BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN ECUADOR MINDO SOUTHERN PODOCARPUS NATIONAL PARK.
Northern and Southern Ecuador
6 PAX, 25 days – 25 nightsPlaces to visit:
Northern: Yanacocha Reserve, Mindo Area: Silanche, Milpe, Angel Paz Reserve. (Choco region), Mashpi Reserve, Papallacta; Sacha Lodge (Amazonian; Yasun – National Park).
Southern: Tapichalaca Reserve (Cloud Forest), Yankuam – Nangaritza River, Copalinga Reserve – Podocarpus National Park (Tropical Forest), Jorupe Reserve (Dry Forest), Buenaventura Reserve (Cloud Forest – Choco Region).
BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN ECUADOR MINDO SOUTHERN PODOCARPUS NATIONAL PARK.
Day 1.
Yanacocha Reserve Cloud Forest.
Day 2.
Angel Paz Reserve
Spectacular day of Antpittas.
Day 3.
Leave to Milpe. (Mindo Area: Birds of the Choco )
Day 4.
Leave to Mashpi. (Mindo Area: Birds of the Choco region)
Day 5.
Mirador R?o Blanco ? Mindo, Silanche (Lowlands, part of the Choco).
Day 6
Papallacta, – Guango Lodge ? Quito.
Day 7.
Departure to Sacha Lodge, 8, 9. YasunI National Park
SachaLodge 4d/3n (Friday- Monday)
Day 10. Sacha Lodge ? Quito.
Day 11 ? 12:
Flight Quito – Loja Tapichalaca Reserve.
Day 13
Tapichalaca Reserve. Leave to Copalinga Reserve ( Zamora Chinchipe Province)
Target Birds: Jocotoco Antpitta, Undulated Antpitta
Day 14 – 15 -16
Copalinga Reserve
Target birds: coopery ? chested Jacamar, Amazonian Umbrella bird, Spangled Coquete, and many Tanagers
DAY 16 – 17
BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN ECUADOR MINDO SOUTHERN PODOCARPUS NATIONAL PARK.
Copalinga Reserve – YANKUAM
DAY 18
YAMKUAM – Copalinga Reserve
Night Copalinga
Day 19
Copalinga – Jorupe Reserve.
Day 20 – 21 – 22
Jorupe Reserve
Day 22
Jorupe Reserve – Buenaventura Reserve.
Club winged Manakin, White – bearded Manakin, Long wattled Umbrella Bird, El Oro Parakeet.
Day 23 – 24 – 25
Buenaventura
Club winged Manakin, White – bearded Manakin, Long wattled Umbrella Bird, El Oro Parakeet. Lots of Humingbirds
Day 25
Buenaventura ? Fly to Quito in the afternoon 17h30
Night in Quito
DAY 26
Flight homeBIRDWATCHING TOURS IN ECUADOR MINDO SOUTHERN PODOCARPUS NATIONAL PARK.
