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Ecuador is a dream destination for any plant enthusiast. Straddling the equator and bisected by the Andes Mountains, the range of habitats we explore on this holiday includes recent lava flows, subtropical forest, cloudforest, temperate (elfin) forest, wet paramo, arid plateaux and high craggy passes. We’ll enjoy such highlights as an imposing terrestrial bromeliad, rare amaryllis, ericads, bromeliads, moss-like dwarf gentians and a dazzling variety of orchids. We’ll also drive through stunning landscapes such as the ‘Avenue of the Volcanoes’, and the 4,000-metre-high Papallacta Pass. 

  • Over 3,700 species of orchid – the largest number of any country!
  • Moss-covered cloudforests full of Yellow Odontoglossum orchids
  • Tiny Pleurothallis & Brassia orchids in the cliffside crevices of Cerro Toledo
  • Showy terrestrial orchids in old lava flows & Podocarpus National Park
  • Bomarea, Gentianella, Polylepis, Ceiba trees
  • Tree-sized flowering mistletoes in temperate forests
  • Andean Condor at Papallacta Pass, & Spectacled Bear is a possibility
  • Wonderful photo opportunities – & plenty of chances to practise with your macro lens!
  • Enjoy markets & attractive colonial architecture in the tranquil city of Loja
  • Led by expert local botanist guide
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Once part of the Inca Empire, Ecuador came under Spanish rule in 1563 until it achieved independence in 1822.

Its capital city, Quito, is a World Heritage Site on account of its historic and well preserved Latin American centre.

Ecuador has welcoming people, relatively short travel distances and good accommodation. It' s an ideal destination for a wildlife holiday, for both first-time and repeat visitors to South America.

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The Andes are amongst the most spectacular mountain ranges in the world. Stretching for over 8,000 kilometres along the spine of South America, and passing through no fewer than seven countries, they are home to the greatest peaks outside Asia – Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua rises to 6,961 metres above sea level, and the planet’s equatorial bulge means that Ecuador’s Chimborazo is further from the Earth’s core than anywhere else. The highest volcanoes are also found here, with Ojos del Salado between Chile and Argentina towering at an altitude of 6,893 metres. Of course, such extremes of topography result in landscapes of unparalleled splendour, within which can be found an almost unimaginable diversity of spectacular wildlife. From its extraordinary mammals, such as Spectacled Bear and Mountain Tapir, through its birds, including such sought-after species as Andean Condor and Cock-of-the-rock, to a remarkable host of plants, reptiles, amphibians and more, there is perhaps no other mountain range on Earth that offers so great an opportunity to experience wildlife at high altitude.

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Ecuador, bisected from north to south by the mighty Andes and from east to west by the equator (after which the country is named), offers wonderful botanising amidst magnificent scenery. Once part of the Inca Empire that stretched from Chile to Colombia, and later a Spanish colony until it gained independence in the 19th century, Ecuador possesses an extraordinary range of environments, and harbours the highest biodiversity for an area of its size in South America. In fact, its orchid list is the longest of any country in the world, regardless of size, with over 4,000 species!

On this holiday we will visit many of the main montane habitats along the central spine of the country. We will tiptoe around fragile alpine cushion plants near the snow-line, search for orchids and tree-sized flowering mistletoes in cold, moss-covered temperate forests, marvel at the lushness of the rich subtropical forests on the lower slopes of the mountains, and reach the edge of Amazonia with a visit to the extremely diverse transition zone between rainforest and cloudforest. The diversity of plants (not to mention the birds!), welcoming people, short travel distances and good accommodation make a natural history holiday here a delight.

We begin our journey by driving south along the ‘Avenue of the Volcanoes’, the arid central plateau of the country. If the weather is clear we will have fantastic views of the highest active volcano in the world, Cotopaxi. Further on, from Baños, in east-central Ecuador, we will have views of another active volcano, Tungurahua, and perhaps witness one of its frequent small eruptions. Past volcanic activity has sculpted a tortuous landscape here, with geologically recent lava flows covered with desert-like vegetation. The most conspicuous element of this semi-arid flora is the Puya, an imposing terrestrial bromeliad. Two rare amaryllis relatives (Phaedranassa schizantha var. ignea and P. viridiflora) can also be found here and lava flows host many orchids, mostly with inconspicuous flowers. If we are lucky, we may even find a flowering plant of the strange ‘slipperless’ lady’s slipper orchid, Phragmipedium lindenii, with its stringy petals up to a foot long.

