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Page 1 of 5 General Tour Information
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 bio diverse than the subtropics of the west. The eastern subtropics 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.
To visit a completeley different habitat it is worth to book the extension 5 nights/6 days. This will bring you to one of the very best lodges in the Amazonia de Ecuador. Days will be filled with birding walks, boat rides and observing birds from one of the Canapy towers. A superb experience. Read about it in our latest trip report
Price details Main Birding Tour 11 nights/12 days:
17th - 28th of August 2011
500 US$ Single supplement.
Price details Extension to the Amazonia 5 nights/6 days:
28th of August - 3rd of September 2011
600 US$ Single supplement.
All accommodation, all meals and transport (including flight from Coca to Quito), fulltime guiding, Nature reserve entrance fees, and airport transfers
International Flights, insurance and personal costs. International Departure tax 41 US$
Minimum 4, maximum 8 persons
Tour leader: Each tour will have a representative of Spanish Nature to accompany it, ensuring attention to detail.
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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!
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Main tour:
A concise 11 nights/12 days Tour Itinerary at a glance
Day 1 - Fuente de Piedra, Quito - Arrival, transfer to the lodge
Day 2 - Sacha Tamia Lodge - Transfer and birding Yanacocha and Tandayapa Valley
Day 3 - Sacha Tamia Lodge - Full day birding, Mashpi road.
Day 4 - Sacha Tamia Lodge - Angel Paz reserve, Milpe reserve
Day 5 - Fuente de Piedra, Quito - Silanche Road, transfer to Quito
Day 6 - Termas Papallacta - Birding Antisana Reserve at 4000 m
Day 7 - Cabinas de San Isidro - Transfer. Birding around lodge
Day 8 - Cabinas de San Isidro -Birding Cuacamayos
Day 9 - Wild Sumaco Bird Lodge - . Birding during transfer.
Day 10 - Wild Sumaco Bird Lodge - birding around the lodge.
Day 11 - Fuente de Piedra, Quito - Transfer to Quito, bird watching during transfer
Day 12 - Departure home
For those who booked the extension:
Day 11 - Wild Sumaco Bird Lodge - birding around the lodge.
Day 12 - This is day 1 of the extenstion
Extension of this tour:
A concise 5 nights/6 days Tour Itinerary at a glance
Day 1 - Hotel el Auca, Coca - Birding during transfer
Day 2 - Napo Wildlife Center - transfer to the lodge
Day 3 - Napo Wildlife Center - Birding in NWC
Day 4 - Napo Wildlife Center - Birding in NWC
Day 5 - Napo Wildlife Center - Birding in NWC
Day 6 - flight from Coca to Quito and connecting flight home
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