I can highly recommend the REGUA experience near Rio, it's an amazing place.
The guide Adilei is very good. There are numerous options re bird tours run by
the inhouse guides - tho two days is not enough to explore everything.
Arwen
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> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 05:51:20 +0000
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Rio de Janeiro
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> Dear Ian,
>
> I spent two fantastic days at REGUA, a reforestation project about 2 hours
> from Rio in 2007. Excellent birding in endangered lowland Atlantic forest and
> the Serra dos Organs mountains. When i was there guiding was included in the
> price of acccommodation ( as were free post-birding caipirinhas). The are a
> few other places not too far away, such as the Serra dos Tucanos lodge run by
> an expat English birder. Further afield (3 hours from Rio) is the
> outstanding Itataia National Park.
>
> Within Rio, the Botanic gardens def worth a visit. Tijuca Nat Park offers
> some excellent birding, but you might need a guide to get the best out of the
> area.
>
> I wrote a report with some digiscoped pics and its on the web at
> http://www.cs.adelaide.edu/~ianr/Birding.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers, Ian
>
> On 28/08/2013, at 2:57 AM, "Ian McMahon" <> wrote:
>
> > I have a couple of spare days on a business trip to Rio - does anyone have
> > any advice on birding guides, birding locations in the city or on nearby
> > places to visit?
> >
> > Rgeards
> >
> > Ian McMahon
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