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San Jorge de Tandayapa Lodge & Hummingbird Sanctuary |
San Jorge de Tandayapa Lodge & Hummingbird Sanctuary is located in the Tandayapa Valley near the Nono-Mindo Road, a world-famous site for birding. The lodge itself is a short hike from the access road, sheltered from outside noises, which leaves you free to enjoy birdsongs and rainforest sounds in tranquility.
Stay here either as a stop on your Magic Birding & Hiking Circuit tour, or come and birdwatch on your own!
Natural Areas
The nature reserve is home to 300 species of orchids and 360 species of birds, and falls within the Choco Endemic Bird Area, which BirdLife International has designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Our professional birding and naturalist guides lead hiking tours for all ages and interests throughout the cloud forest, an ecoregion characterized by an abundance of epiphytes and mosses as well as, of course, cloud cover!
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Accommodations
In addition to the original 4-room lodge, a new lodge was built in 2008 featuring beautiful design, rooms with balconies, and all modern conveniences. This jungle hideaway offers stunning panoramic views; an excellent trail system throughout the surrounding cloud forest; and a dining area lined with hummingbird feeders, fruit feeders, and fruit-bearing trees which keeps a steady stream of hummingbirds, tanagers, and many other species within sight of the lodge--you can do a great deal of birding from the comfort of your room. Since the lodge is nestled within the nature reserve, you can begin birding as early as you wish--we'll have coffee ready!
Lodge Features:
- Double and triple rooms available
- Most rooms have views
- Glass windows to keep out insects
- Private bathrooms with hot running water and flushing toilet
- Electricity in rooms
- Comfortable outdoor seating areas
- Healthy, delicious meals featuring fresh and local ingredients
- Bar with beer, cocktails, and soft drinks
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San Jorge de Tandayapa Lodge & Hummingbird Sanctuary
Ecoregion: Cloud Forest
Altitude: 5,120 feet to 5,800 feet/1,560- 1,767 meters o.s.l.
N 00 00.614´ W 78 40.547´
| Common Birds to Look For: | Fairly Common Birds to Look For: |
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| Grass green Tanager, Blue winged Mountain Tanager, Andean Cock of the Rock, Beryl Spangled Tanager, Black capped Tanager, Golden naped Tanager, Blue gray Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Tropical Parula, Blue capped Tanager, Lemon rumped Tanager, Metallic green Tanager, Bananaquit, Golden Tanager, Silver throated Tanager, Plate billed Mountain Toucan, Black Phoebe, Smoke colored Pewee, Tropical Kingbird, Social Flycatcher, White capped Dipper, Roadside Hawk, House Wren, Southern rough winged Swallow, Blue and White swallow, Blue black Grassquit, Yellow bellied Seedeater, Blackburnian Warbler, Cinamon Becard, Ecuadorian Thrush and Great Thrush. . | Fawn breasted Tanager, Guira Tanager, Plumbeous Pigeon, Bat falcon, Plain breasted Hawk, White capped Dipper, Dusky Phia, Black and Green Fruiteater, Scaled Fruiteater, Chestnut capped Brush Finch, Golden headed Quetzal and Andean Guan. |
| Uncommon and Scarce: | Hummingbirds: |
| Tanager Finch, White winged Tanager, Black and Chestnut Eagle, Crested Eagle, Andean Solitaire, White throated Hawk, Giant Antpitta, Collared Forest Falcon | Violet-tailed Sylph, Brown Inca, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Green-fronted Lancebill, Western Emerald, Purple-throated Woodstar, Amethyst Woodstar, Collared Inca, Wedge billed Hummingbird, Green Violtear, Andean Emerald, Sparkling Violtear, White tailed Hillstar, Gorgeted Sunangel, Booted Racket Tail, White bellied Woodstar, Buff tailed Coronet, Green crowned Woodnymph, Velvet purple Coronet, Speckled hummingbird and Tawny bellied Hermit. |
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BOTANICAL RESERVES
The Magic Birding, Cultural and Hiking Circuit
San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito:
Km 4 Vía antigua a Nono (Cont. calle Machala)
San Jorge de Tandayapa Eco-lodge:
Km 3,5 partidero antiguo a Tandayapa
San Jorge de Milpe Bird & Orchid Lodge:
Km 3,7 Camino a Milpe
San Jorge de Cosanga -Yanayacu Preserve:
Km3,6 Camino a las Caucheras.
Volunteer work & students contact form
Our Reserves in EcuadorSan Jorge Botanical Reserve Milpe Cosanga - Yanayacu Tandayapa
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Address:
R. Almeida. N 42-191 e Hidalgo de
Pinto
(Urb. Quito Tennis )
Quito - Ecuador
Fax - Phones Ecuador:
(593 2) 224 7549
(593 2) 339 0402
(593 2) 339 0413
Email:
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Our guests says
San Jorge de Tandayapa is fabulous, San Jorge de Milpe is Magical, San Jorge de Quito is lovely.
Birdwatching in the Magic Birding Circuit was EXCELLENT, very thought, many good news of many good birds.
Wonderful guidance by George, the owner. Food was great!, accomodations were delightful, very comfortable, in beautiful settings, with birds outside the windows
Can´t ask for more.
We could have used more free time in Quito , Tandayapa and in Milpe, but I wouldn´t have missed a thing.
Maybe Connecticut Audubon could schedule more time or maybe we could come back for a longer stay.
Nancy Finlay
Nancy_finlay@chs.org
Connecticut Audubon Society, USA
The Magic Birding Circuit , including San Jorge de Tandayapa, San Jorge de Milpe and San Jorge Ecolodge in Quito
was MAGICAL!!! Yes, totally BEAUTIFUL, friendly and full of excellent nature and birding.
In the birdwatching and hiking tours , George, the guide was EXCELLENT , sensitive, warm and very knowledgeable.
Transportation was good and comfortable. Food was delicious , native witch I enjoyed.
Lodging, hotel and services were all very good.
Everyone was very helpful and professional and always gracious!!
Thank you very much!!!
Mary Jean Sodlad
catmjs@yahoo.com
Benningtoin, VT USA