Ecuador: A country that is roughly the size of Colorado and supports over 1,600 species of tropical birds - over 100 of which are hummingbirds, 4000 species of intricate orchids, hundreds of species of colorful frogs, dozens of species of primates and countless species of fascinating butterflies and insects. Imagine a country where you can visit pristine cloud-forests, beautiful beaches, snow capped mountains, and remote areas of the Amazon rain forest. Imagine that this country has relatively good roads, a well equipped tourism infrastructure, a stable government, and can be reached in less than 8 hours from most of North America.
ECUADOR PHOTO TOUR. Multi-flash Hummingbird Photography, Birds and more
ONE WEEK IN ECUADOR - HUMMINGBIRDS AND MORE!
THIS TOUR IS A SHORTER VERSION THAN OUR REGULAR TEN DAY ADVENTURE.
MAY 08 -MAY 15. 2017 (THIS WORKSHOP CAN BE COMBINED WITH PERU)
Price: $3199USD Deposit $2000 USD Single Supplement $500
Join: info@hemmingsphototours.com
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Workshop Leader: David Hemmings
Learn many techniques of photography and capture some of the most incredible images and video of bird species and wildlife Ecuador has to offer. We provide all multi-flash equipment. Plenty of other macro, landscape photographic opportunities. This workshop is ideal for all nature lovers, bird lovers and photographers. Arrival May 08 and leave May 15th.2017. One week full of bird photo opportunities. Includes all meals, accommodations. Does not include flights to destination.
ITINERARY MAY 08-MAY 15.2017 - 2 spots left
May 08: Arrival Quito, Ecuador - overnight Quito.
May.09, 10, 11: Tandayapa Lodge
May 12, 13, 14 Mindo Loma Region - Transport from Tandayapa Lodge to the Mindo region, taking advantage of photo opportunities aloong the way. Bird photography including the possible opportunity to photograph the Umbreallabird and the Longuipendulo. Check out the bird list of Ecuador
May 15; After a week of nature and bird photography, we drive back to Quito, Ecuador and fly home or you may continue on to the next workshop Peru with David Hemmings. Photograph the Peru ruins, birds and nature and more.
NORTHERN ECUADOR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP TOUR
Dates: Jan 25 2019 - Feb.04. 2019
Price: $4899 USD. Deposit $2000 Single Supplement $500 USD
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Learn many techniques of photography and capture some of the most incredible images and video of bird species and wildlife Ecuador has to offer. We provide all multi-flash equipment. Plenty of other macro, landscape photographic opportunities. This workshop is ideal for all nature lovers, bird lovers and photographers.
Flight Destination: (IATA) Mariscal Sucre Int’l Airport, Quito, Ecuador. Departure Tax: $41 USD. Currency: USD$ US
Accommodations: Wednesday night Sebastian Hotel is included.
Meeting Place & Time: Wed. Jan. 25th. Mariscal Airport. Fly out date Mariscal, Quito. Jan. 23rd.
Airport Pickup will be provided to and from Hotel Sebastian.
PASSPORT VALIDITY: You must ensure that your passport is valid for at least of six months from the date of your arrival or until the date of your departure from Ecuador, whichever is the longest.
ITINERARY:On this adventure we will explore the northern region of Ecuador taking advantage of the diverse eco-systems and fantastic tropical bird photography opportunities.
QUITO REGION
Days 1: Jan. 25 : Arrival in Ecuador Airport. We will pick you up at the airport. Check-in. Sebastian Hotel. Evening welcome meeting when all participants have arrived.
Day 2: Jan. 26: 6:00am (GMT) Sebastian Hotel lobby. We will have breakfast together before starting out on our adventure. We will be travelling north- west from Quito to the Frist Nature Lodge.
We will stay at this tropical bird paradise. We will be photographing those incredible hummingbirds with multi-flash photography techniques. At this lodge 31 species of hummingbirds have been recorded at the Lodge feeders, with 14–18 species most days and up to a hundred individuals present at any one moment. This is one of the most amazing bird spectacles of the world. The birds are present all day long, but the greatest numbers appear on wet afternoons, especially in the last half-hour before dusk as they fill up on energy to last the night.
MINDO LOMA REGION
Accommodations: Day 2-5 Sencond Nature and Bird Lodge
Days 3 & 4: Jan 27 & Jan.28: Photographing the endless hummingbirds and tropical birds at the lodge.
Day 5: Jan. 29: Mindo . Check out from the bird nature lodge and continue our adventure further west to into the heart of the Mindo Cloud Forest region. Travelling by road we venture into the mountain range descending 7km into the Mindo region. Along the way we watch for Toucans and other tropical birds in the trees.
GUANGO
Accommodations: In the Mindo Loma region. After we settle in at Mindo and have a bite to eat, we will head out to photograph such species as the Velvet Purple Coronet, Wedge Billed Hummingbird, Masked Trogan, Purple-Throated Woodstar and more...
Day 6: Jan.30: 6:30am. Meet at the lobby. Breakfast and then a full day of photography in the Mindo Loma area. Last night in the Mindo Loma region.
Day 7: Jan. 31: Guango. We leave Mindo and travel south past Quito and take our adventure to Guango, located south-east of Quito. At Guango we check into Guango Lodge, about 1 hour away from San Isidro, which lies at a higher elevation (about 2,700 meters) on Ecuador's eastern slope, only 11 kms down the main Interoceanica Highway from the town of Papallacta. This area is centered in a zone classified as humid temperate forest, a habitat distinctly different from San Isidro and characterized by its more stunted trees (and thicker canopy), cooler climate, and different bird and plant composition. After our drive we will have plenty of photography for the rest of the day.
Days 8, 9 & 10: Feb. 01.02.03: Guango. Full days of photography around the Guango region.
Last night in Guango
Day 11: Feb.04: Quito. Early morning start driving back to Quito Sebastian Hotel.
A driver or taxi will take you to the airport.
Please read our Refund Policy and do not book your flights until we confirm.
