Giancarlo Ventolini

Giancarlo comes from an Italian family that emigrated to Colombia, where he grew up and lives. Giancarlo has been in love with birds and nature all of his life.

His birding skills, including excellent eyesight, sharp hearing, and knowledge of bird calls seem to indicate that he was predestined to become the excellent birding tour leader that he is proving to be. In addition to his birding proficiency, Giancarlo has great people and communication skills and is a wonderful travel companion and good friend. There is nothing that he enjoys more than showing new birds to his clients and friends.

He has extensive knowledge of his native Colombia, especially in his local areas such as the western and central Andes, including classic hotspots like the Rio Blanco Reserve, Anchicaya Road, San Cipriano, Los Nevados National Park, Otún-Quimbaya, and the entire Cali area. Since 2018, Giancarlo has joined Eduardo on several fixed departure tours in countries such as Peru, Bolivia and Costa Rica. He has also traveled across Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Spain. Today, Giancarlo is our main guide for our Colombia tours including fixed departure tours and private, tailor-made tours for birders and bird photographers. Giancarlo has started to learn different international routes to expand his repertoire and always impresses with his easy-going, natural way.