The hills to the east of Baños are covered by extremely wet cloudforest (from where over 40 new orchid species have recently been described!). We will spend the next two days exploring this area from a lovely hotel above Baños called Hacienda Leito. The forests here are heavily clad with orchids and bromeliads, and the scenery is spectacular, with waterfalls on all sides. The slopes are covered with big purple Sobralia orchid flowers and forests full of endemic species, many still awaiting discovery.

We next drive south to Cuenca, the third largest city in Ecuador and noted for its architecture, contribution to Ecuadorian arts, sciences and literature, and for being the birthplace for many illustrious figures of Ecuadorian society. Cuenca was founded on 12th April 1557 on the ruins of the Inca city of Tomebamba. In 1999 its historic centre was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Driving on further south to Loja, at an elevation of 2,100 metres, we will have time to enjoy this beautiful city which is an ideal base from which to explore high-elevation cloudforests in the Podocarpus National Park. Stunning alpine grasslands are evident here, rich in ericads, bromeliads and orchids, and the environment is very picturesque; we can be absolutely sure that we will be the only botanists on the mountainside!

There is also an extraordinary cold, windy and wet páramo near Loja, called Cerro Toledo. We will visit this botanically unique environment, rich in endemic species, although the climate is often so severe that we may not stay at the top for long!

Next we head back to Quito and east, along a route first used in the 16th century when Francisco de Orellana led his expedition from Quito down into Amazonia. Papallacta, a small village perched up on the tree-line, is famous in Ecuador for its hot thermal springs and it really is an Andean paradise. The road affords splendid views of several snowcapped peaks as it winds its way over the 4,000-metre Papallacta Pass and, with good luck, we may find an Andean Condor soaring over the crags. Here we will examine curious clumps of moss-like dwarf gentians and other plants with strange growth forms, highly adapted for life in this extreme environment. We will also visit the enchanting Polylepis forests with their twisted branches and papery red bark, growing at the upper altitudinal limit for woody plants. Lower down we will be based at the delightful San Isidro Lodge where we will explore moss-covered cloudforests full of yellow Odontoglossum orchids and other colourful flowers — a fitting finale to the tour.

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A variety of excellent hotels and lodges, all with private facilities.

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At Naturetrek we craft expertly-guided group and tailor-made wildlife holidays and cruises to all seven continents. On one of our holidays, you can be assured that our passionate team will enable you to experience and enjoy the best of the world's wildlife and natural spectacles in as comfortable and rewarding a manner as possible, caring as best we can for the environment in the process. We are proud to provide:

  • The widest choice of wildlife holidays worldwide
  • Tours managed and led by naturalists, for naturalists
  • Outstanding value and exceptional customer service

Furthermore, as a Naturetrek client, our office team are always to on hand to help you – so if you have any queries about your holiday, whether before or after you have booked, we will be delighted to answer them on the phone. Please just give our team a call!

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A Naturetrek Tailormade holiday allows you, with the benefit of our wildlife travel expertise and destination experience, to enjoy the perfect private wildlife holiday – one that truly matches your requirements, expectations and ambitions. We will ensure the most competitive prices, superb naturalist guides and seamless ground services.

Some of the benefits of Naturetrek Tailormade travel include:
• A bespoke itinerary which is crafted by experts and designed specifically for you
• Private guiding by the very best local naturalists 
• Travel with people you know, at your own pace
• Incorporate as much culture, history or relaxation time as you wish
• Choose dates to suit you
• Select your preferred style of accommodation
• Travel with families and children of any age

Furthermore, our Tailormade team are always on hand to help and guide you along the way, with friendly advice, first-hand knowledge and inside information specific to your destination of choice. So if you have any queries about your holiday, we will be delighted to answer them. Please just give us a call!

