Birdwatching Cloud Forest

CLOUD FOREST TOUR (MINDO)

Day 1: Quinde Route
Very early in the morning at 5:30 a.m., breakfast will be served. We will arrive in Nono and continue along the main road where it is possible to observe birds Such as:

Hooded Mountain Tananger, Beautiful Jay, Streaked Tuftedcheek, Spectacled Whitestart, Masked Flowerpiercer, Rufus Necked Bush Finch…

Later in the day we will have lunch at a local restaurant in Mindo and arrive at our respective accommodations and take a brief tour of the town.

Day 2: Mindo - Bella Vista
At 5:00 a.m., after breakfast in the hotel, we will begin our journey to Bella Vista. We will walk along various trails, observing different species of birds including:

Crested Quetzal, Turquoise, Plate Billed Mountain Toucan, Grass Green Tananger, Green and Black Fruiteater, Gorgeted Sunangel, Brown Inca, collared Inca.

Later in the afternoon we will return to Mindo

Day 3: Paz de las Aves - Milpe
We leave the hotel at 5:00 a.m. and head to Paz de las Aves reserve where we will be able to observe the Cock of the Rock lek. Later we will go to the Milpe Ecological Reserve, located at 1000 mts. above sea level. There we will encounter a countless nombre of bird species such as:

Choco Trogon, Rufus Motmot, Moos Backed Tananger, Rufus Throated Tananger, Flame Faced Tananger, White Thighed Swallow, Band Backed Wren…

Once again we will return to Mindo later in the afternoon.

Day 4: Silanche
At 5:00 a.m. we will leave the hotel on an tour and a half journey to the Silanche River Reserve, located at 400 mts above sea level. There, we will experience the animated and attractive sounds, songs and colors of the many bird species we will be able to observe:

Western White Tailed Trogon, Collared Trogon, Purple Chested Hummingbird, Band Tailed Barbthroat, Gray and Gold Tananger, Rufous Winged Tantanger, Emerald Tananger, Scarled Browed Tananger, Scarlet Breasted Dafnis, White Bearded Manakin…

We will return to town and later return to Quito.

Day 5 Vía a la Cascada del Río Nambillo
At 6 a.m. we will start our birdwatching activity walkin up the road that leads to the waterfall of Nambillo at 1225 meters over sea level, this will take approximately 6 hours. In this hike we will see the following species:

Torrent Duck, Sunbittern, Golden Headed Quetzal, Guayaquil Woodpecker, Red Headed Barbet, Toucan Barbet, Pale Mandibled Aracari, Chestnut Mandibled Toucan, Choco Toucan, Scaled Fruiteater, White Capped Dipper…

Day 6 Reserva Yanacocha
After being picked up at the Hotel at 5:30am, we will head to the Yanacocha Reserve, at an elevation of 3500 mts over sea level, on the slopes of the Pichincha Volcano. During the course of the tour we will come across many mixed flocks of birds, including species such as:

Western White Tailed Trogon, Collares Trogon, Purple Chested Hummingbird, Band Tailed Barbthroat, Gray and Gold Tananger, Rufous Winged Tantanger, Emerald Tananger, Scarled Browed Tananger, Scarlet Breasted Dafnis, White Bearded Manakin…