SOUTHERN ECUADOR BIRDING TOUR
Tour Itinerary
ECUADOR
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
| Duration: | 20 days, 19 nights |
| Group Size: | 2-6 |
| Anytime Price: | $6900 |
| Group Price: | $6500 |
| Single Suppl: | $500 |
| Est #Species: | 475-525 |
| Pace: | Easy/Moderate |
| Difficulty: | Easy/Moderate |
| * 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 birding en route. | BLD | Umbrellabird Lodge at Buenaventura |
| 3 | All day Buenaventura Reserve lower area. | BLD | Umbrellabird Lodge |
| 4 | All day Buenaventura Reserve upper area. | BLD | Umbrellabird Lodge |
| 5 | Early morning at Buenaventura. Transfer to Jorupe near Macara. Afternoon Jorupe Reserve. | BLD | Urraca Lodge at Jorupe |
| 6 | All day Jorupe Reserve. | BLD | Urraca Lodge |
| 7 | Depart early for Utuana Reserve. After morning birding, transfer to Tapichalaca. Possible late afternoon birding there. | BLD | Tapichalaca Lodge |
| 8 | All day Tapichalaca Reserve. | BLD | Tapichalaca Lodge |
| 9 | Transfer to Loja with birding an unpaved road to higher elevation at Cerro Toledo. | BLD | Hotel in Loja |
| 10 | Birding Old Loja-Zamora Road en route to Rio Nangaritza Valley. Late afternoon birding there. | BLD | Yankuam Lodge |
| 11 | All day Cordillera del Condor and lodge grounds. | BLD | Yankuam Lodge |
| 12 | All day Cordillera del Condor and lodge grounds. | BLD | Yankuam Lodge |
| 13 | Morning near lodge. Transfer to Zamora. Late afternoon birding lodge grounds. | BLD | Copalinga Lodge |
| 14 | Morning Bombuscaro sector of Podacarpus National Park near Zamora. Afternoon transfer to Loja. Evening look for Koepcke's Screech Owl. | BLD | Hotel in Loja |
| 15 | Morning Saraguro area. Afternoon transfer to La Union birding en route. | BLD | Hotel in La Union |
| 16 | Morning Yunguilla Reserve to look for 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 Palace Guayaquil |
| 18 | Early birding mangroves near Guayaquil for Rufous-necked Rail. Transfer to Ayampe near Pacific coast. | BLD | Hotel near reserve. |
| 19 | Morning Ayampe Reserve. Afternoon transfer to Guayaquil. End of tour. Overnight flight home. | BL | None |
| 20 | Arrive home. | None | None |