Northern Argentina - From the Andes to Iguazu

Summary

A 14-day wildlife tour to northern Argentina focusing on the birds, mammals and other natural history of the spectacular Andes mountains and concluding with time at Iguazú Falls. The tour travels up through the yungas cloudforests around the city of Salta to the high puna steppe, home to hardy Tawny-throated Dotterel and herds of Guancos. It also includes a visit to Laguna de Pozuelos, a soda lake that sits high on the altiplano and around the shores of which breed Andean and Puna Flamingoes, Andean Avocets and much more. At Iguazú we will not only admire the Falls themselves, but will spend time enjoying the flocks of Great Dusky Swifts flying around and through the cascades, and will explore the forests that surround the Falls in search of Toco Toucan, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Swallow-tailed Manakin and South American Coati.