Ecuador | Choco Andino Birding Tour

 5-Day program

Starting at $1750 per person (Lower group price)

Other
information

travel style

Luxury

Highlights

Photography Tour
Hummingbirds
Cock-of-the-Rock

Fitness level

Fair conditions

Beyond the unforgettable memories, the package also features:

Luxury Accommodation in Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa

Exclusive private transportation

All meals described in the tour

All admission to all scheduled reserves

Eco-friendly water bottle to refill

Spa treatments with a 20% discount

Private english-speaking birding guide

Unlimited access to water refills, coffee and tea

Laundry service

DETAILED ITINERARY

DAY 1

Zuro Loma Reserve

Chestnut-naped Antpitta
AM

Pick up at 6:00AM from your hotel in Quito or Airport area.

Visit to Zuro Loma Reserve

PM

Lunch at a restaurant on the way to Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa.

Posibility to continue with stops in feeders on the way to Mindo.

Key species:

Sword-billed Hummingbird, Shining Sunbeam, Golden-breasted Puffleg, Andean Guan, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager.

DAY 2

PAZ DE LAS AVES AND LA VICTORIANA

Cock-of-the-Rock
AM

Visit to Paz de las Aves Reserve (Located about 1.600m. / 5.250ft.).

PM

Lunch and visit to La Victoria, to take the best possible photos of Andean Cock-of-the-Rock.

Key species:

Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Giant Antpitta, Moustached Antpitta, Yellow-breasted Antpitta, Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Ochre-breasted Antpitta, Toucan Barbet.

DAY 3

Amagusa Reserve and Mashpi Road

6 glistening green tanager -
AM

Visit to Mashpi Road and Amagusa Reserve (altitude rage is 1700m. to 750m.). Breakfast box in Amagusa Reserve feeders.

PM

Lunch and continue in this amazing location taking photos.

Optional to visit Sacha Guatusa in the afternoon.

Key species:

Indigo Flowerpiercer, Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Black Solitaire, Orange-breasted Fruiteater, Lyre-tailed Nightjar, White-tipped Sicklebill, Choco Vireo, Choco Parakeet, Glistening-green Tanager, Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager, Black-striped Sparrow, Flame-faced Tanager, Velvet-purple Coronet, Violet-tailed Sylph, Booted Racket-tail, Toucan Barbet.

DAY 4

Santa Rosa Feeder and Hermit Trail (Mindo Cloud Forest)

Plate-Billed Mountain Toucan
AM

Visit to Santa Rosa Feeder

PM

Lunch in Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa and visit to Punto Ornitológico or Hermit trail in Mindo Village. (Located about 1.200m. / 3.900ft.)

Key species:

Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, Blue-capped Tanager, Hoary Puffleg, Crested Guan, Rose-faced Parrot, Bat Falcon, Sunbittern, White-throated Crake, Red-headed Barbet, Ringed Kingfisher, Black-faced Dacnis, Green Thorntail, Crowned Woodnymph.

DAY 5

Sachatamia Hide & Feeder

Plain-brown Woodcreeper
AM

Visit to Sachatamia Hide & Feeder.

PM

Transfer to your hotel in Quito or airport area.

Key species:

Masked Trogon, strong-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Motmot, Squirrel Cuckoo.

BIRDWATCHING PROGRAMS

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BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAMS

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MINDO ALL INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS

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