Birdwatching in the best protected areas of the Amazon. 7 / 10 / 15 days tour

Description

Depending on the days you choose for birding, we will take the most suitable route, either by river or land.

Birding sites: lagoons, marshes, swamps, open country, Islands, primary and secondary forest, observation towers, parrot, Macaw and parakeet clay licks.

A short list of birds

Órnate Hawk eagle, harpy eagle, black-collared Hawk, Solitary eagle, Golden-collared Toucan, Many-banded aracarí, Lettered aracarí, pale-jawed aracarí, Chestnut-eared aracarí, white-throated Toucan, Channel-billed Toucan, American Pygmy Kingfisher, Ringed Kingfisher, Belted Kingfisher, Amazonian Kingfisher, Green Kingfisher, Green and Rufous Kingfisher, Festive amazon, red-coloured amazon, black-skinned snake parrot, blue and yellow Macaw, Scarlet Macaw, red and Green Macaw, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, red-bellied Macaw, Bronze-winged parrot, yellow-eared parrot, Orange-winged parrot, Scaly-naped parrot, yellow-crowned parrot, red fan parrot, Golden-plumed parrot, Dark-headed parrot, blue-headed parrot, black-headed parrot, Cobalt-winged parakeet, black-headed parakeet, melanocephalus Pionites, white-necked puf fin, Notharchus hyperrhynchus, Common Hawk, Spotted chachalaca, night Curassow, Laughing falcón, peregrine falcón, red-throated Caracara, black Caracara, yellow-headed Caracara, black-throated Hawk, black-tailed Hawk, great black Hawk, black-winged kite, Snail kite, grifón Vulture, yellow-headed Vulture, turkey Vulture, Osprey, Swallow kite, pintailed Duck, mallard, sand-coloured nightjar, black-winged nightjar, black-necked nightjar, white-necked nightjar, Amazonian white-tailed trogon, Slate-tailed trogon, linear Woodpecker, crimson-crested Woodpecker, guayaquilean Woodpecker, red-necked Woodpecker, Crimson-bellied Woodpecker, Crimson Woodpecker, Scarlet-crowned Barber, five-coloured Barber, Paradise jacamar, great jacamar, Golden Barbel, great blue Herón, Cocoi Herón, great Egret, Rufescent Tiger Herón, Tiger Herón fasciculate, short-crowned Egret, great Horned Egret, Snowy Egret, great blue Herón, Boot-billed Egret, black-crowned night Herón, black-crowned night Herón, macaws, Green Herón, great Egret, black-crowned night Herón, roséate Spoonbill, black-crowned night Herón, Green Herón, great Egret, black-crowned night Herón, black-crowned night Herón, black-crowned night Herón, black-crowned night Herón, Neotropical Cormorant, Anhinga, great Tinamou, Squirrel Cuckoo, greater Ani, Pheasant Cuckoo, hoatzin Opisthocomus hoatzin, great-billed tern, black skimmer, sunbittern, Sungrebe, carunculated jacana, Bare-necked fritillary, long-faced Umbrellabird, Amazonian Umbrellabird, capped cardinal.

The price of the tour includes:

• Lodging in eco-lodge tourist class and first class.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, menú type.
• Navigation in motor canoe.
• Purified water to drink.
• Payment for all visits.
• Certified native guide, bilingual, Spanish-English.
• Programmed excursions with a multitude of activities.
• Rubber boots (only up to size # 44).
• Electric generator.

Tour price does not include:

• Hydration drink, tips and any other requirements not specified.
• Personal backpack.
• Rain jacket/poncho.
• Dinner on the last day.
• Taxes of 12% VAT.
• Rubber boots, size larger than #44.
• Flight ticket or bus transport Quito-Coca, Coca-Quito or Baños-Coca and return.

Description of accommodation

The eco-Lodges are built by the local people of the community and families from the same sector. They have double, twin, triple and cuádruple rooms, mosquito nets, bathrooms and showers, restaurant, electric generator, hammock area. Bird watching all year round.