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For any interested natural history club or society, we can arrange for a private departure of this tour.

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Itinerary image

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An exciting and pioneering 16-day holiday in search of the orchids and other special plants of this beautiful Andean country.

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There are two viewing towers that elevate guests into the rainforest canopy to witness flocks of colourful tanagers and a host of other bird species, plus Colombian Red Howler Monkeys, Marañón White-fronted Capuchins and, with luck, Napo Sakis and White-bellied Spider Monkeys. These towers, plus a network of trails through undisturbed primary rainforest, ensure superb birding. One of the highlights is an early morning visit to a parrot clay-lick where comfortable hides allow excellent viewing of up to 10 or more parrot species. The area also holds rare and majestic raptors, flocks of antbirds, and a number of toucans. A foray into the forest after nightfall to experience the incredible cacophony of insect sounds is also highly recommended. The lodge consists of 20 extremely spacious rooms all of which have en suite facilities. There’s a library, dining hall and separate bar with great views that on a clear day can even reveal Andean peaks! 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The many highlights here include outstanding forest canopy facilities which are arguably the best in western Amazonia and comprise a canopy tower built around an ancient kapok tree and also a 270-metre-long, 37-metre-high canopy walkway. On a good morning either of these can produce a staggering 100 or more bird species, among them many birds that can be hard to see from the ground such as White-browed Purpletuft, Spangled Cotinga and numerous tanager, aracari and euphonia species. Tranquil excursions by dugout canoe to explore the area’s ox-bow lakes and rainforest streams are not to be missed and offer the chance to see secretive species such as Agami Heron and perhaps even a Giant Anaconda. Forest trails for walking and understorey birding are plentiful and varied, and yield birds such as Wire-tailed Manakin, Musician Wren and White-plumed Antbird. 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Andean Flora of Ecuador

Tour Code: ECU01

An exciting and pioneering 15-day holiday in search of the orchids and other special plants of this beautiful Andean country.

£5,995

Flight Inclusive

£4,995

Land Only
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Carbon Footprint

4222kg CO2e

With International Flights

675.3kg CO2e

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Highlights

  • Over 3,700 species of orchid – the largest number of any country!
  • Moss-covered cloudforests full of Yellow Odontoglossum orchids
  • Tiny Pleurothallis & Brassia orchids in the cliffside crevices of Cerro Toledo
  • Showy terrestrial orchids in old lava flows & Podocarpus National Park
  • Bomarea, Gentianella, Polylepis, Ceiba trees
  • Tree-sized flowering mistletoes in temperate forests
  • Andean Condor at Papallacta Pass, & Spectacled Bear is a possibility
  • Wonderful photo opportunities – & plenty of chances to practise with your macro lens!
  • Enjoy markets & attractive colonial architecture in the tranquil city of Loja
  • Led by expert local botanist guide

Summary

Ecuador, bisected from north to south by the mighty Andes and from east to west by the equator (after which the country is named), offers wonderful botanising amidst magnificent scenery. Once part of the Inca Empire that stretched from Chile to Colombia, and later a Spanish colony until it gained independence in the 19th century, Ecuador possesses an extraordinary range of environments, and harbours the highest biodiversity for an area of its size in South America. In fact, its orchid list is the longest of any country in the world, regardless of size, with over 4,000 species!

On this holiday we will visit many of the main montane habitats along the central spine of the country. We will tiptoe around fragile alpine cushion plants near the snow-line, search for orchids and tree-sized flowering mistletoes in cold, moss-covered temperate forests, marvel at the lushness of the rich subtropical forests on the lower slopes of the mountains, and reach the edge of Amazonia with a visit to the extremely diverse transition zone between rainforest and cloudforest. The diversity of plants (not to mention the birds!), welcoming people, short travel distances and good accommodation make a natural history holiday here a delight.

