Ecuador: The South

Although Ecuador is renowned for epic birding, the south stands out like a string of pearls—accessible and vastly different habitats supporting an astounding diversity of species and most of this small country’s endemics. We’ll sample these habitats, from the paramo above treeline in the high Andes, to the rainforest of the Amazonian foothills, to the elfin forest and lush cloud forest of the southeast, to the dry thorn scrub and deciduous forest of the southwest, and to the edge of mangrove woodland along the coast. Each has its own specialty birds, and each is close by comfortable and often brilliantly situated accommodation. This tour is perfectly set up for a memorable two-and-a-half weeks of birding.