+593 99 279 99 46. Quito, Ecuador. Travel with a purpose, help us save the rainforest. Visit our Lodge in Mindo.
Our amazing lodge in Mindo will offer you the opportunity to enjoy the best of all worlds, very comfortable and classy rooms, enjoyable & beautifully designed terraces for a superb eye level bird photography and birdwatching experience, organic & delicious conscious food, an amazing tropical manicured garden with lots of colorful butterflies too, extraordinary macro photography opportunities and day tours available to other prime birding locations in the whole country for additional species, all with the guidance of a professional wildlife photographer and experienced naturalist Hans Heinz owner and founder of this coservation-driven project, be part of our conservation efforts by staying with us. All in one place!
A short trip from all the other hotspots in the northwest for any birdwatching day tour in Mindo area & beyond, we can take you there
We are the only bird lodge in Ecuador 100% dedicated to birds, birders and bird photography.
Our property offers the opportunity to hike in our mesmerizing primary forest trails , enjoy our private pristine water river and waterfalls, also you will have great birding opportunities in the forest where some very interesting bird rarities can be found, this is a great place for hardcore birders.
All photos by Hans Heinz (owner and photo instructor)
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Dedicated hummingbird photography area with continuous lights and tools for amazing results.
Choco toucan reserve is surrounded by 150 + hectares of rainforest and offers 2 spacious terraces and 5 observation platforms which were designed to provide an outstanding photography and birding experience bringing both birds and mammals to eye level for extraordinary results even during the rainy season. Having been a professional photographer for several years, I designed these spaces with great photography in mind.
Milpe area has registered almost 500 bird species which is more than many whole countries in the world
Milpe area hotspot
Choco Toucan Reserve hotspot
Our spacious rooms were carefully built, designed and decorated to offer you a pleasant and intimate stay with the chance to watch and photograph fauna, such as tayras, olingos, hummingbirds, owls and much more, right from your window. Yes you read it correctly, you can snap wildlife close up right from the comfort of your room! And if that’s not enough, you have the superb views of the rainforest as a backdrop.
We have placed hummingbird and banana feeders around the lodge so that you can enjoy the company of many colored birds while enjoying your meals.
Plan with us your visit to the Choco Andino cloud forest, one of the most biodiverse spots in the world, and get involved in our conservation project
Travel with a purpose, Help us save the rainforest
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