Unique Cultural Tours
Unique Cultural Tours
A $500 deposit secures your space. Single rooms are available for $500.
Expert bilingual Argentinian Guides
8 nights in comfortable, hand-picked hotels that reflect local culture
13 meals (8 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 2 Dinners, local wines included)
1 in-country flight during the program
Private, air-conditioned ground transportation in each city
There is no visa required with a U.S. passport.
All activities mentioned in this itinerary
Airfare to/from the US
Trip Insurance
9 meals, (alcohol aside from wine), tips
We take you to the best spots in Argentina for the ultimate southern hemisphere birdwatching experience.
—>Want to see 68 species in one morning? Grow your life list with birds from the southern hemisphere, while still getting a taste of the vibrant Argentinian culture? This is your trip.
Your journey begins in Buenos Aires, a city that remarkably blends European elegance with premier urban birding. We start at the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, a sprawling 860-acre wetland on the edge of the Rio de la Plata. Here, against the backdrop of the city skyline, you may spot over 300 species, including the Southern Screamer, Coscoroba Swan, and the vibrant Scarlet-headed Blackbird. We will also visit the Ecoparque, a reclaimed urban oasis in Palermo perfect for close-up encounters with native waterfowl and the iconic Monk Parakeet.
A couple of hours outside the city, we’ll explore the legendary swamplands and marshes of the surrounding province (such as the Otamendi or Ceibas regions). These vast grasslands and river deltas are a birder's paradise, home to the Giant Wood Rail, Guira Cuckoo, and a spectacular array of flycatchers and raptors. As the autumn air thins the canopy, April provides exceptional visibility for spotting both resident specialists and late-season migrants across these diverse habitats.
In addition to growing your life list, there’s an incredible food scene to enjoy. Local chefs blend Argentinian produce with culinary influences from around the world. Are you ready for fresh Italian-style pasta? Steak, empanadas, and of course, local Malbec?
After your time in the capital, we take a two-hour flight to Puerto Iguazú, home to one of the world’s most breathtaking natural wonders. The Iguazú Falls consist of a chain of over 200 waterfalls cutting through a lush, subtropical rainforest filled with unique flora and fauna.
Our specialized birding guide will lead us on early morning excursions to catch the peak of avian activity. We will be on the lookout for vibrant regional specialties such as the Rufous-capped Motmot, White-eyed Parakeet, and the shimmering Violet-capped Wood-nymph. At sunset, keep your binoculars ready as Toucans fly overhead to their roosting spots. We will cap off our adventure with a signature night walk, searching the darkness for the well-camouflaged Common Potoo and the haunting calls of the Tropical Screech-Owl.
The breathtaking beauty of this area will be hard to say goodbye to. On Day 8, we’ll take an afternoon flight to Buenos Aires
In order to avoid an overnight flight, we’ll take the EARLY morning flight on Day 9 to the U.S.
¡Ciao for now, we hope you return soon!
On Jenny’s trips in November 2025, June and October 2026, here are her 155 lifers. This list is limited to the places we will go on the tour, so there is a good chance of seeing these birds. Remember: with birdwatching, we can’t promise anything. But we have the quest and know that a basic human, not just the local ornithologists, has seen these. 😊 Local bird guides travel with us to help find them.
This list is in order of most recently seen by Jenny:
Black-backed Water-Tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer)
Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys)
Sooty Tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans)
Suiriri Flycatcher (Suiriri suiriri)
Lark-like Brushrunner (Coryphistera alaudina)
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper (Drymornis bridgesii)
Rufous-capped Antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus)
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
Southern Scrub-Flycatcher (Sublegatus modestus)
Fulvous-crowned Scrub-Tyrant (Euscarthmus meloryphus)
Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens)
Brown Cacholote (Pseudoseisura lophotes)
Short-billed Canastero (Asthenes baeri)
Tufted Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura platensis)
Chaco Earthcreeper (Tarphonomus certhioides)
Great Antshrike (Taraba major)
White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus)
Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba)
Grassland Yellow-Finch (Sicalis luteola)
Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Rauenia bonariensis)
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher (Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus)
Bran-colored Flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus)
White-naped Xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha)
Chotoy Spinetail (Schoeniophylax phryganophilus)
Stripe-crowned Spinetail (Cranioleuca pyrrhophia)
Freckle-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticollis)
White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum)
Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)
Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa)
White Monjita (Xolmis irupero)
Firewood-gatherer (Anumbius annumbi)
Little Thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix)
Pantanal Snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae)
Giant Wood-Rail (Aramides ypecaha)
Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)
Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus)
White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)
White-winged Coot (Fulica leucoptera)
Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops)
Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Bluish-gray Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)
Yellowish Pipit (Anthus chii)
Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)
White-browed Meadowlark (Leistes superciliaris)
Grassland Sparrow (Ammodramus humeralis)
Surucua Trogon (Trogon surrucura)
Violaceous Euphonia (Euphonia violacea)
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea)
Variegated Flycatcher (Empidonomus varius)
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer)
Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens)
Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea)
Red-crested Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus)
Chestnut-vented Conebill (Conirostrum speciosum)
Saffron-billed Sparrow (Arremon flavirostris)
Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)
Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis)
Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)
Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)
Large Elaenia (Elaenia spectabilis)
Greenish Elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata)
American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
Black-capped Warbling Finch (Microspingus melanoleucus)
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)
Straneck's Tyrannulet (Serpophaga griseicapilla)
Wren-like Rushbird (Phleocryptes melanops)
Gray-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus)
Ultramarine Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia brissonii)
Solitary Black Cacique (Cacicus solitarius)
White-banded Mockingbird (Mimus triurus)
Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga)
White-crested Tyrannulet (Serpophaga subcristata)
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes ventralis)
White-tipped Plantcutter (Phytotoma rutila)
Spix's Spinetail (Synallaxis spixi)
White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus)
Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
Brown-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis)
Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica)
Thrush-like Wren (Campylorhynchus turdinus)
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)
Lesser Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus fuscus)
Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
Blond-crested Woodpecker (Celeus flavescens)
Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Versicolored Emerald (Chrysuronia versicolor)
Great Grebe (Podiceps major)
Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata)
Golden-billed Saltator (Saltator aurantiirostris)
Green-winged Saltator (Saltator similis)
Double-collared Seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens)
Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch (Poospiza nigrorufa)
Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)
Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus)
Southern Yellowthroat (Geothlypis velata)
Grayish Baywing (Agelaioides badius)
Screaming Cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris)
Variable Oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus)
Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus)
Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris)
Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus)
Chalk-browed Mockingbird (Mimus saturninus)
Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola)
Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)
Swainson's Flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni)
Small-billed Elaenia (Elaenia parvirostris)
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus)
Sooty-fronted Spinetail (Synallaxis frontalis)
Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus)
Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes angustirostris)
White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus)
Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
Chimango Caracara (Daptrius chimango)
Green-barred Woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros)
Checkered Woodpecker (Veniliornis mixtus)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)
Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)
White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland)
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius)
Gilded Hummingbird (Hylocharis chrysura)
Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)
Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)
Rosy-billed Pochard (Netta peposaca)
Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris)
Silver Teal (Spatula versicolor)
Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
