This trip will take you through a great scenery in the Ecuadorian High Andes. The roads will border one national protected area Antisana Ecological Reserve and Fundación Jocotoco’s Chakana Reserve therefore the birdlife is great, and the scenery is quite amazing. The altitudinal range covered is over 3600 M. We spend the entire day in the area, watching for Andean Condors (should be easy!) and other beautiful birds, even for Spectacled Bears, with a traditional lunch at a small “refugio” Casa Antisanilla inside the reserve with a magnifiscent view of the Andes; back to Hotel in Quito in late PM. 

DIRECTIONS AND ROUTE: 

Leave Quito early at 7:o0 AM to the East where the Antisana Volcano is located. On clear days, the views of the Antisana glaciers are dazzling. Our first stop is in the small town of Pintag to take a traditional sweet bread. Then we continue to Tambo Condor to use bathrooms and take a cup of coffee. There we can enjoy the hummingbird feeders where we can see the Giant Hummingbird and the astonishing Ecuadorian Hillstar. Then, we continue to the strategical located gazed of Chakana reserve where we can look for the Andean Condor nests and the Spectacled bear who used to walk around the “Peñón del Ishco” that is just in front of the Porch. We can also see some other species such as the endemic Carunculated Caracara, Variable Hawk. 

We can a make a walk around the paramo to enjoy the sightings, landscapes and  native flora. We will take a delicious and traditional lunch at Casa Antisanilla. In the afternoon return to Quito. End of services. 

Tour Includes: 

- Land transportation 

- Expert bilingual naturalist guide 

- Meals 

- Entrance fee to Antisanilla reserve 

Price does NOT Include: 

- Expenses of a personal nature such as laundry, phone calls, extra drinks and snacks, souvenirs, etc. 

- Tips 

What to bring: 

- Warm clothes, hiking boots, hat, sunblock screen, binoculars (optional), photograph camera. 

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