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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 (GBP2,361 * EUR2,712 * AUD4,437)

Single Supplement: USD370 (GBP282 * EUR324 * AUD530)

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 (GBP2,513 * EUR2,887 * AUD4,724)

Single Supplement: USD420 (GBP320 * EUR368 * AUD602)

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 (GBP2,589 * EUR2,975 * AUD4,867)

Single Supplement: USD420 (GBP320 * EUR368 * AUD602)

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 (GBP2,517 * EUR2,892 * AUD4,731)

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

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 (GBP2,517 * EUR2,892 * AUD4,731)

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 (GBP2,669 * EUR3,067 * AUD5,018)

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

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 (GBP2,669 * EUR3,067 * AUD5,018)

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

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

Our Eastern Andes tour is a great introduction to birding the mighty Andes of South America. We will be exploring the vast east slope for local specialities and will visit a wide array of fascinating habitats and elevations. Travelling from snow-capped volcanoes down to pristine cloud forests will be not only an incredible experience but will also offer superb birding and scenery every day!

Stunning species that we will be searching for include 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, the San Isidro “mystery” Owl, Golden-headed and Crested Quetzals and Masked Trogon, to mention a few! Rare species that we will also be searching for include Andean Ibis, Andean Potoo, Red-rumped Bush Tyrant, Greater Scythebill, Bicolored Antvireo, Peruvian and Crescent-faced Antpittas, White-capped Tanager and Masked Mountain Tanager. A great network of birding reserves, together with good infrastructure, unsurpassable scenery, fine dining, and friendly people make the eastern Andes of Ecuador another key destination on the world birding circuit.

Top Birds

Andean Condor; Carunculated Caracara; Torrent Duck; Black-faced Ibis; Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe; Black-winged Ground Dove; Ecuadorian Hillstar; Giant & Sword-billed Hummingbirds; Viridian Metaltail; Long-tailed Sylph; Tourmaline Sunangel; Chestnut-breasted Coronet; White-bellied Woodstar; Glowing Puffleg; Black-tailed Trainbearer; Rainbow-bearded & Blue-mantled Thornbills; San Isidro “mystery” Owl; Rufous-bellied Nighthawk; Andean Potoo; White-capped Parrot; Grey-breasted & Black-billed Mountain Toucans; Masked Trogon; Golden-headed & Crested Quetzals; Crimson-mantled Woodpecker; Long-tailed & Paramo Tapaculos; Tawny, White-bellied, Peruvian, Slaty-crowned & Crescent-faced Antpittas; Andean Tit-Spinetail; Stout-billed & Bar-winged Cinclodes; Many-striped Canastero; Pearled Treerunner; Greater Scythebill; Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant; Red-rumped Bush Tyrant; Agile Tit-Tyrant; Handsome Flycatcher; Inca Jay; Black-billed Peppershrike; 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 & 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
DH & JH, Ecuador

We were so fortunate to be able to experience the top notch birding skills of Dušan. He is very professional but also so personable. It is a tricky thing to manage many different personalities and keep everyone happy but Dusan made our trip so enjoyable.

Robert Wilcox
MB, Ecuador - Northern: Ultimate Amazon I 2026

Bobby Wilcox is an excellent guide. He is a skilled birder and clearly worked hard to prepare for the trip. It is a different experience being in a group of 8 with a guide (+ local guide) compared to just the two of us with a dedicated guide (on our custom tour), and it took us a little while to adapt to that, but we really enjoyed the trip. Most members of our group of 8 clients had extensive worldwide birding experience, whilst our expertise was much more limited. Bobby did a good job of supporting us and making sure that everyone got to see as many birds as possible and enjoyed the trip. We would be very happy to go on another tour with Bobby in the future. As mentioned previously in our "Northern Ecuador" feedback - we were very happy with the support that we received from Rockjumper. Thanks very much - we had a wonderful time!

Lev Frid
SL, Ecuador 2024

Both Lev (rockjumper guide) and Andres (local guide) were excellent. Both were extremely patient, always upbeat, interacted well with the tour participants, were great birders, and answered any questions put to them. A very unique way to explore the archipelago, could not recommend it enough.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
PS&AS, Ecuador 2022

Dusan Brinkhuizen our guide was exceptional. He knew all the birds, their calls and where to find them. Dusan had so much patience and went to great lenths to make sure we saw the brids. Allen and I would highly recommend Dusan as a guide to Ecuador.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
BS, Ecuador 2022

Dušan was an excellent bird guide and a good tour guide.

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