Ecuador | Choco Andino Bird Photography Tour

 5-Day program

Starting at $600 per person (Lower group price)

Other
information

travel style

Luxury

Highlights

Middle of the World
Hummingbirds
Butterflies

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 attractions

Eco-friendly water bottle to refill

Spa treatments with a 20% discount

Private english-speaking birding guide on the naturalist hike

Unlimited access to water refills, coffee and tea

Laundry service

AREAS TO EXPLORE

Our Choco Andino Bird Photography tour with main birding spots in Choco Andino de Pichincha.
Available Zuro Loma Reserve (optional)
bird reserves icon - Staging Las Terrazas de Dana

Andean Choco Reserves

bird reserves icon - Staging Las Terrazas de Dana

Zuro Loma Reserve (optional)

DETAILED ITINERARY

DAY 1

Hummingbirds Garden in Mindo (Optional: Zuro Loma Reserve)

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Optional Tour Start

Starting 6:00am from your Quito hotel. Contact us for more information adding this visit since it has a extra cost.​

E-bird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L10223666

Key species Yanacocha Reserve:

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

AM

10:00am Pick up at your hotel in Quito or airport area.

Afternoon

1:00pm Arrival to Las Terrazas de Dana Lodge and lunch.

Visit to the Hummingbirds garden in Mindo Cloud Forest

PM

Dinner and lodging at Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge.

DAY 2

Paz de las Aves and La Victoria

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Key species:

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

Key species: La Victoria

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock

AM

Visit to Paz de las Aves Reserve (Located about 1.600m. / 5.250ft.). Breakfast box included and ecuadorian breakfast in the reserve.

E-bird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L674753

Afternoon

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

PM

Dinner and lodging at Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge.

DAY 3

Amagusa Reserve and Mashpi Road

mindo ecuador
Key species: Paz de las Aves

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.

AM

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

E-bird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3175551

Afternoon

Lunch and continue in this amazing location taking photos.

PM

Dinner and lodging at Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge.

 

DAY 4

Santa Rosa Feeder and Milpe Reserve

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Key species:

Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, Blue-capped Tanager, Hoary Puffleg, Club-winged Manakin

AM

Departure to Santa Rosa Feeder with breakfast box.

E-bird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L6978567

Afteroon

Lunch and visit to Milpe Reserve.

E-bird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L493675

PM

Dinner and lodging at Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge.

DAY 5

Punto Ornitológico (Mindo Cloud Forest)

mindo ecuador
Key species:

Sunbittern, White-throated Crake, Red-headed Barbet, Ringed Kingfisher, Black-faced Dacnis, Green Thorntail, Crowned Woodnymph

AM

– Visit to Punto Ornitológico in Mindo Village. (Located about 1.200m. / 3.900ft.)

Breakfast at Las Terrazas de Dana with your guide in our birding terrace.

E-bird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L10544988

Noon

Check-out and transfer to Quito.