SOUTHERN ECUADOR BIRDING TOUR
Tour Itinerary
ECUADOR
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
| Duration: | 18 days, 17 nights |
| Group Size: | 2-4 |
| 2-3 Price: | $6850 |
| 4+ Price: | $6650 |
| Single Suppl: | $600 |
| Est #Species: | 475-525 |
| Pace: | Easy/Moderate |
| Difficulty: | Easy/Moderate |
| Best Time: | Oct-Feb |
| * This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available. | |
| DAY | ACTIVITY | MEALS | ACCOMMODATIONS |
| 1 | Arrive in Guayaquil. | None | Hotel Palace Guayaquil |
| 2 | Manglares-Churute Reserve. Transfer to Buenaventura. Afternoon birding lower section of reerve. | BLD | Umbrellabird Lodge |
| 3 | All day Buenaventura Reserve upper area. | BLD | Umbrellabird Lodge |
| 4 | Early morning birding Buenaventura Reserve. Transfer to Jorupe Reserve near Macara with birding stop at El Empalme. | BLD | Urraca Lodge |
| 5 | All day Jorupe Reserve. | BLD | Urraca Lodge |
| 6 | Depart early for Utuana Reserve with a birding stop near Sozoranga en route. After morning birding, transfer to Tapichalaca. Possible late afternoon birding there. | BLD | Tapichalaca Lodge |
| 7 | All day Tapichalaca Reserve. | BLD | Tapichalaca Lodge |
| 8 | Transfer to Loja with birding an unpaved road to higher elevation at Cerro Toledo. | BLD | Hotel in Loja |
| 9 | Early morning transfer to Rio Nangaritza Valley. Afternoon boat trip on the river and birding the Nuevo Paraiso Road. | BLD | Yankuam Lodge |
| 10 | Morning birding the Maycu Reserve. Afternoon transfer to Yantzaza to look for Spangled Coquette. | BLD | Hotel in Yantzaza |
| 11 | Morning Zarza Forest. Transfer to Zamora. Late afternoon birding Copalinga Lodge grounds. | BLD | Copalinga Lodge |
| 12 | Morning Bombuscaro sector of Podacarpus National Park. Afternoon birding around Zamora or lodge grounds. | BLD | Copalinga Lodge |
| 13 | Morning birding Old Loja-Zamora Road. Afternoon transfer to Saraguro with en route stop at Huashapamba community forest if time permits. | BLD | Hotel in Saraguro |
| 14 | Morning Cerro Acanama above Saraguro. Afternoon visit Huashapamba Reserve to look for Red-faced Parrot if missed the previous day. | BLD | Hotel in Saguro |
| 15 | Very early departure to Cerro de Arcos to look for the recently described, critically endangered Blue-throated Hillstar. Afternoon transfer to Santa Isabel. | BLD | Hotel in Santa Isabel |
| 16 | Morning Yunguilla Reserve to look for the critically endangered Pale-headed Brushfinch. Afternoon transfer to El Cajas National Park northwest of Cuenca. | BLD | Hotel near El Cajas |
| 17 | Morning El Cajas National Park. Afternoon transfer to Guayaquil on scenic drive through the mountains. | BLD | Hotel in Guayaquil |
| 18 | Transfer to the airport, where the tour ends. Flights home. | None | None |
TOUR NOTES
Can be combined with our Southern Ecuador Tour Extension.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Accommodations are comfortable but simple ecolodges with the basic necessities and slow wi-fi or moderately priced hotels throughout this tour.