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Eco-Tours for Nature Lovers

  • Birds - Hummingbirds - Butterflies - Orchids
  • Frogs - Insects - Mammals
  • Wildlife Photography
  • English speaking native Guides
  • Trip Advisor Travelers Choice Awards
  • 6 Private Nature Reserves
  • 6 Beautiful Eco-Lodges
  • 11 Diverse Eco-systems
  • Pre-scheduled Tours
  • Trips of a Lifetime!

Eco-Tours for Nature Lovers

San Jorge's Eco-Tours invites you to our 6 Eco-Lodges located throughout Ecuador:   San Jorge Eco-Lodge & Botanical Reserve/Quito in the Pichincha Foothills (Andes Highlands), San Jorge de Tandayapa Hummingbird Sanctuary& Lodge &  Canopy Islands Observation decks  (West Andes Cloud Forest), San Jorge de Milpe Orchid & Bird Reserve & Lodges (Upper Tropical Rainforest) knows for its majestic waterfalls with swimming & observation decks; plus our new brand new lodge at San Jorge de Guacamayos Reserve on the East Andes Slope (Sub-tropical Cloud Forest) and including the gorgeous San Jorge de Sumaco Bajo Reserve & brand new jungle lodge (Tropical Amazonian Rainforest) with the rooms overlooking our lagoon and Island Restaurant with Bar with observation decks overlooking the Amazonian canopy.  San Jorge Eco-Lodges offers over 1,600 possible species of birds, 100 species of Hummingbirds, wildlife, wild orchids in their natural habitat, butterflies, frogs, 25 waterfalls, lagoons, ponds, streams and rivers and an enormous amount of diverse flora and fauna within 8 different eco-systems while on touring The Magic Circuit of Ecuador.  San Jorge Eco-Tours offer the ultimate Birdwatching experience, superb Wildlife Photography, hiking pristine nature trails, and learning about the natural history of Ecuador.

ECO-TOUR itineraries

MAGIC ECO-TOURS FOR NATURE LOVERS – 7N/8D – WEST SLOPE

~ VISIT THE ANDES HIGHLANDS, CLOUD FOREST & UPPER TROPICAL RAINFOREST ~

GORGEOUS SCENERY & PRISTINE HIKING TRAILS - HANDS ON ANDES COOKING CLASS - MIDDLE OF THE WORLD MONUMENT ON THE EQUADOR, NIGHT WALK - SWIMMING IN THE CASCADING WATERFALLS - DINE WITH THE HUMMINGBIRDS



2024 Pre-scheduled tour dates

San Jorge’s Magic Eco-Tour Nature packages are all-inclusive, including airport transfers or pick up from downtown Quito, comfortable lodging accommodations, meals, guided tours with native guides, private transportation and reserve entrance fees. Added features while at San Jorge’s Lodges include delicious Ecuadorian and International cuisine and quality services.

 


Day One
- Evening airport transfer from Quito Airport to San Jorge Eco-Lodge/Quito, overnight lodging San Jorge/Quito, no meals

Day Two - Eco-Tour for nature lovers - San Jorge Eco-Lodge & Botanical Reserve/Quito - Walk the pristine highland humid forest, volcanic walls and sightseeing overlooking Quito from a distance on pre-Inca trails. Great explanation of archeology, medicinal plants and folklore.  After lunch, hands on Cooking Class learning how to make dark Andes chocolate, Andes Coffee and empanadas. Overnight San Jorge/Quito Lodge, includes 3 meals 

Day Three  - Visit the middle of the world museum and original equator monument at Cala Cali. Continue on to San Jorge de Tandayapa Hummingbird Sanctuary in the Cloud Forest checking for Hummingbirds and Tanagers at the feeders. Excellent for wild photography. After lunch, a guided hike on our pristine well designed trails viewing birds and exotic flora and fauna. Overnight San Jorge/Tandayapa Lodge, includes 3 meals 

Day Four - Early morning sightseeing and animal observation at the reserve. After breakfast guided Orchid Tour at our orchidairy and gorgeous trails with orchids and bromeliads in their natural habitat. Afternoon at leisure on own. Overnight San Jorge/Tandayapa Lodge, includes 3 meals

