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Ecuador - Northern: Eastern Andes

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Ecuador - Northern: Eastern Andes II 2026

04 Nov 2026 - 10 Nov 2026 (7 days)

USD3,095 NO SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Stephan Lorenz

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Tour Price (Per person): USD3,095 (GBP2,354 * EUR2,704 * AUD4,415)

Single Supplement: USD370 (GBP281 * EUR323 * AUD528)

This tour pairs with: Ecuador - Northern: Ultimate Amazon II 2026

Ecuador - Northern: Eastern Andes I 2027

15 Feb 2027 - 21 Feb 2027 (7 days)

USD3,295 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Robert Wilcox

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Tour Price (Per person): USD3,295 (GBP2,506 * EUR2,879 * AUD4,700)

Single Supplement: USD420 (GBP319 * EUR367 * AUD599)

Ecuador - Northern: Eastern Andes II 2027

25 Nov 2027 - 01 Dec 2027 (7 days)

USD3,395 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Robert Wilcox

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Tour Price (Per person): USD3,395 (GBP2,582 * EUR2,966 * AUD4,843)

Single Supplement: USD420 (GBP319 * EUR367 * AUD599)

This tour pairs with: Ecuador - Northern: Ultimate Amazon II 2027

Ecuador - Northern: Eastern Andes I 2028

23 Feb 2028 - 29 Feb 2028 (7 days)

USD3,300 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: James Wade Lee

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Tour Price (Per person): USD3,300 (GBP2,510 * EUR2,883 * AUD4,707)

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Ecuador - Northern: Eastern Andes II 2028

23 Nov 2028 - 29 Nov 2028 (7 days)

USD3,300 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: James Wade Lee

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Tour Price (Per person): USD3,300 (GBP2,510 * EUR2,883 * AUD4,707)

This tour pairs with: Ecuador - Northern: Ultimate Amazon II 2028

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Ecuador - Northern: Eastern Andes I 2029

21 Feb 2029 - 27 Feb 2029 (7 days)

USD3,500 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Lev Frid

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Tour Price (Per person): USD3,500 (GBP2,662 * EUR3,058 * AUD4,993)

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Ecuador - Northern: Eastern Andes II 2029

22 Nov 2029 - 28 Nov 2029 (7 days)

USD3,500 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: James Wade Lee

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Tour Price (Per person): USD3,500 (GBP2,662 * EUR3,058 * AUD4,993)

This tour pairs with: Ecuador - Northern: Ultimate Amazon II 2029

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

This tour is a great introduction to birding the mighty Andes of South America. We will explore the vast east-slope for its local specialities and visit a wide array of different habitats and elevations. Travelling from snow-capped volcanoes down to pristine cloud forests will be an incredible experience with superb birding and scenery each day! Stunning species that we will be searching forinclude Andean Condor, Carunculated Caracara, Ecuadorian Hillstar, Giant Hummingbird, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Torrent Duck, Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan, Inca Jay, White-bellied Antpitta, San Isidro “mystery” Owl, Masked Trogon, Golden-headed and Crested Quetzal just to mention a few! Rare species that we will target include Black-faced Ibis, Andean Potoo, Red-rumped Bush Tyrant, Greater Scythebill, Bicolored Antvireo, Peruvian Antpitta, Crescent-faced Antpitta, White-capped Tanager and Masked Mountain Tanager. A great network of birding reserves together with good infrastructure, unsurpassable scenery and friendly people make the eastern Andes of Ecuador one of the world’s key birding destinations.

