Country: Ecuador

Antisana Condor Observatory (Antisana Ecological Reserve / Chakana Reserve)

Observation tower at the Antisana Condor Observatory for Andean Condors, hawks, flowerpiercers and hummingbirds, with a waterfall view.

Amazon Night Herping (Yasuni / Amazon lodge trails)

Amarun Pakcha Cock-of-the-Rock and Antpitta Session (Amarun Pakcha / Amarupakcha)

Alambi Hummingbird Feeders (Alambi Reserve)

At the entrance to the Tandayapa Valley, the small Alambi River reserve (1,550 m) offers easy, close observation around a large number of hummingbird feeders set among rich, colourful flowering vegetation. It is a gentle introduction to cloud-forest birding: birds come to you, the light is workable, and photography is unhurried.

Airport Garden Birding (Hacienda Jimenita / Puembo / Quito valley)

Yacht Deck Marine Wildlife Watch

Use the yacht deck as a field position during inter-island passages, watching for seabirds, marine mammals and changing volcanic horizons.

South Plaza Island Wildlife Trail

Explore South Plaza’s compact wildlife trail through succulent vegetation, with time for iguanas, sea lions and seabirds against the open volcanic landscape.

Santa Fe Snorkelling and Underwater Wildlife

Enter the water around Santa Fe when conditions allow, moving at a pace set by safety and the group’s comfort.

Santa Fe Land Iguana and Opuntia Trail

Follow the dry-island trail through Opuntia cactus habitat, taking time for endemic land iguanas and the smaller details of the island landscape.