DAY 10: HACIENDA EL BOSQUE & NEVADOS DEL RUIZ NATIONAL PARK
Morning we’ll travel about 1.5 hours up into the mountains high above the city to a remote and beautiful elfin and cloud forest. We’ll spend morning at Hacienda el Bosque where the main attraction is the feeding station that has been setup here to view the incredible Crescent-faced Antpitta. Some times to offer good chance the photo Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan.
Then after lunch we’ll go to Hotel Termales for new hummingbird and tanager species: near-endemic Black-thighed Puffleg, Rainbow bearded Thornbill, Viridian Metaltail, Glowing and Golden-breasted Pufflegs, Great Sapphirewing also It has feeders for Lacrimose and Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanagers, Pale-naped and Gray-browed Brush-Finches, Glossy Flowerpiercer and BUFFY HELMETCREST, an impressive endemic hummingbird, often can be photographed on perches or while feeding on Espeletia flowers near to the top the mountains (not coming to feeders).
Other targets here are Tawny Antpitta, Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant, Sedge Wren, Andean Tit-Spinetail, White-chinned Thistletail and Andean Siskin. Also it has feeders for Lacrimose and Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanagers, Pale-naped and Gray-browed Brush-Finches, Glossy Flowerpiercer. Night: Hotel Termales del Ruiz.
Altitude: 13123 ft (4000m)
Inclusions: Private transport; all meals; hotel accommodation