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Accessible birding tour near Cusco, Manu

by Jessie Kwak | 4 April 2010 2 Comments

Kolibri Expeditions is putting together a birdwatching trip meant to be accessible for people who have trouble walking long distances. There’s no mention on the site as to whether it’s a wheelchair-accessible tour, but they describe it as:

Finally a tour for those that can not walk for long stretches without a break. We have reduced the walking to an absolute minimum. We have chosen a mixture of very good lodges and some more basic community lodges on the possibilities to see birds without doing to much walking. It has been some challange to find the right balance, but we believe this recipe will be a winner.

Most of South America isn’t very accessible. Even in the more modern cities it can be hard to find hotels that are wheelchair accessible, and most hikes are just out of the question. It’s interesting to see a tour company addressing this. I’m looking forward to seeing how this itinerary works out for them.

The tour includes Machu Picchu and other nearby ruins, but most of the time is spent traveling in the Manu Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas in the Amazon. Their website lists an impressive number of interesting bird species that they expect to see on the tour.

Kolibri has a sliding price scale based on how many people are in the group, and although their website says the tour will be from August 1st-15th, it seems as though the dates are still somewhat flexible.

For more information, email Kolibriexp@gmail.com


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I am a farm girl who moved to the big city, and then just kept right on moving. I love camping, hoppy beer, and good conversations. See all posts by Jessie Kwak

2 Comments »

  • Gunnar Engblom said:

    Jesse,

    Thanks Jesse for the this article. Complete surprise to me that you were featuring this. Two years ago I set up this itinerary for a friend who needs a stroller to walk. There are limitations what you can do of course but we take into account to take it slow. The current departure in August have 2 clients that do walk, but have had knee and hip operations and thus can’t walk for long distances.

    Wheel chair would be awkward for most users unless a personal strong helper travel together and special wheel chair for uneven ground is brought. There are many roots on the trail that needs be trod over.

    Machu Picchu will have to be seen from a distance, but is of course still an experience not to be missed.

    # 12 April 2010 at 12:58 pm
  • Jessie Kwak (author) said:

    Thanks for stopping by and clarifying the tour. Hope all goes well in August!

    # 12 April 2010 at 2:20 pm

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