Antisana Volcano Birding & Natural History Condor Tour PRIVATE, all included

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Quito, Ecuador

8 to 10 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Take a break from the busy streets of Quito and spend a day immersed in Ecuador’s unique ecosystem on this wildlife excursion. Alongside a private guide, venture toward the Antisana Volcano, home to an ecological reserve where you can observe several species such as the Andean condor, spectacled bear, and the giant hummingbird. You also make a stop at the Mica Lagoon, where you search for aquatic species on a short hike.

Learn about Ecuador’s diverse ecosystem from your guide
This tour can be reworked to focus on birdwatching
Tuck into a delicious lunch at the Tambo Condor reserve
A private tour means a personalized experience

What's Included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Private transportation
Certified, bilingual naturalist & birding guide
Lunch with soft drink
National Park fees
All activities
Coffee and/or Tea

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Pick up and drop off from your accommodation in Quito and airport area. Please provide your accommodation address in case it is not listed in the hotels above.

Start time
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Quito

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mirador Isco - Reserva Chakana

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Antisana Ecological Reserve

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Laguna de Mica

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tambo Condor

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Quito

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
A small amount of walking is involved along trails with irregular terrain although if participants require longer hiking trails are available.
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Copy of passport of one of the group members is required for billing purposes (local tax exemption)
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Let us know if you are prone to altitude sickness
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Great day with a knowledgeable guide!

Philip_C, May 2025

We had a great day. We must have seen over 30 different types off birds, if not more. Gabriel was so knowledgeable, answered all our questions and was able to identify everything we saw incredibly quickly. Thanks to his experience we saw everything we wanted to see! Great day!!

Antisana - A great place for wildlife

Chris_U, Apr 2024

What an excellent trip to Antisana. A national park rich in wildlife. We were incredibly grateful to have Santiago as our guide. He has an unmatched level of bird knowledge and was so passionate about the abundant and diverse bird life not only on Ecuador, but throughout South America. He had an incredible spotting scope that allowed us to observe birds as if they were right in front of us but he knew what birds were around simply from a quick flash in the sky. He really was a pro!! Thanks to him, we saw so many humming birds. These are such SPECTACULAR birds and we managed to get really wonderful photos. Santiago really does have telescopes for eyes, because as we were driving he managed to spot an Andean Bear, across the other side of a ridge on the mountain. How he managed to spot it I will never know! But we were privileged enough to see the bear settling down for a nap. To top it off, we saw 2 pairs of condors in flight and then saw a condor nesting and a juvenile fledgling from the balcony at Tambor Lodge. It was an exceptional visit and he is an exceptional guide! Just on a side note, the food at Tambor Lodge was wonderful and I had the BEST Locro here, it was DELICIOUS!

Great full day out with local experience.

Kristen, Apr 2023

Santiago was a great guide providing lots of info about local life as well as the animas and nature of the area. Great for helping spot those small special animals trying to get pictures of. He had sounds of different animals he can play to try to attract birds to come near by to photograph. Lunch stop was delicious and local cuisine. Overall had a great day out and he does other tours as well. Definitely will be booking another trip with him in the future.

All you could expect and want ...

David_N, Dec 2020

The entire outing was memorable. Scenery was great; the wildlife, from hummingbirds to condors, was impressive; and the commentary, informative. All in all, would definitely recommend this to anyone that wants to see and experience a lot in a day, with memories forever.

Fantastic volcano and birding experience

Beth_P, Mar 2020

This was a great tour once it got started. The guide and driver were late, which they blamed on horrible traffic accident. We got going 90 minutes after expected. But the rest of the day more than made up for the snafu at the beginning. Santiago was our guide, hugely enthusiastic and knowledgeable. On the ride to Antisana, Santiago regaled us with tales of Quito's troubled water system; the city is dependent on glacial melt for its water and the glacier will almost certainly be gone within a few decades. We had a great weather day with fantastic cloud-free views of Antisana; even Santiago called it a 10 out of 10 day. We also got very lucky as a) Santiago knew the location of a condor nest with a 5-month-old chick; plus, when we first got to the viewing stand, the male condor was flying around but soon came in to land on a cliff near his mate so Santiago was able to get both of them in his spotting scope very quickly. There was ample time for all four in our party to get a good look, either through the spotting scope or through our own binoculars. The lunch spot is great, with a beautiful setting and lots of hummingbirds darting around. (We had stopped there earlier in the day, too, for an altitude-adjustment tea -- very helpful for those of us traveling from sea level in New Jersey, U.S.A.) Santiago's English was exceptional; the best guide we had on our 12-day trip through Ecuador. Highly, highly recommend this trip for the scenery and the infectious enthusiasm Santiago brought to spotting various Andean birds. We agree with other reviewers that you don't have to be a huge bird enthusiast to enjoy this one-day outing from Quito. This would have been a 5-star review except for the late start, which may have been out of anyone's control.

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