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Andean Odyssey proudly offers an outstanding selection of tour packages to Ecuador - from regional tours of Ecuador's coastal, highland and Amazon jungle regions, to all-inclusive ecoadventures in Quito and the surrounding Andean countryside, the Amazon rain forest and the Galapagos Islands. Andean Odyssey also offers a fabulous variety of adventure programs and special interest packages.

Regional Tours
Ecuador's coastal region features the country's largest city, Guayaquil, and the port of Manta and the beautiful surrounding tropical jungle. Here you can visit Montecristi, where the world's finest straw "Panama Hats" are made, quaint fishing villages, and see Ecuador's thriving export industries of bananas, coffee and cacao.

Andean Odyssey offers a wide variety of tour packages to the spectacular Andean highlands of Ecuador. Start in the Quito - set in a compact valley surrounded by snow-capped peaks, and filled with lovely Spanish colonial architecture, Quito is commonly called the most picturesque capital city in Latin America. From there, it is a short distance to la Mitad del Mundo - where you can step in the southern and northern hemispheres at the same time, Otavalo - with its Indian market and some of Ecuador's finest handicrafts, Cotopaxi National Park, the lovely colonial city of Cuenca, and Baņos - the gateway to the Ecuadoran jungle.

Andean Odyssey tours to Ecuador's Amazon rain forest offer you the accommodations you are looking for. Whether it's an air conditioned cruise down the Amazon or a walking tour in search of the exotic flora and fauna of the rainforest, you can't better the tours we have to offer.

Ecoadventures in Quito and Elsewhere in Ecuador
Andean Odyssey offers a superb variety of ecoadventures in Quito and other fabulous destinations in Ecuador. Choose among a variety of 8 to 16 day ecoadventures in Quito that may encompass the Galapagos Islands, the Andean city of Otavalo and its fabled marketplace and the snow-capped volcano of Cotopaxi, among other extraordinary attractions in this little gem of a country.

Adventure Programs
Adventure travel in Ecuador is at your fingertips when you plan your trip with Andean Odyssey. Trekking and other ecoadventures in Quito and the nearby Andean highlands can't get any better. Full adrenaline - Andean Odyssey tours of Ecuador have it all!

Special Interest Tours
Andean Odyssey has a variety of bird-watching tours, as well as other tailor-made special interest tours for family travel, study tours for executives and students, and experiential tourism to satisfy your desire to work with the local population.

So don't forget - whether you prefer a tour of Ecuador's coastal, highland or jungle region, one of a number of ecoadventures in Quito and elsewhere in this compact country at the center of the world, or a specialized, made-to-order educational experience, the specialists at Andean Odyssey are ready to make your vacation dream come true!
 
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Program : Amazon Basin
(9D / 8N)

DAY 1
PAPALLACTA - BAEZA
Early transfer from Quito to Papallacta , a large area with dwarf forest, subalpines shrubs and alpine meadows. The altitude goes from 2500 to 4100 meters with montane cloudforest, polylepis woodland, Elfin forest and Páramo. Papallacta is a small rustic village located in the Central Ecuadorian Andes chain, at only 58 kilometers east of Quito. In this place there are pools with thermal waters with temperatures at their origins fluctuating between 30 to 70ºC (86 and 157ºF).

After lunch, departure to Baeza. Papallacta-Baeza Road (37Km) in the Napo province links Quito with the northern Oriente. The altitudes goes from 900 to 4100 meters. Along the road there are premontane cloudforest, lower montane cloudforest, montane cloudforest, polylepis woodland and páramo. Extensive birding can be done in this area surrounded by beautiful landscapes. Baeza is a town with patches of cloudforest, remaining on the steeper slopes, surrounded by protected areas: Cayambe-Coca Reserve to the north, Sumaco Napo-Galeras to the east, and Antisana to the southwest. Overnight in Baeza. Meals included.

Some species of Papallacta Pass & Papallacta-Baeza Road are:
  • Hooded Siskin (Carduelis magellanica)
  • Mountain Avocetbill (Opisthoprora euryptera)
  • Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Thraupis bonariensis)
  • Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)
  • Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor)
  • Bar-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus)
  • Black-backed Bush-Tanager (Urothraupis stolzmanni)
  • Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo)
  • Many-striped Canastero (Asthenes flanmulata)
  • Masked Mountain-Tanager (Buthraupis wetmorei)
  • Viridian Metaltail (Metallura williami)
DAY 2
SAN ISIDRO ECO LODGE
After breakfast, departure to San Isidro Eco Lodge, about 1 hour drive. San Isidro Eco-Lodge is a private Reserve, located in the eastern Slope of the Andes, in the Napo province. There is a primary humid Subtropical forest in this place, with an altitud of 1700 - 2000 meters. San Isidro has 1200 hectares with great variety of bird life surrounded by fragments of Lower montane cloudforest with Chusquea bamboo, and temperate forest to the west. Surrounding this Lodge there are forest trails with undisturbed montane humid forest. Three hundred species of birds have been recorded in this area, some of them are rare species. Overnight in San Isidro. Meals included.


