Birding in Cuzco
Birding Tours in Cuzco
High-Andean lakes, Sacred Valley slopes and hummingbird gardens — expert-guided day tours from the Imperial City.
Why Cusco
Far more than the gateway to Machu Picchu
Most travellers pass through Cusco with their eyes on the ruins. Birders know better. Within an hour of the city you can be scanning rafts of Silvery Grebe and Puna Teal on a high-Andean lagoon, watching a Bearded Mountaineer — a giant endemic hummingbird — work the tobacco flowers of the Sacred Valley, or standing beside the Urubamba River as Torrent Ducks ride the rapids.
Our Cusco birding tours are built as focused day trips: first light departures from your hotel, expert local guides who know every feeder and reedbed, and small groups that keep the pace unhurried and photography-friendly. Combine them freely — a half-day at Piuray Lagoon acclimatizes you gently, the full-day Sacred Valley circuit delivers the endemics and the hummingbird sanctuary, and the Polylepis specialists of Abra Málaga are coming soon.
The Andes & Sacred Valley
Our Cuzco birding tours
Andean endemics & giants
Bearded Mountaineer, White-tufted Sunbeam, Creamy-crested Spinetail and Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch live within a day trip of the city — alongside Giant Hummingbird, the largest hummingbird on Earth, and the unmistakable Sword-billed Hummingbird.
Habitats from lake to Polylepis
High-Andean lagoons like Piuray, the dry Sacred Valley slopes, torrent rivers where Torrent Ducks ride the rapids, and — coming soon — the Polylepis woodland of Abra Málaga. Each holds its own suite of specialties.
Easy logistics from Cusco
Every tour departs directly from your Cusco hotel at first light and returns the same day. Small groups, expert local guides, and pacing that respects the altitude.
Ready when you are
Build your Cusco birding day
Tell us your dates, your targets and how you're feeling about the altitude — we'll put the right day together.