Ecuador · Bird Watching

Birdwatiching Full day from Cuenca

8 Hours Round trip from Cuenca Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Full-day bird watching experience from Cuenca
  • 02 Look for endemic and notable bird species of the region
  • 03 Chance to spot the Gorjivioleta, unique to Cajas
  • 04 Local guide included
  • 05 Transportation included
  • 06 Box lunch plus morning tea, coffee, and cookies
  • 07 English- and Spanish-speaking experience

Spend a full day exploring the birdlife around Cuenca with a local guide, and look out for some of Ecuador’s most notable species. Highlights may include the Frentiestrella Arcoiris, Rayito Brillante, and the distinctive Pico Espada, along with the Gorjivioleta, an endemic species of Cajas found nowhere else in the world.

With transportation, a box lunch, and morning tea, coffee, and cookies included, this experience offers a comfortable way to enjoy bird watching in the Cuenca area over the course of an 8-hour day.

Spend a full day exploring the birdlife around Cuenca with a local guide, and look out for some of Ecuador’s most notable species.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Cuenca
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

We will pick you up at 9:00am at the meeting point given once you confirm this booking. (near the hotel of the passenger).The richness of its architecture and culture in general earned Cuenca the appointment of Cultural Heritage of Humanity, on December 1, 1999. The Historic Center, with about 200 hectares, is formed by the oldest residential area. Here we find a great number of buildings of colonial style and Republican of great beauty; the archaeological zone; the artisan neighborhoods (of colonial origin); the central markets; the Tomebamba Ravine with Paseo 3 de Noviembre and several places of cultural and scenic importance that show the reason for the declaration as a city Cultural Heritage.We will take you to the most important stores and galleries in Cuenca, also you are going to have the opportunity to buy clothes, jewelry, leather, ceramics, textiles, hats, artwork, pottery crafts and more, at the best price.

Recommendations: Use comfortable shoes to walk around the city, sun block, warm clothes, waterproof clothes in case of rain. Drinks: Bottle of water, juice. Take cash and credit cards with you to pay your personal expenses.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Cuenca 1 city · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Box Lunch
  • Local guide
  • Transportation
  • Tea, coffee, cookies, etc for the morning while observing

What's Not Included

  • Personal Expenses
  • Tips
  • Bird Watching Equipment (passengers bring their own equipment)

Know before you go

  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Walking activities are included, let us know previously if you had any mobility issue
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • • Dress code is smart casual • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • In this map you will find a selected radius, but if you are staying in Cuenca urban area, just let us know your hotel to arrange the pick up.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Cuenca, EC
Tour start
Cuenca, EC
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 hours finish where they began, in Cuenca.

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