DAY 3
SAN ISIDRO ECO LODGE
Early breakfast. Birding in the San Isidro area. Overnight in San Isidro. Meals included.

Some species of this area are the following:
  • Highland Tinamou (Nothocercus bonapartei)
  • Slate-crowned Antpitta (Grallaricula nana)
  • Black-chested Fruiteater (Pipreola lubomirskii)
  • Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)
  • Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
  • Lemon-browed Flycatcher (Conopias cinchoneti)
  • White-capped Parrot (Pionus seniloides)
  • Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra)
  • Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)
  • Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus)
  • Ecuatorial Rufous-vented Tapaculo (Scytalopus micropterus)
DAY 4
LORETO ROAD- LAGO AGRIO
Early departure from San Isidro to Loreto Road, located in the Napo province, the altitude along this road goes from 500m to 1300 meters, with access to premontane forest on the east Andean Slopes. Around 350 species of birds have been recorded along this area, with 11 out of 15 Ecuador- Peru east Andes endemics. Overnight in Lago Agrio. Meals included.

Some of the species in the area are:
  • Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus)
  • Rufescent Screech-Owl (Otus ingens)
  • Lafresnaye´s Piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi)
  • Equatorial Graytail (Xenerpestes singularis)
  • Gray-tailed Piha (Lathria subalaris)
  • Plum-throated Cotinga (Cotinga maynana)
  • Blue-rumped Manakin (Lepidothrix isidorei)
  • Olive-chested Flycatcher (Myiophobus cryptoxanthus)
  • Golden-collared Honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrima)
  • Wire-crested Thorntail (Popelairia popelairii)
  • Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae)
DAY 5
CUYABENO
Early departure to Tarapoa Bridge, a 2 hour drive. We will then take canoes to get to the lodge along the Rio Aguarico for overnight. Meals included.

Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve is a lowland Amazonian Rainforest, located in the northeastern Ecuador in the Province of Sucumbios, between Aguarico and San Miguel Rivers with 655000 hectares. This Reserve was founded in 1979 due to the high Biodiversity of the place. It is one of the richest zones of Biodiversity in the Amazon jungle with a complex system of alluvial formations, 13 lagoons, rivers and flooded forest (Igapo). A tropical rainforest an Eco region located in the upper Amazon-Napo lowlands is an important endemic bird area of the Reserve. Cuyabeno has a humidity between 85 to 95 %, and precipitation of 3000 to 4000 mm3 a year. The Siona community inhabits the upper part of the Cuyabeno Reserve at Puerto Bolivar.


DAY 6
CUYABENO
Early breakfast . Birding in Cuyabeno. 400 species of birds have been recorded in this Reserve, some of which are the following: Overnight. Meals included.

  • Orange-crested Manakin (Heterocercus aurantiivertex)
  • Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus)
  • White-eared Jacamar (Galvalcyrhynchus leucotis)
  • Lemon-throated Barbet (Eubucco richardsoni)
  • Purple-throated Cotinga (Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema)
  • Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui)
  • Spix´s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
  • Ivory-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus azara)
  • Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana)
  • Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)
  • Green-and-gold Tanager (Tangara schrankii)
  • Pavonine Quetzal (Pharomachrus pavoninus)

DAY 7
SAN RAPHAEL FALLS
Early departure to Tarapoa Bridge by canoe, to take your transfer to Lago Agrio. After lunch, transfer to San Raphael falls. Overnight in San Raphael. Meals included.


DAY 8
SAN RAPHAEL FALLS
 Early breakfast. Birding in San Raphael Falls. San Raphael Falls is located on the east Andean Slope, on the South eastern edge of the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve (Sucumbios/Napo Provinces). San Raphael Falls is a subtropical forest. The Water Falls are the highest in Ecuador (150 meters) (500 feet). A premontane cloudforest and secondary growth are surrounding the San Raphael Falls, and the altitude of this place is between 1300 to 1400 meters.

The water falls are a good site to observe Tanagers flocks and the Andean-Cock- of- the Rock Lek, approximately halfway along the trail to the falls.

Two hundred species of birds have been recorded around San Raphael. Some of them are the following: Overnight in San Raphael. Meals included.
  • Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus)
  • Military Macaw (Ara militaris)
  • Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae)
  • Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
  • Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)
  • Highland Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis)
  • Smoky-brown Woodpecker (Veniliornis fumigatus)
  • Montane Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia striaticollis)
  • Golden-eared Tanager (Tangara chrysotis)
  • Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons)

DAY 9
PAPALLACTA
Early departure to Baeza, (2 hour drive). From here, transfer to Papallacta (an other hour drive). Here you can enjoy a nice hot springs baths. After lunch, return to Quito. Overnight in Quito. Meals included.


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