Papallacta Pass + Guango Reserve Birdwatching Tour Full Day
Papallacta Pass in Ecuador is a premier destination for birdwatching enthusiasts, offering a diverse range of habitats from high-altitude páramo to lush cloud forests. Explore the Cayambe-Coca National Park and the edge of the Antisana Reserve by the Ecuadorian Eastern Slopes. Places full of natural lagoons and surrounded by Andean vegetation or Paramo. Perfect place to record one of the best species Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Attagis gayi) and Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan.
Departure: Everyday
Starting Point: Quito
Finish Point: Quito
Pick-up time: 5:30 a.m.
Drop -off: 6:00 p.m. aprox.
Style: Small-group tour
Duration: Full day
Type: Nature-birdwatching
The tour includes:
> Professional Guide/Driver (English)
> Private Transportation
> Entrance fee to the Reserve
> Snacks
The tour does not include:
X Travel insurance
X Meals (Lunch)
X Tips and personal expenses
X Optional activities
Top Birdwatching Spots in Papallacta Pass
1. STOP: Papallacta Pass (La Virgen)
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Bar-winged Cinclodes, Stout-billed Cinclodes, Many-striped Canastero, Variable Hawk, Tawny Antpitta, Andean Teal and Andean Gull near the lakes
2. STOP: Papallacta Antennas
Andean Teal, Blue-mantled Thornbill, Carunculated Caracara, Paramo Tapaculo, Andean Tit-Spinetail, White-chinned Thistletail, Grass Wren (Paramo).
3. STOP: Cayambe-Coca National Park
Masked Mountain-Tanager, Glowing Puffleg, Blue-backed Conebill, Gray-browed Brushfinch, Tawny-breasted Antpitta, Black-backed Bush Tanager.
5. STOP: Guango Reserve
Tourmaline Sunangel, Collared Inca, Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Streaked Tuftedcheek, Pearled Treerunner, Azara's Spinetail, Mountain Cacique, Red-hooded Tanager, Blue-backed Conebill, Gray-hooded Bush Tanager
Around 80 species can be seen in one day.
Optional visit: Papallacta hot springs