The responsibilities of tour participants include the selection of a suitable trip to their interests and skills, determine which destinations and activities are appropriate for them; determine that their health and fitness for the journey and activities are sufficient. The acquisition of passports, visas, and vaccinations is required; ensure adequate insurance coverage, wear appropriate clothing and equipment; go through customs. Participants are responsible for personal belongings to take on the trip. The main objective of the tours is bird watching, with a secondary focus on other aspects of natural history, culture, and/or photography. Unless otherwise stated in the itinerary, other activities should not interfere with the primary purpose of the trip.
It is strictly forbidden behaviors that interfere with the safety and comfort of other participants and consumption of hallucinogenic drugs and excessive alcohol. The use of services from women or men as escorts (prostitution) is not tolerable on a trip with Birding For Living the use of minors for such services is penalized by the authorities in Colombia and it is an immediate cause for the expulsion of the trip.
