Birdwatching Yanacocha from Quito

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Zuro Loma has 8 ha 19 ac. It is a new small private reserve that has a beautiful garden, hummingbird feeders that will be very good for people who enjoy photography. We will look for some types of birds like the sword-billed hummingbird, the sapphire-vented puffleg, the mountain velvetbreast, the tyrant metaltail, the chestnut-naped antpitta, the rufous antpitta, and many more birds while we spend time in that place. Normally, the visit to Zuro Loma lasts around 3 to 4 hours just to enjoy that beautiful place and have the chance to help the local people, because the boys in this place do a very good job of conservation with the idea of showcasing the species that they have in that area.

   3 hAdmission included

2. This reserve is located at an altitude of 3200-4400 meters above sea level, 10498-14435 feet. The Yanacocha Reserve has 1079 hectares, 2667 acres. It belongs to the Jocotoco Foundation, features a beautiful forest with many bird species, and the landscape is astonishing. The activity will be to enjoy the hummingbird feeders and take a walk while enjoying this enchanted forest. There are some birds like the Black-chested Mountain-tanager, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-tanager, Hooded Mountain-tanager, Spectacled Redstart, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Blue-Backed Conebill, Pearled Treerunner, Masked Flowerpiercer, Glossy Flowerpiercer, and some other difficult birds like the Ocellated Tapaculo, Andean Pygmy-owl, and Purple-backed Thornbill. Furthermore, the idea of creating this reserve was to protect the habitat of a highly endangered hummingbird species, the Black-breasted Puffleg.

   4 hAdmission included

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

Ratings come from 1 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

How it compares in Quito

• Its from-price is 32% above the median of the 1008 experiences we list in Quito.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 670 of 1008.

About Quito

Quito, Ecuador's high Andean capital, has one of the best-preserved colonial centres in Latin America, ringed by volcanoes and green mountains.

The historic centre was among the very first places named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its churches, plazas and monasteries are spectacular. La Compañía de Jesús glows with gold leaf inside, the Basilica del Voto Nacional has gargoyles shaped like Ecuadorian animals, and Plaza Grande is surrounded by the cathedral and the presidential palace.

Top-ranked sights in Quito: Cotopaxi National Park, Basilica of the National Vow (La Basílica del Voto Nacional), Independence Plaza (Plaza de la Independencia).

See all 1008 experiences in Quito