Exotic Birding Tour
2009 Ecuador Eastern Andes
Papallacta, Guango, & San Isidro |
* Specific birding locales subject to adjustment based on guide recommendations and local conditions.
Papallacta Pass
Cayumbe Reserve
Guango Reserve
San Isidro
Loreto Road
Archidona Road
Nov 21-28, 2009
(8 days, 7 nights)
Price $TBA
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Sat
Nov 21 |
Quito
Hotel Sebastian
Included Meals: None |
Evening get-together for orientation and meeting other participants. |
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 |
Guango Reserve
Guango Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Early morning birding around gardens in private reserve. Mid-day viewing of hummingbirds at Guango Lodge. Afternoon birding Guango Reserve. |
Tues
Nov 24 |
Water Plant Road
Guango Reserve
San Isidro Reserve
Cabanas San Isidro
Included Meals: BLD |
Early morning birding along private road at Papallacta Water Plant, an excellent area for scrub habitat birds. 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 |
End of tour. International flights home. |
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