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Page 1 of 5 Ecuador is a small country with an excellent infrastructure and all places can be easily accessed. It contains various habitats for birders as you can find the Pacific Coast beaches, the Andes Mountains, and a portion of the world's largest rainforest, so called Amazonia.
With over 1500 bird species recorded, Ecuador offers more bird-diversity than any other country in the world, thanks to its great diversity in habitats.
 In this 11 nights/12 days Birding Holiday we will stay in the subtropical zones on the lower slopes of the Andes. These zones are almost as bird species rich as the lowland zones, and some bird groups - hummingbirds and tanagers for example - reach their maximum diversity here.
The western subtropical zone is an easy zone to do bird watching, with good forest remaining alongside the roads. The eastern subtropics are less well-known but even more biodiverse than the subtropics of the west. The eastern sub-tropics feature amazing tanagers and hummingbirds. The eastern subtropics are also a good place to see the Crested Quetzal and Torrent Duck. The temperate faunal zone with its cloud forests, covered in mosses and bromeliads are extraordinarily beautiful, and have their share of exciting birds. Above the forested slopes of the Andes lies a rolling grassland called "paramo." Here the birds are refreshingly easy to see and quite distinct from those of other zones. This is the place to search the sky for Andean Condor, the Andean Snipe and Tawny Antpitta.
NEW! 2010 Photography Tour:
| We have specially designed the 2010 edition of this tour for the “Nature Photographer”. The most important difference with the normal birding holiday is the use of the available time. We will not go for the maximum number of species, but we will try to achieve good photo opportunities for all fellow-photographers of a good number of target species. It also will be very interesting to interchange opinions and learn something from each other. The reason why we have chosen Ecuador for this experiment is because of the superb opportunities given by this fantastic destination. To convince yourself have a look at “Nature Photography Opportunities”. |
Price details Birding Holiday 11 nights/12 days:
28th of August - 8th of September 2010
11th - 22nd of September 2011
3.150 US$ p.p. (price 2011 to be confirmed)
500 US$ Single supplement.
All accommodation, all meals and transport, fulltime guiding, Nature reserve entrance fees, and airport transfers
Flights, insurance and personal costs. International Departure tax 41 US$
Minimum 6, maximum 8 persons
Spanish Nature Tourleader: Pieter Verheij
Local Guide: Juan Carlos Calvachi
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It goes without saying that all our accommodation is of the usual very high standard as all Spanish Nature tours. This tour is relaxed and recommended if comfort and easy pace is required.
All guests have regular options, either join-in with group birding/game viewing or opt-out and enjoy your own company. You, the client, have choices unlike with so many other group tours!
To see more picture of Ecuador go to Photo Gallerie on the Homepage
A consice 11 nights/12 days Tour Itinerary at a glance
Day 1 - Septimo Paraiso Lodge - Arrival, transfer to the lodge, birding during transfer
Day 2 - Septimo Paraiso Lodge - Birding around the Lodge and at Bellavista Reserve
Day 3 - Septimo Paraiso Lodge - am: Silanche reserve. pm: Milpe reserve.
Day 4 - B&B El Jardin in Quito - am: Antpitta/Cock of the Rock site. pm: Oilbird caves
Day 5 - B&B El Jardin in Quito - Birding Pasochoa Reserve at 2800 m
Day 6 - B&B El Jardin in Quito - Birding Antisana Reserve at 4000 m
Day 7 - Termas Papallacta - Transfer. Birding Papallacta Pass at 4320 m
Day 8 - Termas Papallacta - Birding Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve
Day 9 - Cabinas de San Isidro - Birding Guango Lodge. Birding during transfer.
Day 10 - Cabinas de San Isidro - birding around the lodge.
Day 11 - B&B El Jardin in Quito - Transfer to Quito, birdwatching during transfer
Day 12 - Departure
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Birding in Ecuador