We begin our journey by driving south along the ‘Avenue of the Volcanoes’, the arid central plateau of the country. If the weather is clear we will have fantastic views of the highest active volcano in the world, Cotopaxi. Further on, from Baños, in east-central Ecuador, we will have views of another active volcano, Tungurahua, and perhaps witness one of its frequent small eruptions. Past volcanic activity has sculpted a tortuous landscape here, with geologically recent lava flows covered with desert-like vegetation. The most conspicuous element of this semi-arid flora is the Puya, an imposing terrestrial bromeliad. Two rare amaryllis relatives (Phaedranassa schizantha var. ignea and P. viridiflora) can also be found here and lava flows host many orchids, mostly with inconspicuous flowers. If we are lucky, we may even find a flowering plant of the strange ‘slipperless’ lady’s slipper orchid, Phragmipedium lindenii, with its stringy petals up to a foot long.

The hills to the east of Baños are covered by extremely wet cloudforest (from where over 40 new orchid species have recently been described!). We will spend the next two days exploring this area from a lovely hotel above Baños called Hacienda Leito. The forests here are heavily clad with orchids and bromeliads, and the scenery is spectacular, with waterfalls on all sides. The slopes are covered with big purple Sobralia orchid flowers and forests full of endemic species, many still awaiting discovery.

We next drive south to Cuenca, the third largest city in Ecuador and noted for its architecture, contribution to Ecuadorian arts, sciences and literature, and for being the birthplace for many illustrious figures of Ecuadorian society. Cuenca was founded on 12th April 1557 on the ruins of the Inca city of Tomebamba. In 1999 its historic centre was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Driving on further south to Loja, at an elevation of 2,100 metres, we will have time to enjoy this beautiful city which is an ideal base from which to explore high-elevation cloudforests in the Podocarpus National Park. Stunning alpine grasslands are evident here, rich in ericads, bromeliads and orchids, and the environment is very picturesque; we can be absolutely sure that we will be the only botanists on the mountainside!

There is also an extraordinary cold, windy and wet páramo near Loja, called Cerro Toledo. We will visit this botanically unique environment, rich in endemic species, although the climate is often so severe that we may not stay at the top for long!

Next we head back to Quito and east, along a route first used in the 16th century when Francisco de Orellana led his expedition from Quito down into Amazonia. Papallacta, a small village perched up on the tree-line, is famous in Ecuador for its hot thermal springs and it really is an Andean paradise. The road affords splendid views of several snowcapped peaks as it winds its way over the 4,000-metre Papallacta Pass and, with good luck, we may find an Andean Condor soaring over the crags. Here we will examine curious clumps of moss-like dwarf gentians and other plants with strange growth forms, highly adapted for life in this extreme environment. We will also visit the enchanting Polylepis forests with their twisted branches and papery red bark, growing at the upper altitudinal limit for woody plants. Lower down we will be based at the delightful San Isidro Lodge where we will explore moss-covered cloudforests full of yellow Odontoglossum orchids and other colourful flowers — a fitting finale to the tour.

Outline Itinerary

Day
1
Fly Quito
Days
2 - 4
Baños
Day
5
Cuenca
Day
6
Loja
Days
7 - 8
Vilcabamba
Day
9
Catamayo
Days
10 - 11
San Isidro
Days
12 - 13
Papallacta
Day
14
Quito; in flight
Day
15
Arrive UK
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What's Included?

Food

All included in the price, except evening meals in Quito.

Accommodation

A variety of excellent hotels and lodges, all with private facilities.

Dates & Prices

2026

Flight Inclusive

£5,995

Land Only

£4,995

Single Supplement

£595

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

Tour Leader
Javier Robayo
Javier Robayo
Javier’s expertise and love for the natural world have not only protected a wealth of wildlife, but have also led to critical scientific findings.
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2027

Flight Inclusive

£6,195

Land Only

£5,195

Single Supplement

£750

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

2028

Flight Inclusive

£6,295

Land Only

£5,295

Single Supplement

£750

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

Prefer to Travel in a Private Group?

For any interested natural history club or society, we can arrange for a private departure of this tour.

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