Day Five - After breakfast depart for San Jorge de Milpe Orchid & Bird Reserve in the Upper Tropical Rainforest. Afternoon bird and canopy observation at our 45 foot high spacious covered tower overlooking the canopy. After dinner, partake in a Night Walk looking for owls, potoos, different frogs and insects. San Jorge Milpe Reserve has an upper tropical forest, which is even more diverse than our Cloud Forest at San Jorge de Tandayapa. Totally different eco-systems, only 1 hour drive part!  Overnight San Jorge/Milpe Forest Lodge, includes 3 meals

Day Six - After breakfast get ready for a hike in the Tropical forest, visiting several waterfalls all pristine! Enjoy swimming in the cascading waterfalls at one of the last preserved and purest forests in the world! The stunning upper tropical rainforest surrounding the lodges feature well-kept pristine hiking trails, with 8 different trails to explore the different features of the reserve, with 11 spring fed waterfalls, crossed by the large Chaguaryacu River. Overnight San Jorge/Milpe Cliff Lodge, includes 3 meals 

Day Seven - Day of leisure at San Jorge/Milpe paradise to explore on own. Later afternoon, transfer to San Jorge/Quito. Overnight San Jorge/Quito Lodge, includes 3 meals

Day Eight - AM airport transfer

Optional Extra days/cultural tours:  Old Colonial Quito City Tour, Medicinal Plants, Otavalo Indian Market & Surrounding Villages, Pappallacta Hot Springs, Cotopaxi Volcano.

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MAGIC ECO-TOURS FOR NATURE LOVERS – 11N/12D

~ VISIT both the East & West Andes Slopes - 6 SAN JORGE LODGES & PRIVATE NATURE RESERVES IN THE ANDES HIGHLANDS, CLOUD FORESTS & AMAZONIAN TROPICAL RAINFOREST~

GORGEOUS SCENERY & PRISTINE HIKING TRAILS - HANDS ON ANDES ECUADORIAN COOKING CLASS – DINE WITH THE HUMMINGBIRDS – 2 NIGHT WALKS - SWIM IN THE CASCADING WATERFALLS & AMAZONIAN RIVERS, EXOTIC BIRDS & HUMMINGBIRDS – FABULOUS PHOTOGRAPHY OPTIONS - WILD ORCHIDS & BUTTERFLIES


2024 Pre-scheduled tour dates


San Jorge’s Magic Eco-Tour Nature packages are all-inclusive, including airport transfers, comfortable lodging accommodations, meals, guided tours with specialized native guides, private transportation and reserve entrance fees. Added features while at San Jorge’s Lodges include delicious Ecuadorian and International cuisine and quality services.


Day One
- Evening airport transfer from Quito Airport to San Jorge Eco-Lodge/Quito, overnight lodging San Jorge/Quito, no meals

Day Two - Eco-Tour for nature lovers - San Jorge Eco-Lodge & Botanical Reserve/Quito - Walk the pristine highland humid forest, volcanic walls and sightseeing overlooking Quito from a distance on pre-Inca trails. Great explanation of archeology, medicinal plants and folklore.  After lunch, hands on Cooking Class learning how to make dark Andes chocolate, Andes Coffee and empanadas. Overnight San Jorge/Quito Lodge, includes 3 meals

Day Three - Visit the middle of the world museum and original equator monument at Cala Cali. Continue on to San Jorge de Tandayapa Hummingbird Sanctuary in the Cloud Forest checking for Hummingbirds and Tanagers at the feeders. Excellent for wild photography. After lunch, a guided hike on our pristine well designed trails viewing birds and exotic flora and fauna. Overnight San Jorge/Tandayapa Lodge, includes 3 meals   

Day Four - Early morning sightseeing and animal observation at the reserve. After breakfast guided Orchid Tour at our orchidairy and trails with orchids and bromeliads in their natural habitat. Afternoon at leisure on own.  Overnight San Jorge/Tandayapa Lodge, includes 3 meals

Day Five - After breakfast depart for San Jorge de Milpe Orchid & Bird Reserve in the Upper Tropical Rainforest. Afternoon bird and canopy observation at our 45-foot high spacious observation tower and decks overlooking the canopy. After dinner, partake in a Night Walk looking for owls, potoos, different frogs and insects. San Jorge Milpe Reserve has an upper tropical forest, which is even more diverse than our Cloud Forest at San Jorge de Tandayapa. Totally different eco-systems, only 1 hour drive part!  Overnight San Jorge/Milpe Cliff Lodge, includes 3 meals

