Reserva del Bosc Núvol de Bellavista

Here we have a very distinctive hummingbird - the Collared Inca. In most lighting they appear all black with a white chest. but if you get them out in some direct light you can make out the blue/violet cap and the green throat.

Make sure you hire a birding guide for your visit to the valley. In addition to locating and identifying the birds, a guide is the only way you'll find this amazing hummingbird garden. It's hidden among some dense vegetation, with the only marker being an overgrown footpath leading from the road.

Yesterday I posted a female Violet-tailed Sylph, and today we have the much showier male. It's a wonder that they can fly with such long tail feathers, but clearly the reproductive advantage outweighs any such inconvenience.

The Tandayapa Valley is a birder's paradise. The rugged slopes of this pristine cloud forest offer a spectacle of exotic birds like few places on earth. The mountain roads themselves are great avenues to hunt out mixed flocks, but for a truly amazing experience you need to visit Tony Nunnery's hummingbird garden at Parador Pacha Quindi.

Tony grew up in the US but has spent the last fifteen years in a small cottage he and his wife built on 70 hectares in the Tandayapa Valley. They have been reforesting the former pasture and have established a phenomenal hummingbird garden right outside their house. The sight and sound of a hundred hummingbirds whizzing about is something you won't soon forget. It also makes for great photo opportunities, so much so that professionals will even shoot here with their shade umbrellas and strobe arrays. I didn't have anything that fancy, and you'd do quite well here with a 200mm lens and large flash.

BTW, I believe that this here is a Speckled Hummingbird.

Here we have a female Violet-tailed Sylph. How do I know it's a female? Because the male has a long blue tail that extends twice his body length.

We spotted this beautiful girl at Tony Nunnery's hummingbird garden in the Tandayapa Valley. I love hummingbirds and always hunt down the best places to see and photograph them, and Tony's garden is world class. Hundreds of hummingbirds from at least a dozen species flitted around us in the short couple of hours that we were there. A place you must visit if you ever find yourself in Ecuador.

Visita Reserva del Bosc Núvol de Bellavista

Activities

Guia de viatge: Nanegalito

Llocs populars per visitar

Did the full zip line tour here and it was the best zip lines I’d ever done. There are places where you can’t even see the other end of the line that you’re on as you glide at high speeds, hundreds of feet above the jungle.#Adventure

Vall de Mindo

Aprofita per gaudir de la bellesa natural de Vall de Mindo durant la teva estada a Mindo. A la zona també hi ha boscos.

Reserva Geobotànica Pululahua

Deixa't sorprendre per la bellesa natural de l'entorn a Reserva Geobotànica Pululahua, una de les zones verdes més boniques que trobaràs a Quito. En aquesta destinació també gaudiràs amb els seus restaurants.

Reserva del Bosc Núvol Maquipucuna

Deixa't sorprendre per Reserva del Bosc Núvol Maquipucuna, una de les zones naturals més boniques que hi ha a Nanegalito. En aquesta destinació també trobaràs boscos.

Reserva de Bosc Nubós de Maquipucuna

Deixa't sorprendre per la bellesa natural de l'entorn a Reserva de Bosc Nubós de Maquipucuna, una de les zones verdes més boniques que trobaràs a Mindo. Gaudeix de l'aire lliure en aquesta destinació, que ofereix la possibilitat d'accedir a la selva tropical i cascades.

Museu-Sitio Arqueològic de Tulipe

Si, quan siguis de vacances, vols ampliar els coneixements culturals que tens sobre Gualea, no te'n pots anar sense escapar-te a Museu-Sitio Arqueològic de Tulipe.

Chiquilpe

Aprofita per gaudir de la bellesa natural de Chiquilpe durant la teva estada a Nono. A la zona també trobaràs parcs.

Les millors ofertes d'hotels de Reserva del Bosc Núvol de Bellavista

Saloya Mindo Life Landscape hotel

W598 V4 Pirca Mindo Pichincha

Hacienda Rumiloma

Obispo Diaz de la Madrid s/n Quito Pichincha

Hotel Tiwintza Internacional

Av. Río Amazonas Quito Pichincha

Veure 1.156 allotjaments a Reserva del Bosc Núvol de Bellavista

El preu més baix per nit que s’ha trobat en les últimes 24 hores per a una estada d’1 nit per a 2 adults. Els preus i la disponibilitat estan subjectes a canvis. Pot ser que s’apliquin condicions addicionals.