Places to visit:
Northern: Yanacocha Reserve, Mindo Area: Silanche and Milpe Reserves, Angel Paz. (Choco region), Mashpi Reserve, Papallacta; Sani lodge (Amazon Basin – Napo River – Yasuni National Park).
Southern: Tapichalaca Reserve (Cloud Forest), Yankuam – Nangaritza River- Paquisha , Copalinga Reserve – Podocarpus National Park (Tropical Forest), Jorupe Reserve (Dry Forest), Buenaventura Reserve (Cloud Forest – Choco Region).
Day 1. Yanacocha Reserve Cloud Forest.
Day 2. Angel Paz Reserve. Spectacular day of Antpittas. Giant Antpitta
Day 3. Leave to Milpe Reserve. (Mindo Area: Chocó Birds – endemics )
Day 4. Leave to Mashpi. (Mindo Area: Chocó Birds – endemics)
Day 5. Mindo, Silanche Reserve. Chocó Birds – endemics. Choco Toucan.
Day 6 Papallacta, – Guango Lodge – Quito. Rufous-bellied Seed Snipe
Day 7. Flight to Coca – Amazon Basin. 8, 9. Yasuní National Park, Zigzag Heron
Day 10. Flight – Coca -Quito.
Day 11 – 12: Flight Quito – Loja Tapichalaca Reserve.
Day 13 Tapichalaca Reserve. Leave to Copalinga Reserve ( Zamora Chinchipe Province).Target Birds: Jocotoco Antpitta.
Day 14 – 15 -16 Copalinga Reserve. Target birds: Coopery – chested Jacamar, Amazonian Umbrella bird, Spangled Coquette, and many Tanagers
DAY 16 – 17 Copalinga Reserve – Paquisha – Yankuam – Nangaritza River. Orange-throated Tanager, White – bellied Pygmy Tyrant
DAY 18 Yankuam Lodge – Copalinga Reserve. Night Copalinga
Day 19 Copalinga – Jorupe Reserve ( Dry forest ).
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 – drive to Loja, Fly to Quito 17h30 pm
Extension: Paquisha, Chinapinza.
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