Northwest Ecuador: Most trips find over 300 species in one week with well-planned itineraries and top Ecuadorian guides. 30 to 40 hummingbird species and 70 to 80 tanagers species on most trips. High value lodges make for great trip prices from $1,890. Great guides include Lelis Navarrete and Alejandro Solano and others who will assure good communication and productive birding. Trips offered each month with additional custom options. Northwest Ecuador and East Slope Beginnings: Most of these trips find over 350 species over a ten days with well-planned itineraries and top Ecuadorian guides. This is now our most popular trip. This trip is much like our Northwest Ecuador trip, but also includes a few more days on the eastern slop of the Andes. 40 hummingbird species and 80 tanagers species on most trips. High value lodges make for great trip prices starting at just over $2,000. Great guides include Lelis Navarrete, Alejandro Solano and Xavier Munoz who will assure good communication and productive birding. Trips offered from September to March with additional custom options. Eastern Ecuador: Most trips find over 300 species in one week with well-planned itineraries and top Ecuadorian guides. Excellent lodges (such as San Isidro) and birding east of Quito set the stage for seeing many species not see in Northwest Ecuador. A great first or second trip to Ecuador. Trips from $2,090, but all worth another $900 to enjoy birding in Amazonian Basin (and enjoying another 100 to 150 species to your trip). Trips offered each month during dryer season from September to March with additional custom options. Ecuador Hummingbirds and More: This trip is designed to reach some of the most fantastic hummingbird locations in Ecuador over a nine-day trip. Besides finding 50 to 60 hummingbird species, the trip bird list should be 350 to 400 species. Guides here include Alejandro Solando, Lelis Navarrete and Xavier Munoz. Excellent lodges (such as Sacha Tamia, Bellavista, San Isidro and Wild Sumaco) will set the stage for a great trip. This trip is price at $2,490 and is a great value for hummingbird enthusiasts and all bird watchers. An extension to the Amazonian Basin would be an excellent way to spend another 3 or 4 days of birdwatching in Ecuador. This trip is offered from September and into March each year. Southern Ecuador: Another productive birding trips for Ecuadorian and South American birders. Excellent Jocotoco Foundation lodges support bird conservation and lay the groundwork to another productive birding trip to South America. Most trips find 400 to 450 species over twelve days with well-planned itineraries and top Ecuadorian guides (including Lelis Navarrete who found the Jocotoca Antpitta along with Robert Ridgely). Trips start at just over $3,000 for nearly 2 weeks. Trips offered several times throughout the year. Galapagos Islands: This trip allows you to walk in the foot steps of Charles Darwin and discover one of the most dynamic and exciting island habitats in the world. A trip to the Galapagos is one of the top trips for natural history enthusiasts.
Ecuador Special with Mindo and Amazonian Basin: This trip is perfect for small and custom groups. The trips starts with 4 or 5 days in Amazonian basin before returning to Quito. After a one hour drive, the trip continues in Mindo, and then includes Milpe Reserve and Paz de las Aves (considered by many to be one of the top ten birding sites in the world). We have done this trip for custom couples at a very affordable price. A great introduction to South American birding for small and custom groups. More information to come or just call us. Extension Options for Any Ecuador Trips:
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Brief Overview of Each Trip |
Seven Choices for Birding in Ecuador |
Keys to Our Successful Trips in Ecuador: 1. The partnership between Neblina Forest Tours (the largest and most experienced South American birding tour company) in Quito and the Partnership for International Birding in Colorado provides deep roots in South America and North America to assure you high quality support from trip preparation through to a successful birding trip in Ecuador. 2. Northwest Ecuador is one of the least cost and most productive birding trips we have to offer. The itinerary described here is much like that of our Ecuador trips over the years, and this plan has been the foundation for many bird watchers starting out in South America. You can honestly find 400 to 600 species in two weeks. 3. Excellent guides, including Lelis Navarrete and other experienced and well-trained Neblina Forest guides, allow you to have a productive trip and to have great opportunities to see these birds. 4. Galapagos Islands 5. Many High Value Trip Options: Besides the Northwest Ecuador route, the price per day in Southern Ecuador and Eastern Ecuador are hard to beat compared to many other birding locations. I know many birders who keep coming back to Ecuador and trying new routes, building a foundation of South American species well over one thousand. |
Photo by Murray Cooper |
Photo by Murray Cooper |
Photo by Murray Cooper |
Photo by John Drummond |
Photo by John Drummond |
Masked Flowerpiercer by Murray Cooper |
Photo by Murray Cooper |
Photo by Murray Cooper |
Photo by John Drummond |
Photo by Murray Cooper |
Photo by John Drummond. |
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Photo by Lelis Navarrete |
Photo by Murray Cooper |
Photo by Murray Cooper |
Photo by Murray Cooper |
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