* Specific birding locales subject to adjustment based on guide recommendations and local conditions.
Tinalandia
Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary
Milpe Bird Sanctuary
Mindo Valley
Bellavista Cloud Forest
Tandayapa Valley
Papallacta Pass
Cayumbe Reserve
Guango Reserve
San Isidro
Nov 15-28, 2009
(14 days, 13 nights)
Price $TBA
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Sun
Nov 15 |
Quito
Hotel Sebastian
Included Meals: None |
Evening get-together for orientation and meeting other participants. |
Mon
Nov 16 |
Tinalanda Reserve
Tinalanda Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Early breakfast and departure for Tinalandia Reserve. All day birding altitudinal transect en route to Tinalandia. Arrive before dinner. |
Tues
Nov 17 |
Tinalanda Reserve
Tinalanda Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
All day birding around Tinalandia. |
Wed
Nov 18 |
Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary
Milpe Bird Sanctuary
Septimo Paraiso Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Early breakfast and departure for Pedro Vicente Maldonaldo region. All morning birding in Rio Silanche Reserve. Lunch at restaurant and viewing hummingbirds at feeders. Afternoon birding Milpe Bird Sanctuary. Early evening arrival at Septimo Paraiso Lodge. |
Thurs
Nov 19 |
Cock-of-the-Rock Lek
Finca Angel Paz
Mindo-Nambillo Forest
Septimo Paraiso Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Very early visit to Andean Cock-of-the-Rock lek at Finca Angel Paz. View antpittas lured from forest by Angel Paz. Look for Dark-backed Quail-Dove, Golden-headed Quetzal, and Toucan Barbet on forest trails. Mid-day viewing hummingbirds at Septimo Paraiso. Afternoon birding along road through Mindo-Nambillo Forest. |
Fri
Nov 20 |
Mindo Junction
Septimo Paraiso Reserve
Bellavista Reserve
Bellavista Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Early morning visit to Mindo Junction, an excellent birding oasis at the turnoff from the main road to the lowlands. Remainder of morning birding Septimo Paraiso reserve and viewing hummingbirds at feeders. After lunch transfer to Bellavista Cloud Forest. Afternoon birding Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve and viewing higher elevation hummingbirds at feeders. |
Sat
Nov 21 |
Bellavista Reserve
Tandayapa Valley
Quito
Hotel Sebastian
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning birding around Bellavista Reserve. After lunch departure, birding en route in Tandayapa Valley looking for Beautiful Jay and other birds. Arrive Quito by dinner. |
Sun
Nov 22 |
Tumbaco Valley
Papallacta Pass
Cayumbe Reserve
Guango Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Early breakfast and departure for eastern Andes. Stop in Tumbaco Valley to look for Scrub Tanager. Birding en route across Papallacta Pass. Stop in Cayumbe Reserve above pass to look for Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Andean Condor, and other high elevation specialties. Arrive Guango Lodge in late afternoon. |
Mon
Nov 23 |
Water Plant Road
Guango Reserve
Guango Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Early morning birding along private road at Papallacta Water Plant, an excellent area for scrub habitat birds. Mid-day viewing of hummingbirds at Guango Lodge. Afternoon birding Guango Reserve. |
Tues
Nov 24 |
Guango Reserve
San Isidro Reserve
Cabanas San Isidro
Included Meals: BLD |
Early morning birding Guango Reserve. After lunch departure for San Isidro, birding back roads en route. Arrive San Isidro late afternoon. |
Wed
Nov 25 |
San Isidro Reserve
Cabanas San Isidro
Included Meals: BLD |
Early morning view Chestnut-crowned and White-bellied Antpittas lured onto trail. All day birding around private reserve at San Isidro. Opportunity to look for Lyre-tailed Nightjar on cliffs after dark. |
Thurs
Nov 26 |
Upper Loreto Road
Archidona Road
Cabanas San Isidro
Included Meals: BLD |
Early morning departure down Loreto Road, birding along road to junction with Archidona Road. Possible birding in Guacamayos Ridge Reserve depending on conditions. Bird along Archidona Road. Lunch in restaurant. Afternoon birding Archidona Road and part of Lower Loreto Road. Return to San Isidro by evening. |
Fri
Nov 27 |
San Isidro Reserve
Papallacta Pass
Quito
Hotel Sebastian
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning birding around San Isidro Reserve. After lunch departure for Quito, stopping en route in Papallacta Pass to look for any birds missed previously. Arrive Quito by dinner. |
Sat
Nov 28 |
Quito
Included Meals: B |
International flights home. For those going to Napo River, optional excursion to Ortovalo (see Ecuador Napo Tour Page). |
