Ecuador: The South

Southern Ecuador is a spectacular place...
Southern Ecuador is a spectacular place...
...with stunning wild vistas...
...with stunning wild vistas...
…and fabulous birds...
…and fabulous birds...
...everywhere we look...
...everywhere we look...
…and often just outside our rooms.
…and often just outside our rooms.
We’ll range from the high elevation paramo…
We’ll range from the high elevation paramo…
...Polylepis woodland...
...Polylepis woodland...
…and cloud forest…
…and cloud forest…
…through vast areas of magnificent middle elevation forest…
…through vast areas of magnificent middle elevation forest…
…and even a bit of desert…
…and even a bit of desert…
...before reaching coastal mangroves.(photo by Richard C. Hoyer)
...before reaching coastal mangroves.(photo by Richard C. Hoyer)
We'll stay in wonderful places, some charming...
We'll stay in wonderful places, some charming...
…a few elegant…
…a few elegant…
…but all comfortable and clean…(photo by Richard C. Hoyer)
…but all comfortable and clean…(photo by Richard C. Hoyer)
...and most with superb habitat just off the balcony. (photo by Richard C. Hoyer)
...and most with superb habitat just off the balcony. (photo by Richard C. Hoyer)
Our meals will be healthy and fresh.
Our meals will be healthy and fresh.
The road network is now very good...
The road network is now very good...
…and there are great trails and woods at every turn.
…and there are great trails and woods at every turn.
We'll see hundreds of species of birds...
We'll see hundreds of species of birds...
...of varying sizes...
...of varying sizes...
...and shapes.
...and shapes.
Some large and arresting...
Some large and arresting...
...and others tiny and easily overlooked.
...and others tiny and easily overlooked.
We may see 40 or more species of hummingbirds.
We may see 40 or more species of hummingbirds.
...including one just discovered in 2017!
...including one just discovered in 2017!
We'll look at everything...
We'll look at everything...
...on our travels...
...on our travels...
...but will probably not stray too far from the birds.
...but will probably not stray too far from the birds.
Photo credit: Jon Feenstra & Richard Hoyer
2025 Price
$7,290
2025
Single Occupancy Supplement $860
2026
Tour Price to be Determined
This tour is limited to seven participants and one WINGS leader.

Although Ecuador is renowned for epic birding, the south stands out like a string of pearls—accessible and vastly different habitats supporting an astounding diversity of species and most of this small country’s endemics. We’ll sample these habitats, from the paramo above treeline in the high Andes, to the rainforest of the Amazonian foothills, to the elfin forest and lush cloud forest of the southeast, to the dry thorn scrub and deciduous forest of the southwest, and to the edge of mangrove woodland along the coast. Each has its own specialty birds, and each is close by comfortable and often brilliantly situated accommodation. This tour is perfectly set up for a memorable two-and-a-half weeks of birding.

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*2024 tour will be run in reverse order to the published itinerary.

 

This tour is limited to seven participants and one WINGS leader.

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