PRIVATE BIRDING TOUR - All Year Round Best for Birding

Day 1

ANDEAN COCK OF THE ROCK LEK, TANAGERS,  AND ALAMBI HUMMINNGBIRDS   

• Early morning pick up from Quito at 4:00am to visit the Andean Cock of the Rock Lek and photography hides of Antpittas, Tanagers, New World Barbets, Toucan-Barbets, Quails, Hawks, and other exotic choco endemic bird species. Continue birding at Alambi Hummingbird Paradise in Tandayapa Valley. Lunch at the reserve overviewing the feeders. Return to our lodge outside of Quito. 
• Targets:  Andean Cock of the Rock, Masked Trogon, Dark-backed Wood-Quail, Violet-tailed Sylph, Velvet-Purple Coronet, Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Red-billed Parrot, Bronze-winged Parrot, Moustached Antpitta, Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Yellow-breasted Antpitta, Ochre breasted Antpitta, Scaled Antpitta, Golden Tanager, Golden-naped Tanager, Orange-bellied Euphonia, Flame-faced Tanager, Toucan Barbet, Sunbittern, Beryl-spangled Tanager and others.
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Overnight Hacienda Jimenita, King Suite with Chimney

Day 2

ANTISANA CONDOR & WILDLIFE RESERVE 

• The Antisana Reserve is the most impressive Andean Mount near Quito and Sanctuary of Wild Andean Condor. After breakfast visit this reserve for Paramo & Highland speciealities including the Andean Condor and the Endemic Ecuadorian Hillstar. Upon arrival to the reserve we will make strategic stops to observe different bird species and Natural Treasures that Antisana offers. We will have a delicious boxed lunch viewing La Mica Lake and several Aquatic Species. Afternoon return to our Lodge and explore the main trails of the lodge before sunset. 
• Targets: Andean Condor, Shining Sunbeam, Red-Crested Cotinga, Spectacled Redstart, Ecuadorian Hillstar, Caranculated Cara-Cara, Black-chested Buzzard Eagle, Variable Hawk, Black Flowerpiercer, Andean Ibis, Andean Lapwing, Many-striped Canastero, Tawny Antpitta and others. 
• Meals: Breakfast, Boxed Lunch and Dinner 
• Overnight Hacienda Jimenita, King Suite with chimney

Day 3

PAPALLACTA PASS, SPECTACLED BEAR AND GUANGO RESERVE

• Our drive to the East Slope Cloud Forest will initially lead us through the drier central valley where we will pass through a mix of agricultural zones and native forests before rising up steeply to the high and windswept paramo. Along the way possible to observe the Spectacled Bear in our strategic points. Papallacta Pass is a transition ecosystem between the Andes and the Cloud Forest, perfect for mixed flocks and paramo hummingbirds. Continue to Guango Reserve, where we frequently run into some of the best temperate forest flocks; best photography in our Hummingbird feeders. After lunch and in the afternoon return to Quito and drop off at your hotel. 
• Targets: Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager, Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant, Giant Conebill, Rainbow-bearded Thornbill, Blue-mantled Thornbill, Black-capped and Black-eared Hemispingus, Slaty and Pale-naped Brush-Finch, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Buff-tailed Coronet, Collared Inca, Hooded Mountain Tanager, Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan, Mountain Cacique, Inca Jay, Turquoise Jay and others.
• Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
• Optional: Additional Night at Hacienda Jimenita and next day transfer out to the Airport. 

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