Itinerary
Day 1
Transfer in, we will meet you at the airport and transfer to your hotel.
Night in Quito .
Day 2
Quito City Tour or Antisana National Park .
Night in Quito.
Day 3
Today, we will take our flight to Coca and then transfer to Sacha Lodge for 3 Nights and then 3 Nights at Napo wildlife center or Similar
Day 4
You will have the oppportunity to explore the great diversity of birds of the western Amazonia jungle. The Ecuadorian Amazonia is considered one of the top birdwatching places in the World with more than 500 bird species. Get a feel of the wilderness and complexity of rich habitats surrounding the lodge!
Day 5
Early in the morning we will visit the Canopy Observation Tower which is one of the top places to see the avifauna of the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador. This wooden platform of 36 meters high offers a priviledge access see live in the jungle atop the trees. It is a real world apart from the rest of the jungle!. Get a close-up and stunning view of flocks of birds that wander past and through the Canopy tower; oropendolas, tanagers, euphonias, aracaris, cotingas, flycatchers purpletufts, parrots and macaws glow from the highs and drop by the trees in search of fruits and seeds.
Day 6
Excursions along the forest trails are also a great opportunity to admire the wilderness of the Amazon jungle, with good chances to see different bird species such as antbirds, toucans, woodcreepers, tinamous, the Black-necked Red Cotinga and the vocally striking Screaming Piha. Visit the parrot clay licks where hundreds of parrots, macaws and parakees gather to obain the minerals contained in the soil that help them to digest the seeds and fruits they feed with. A real nature spectacle!
Day 7
Enjoy the canoe rides on the Anangu Lake and along he creeks and rivers that surrounds the lodge accompanied by different birds such as silvered and plumbeous Antbirds, herons, the Point-tailed Palmcreeper, Orange-crested Manakin and river birds as the Yellow-billed Tern, the Capped Heron and the Collared Plover. Also, the River Islands of the Napo River are home to a variety of birds including the Black-and-white Antbird, Olive-spotted hummingbird and different species of spinetails. Apart from the varied avifauna you will probably see several monkey species and the unique Giant River Otter, a specie original of the Amazon Basin.
Day 8
The welcoming area of the Napo Wildlife Center, where the local community lives in, is also rich in fauna and flora. Here you may find other numerous bird species such as the Rufous-headed Woodpecker, Swallow-winged Puffbird and the Turquoise and Magpie Tanagers
Day 9
Today, we will be back to Coca to take our flight to Quito
Night in Quito
Day 10
Transfer out.
Tour prices include in-country transportation, guide and driver fees, lodging, meals outside Quito, and entrance fees to all reserves visited, boat ride, flight Quito Coca-Quito.
Tour prices do NOT include airport taxes, tips, personal expenses, alcoholic beverages, and meals in Quito.
