Ecuador | Choco Andino and East Slope
Bird Photography Tour
12-Day program
Starting at $4800 per person (Lower group price)
Other
information
travel style
Luxury
Highlights
Photography Tour
Hummingbirds
Andean Condor
Fitness level
Fair conditions
Beyond the unforgettable memories, the package also features:
Luxury Accommodation in Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa
Best possible accommodation in East Slope
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
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.
- Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 2
FRUIT TOUR FEEDER (SILANCHE) AND MILPE RESERVES
AM
Departure to Fruit Tour Feeder in Silanche area.
PM
Lunch and visit to Milpe Reserve.
Key species:
Choco Trogon, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, White-whiskered Puffbird, Black-crowned Antshrike, Scarlet-breasted Dacnis, Club-winged Manakin, Green Thorntail, White Whiskered Hermit, Geen-Crowned Brilliant, Green-Crowned Woodnymph.
- Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3
PAZ DE LAS AVES AND LA VICTORIANA
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.
- Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4
Amagusa Reserve and Mashpi Road
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.
- Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5
Santa Rosa Feeder and Punto Ornitológico (Mindo Cloud Forest)
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.
- Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 6
Sachatamia Hide & Feeders. Balcon Tumpiki
AM
Visit to Sachatamia Hide and Feeders.
PM
Lunch and visit to Balcon Tumpiki.
Key species:
Masked Trogon, strong-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Motmot, Squirrel Cuckoo, Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, Crimson-rumped Toucanet, Toucan Barbet.
- Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7
Antisana Ecological Reserve
AM
Check-out from Las Terrazas de Dana and visit to Antisana Ecological Reserve.
PM
Lunch in Tambo Condor Restaurant and continue to Guango Reserve.
Key species:
Andean condor, Giant Hummingbird, Ecuadorian Hillstar.
- Guango Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 8
Guango Reserve
AM
Visit to Guango Reserve
PM
Continue in the afternoon to San Isidro Reserve
Key species:
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Hooded Mountain-Tanager, Torrent Duck, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Collared Inca, Chestnut-breasted coronet, White-bellied Woodstar, Long-tailed Sylph, Tourmaline Sunangel.
- San Isidro Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 9
San Isidro Reserve
AM
Breakfast and full day birding at San Isidro Reserve
PM
Lunch and continue birding in this amazing reserve.
Time also to visit La Brisa Feeder
Key species:
Green Jay, Saffron-crowned Tanaget, Plain-backed Antpitta.
- San Isidro Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 10
San Isidro Reserve and Wayra Reserve
AM
Breakfast at San Isidro Lodge and more birding before check-out.
PM
Lunch box and continue to Wayra Reserve in our way to Wildsumaco Sanctuary.
Key species:
Green Jay, Saffron-crowned Tanaget, Plain-backed Antpitta.
- Wildsumaco Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 11
Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary
AM
Breakfast at Wildsumaco Lodge and full day at Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary.
PM
Lunch and continue Wildsumaco Sanctuary.
Key species:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail, Wire-crested Thorntail, Violet-fronted Brilliant, Russet Antshrike, Peruvian Warbling-Antbird, Blue-crowned Manakin. White-crowned Manakin.
- Wildsumaco Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 12
Wildsumaco wildlife sanctuary and back to quito
AM
Breakfast at Wildsumaco Lodge and continue in Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary the morning.
PM
Lunch and transfer to your hotel in Quito or airport area.
Key species:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail, Wire-crested Thorntail, Violet-fronted Brilliant, Russet Antshrike, Peruvian Warbling-Antbird, Blue-crowned Manakin. White-crowned Manakin.
- Meals: Breakfast box, Lunch
Ecuador Birdwatching Northwest Andes and East Slope Tour 12 days
Our Complete Private Birding Tour of Ecuador with main birding spots!. Best reserves in Mindo, Northwest Andes and Andes East Slope.
Product SKU: birdphotography12
Product Brand: Bird Photography Tours
Product Currency: usd
Product Price: 4800
Price Valid Until: 2025-11-25
Product In-Stock: InStock
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