Day One – Airport transfer to San Jorge Quito Lodge. Day of leisure on own. Overnight San Jorge Quito Lodge (optional meals)
Day Two - Birding Papallacta Pass, Cayambe Coca (PARAMO/EAST ANDES) Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant, Bar-bellied Woodpecker, White-chinned Thistletail, White-browed Spinetail, Many-stripped Canastero, Rainbow-bearded Thornbill, Blue-mantled Thornbill, Viridian Metaltail, Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant, Giant Conebill, Paramo Seedeater, Paramo Tapaculo, and many more.
Overnight at the new San Jorge/Guacamayos Lodge, includes 3 meals
Days Three & Four - Birding at San Jorge de Guacamayos Bird Paradise (EASTERN SUB-TROPICAL CLOUD FOREST). Observation decks, trails, visit our Cock of the Rock LEK. Possible Blue-headed Hummingbird, Golden-headed Quetzal, Bat Falcon, Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Cliff Flycatcher, Bronze Inca, Flame-faced Tanager, Andean Cock of the Rock (m) Rupicola Peruviana, Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Fork-tailed Honeycreeper, Northern-mountain Cacique, Sunbittern, Ochre-breasted Antpitta, White-tailed Hillstar, Slate-crowned Antpitta, Emerald Toucanet, Berryl-spangled Tanager, Black and Chestnut Eagle, Streaked Tuffedcheck, White-capped Tanager, Yellow-throated Tanager, Wire-crested Thorntail, Violet-fronted Brilliant, White-tailed Hillstar, Mountain Velvetbreast, Bronzy Inca, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Tourmaline Sunangel, Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Long-tailed Sylph and Wedge-billed Hummingbird.
Day Three – after lunch, birding San Jorge Guacamayos low area for different species - possible Deep blue-flower Piecer, Golden eared Tanager, Paradise Tanager, Amazon Umbrella Bird, Mani-banded Acari.
Overnight at the new San Jorge Guacamayos Lodge includes 3 meals per day.
Day Five - Hollin Hummingbird station, High Sumaco Road. Feeders and road walking. Overnight at the new San Jorge Sumaco Bajo Aquatic Lodge, includes three meals
Day Six – San Jorge de Sumaco Bajo Bird Sanctuary (TROPICAL AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST) Observation Decks over the canopy on the lagoon. Birding at the reserve – trails. Visit the Macaws Boulevard (12 species of Parrots & 4 Macaw species) Blue-headed Parrot, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Tawny bellied Owl, Dusky headed Parakeet, plus numerous more.
Overnight at the new San Jorge Sumaco Bajo Aquatic Lodge includes 3 meals
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Day Seven – San Jorge de Sumaco Bajo Bird Sanctuary. Birding at our 65’ high Observation Tower overlooking the canopy. Long range vistas watching flocks come thru. Trail walking the reserve (optional afternoon river swim).
Overnight at the new San Jorge Sumaco Bajo Aquatic Lodge includes 3 meals.
Day Eight – AM birding San Jorge de Sumaco Bajo Bird Sanctuary, return drive to Quito. Overnight San Jorge/Quito Lodge includes 3 meals
Day Nine – am airport transfer.
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