Customer Experiences

“Ecuador Birds Tours helped organize, plan, and implement a perfect short birding trip for me. They helped pick out the best locations to find my targets and Miguel was an amazing guide. Everything was coordinated smoothly from start to finish including transport between the lodge and the airport. The food was amazing and the birds were incredible! I hope to visit again!” Ben Zerante.

“For birding in Ecuador, these are the guys to go to. Why? 1. Years of experience with a focus solely on Ecuador. 2. Outstanding guides who can lead you to the rare birds. 3. Beautiful host hotel in close proximity to the airport and with outstanding birding 4. Most reasonable pricing I’ve found in Ecuador. Thanks Diego from Ecuador Birds Tours for arranging this amazing birding photography tour“. Randall Finley.

“Ecuador Birds Tours helped us with excellent, friendly, and knowledgeable guides. We moved at a suitable paced, taking breaks when needed. Diego also helped arrange airport transfers and overnight accommodation at a lovely bird reserve. A great experience!” Pam and Glen.

“A good day birding Andean condor, Andean Ibis, lots of black Chested Buzzard Eagles and caranculated caracaras. The condor observation tower and hike down towards the river were very nice. The antisana volcano was out from the clouds, there were deer, wild horses, and a nice lunch too. Highly recommended for birding tours in Ecuador“. Sharon.

“Jorge really knows his birds! He has a fantastic ear as well! The birds don’t seem to care if it is raining. We probably missed a few forest ground birds, but we did see almost 400 different species and a whole lot of them for the first time. The lodges were all wonderful, well equipped, friendly staff and great local food. We were over fed everywhere.We did miss one lodge due to road closure, but we felt lucky that we got to all the others! The last lodge ,at 11,500 feet, was spectacular!! With piles of wonderful food and postres and a room with an incredible view! We will highly recommend Ecuador Birds Tours if anyone asks!! – Sally Fellows.

“You will be one of the family as soon as you start your conversations with Ecuador Birds Tours. We went for 10 days of birdwatching and 5 days in Galapagos. Ecuador Birds Tours was outstanding every minute of every day. The staff was attentive without being intimidating, the service was top-notch, the birder guides were well-informed and expert, always willing to go the extra mile to make sure you had a wonderful experience. We visited several of the family’s reserves and birding lodges and they were all outstanding and dedicated to warm hospitality, great birding experiences and the preservation and conservation of the ecosystem of the Eastern and Western slopes of the Andes. Our only regret was that our time was so short. Would recommend Ecuador Birds Tours to anyone thinking about a birding trip to South America” Pari and Charles.

“My wife and I had the pleasure of going on Ecuador Bird Tours excursion for our 40th anniversary. The trip vastly exceeded our expectations! From the welcome we received at La Jimeneta to our final day, Diego and his staff treated us like family. Our guides were amazing making sure that we got on the bird as well as finding the best angle for a photo. We managed to see all our target birds and many more. The guides on our first two days were Daniel and Roberto, great guides and extremely knowledgeable. The remaining days we had Marcelo. At the end of our 10 days we counted 330 birds, 238 lifers and took about 1300 photos. I highly recommend Ecuador Bird Tours, Diego and his staff will tailor a tour for your goals and interests. We are planning another tour to the Amazon region with them hopefully in the near future” Walt and Sharon.

“My wife and I cannot recommend this company enough. The lodges we stayed at on our tour included Hacienda Jimenita, Sachatamia Lodge, and San Isidro Lodge. They were all fantastic and the grounds of Jimenita were both gorgeous and fun to explore and there were some neat bird art pieces around the lodge. Food throughout the tour was exceptional.We will absolutely be doing business with this company again and highly recommend them for your future travel needs.” Robert Qually.