The Colombian Amazon around Leticia and Amacayacu National Park is thick with parrots, from blue-and-yellow and red-and-green macaws to noisy flocks of Amazon parrots crossing the canopy. River lodges and community-run reserves offer canopy walks and dawn boat trips to find the birds. Sightings hold up much of the year, with the drier spells around July to September and December to January the most comfortable.
The Colombian Amazon around Leticia and Amacayacu National Park is thick with parrots, from blue-and-yellow and red-and-green macaws to noisy flocks of Amazon parrots crossing the canopy. River lodges and community-run reserves offer canopy walks and dawn boat trips to find the birds. Sightings hold up much of the year, with the drier spells around July to September and December to January the most comfortable.
Up to 78% sighting chance in Amacayacu and Leticia, Colombian Amazon, Colombia. Best months: August, July, January.
Blue-and-yellow and red-and-green macaws, plus many Amazon parrots and parakeets crossing the canopy near Leticia and Amacayacu.
Fly to Leticia, then travel by river to community reserves and lodges along the Amazon and its tributaries.
The drier spells around July to September and December to January give the most comfortable travel and viewing.
