Handcrafted birding & nature tours across the American Tropics
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Northern Ecuador: Avian Wonders from Cloud Forest to Páramo
Northern Ecuador offers a condensed yet remarkably diverse birding experience—stretching from misty cloud forests to the windswept páramo, all within a few hours' drive. This route explores both slopes of the Andes, uncovering a series of highly productive reserves and lodges that support local conservation and ecotourism efforts.Highlights include the iconic Angel Paz Refuge, the high-altitude grasslands of Antisana, and the rich Andean-Amazon transition zone at Wildsumaco.
Ecuadorian Hillstar
The trip is as much about connection—with local families, indigenous history, and landscape—as it is about the incredible range of bird species, from Sword-billed Hummingbird to Andean Condor.This tour provides a meaningful and well-paced journey through Ecuador’s northern Andes, anchored in small-group travel, sustainability, and immersive birding.
Southern Ecuador Birding Tour: The land of the endemics
Explore one of Ecuador’s most biologically rich and least-traveled regions, where cloud forests, dry woodlands, and high-elevation páramo harbor an extraordinary concentration of endemics. This route highlights reserves managed by the Jocotoco Foundation, whose conservation efforts protect habitats critical to rare species like the Jocotoco Antpitta and El Oro Parakeet. From the coastal slopes of Buenaventura to the Andean peaks above Cuenca, this tour offers a diverse range of birding experiences, supported by comfortable, conservation-focused lodges.
Long-wattled Umbrellabird
The itinerary includes both cultural and ecological depth, with visits to rural communities like Saraguro and a final stop in the historic city of Cuenca.