2-Day Mindo Birdwatching Tour: Zuroloma, Alambi & Cock of the Rock

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2-Day Mindo Birdwatching Tour: Zuroloma, Alambi & Cock of the Rock
Mindo, Ecuador
Duration: 2 days
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$350

About your trip

Enjoy an unforgettable 2-day birding adventure from Quito to the Mindo Cloud Forest. This private experience is designed for nature lovers and senior travelers who want comfort, flexibility, and excellent service.

You will explore three of Ecuador’s top birding hotspots: Zuroloma Birding Place, Alambi Hummingbird Sanctuary, and the famous Cock-of-the-Rock lek. Along the way, you’ll encounter a wide variety of hummingbirds, tanagers, antpittas, and many other cloud-forest species.

Spend one peaceful night in Mindo and enjoy personalized birdwatching at a relaxed pace with plenty of time for photos, rest, and enjoying nature. With private transportation, expert assistance, and a flexible itinerary, this experience offers a smooth, comfortable, and highly rewarding birding journey.

Highlights

• 2-day birdwatching tour from Quito
• Visit Zuroloma, Alambi, Cock-of-the-Rock, and Mindo’s top hotspots
• Ideal for seniors: relaxed pacing, comfortable routes, and personalized attention
• Overnight stay in Mindo’s cloud forest
• Over 100 potential bird species in two days
• Private transportation with hotel pickup and drop-off
• Flexible itinerary—you choose the pace and activities

What's included

Professional Guide

Private transportation from Quito for the entire 2-day trip

Pickup and drop-off

from Quito

Entrance fees

Zuroloma Birding Place, Alambi humminbird sanctuary and Cock of the Rock

3-star hotel

One night of accommodation in Mindo (comfortable hotel). Includes breakfast

What's not included

Travel insurance

Tips

Customary

Meals

Day 1

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Quito → Zuroloma → Alambi → Mindo

Day 1: Quito → Zuroloma → Alambi → Mindo

• Early pickup from your hotel in Quito
• Birding at Zuroloma Birding Place, known for antpittas, tanagers, and high-Andean species
• Visit Alambi Hummingbird Sanctuary, home to dozens of hummingbird species in close range
• Afternoon drive to Mindo with time for rest, photography, or optional activities
• Overnight stay in a comfortable lodge surrounded by nature

Day 2

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Mindo Birding Hotspots

Day 2: Cock-of-the-Rock Lek → Mindo Birding Hotspots → Quito

• Early visit to the Cock-of-the-Rock lek for one of Ecuador’s most spectacular bird displays
• Explore Mindo’s best birding areas with flexible choices depending on your interests
• Expert assistance for spotting, identification, and photography
• Return trip to Quito with hotel drop-off in the afternoon

About your organizer

We are trip organizers, who have traveled on all the roads, villages, lagoons, volcanoes, rivers, reserves and National Parks of Ecuador Mainland and Galapagos Islands to be able to advise with our first-hand experiences to many travelers who visit the wonderful Ecuador. Our experiential knowledge will be at your disposal to help you to create an experience for you, that will optimize your time and budget. If you dare to visit Ecuador, we are ready!!! are you ready?

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