Top Birds

Andean Condor, Carunculated Caracara, Torrent Duck, Andean Teal, Andean Duck, Andean Coot, Silvery Grebe, Black-faced Ibis, Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Andean Gull, Andean Lapwing, Black-winged Ground Dove, Ecuadorian Hillstar, Giant Hummingbird, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Viridian Metaltail, Collared Inca, Long-tailed Sylph, Tourmaline Sunangel, Chestnut-breasted Coronet, White-bellied Woodstar, Glowing Puffleg, Shining Sunbeam, Black-tailed Trainbearer, Rainbow-bearded Thornbill, Blue-mantled Thornbill, San Isidro “mystery” Owl, Rufous-bellied Nighthawk, Andean Potoo, White-capped Parrot, Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan, Black-billed Mountain Toucan, Masked Trogon, Golden-headed and Crested Quetzal, Crimson-mantled Woodpecker, Andean Motmot, Long-tailed Tapaculo, Paramo Tapaculo, Bicolored Antvireo, Tawny Antpitta, White-bellied Antpitta, Peruvian Antpitta, Slate-crowned Antpitta, Crescent-faced Antpitta, Andean Tit-Spinetail, Stout-billed and Bar-winged Cinclodes, Many-striped Canastero, Flammulated Treehunter, Pearled Treerunner, Streaked Tuftedcheek, Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Greater Scythebill, Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant, Paramo Ground Tyrant, Red-rumped Bush Tyrant, Agile Tit-Tyrant, Marbled-faced and Variegated Bristle Tyrants, Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet, Barred Becard, Handsome Flycatcher, Inca Jay, Paramo Pipit, Black-billed Peppershrike, Russet-crowned Warbler, Black-eared Hemispingus, Black-backed Bush Tanager, Buff-breasted, Masked, Blue-winged and Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanagers, Saffron-crowned, Beryl-spangled, Flame-faced, Black-capped, Grass-green,  Golden-crowned and White-capped Tanagers, Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia, Bluish Flowerpiercer, Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Pale-naped Brushfinch, Subtropical Cacique

Top Mammals

White-tailed Deer, Andean Fox, Mountain Tapir (rare), Spectacled Bear (rare)

Habitats Covered

paramo grasslands and highland lakes, temperate tree line forest & polylepis, temperate cloud-forest, upper and lower subtropical cloud-forest

Expected Climate

chilly at high elevations but pleasant in the subtropics

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leader

Tour Pace & Walking

easy to moderate pace

Accommodation

comfortable lodges

Ease of Birding

easy birding with some tricky skulkers

Number of Species Expected

200 - 250

Photographic Opportunities

excellent, especially at Antisana, San Isidro and Guango

What our clients say about us

Dušan Brinkhuizen
EL, Ecuador 2022

One reason I did sign up was because of the excellent reputation of Dušan Brinkhuizen. A number of people told me what an excellent guide he was and, If I was ever to go to Ecuador, I should do so on one of his tours. They were not wrong. Dušan is exceptional for knowing the vast numbers of Ecuadorian birds and their calls. He can recognize a small chip or the legs and tail or even a partial description. Dušan is also a wonderful individual, helpful and entertaining. He is obviously very fond of his adopted country and cares much about the inhabitants and their lives.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
WB, Ecuador 2018

Dušan Brinkhuizen is great bird master, very friendly and helpful. The trip was brilliant.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
DH, Ecuador 2022

Dusan was an excellent guide. His knowledge of bird calls and ID were extraordinary. He is a gem.

Adam Walleyn
DL, Ecuador - Northern: Ultimate Amazon II 2025

I just completed the Ecuador - Northern II: Choco Cloud Forest; Eastern Andes (Paramo and Cloud Forest); and the Ultimate Amazon: Sumaco Foothills & Rio Napo for a total of 21 days. Adam Walleyn was our head guide and he did a fantasic job. He cleary knew all the birds in the region by both sight and sound and worked extremely hard to get everyone on the tours to see every bird. He was very clear in describing what the agenda was for the day, and what we we'd be doing relative to hiking, terrain, hiking difficulties, etc. He was very well organized and very friendly, a perfect guide. Adam also filled out ebird trip reports for every spot we visited over the 21 days and sent them to all tour members every night, so we could easily keep track of the species seen and immediately accept the reports into our individual ebird accounts. Not including birds only heard and not seen, I had 570 species for the trip. I'd also like to praise Rockjumper's local guide on this entire trip, Marcello. He was very friendly, energetic and man did he know the birds of Ecuador and how to find them. His hearing was absolutely acute and very tuned into the birds. Both guides carried scopes and instantly got birds into scope view for everyone. Very happy with the guides and the overall trip.

Lev Frid
SL, Ecuador 2024

Fantastic tour and very diverse bird life. Lev and the local guides were fantastic! Could not recommend the trip or the guides more.

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