I and my friends are extremely happy with our birding photography tour guided by Mr. Julio C Tello. Julio is a very experienced guide who took every request from us to heart. He went out of his way to help us find target birds, including modifying our itinerary twice and took us to new locations. Julio is very patient, compassionate, and also has a great sense of humor. Spending time with him is truly a wonderful experience. I highly recommend Julio and Ikam Expeditions to everyone who cares about birds and the natural wonder of Northern Peru.

My experience was lovely! had no expectations, however I felt very included not speaking any Spanish, very happy with the food! Breakfast was so delicious! Having breakfast in nature with all the birds singing was phenomenal! Also seeing the cute monkeys with their babies!

One of my best trips ever, I have done a lot of traveling all over the world. Julio has a phenomenal knowledge about birds, nature in general and the places to locate them. His devotion to find the birds is remarkable, never get tired looking after wildlife day and night. I got full attention, I am fully satisfied from the car, driver, lodging and the food. The results are, accordingly, a lot of excellent photos including of some rare birds. I will definitely return to another trip with IKAM as there are so many places and specious to see.

We had a fantastic tour to Tingana with Julio of Ikam Expeditions! Our group was a mix of birders and non-birders and he was able to adapt the tour perfectly for that, it really exceeded all of our expectations. Julio is a top-notch guide, he is super friendly, a highly skilled birder, and a true expert on the birds and monkeys of the area. We wouldn’t have seen or been able to identify nearly as many without him there. And thanks to him too we were able to see 50 species in just two hours during a rainy morning at Mirador de Tahuishco right in town in Moyobamba.

The staff were fantastic and after spending 3 days with 2 of them I felt a great relationship had developed. They were very respectful of the needs of my dad. It was a wonderful, better than I imagined experience.

Exceptional guides.
They could not have done more to accommodate our birding interests and practical needs.
They know the area, they know the birds and they are very personable.

I enjoyed a great trip to Peru mainly to photograph the Marvelous Spatuletail and the Paradise Tanager. Julio from Ikam Expeditions was able to suggest and then deliver a number of places to observe these main species (among others). Nothing was too much trouble for him. He was always on time and arranged drinks and food at all locations as well as being a joy to deal with. One of the best features is that Ikam offers a great service at a fraction of the cost charged by others in the industry, without skimping on the service. Highly recommended.

I had a great trip to Northern Peru with Ikam Expeditions focused on hummingbird and nature photography. Ikam arranged all the logistics flawlessly and my guide clearly knew the different areas we visited and helped me see some amazing things I would not have been able to on my own. My guide and driver were both friendly and provided excellent service, and even accommodated some last-minute schedule changes. I would highly recommend visiting this part of Peru for some amazing birds and other animals, and working with Ikam when you do.

A fabulous trip with a major hurdle: a civilian protest blocked the only highway between our starting point in Tarapoto and the majority of our stops in Moyobamba. Of our planned itinerary, we were only able to visit the first of three stops on day 1. I want to commend our guide Julio C. Tello Alvarado for doing an Amazing job of figuring out alternate locations to take us crazy birders for the remaining 4-5 days. He contacted several colleagues about nearby stakeout birds and filled the remaining 4-5 days with some of the best birding I’ve ever done.

Marvelous Spatuletail, Royal Sunangel, Long-whiskered Owlet, and Pale-billed Antpitta will have to wait for another trip. In their place, we saw truly iconic and glorious lower-elevation Amazon specialties and it was mindblowing. And the food was delicious.

Peru is a must-see. If you have the chance to go, do it!

I really enjoyed this trip Julio, and I think you went above and beyond to find us species, get us with amazing local guides and bring us to the best spots!

I wrote at more length on trip adviser... Alex was an AMAZING guide. Very special to have Julio join us for half of it too. A wonderful trip. Pasting the TA: I've been on two birding tours with Ikam, and the second, just finished was even better than the first. Marvelous spatuletail, long-whiskered owlet and scarlet-banded barbet in one trip! Julio, the boss, is a tenacious and patient birder who knows almost every call and won't move on til he figures out the others. He stops at nothing to deliver not just the planned itinerary, but a little something extra. He is also very responsive to requests to adjust things e.g. skipping breakfast, owling at night, whatever your thing is. On our second tour, we were guided by Alex Gimenez, who was an absolute joy to travel with. So much energy, joy, skill and knowledge. If you are planning to bird Peru, go with Ikam. https://ebird.org/tripreport/350339

This was a fantastic birding experience with my wife and two friends. Alex, our guide, was high energy and we birded extensively during the day and at night. We went night birding most evening and encountered 13 species of owl on our 16 day trip. What an amazing experience. Alex knew the birds very well and was certain to make sure that the clients had excellent opportunities to see and photograph the birds.

We had a fantastic experience. The birding was incredible, but the scenery was also extraordinary. The guides and drivers were exceptionally helpful and kind and fun. Wonderful experience overall. We look forward to returning.

I can tell you now, Julio and his colleagues were the best I've ever had, and I have travelled all over the world. They made sure our stay was comfortable and the organisation in each place in Northern Peru was down to a tee. The food was amazing and was also organised by Ikam so we did'nt have to worry about a thing (except Mozzy bites he he). They even gave us some lovely wildlife surprises along the way which weren't on our target list. I would highly recommend this company, not only for their expertise, but you would also be comtributing to the community which in my opiniom is priceless. Thank you, Julio and Pablo and all those associated people, we met who also helped us out immensely during our trip of a lifetime.

Traveled all over the world and found the guides. Drivers and local guides were all 1st class. Food and lodgings excellent.a lot of mud and difficult tracks. But Julio could always change things around to suit us always a plan b. Only one problem too much food put on loads of weight this has never happened before usually lose a lot hahaha.

My trip, with a special focus on Psittasiformes was arranged to perfection, with enough flexibility for changes were needed. Lodging totally exceeded my expectations. Julio has thorough knowledge about birds, where to find and ID them. He went above and beyond to call them in and to give me the opportunity to photograph. And above all, Julio has a delightful sense of humor, which added another dimension to the trip. We sure had a lot of fun. Rendez-vous for a next trip, Don Julio?