderful Informative Tour of the Aviary - The small group half day tour to the aviary was wonderful. Our tour consisted of four people and the tour guide, Andrea; as well as the driver and two apprentice guides. Andrea was amazing, as were the two apprentices!! Andrea knows so much about the birds in the aviary, as well as the local environs, and was able to answer all our questions. The aviary is a beautiful place to visit if you are interested in birds and the natural environment around Cartagena, but the signage is limited so a guide is a big help. The local lunch that followed was excellent. The morning departure was a few minutes delayed as the driver needed to pick up the group members at various locations around the old city, but the team updated us by text so we were aware. The tickets to the aviary and the lunch were included in the tour fee. I highly recommend this tour!

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Susanvi6504mn

Mar 10, 2023

Superb Cartagena experience - The tour was so very much worth it! Guides were very knowledgeable and personable, very flexible and very attentive to the needs of our group . We opted to have lunch at the beach and a little beach time which was a great experience in itself— excellent lunch and fun in the water. Again we were very well taken care of. I can’t recommend this highly enough!

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Tealsuitcase

Feb 5, 2023

Fantastic Day at the Aviary - The visit to the Aviary was simply wonderful, made even more so by our guides Yerlis and Wilberto. They were very accommodating , allowed plenty of time in the aviary and also pointed out various other things on our way to and from the Aviary. Lunch was delicious and it was special to sample the local cuisine. Yerlis and Gilberto have my highest recommendations.

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Juliesafetyharbor

Jan 21, 2023

Amazing tour of the Aviario National - Our guide Yerlis along with our driver Wilberto picked us up at our hotel exactly at 8am as booked. A 45 minute drive to the Aviary, arriving just as it opened and no one else was there. The buses arrived just as we finished. We avoided the heat of the day. Yerlis was an excellent guide, identifying the birds and local flora and fauna. This place is amazing! Most of the trips are half day at the avairy lunch and the beach. We aren’t beach people and definitely wanted to spend lots of time learning about the birds and local life. We did! See some attached pics. After we were finished we went to a very local restaurant where Yerlis ordered a fabulous fish soup, a fried whole fish, coconut rice, avocado, fresh lemonade and a coconut lemonade which is a local drink. Couldn’t have been better! This your may be a bit more expensive then others but worth every bit. Yerlis also offered suggestions for other tours we were interested in and restaurant recommendations.

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828darcyr

Jan 20, 2023

Wonderful tour with amazing guide! - We had a wonderful time with Yerlis and Wilberto as our guides! Yerlis communicated with us the night prior to the tour to confirm pick up location and time. They ran a bit late in the morning due to unexpected street closures, but Yerlis kept in constant communication with us. She was a wonderful guide and let us take our time in the aviary. We had a wonderful meal after the tour at a local restaurant. Wilberto was our driver and he was very kind and even stopped for us to take some photos of a view on the way back. I highly recommend this to anyone hoping to visit the aviary.

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Jess

Jan 14, 2023

Would give 6 stars if we could! - The Aviary itself is a beautiful, enchanting place - so many different species of native and migratory birds to see and learn about. Our guide, Yerlis, was incredible - very kind, accommodating, and a great photographer :) She was knowledgeable about the birds and helped us understand even more about the local culture in Cartagena. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at a local spot after the tour - she ordered Mojarra Rojo for us, which came with patacones, arroz de coco & and avocado salad, plus a refreshing limonada. We were full from such large portions, but truly delicious local cuisine. If you don’t want to eat fish, be sure to ask what else is available. We didn’t have any plans later that afternoon, so Yerlis offered to take us to a few different excursions based on our interest and availability. We were enjoying our time with her and our driver Wilberto so much that we agreed to visit another place with them that afternoon, and decided on a canoe ride through the Mangroves, which was a very interesting and enjoyable experience. Afterwards, she shared many photos of us that she captured throughout the day, and gave us a recommendation for a beautiful upscale eatery in downtown Cartagena, which we did end up visiting that night (Úma Catina). We look forward to our next visit to Cartagena and will surely reach out to Yerlis and Wilberto as our guides for our next adventures :)

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Melaniert4694qy

Jul 8, 2023

No showed - Didn't receive any information from the company and they never showed up to pick us up. Called their number and it was a dead line. Now I'm wondering how to get my money back for a trip that never happened.

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