Day 1: Arrival at Quito International Airport, where we will welcome you and transfer you to Zaysant Ecolodge. The lodge’s feeders attract a variety of tanagers. Overnight at Zaysant Ecolodge in Puembo.

Day 2: Transfer to Zuro Loma Reserve, offering excellent photo opportunities for a variety of antpittas and highland hummingbirds. In the afternoon, we visit Maraksacha Reserve, a great location for tanagers and hummingbirds. Overnight at Sachatamia Lodge in Mindo.

Day 3: Full photography day in the cloud forest of Sachatamia Reserve in the Mindo Valley, with hides for species such as Masked Trogon and Strong-billed Woodcreeper. Fruit feeders offer chances to photograph Red-headed Barbet and Flame-rumped Tanager, while hummingbird feeders attract species such as White-booted Racket-tail. Overnight at Sachatamia Lodge in Mindo.

Day 4: Morning visit to Refugio Paz de las Aves, with the spectacular Andean Cock-of-the-rock as our main photographic target at a lek. We will also have excellent chances to photograph several species of antpittas, including Chestnut-crowned, Giant, Moustached, and Yellow-breasted Antpittas. In the afternoon, we visit Milpe Bird Sanctuary, home to the beautiful Club-winged Manakin, Choco Toucan, and a variety of hummingbirds. Overnight at Sachatamia Lodge in Mindo.

Day 5: Visit to Santa Rosa, one of the best locations to photograph the stunning Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan. Overnight at Sachatamia Lodge in Mindo.

Day 6: Visit to Balcón Tumpiki and Tutifruti Reserve, offering excellent opportunities to photograph species such as Ocellated Tapaculo, Orange-fronted Barbet, as well as a variety of tanagers and woodpeckers. Overnight at Sachatamia Lodge in Mindo.

Day 7: Today we visit the cloud forest of Amagusa Reserve in the Chocó-Andino Biosphere Reserve, where we can photograph species restricted to this unique habitat, such as Glistening-green Tanager and Toucan Barbet. Overnight at Zaysant Ecolodge in Puembo.

Day 8: Visit to Chakana Reserve and Antisana Ecological Reserve in the Andean highlands, where we can photograph Ecuador’s national bird, the Andean Condor, as well as species such as Carunculated Caracara, Ecuadorian Hillstar, Black-tailed Trainbearer, and many more. Overnight at Zaysant Ecolodge in Puembo.

Day 9: Full photography day at Guango Lodge, offering excellent opportunities to photograph species such as Sword-billed Hummingbird, Tourmaline Sunangel, and Long-tailed Sylph. Around the lodge, we will also look for Torrent Duck, Turquoise Jay, Hooded Mountain Tanager, and more. Overnight at Guango Lodge in Papallacta.

Day 10: Visit to Papallacta Pass, with chances to photograph páramo species such as Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Giant Conebill, and the spectacular Rainbow-bearded Thornbill. Around the lodge, we can also photograph Mountain Cacique, Saffron-crowned Tanager, Montane Woodcreeper, and more. Overnight at Río Quijos EcoLodge in El Chaco.

Day 11: Morning visit to the La Brisa feeders, with opportunities to photograph Green-backed Hillstar, Gorgeted Woodstar, Green Jay, and many other species. In the afternoon, we return to Quito and drop you off at your hotel, marking the end of the tour.