We handle everything that is not the birding
Beds, meals, guides, transport, permits and paperwork at Yanayacu and Narupayacu — so a birding trip, a photography session or a university field course runs without you organising it from another country.
Where you will sleep
Accommodation at two sites in key biodiversity areas: Yanayacu in Cosanga. From dormitory beds for student groups to private rooms for travellers.
- Yanayacu: Private rooms, dormitory beds · shared/private bathrooms.
- Narupayacu: indicate a day visit.
- Hot/cold water · electricity 24h · Wifi access
- Maximum group size: 25 people
Who guides you
Local guides who live on this slope and have been recording its birds for years. Not a rotating pool of contractors — the same people who keep the eBird hotspots updated.
- Target-species planning before you arrive
- Languages: Spanish / English / Kichwa
- Dawn starts, night walks and full-day routes
- Support for photographers: locations, timing, perches and blinds
- Guide rate quoted by the day, according to group size
Getting you and your gear there
Long lenses, tripods, mist nets and field equipment do not travel well on public buses. We coordinate transport that accounts for what you are carrying.
- Quito airport transfers · quoted with your booking
- Quito to Cosanga 3 h · Cosanga to Narupayacu 4 h
- Movement between both sites during your stay
- Capacity for research equipment and heavy camera gear
And the rest of it
Meals for early starts
Breakfast before dawn, boxed field lunches, Amazonian dishes on request, and vegetarian or vegan options with advance notice.
Research and student support
Beds and meals for teams, transport, local coordination, advice on Ecuadorian research permits, formal invoicing and access to historical site data.
Environmental education
Interpretive walks, workshops for school and university groups, and citizen-science recording on eBird and iNaturalist that outlives your visit.
Formats we offer
Every visit is quoted individually. A solo photographer, an independent researcher and a twenty-student university group need very different logistics, so a single price list would give you a number that is wrong for you. Tell us your dates, group size and objective and we send you an exact figure.
Day birding visit
Local guide, trails, feeders, lunch
Quoted by group size
2 days / 1 night
Lodging, all meals, guided birding, dawn session
Quoted by group size
Photography session
Guide, feeders and perches
Quoted by session length
Research / group stay
Bed, meals, station access, logistics, invoicing
Quoted by length of stay
Usually included
- Local guide during scheduled activities
- Accommodation and meals as agreed
- Access to trails, feeders and observation points
- Coordination before and during your stay
Not included
- Flights and travel insurance
- Transport, unless agreed in your quote
- Optical and photographic equipment
- Research permit fees payable to Ecuadorian authorities
What your visit pays for
We operate under Ecuadorian law and within the rules of the areas we work in. Beyond that, the part worth saying plainly: the money from a visit funds the people and the forest it comes from.
- Employment for local families: guides, kitchen, maintenance and logistics
- 100 hectares of forest kept under protection and monitoring
- Records uploaded to eBird and iNaturalist, free for anyone to use
- Low-impact infrastructure: controlled trails, ecological toilets, sustainable cabins
- Training in tourism, citizen science and hospitality for local young people
Tell us what you need
Dates, group size and which services you need. We reply within [one business day] with a written proposal and a total, so you can compare it against anything else.