About your trip
From the lush Amazonian rainforests to the high Andean Páramos, Ecuador is indeed a special place, boasting good access to birding and other wildlife habitat, unsurpassed scenic splendor, friendly people, and welcoming mega biodiverse country. Incredibly, over 1,700 species of birds have been recorded in the country, more than 4,500 species of orchids, in an area smaller than the state of Colorado, or just about the size of the UK!
Among them are many of the most spectacular and distinctive Neotropical species. “Ecuador: From the Andes at latitude 0º to the Amazon Eastern Slope of the Andes” is designed to sample this magnificent avifauna and wildlife in very different elevations and habitats, representing unique ecosystems, and offering a full range of birding and wildlife possibilities. This trip explores the heart of the magnificent Ecuadorian Andes, the Cloud Forests of the Amazon and finishing with a few days birding the Pacific Cloud Forest
What's included
Transfers in and out
Transfers in and out, from/to airport to hotel in Quito for the first night, as well for the lodges
Private land transport
Private land transportation according to itinerary
Private river transport
Private river transportation for the Amazon lodge
Full board meals
Meals full board from breakfast of day 2 until breakfast of day 16, pure water and soft drinks, snacks while on excursions
Accommodation
Accommodation based in double occupancy, one night in Quito, 3 nights at Amarun Pakcha, 5 nights at Napo Wildlife Center, 1 night at Papallacta Hotsprings, 2 nights Hda. Cusin, 3 nights Guaycapi Lodge
Tour leader & Guide
Professional tour leader - bilingual naturalist guide equipped with fine spotting telescope, local indigenous guides in different lodges, lodges and all excursions described in the 16-day program,
Nature Reserves fees
Admission fees to national parks, private or community-based nature reserves.
What's not included
International airfares
International airfares from home and return
Alcoholic drinks
Alcoholic drinks and other personal expenses
Other personal expenses
Other personal expenses like laundry, tips to drivers, guides, hotels and restaurant staff.
Gratuities
Tips to drivers, guides, hotels and restaurant staff.
Insurance
Travel and medical insurance
Other specific items
Any other item not specified in what is included.
From day 1 to day 16
Ecuador from the Andes to the Amazon and Pacific Cloud Forest
Day 1 – 19 April – Sat – 7 pm arrival to Quito – near airport hotel
Day 2 – 20 April – From Quito – to Amarun Pakcha – Andes Amazon foothills
Day 3 – 21 April – Amarun Pakcha
Day 4 – 22 April – Amarun Pakcha
Day 5 – 23 April – From Amarun Pakcha – to Napo Wildlife Center – lodge tower 1
Day 6 – 24 April – Napo Wildlife Center – trails - canopy tower 2 – mature forest
Day 7 – 25 April – Napo Wildlife Center – clay licks & Napo River canopy tower 3
Day 8 – 26 April – Napo Wildlife Center – community center - canopy tower 4
Day 9 – 27 April – Napo Wildlife Center – creeks & lake – Black-necked Red Cotinga Lek
Day 10 – 28 April – From Napo Wildlife Center – to Papallacta Hotsprings – birding Guango Lodge
Day 11 – 29 April – From Papallacta – to Andes in the north - Hacienda Cusin near Otavalo
Day 12 – 30 April – Hacienda Cusin – full day Andean Bear Reserve
Day 13 – 1 May – From Hacienda Cusin – to cloud forest Mindo – Guaycapi Lodge
Day 14 – 2 May – Guaycapi Lodge – Old road Nono Mindo – Zuro Loma
Day 15 – 3 May – Guaycapi Lodge - Long Watled Umbrella Bird Reserve
Day 16 – 4 May – From Guaycapi Lodge – to Quito Airport 11:20 pm international flight
Location
1. Quito, Ecuador
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