Day Six - After breakfast get ready for a hike in the Tropical Forest, visiting several waterfalls all pristine! Enjoy swimming in the cascading waterfalls at one of the last preserved and purest forests in the world! The stunning upper tropical rainforest surrounding the lodges feature well-kept pristine hiking trails, with 8 different trails to explore the different features of the reserve, with 11 spring fed waterfalls, crossed by the large Chaguaryacu River.  Overnight San Jorge/Milpe Forest Lodge, includes 3 meals 

Day Seven - Day of leisure at San Jorge/Milpe paradise to explore on own.  After lunch, transfer to San Jorge/Quito. Overnight San Jorge/Quito Lodge, includes 3 meals

Days Eight & Nine- San Jorge de Guacamayos Reserve in the Eastern Andes Cloud Forest.  View beautiful vistas of Antisana and Sumaco Volcanos a and gorgeous scenery when hiking the trails in the clouds. Observe beautiful Hummingbirds, birds, butterflies and fauna. Overnight new San Jorge Guacamayos Lodge, includes 3 meals per day.

Days Ten & Eleven- AM departure with a stop at Ollin Waterfalls and Hummingbird feeders.  Continue on to San Jorge de Sumaco Bajo Reserve in the Amazonian Tropical Rainforest. Hiking trails, Macaws, Parrots and elaborate birds, monkeys, butterflies, dragonflies and wildlife. Swimming in our crystalline river and streams. Wildlife observation and photography from our observation decks overlooking the Amazonian canopy and new observation decks. Partake in a guided Night Walk looking for lizards, different frogs and insects, caimans, night monkeys and ocelots. Overnight new San Jorge de Sumaco Bajo Lodge, includes 3 meals per day

Day Twelve - 7:30 AM airport transfer to Coca Airport (AM flight purchased on own from Coca Airport to Quito Airport) includes breakfast

Optional:  Extra days/cultural tours at the beginning of the tour:  Old Colonial Quito City Tour, Medicinal Plants, Otavalo Indian Market & Surrounding Villages, Pappallacta Hot Springs, Cotopaxi Volcano – inquire for pricing

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Quick facts of Ecuador

  • Quito ~ The First City to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
  • World Famous Galapagos Islands
  • The Andes Mountains – the world’s longest mountain range
    17 Distinctive Ethnic Indian Groups
  • Cotopaxi Volcano ~ the highest volcano in the world; 5,870 mts. O.S.L.
  • 3,000 species of Orchids
  • 1,700 species of Birds (world record per square meter)
  • 132 species of Hummingbirds (world record)
  • 65 Volcanoes
  • 12 different climate steps of the world
  • Diversified variety of foods

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The Magic Circuit

7 PRIVATE RESERVES & 4 ECO-LODGES

SAN JORGE eco-lodge & botanical reserve/quito 
KM 4 VÍA ANTIGUA A NONO (CONT. CALLE MACHALA)
andes highlands/high barren plains/highland rainforest
Altitude: 3,000 - 3,100 m.  (9,580 - 10,500 ft. o.s.l.)

SAN JORGE DE ESTERO HONDO botanical reserve
PACIFIC COASTal LOWLANDS
altitude:  200 m.  (600 ft. o.s.l.)

SAN JORGE DE MILPE BIRD & orchid reserve
San Jorge cliff lodge & san jorge forest lodge 
upper tropical rainforest
KM 3,7 CAMINO A MILPE
altitude: 900 m.  (3,000 ft. o.s.l.)
SAN JORGE DE TANDAYAPA hummingbird sanctuary & lodge
cloud forest
KM 3,5 PARTIDERO ANTIGUO A TANDAYAPA
altitude:  1,700 m.  (5,600 ft. o.s.l.)
SAN JORGE DE COSANGA -YANAYACU WILDLIFE & BIRD RESERVEs
andes highland cloud forest
KM3,6 CAMINO A LAS CAUCHERAS
altitude: 2,500 m. (8,000 ft. o.s.l.)
san jorge de sumaco bird sanctuary
lower amazon basin
altitude:  500 m.  (1,600 ft. o.s.l.)


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Cheryl Korowotny
International Director
The Magic Birding & Photography  Circuit
SAN JORGE ECO-LODGES & BOTANICAL RESERVES
Quito – Tandayapa – Milpe - Cosanga - Estero Hondo-Sumaco Bajo-Guacamayos
Ecuador – South America
Email: birdwatching@eco-lodgesanjorge.com
(877) 565-2596 Toll Free USA & Canada.

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San Jorge has been awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for the past 11 consecutive year