The summit of the Antisana is nearly 19,000 feet high, giving us a day of amazing landscapes and stunning birding. These impressive landscapes shelter a very diverse range of wildlife. Here at the lagoons, such as the Mica lagoon which provides some of Quito’s water supply, water-loving birds abound.
Detailed Itinerary
Full Birding Day at Antisana Ecological Reserve – Home of the Andean Condor
If you are already in Ecuador, adding this day trip to your itinerary will be an unforgettable experience. We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:00 AM and in just two hours we will be searching for high-altitude birds like our main target bird, the Andean Condor..
Other fine target birds are the Ecuadorian Hillstar, Andean Lapwing, Black-faced Ibis, Carunculated Caracara, Tawny Antpitta, Aplomado Falcon, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, and Variable Hawk. After seeing these species, we will move on to the Andean lagoon to look for the Andean Ruddy-Duck, Andean Coot, Andean Teal, Silvery Grebe, Andean Tit-Spinetail, Many-striped Canastero, and Cinereous Harrier. After lunch at a restaurant where the condor lives, we will spend the rest of the day visiting hummingbird feeders which attract the Giant Hummingbird and the Great Sapphirewing, among many other delightful humingbird species.
4:00 PM: Transfer to Quito airport or to any hotel in Quito area.
Additional Offers: Please ask for further information on additional activities and
destinations to extend your trip
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Trip Information
Length: Full Birding Day plus any pre-and post-tour extensions
Starting city: Quito
Ending city: Quito
Physical difficulty: Moderate
Focus: Birding and Bird Photography
Group size: All groups will be limited to 8 participants.
-Naturalist and Birding Guide
-Private Transportation
-Lunch at Restaurant near Condor Viewing Area
-Coffee and tea
-All Excursions and entrance fees to the reserves
-Tips
-Alcoholic
-Any other item not specified
Experienced Bird Guide: All of our guides have over 20 years of experience as birdwatching and bird photo guides in Ecuador.
Your guide’s equipment:Binoculars, spotting scope, laser pointer & field-guide