Price table: Accommodation in tourist class tents:

• Minimum 3 passengers $250: Per day and Per passenger.
• 4 passengers $195: p.p.
• 5 passengers $165: p.p.
• 6 passengers $145: p.p.

Birdwatching. Tours from 1 to 5 days

Do you consider yourself a skilled birdwatchers?

If so, our exciting 1 to 5 day birding tour will give you a good experience to get to know many unique species that inhabit this part of the Amazon. Led by a local guide, specialised in birdwatching (private).

Ornithological tourism is a segment of tourism of specific interest, related to ecotourism, and the knowledge of the diversity of birds as an attractive resource.

What is Ornithotourism?

Birdwatching is a niche of Ecotourism, whose main motivation is to contémplate and interpret the behaviour of birds in their natural habitat, referring to the act of observing and identifying birds by their plumaje, chirping, their appropriate sites, etc.

Day 1: The meeting point is in the central park of Puerto Misahuallí. The waiting time for your Arrival will be from 2 pm to 5 pm. From here, a responsible person will take you to the private car park of Misahuallí eco-lodge.

Arrival and check-in at the lodge will take place.

Dinner will be served at 7 pm.

We will finish the day with an explanation of the tour and the Next days activities.

Day 2: We will go to a lagoon to paddle a canoe to observe the birds of the wetland. We will hike in the open country.

Day 3: Early in the morning we will canoe to a parakeet and parrot breeding site.

Day 4: Canoe down the Napo River to observe the bird species that inhabit the banks of the river.

Day 5: We will go to a reserve to walk in a wetland.

Optional: go to Yasuní National Park and other reserves to visit parrot, red and blue Macaw and parrot species.

Psittacidae - Psittacidae are a family of psittaciform birds, commonly called parrots or parrots, which includes macaws. These species are found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas. Parrots, parrots, macaws and parakeets need to keep toxins within their system, as a result of ingesting a variety of different nuts and seeds, to manageable levels. This is where clay licks come into play in salt licks. Salt licks are special sites, where there is an abundance of soil with minerals, particularly sodium, which helps to neutralise the toxins that develop as a result of the diet of these species.

The price of the tour includes

• Accommodation in Misahuallí eco-lodge for 3 nights, and 1 more night in a jungle community.
• Full equipment for rafting and kayaking.
• Private vehicle.
• Free internet.
• Navigation in motor canoe on the Napo River.
• Canoe paddling on the Araguano river.
• Canoe paddling in the lagoon.
• Purified water to drink during the tour.
• Full meals (menú type).
• Payment of all entrance fees and visits.
• Certified native bilingual naturalist guide.
• Excursions and activities.
• Rubber boots (up to size #44 only).

The price of the tour does NOT include

• Alcoholic beverages, tips and any other requirements not specified.
• Personal backpack.
• Rain jacket/poncho.
• Dry bags or umbrellas.
• Dinner on the last day.
• Bird book or binoculars.
• 12% VAT tax.
• Rubber boots (size larger than #44).
• Bus ticket or private vehicle Quito-Misahuallí, Misahuallí-Quito or Baños Misahuallí and return.

Description of the lodge

Misahuallí eco-lodge is a simple, rural, open-air lodge in the countryside. The lodge has the necessary basic services and is self-sufficient, unlike other Lodges.

It has permanent electricity, internet, private parking, bathrooms and general showers with hot and cold water, 4 beautiful viewpoints with panoramic views of the Napo River, private road to the river, sandy beach and free space for swimming, ethno-botanical garden in an area of 2,000 m2.

There are trails for walking and bird watching during the day, night walks, angling, etc.

It has Capacity for 24 guests, in spacious family rooms, with twin beds, and beds for two and a half people. All rooms have good mattresses and mosquito nets.

There are 4 areas available for camping.

Price table with tourist class accommodation in rustic eco-lodge

Children under 12 years old pay 50% of the rate.

Prices Vary from $195 to $250 per day and per passenger, depending on the Number of passengers, and where we travel, Whether by vehicle or river transport.