Private Tour: Bird Watching and Hiking in the Sierra Madre Mountains from Mazatlan

On this adventure you will visit the Tufted Jay Preserve, located among beautiful pine and oak forests in the heart of the Sierra Madre Mountains, 2,000 m above sea level, near the border of the states of Durango and Sinaloa. This particular ecosystem is the year round home for the Tufted Jay or “Chara Pinta”, an elusive bird species endemic to these forests. 

After a 1.5 hr drive up the Mazatlan-Durango scenic highway you will stop on a lookout for a quick breakfast. Coffee, pastries and fruit for a good starter! You will then continue for 30 minutes to get to the preserve where you will meet your experienced local guide “Don Santos” who will take you out on an amazing hiking experience through the trails and canyons of the preserve in search for the Chara Pinta, and other interesting birds like the Red Warbler, the mountain Trogon, up to 7 species of hummingbirds, flycatchers and more. 

You will stop on several lookouts for some great photo opportunities and breathtaking scenery. After your hiking adventure you will enjoy delicious traditional corn “gorditas” for lunch hosted by Don Santos family, a great way to get to meet the locals, its traditions and way of life. On your way back home you will take the Durango-Mazatlan highway bound to Mazatlan.The tour concludes when you're dropped off at your Mazatlan hotel around 5pm.