Ecuador - Cock-of-the-rock

Willy Perez is an excellent choice as trip leader – he has a great love of his country and its welfare and his knowledge of its birds, their calls and behaviour is second to none.

D.B. Essex

Overall this was an excellent trip, with a first class guide, very good itinerary and generally good to very good accommodation.

I.S. Kent

Both trips were first class, with the guides excellent. Their knowledge of the birds and their calls was brilliant and their general wildlife and cultural expertise was very good. They also tried hard to get everyone to see it’s majority of species. An altogether memorable experience.

G.R. Aberdeenshire

Good birds, good guides, good food and some very good accommodation. Napo Lodge is particularly well organised and reaches high standards.

P.S. West Yorkshire

Sandra was very good, an excellent knowledge of the birds and sounds plus a very god sense of humour. Our driver Eduardo was very good, especially considering some of the roads. Overall a very enjoyable trip.

W.J. Cleveland

Great! It was a birdwatching holiday, so we were going to see birds and we did see birds! Lots of them in spite of several days of rain. Well what do you expect when you are in a rainforest? It was well laid out so we could visit various places where special birds were. It would have been difficult to find them on your own or to cover all the areas we did. It was hard work, up at or before dawn and back after dark. But that is the time when birds are up and about. We were informed that we had to be reasonably fit as it was a lot of walking and often on uneven ground. It was all that but the guides made sure we all coped and some of us took it a bit slower than others. The good thing with birdwatching is that you have to stop a lot to watch the birds and that was enough to give us time to catch up. We stayed in very nice lodges, clean and safe, and we had lots of lovely, local homecooked food.

B. & I.D. Hampshire

Birding was excellent, Lodges were very comfortable and food excellent.

J.H. Bristol

Tour leader was excellent, changed itinerary to suite weather conditions to maximise chances of seeing different species. Accommodation and food excellent. Overall a fantastic experience.

R.C. West Midlands

Our guide Sandra was extremely knowledgeable about the birds and their calls, which is amazing as there are so many different kinds. She is also very personable and had a good sense of humour and looked after us very well. If I ever go to Ecuador again I would certainly want her as my guide. Her English is excellent. Our driver Edwin was also excellent. He knew the areas we visited very well which was helpful. He likes to drive but also has an interest in the birds which was good. They both helped us with our luggage and did what they could for us to make our holiday so successful.

G.M. Hertfordshire

Altogether an excellent trip. I have nothing but praise for our birding guide, Xavier Munoz, and our driver. We made use of every minute of daylight, plus some birding in the dark in pursuit of nightjars and Potoo (successfully, I may add). The amount of birds seen exceeded my expectations.

P.G. Cambridgeshire

Xavier was a superb guide. Full of interesting facts about Ecuador and excellent at finding and identifying all the target bird species. He made the holiday the success it was.

K.A. London

Jorges Luna was superb. His bird finding ability and knowledge could not have been bettered. Also had an excellent rapport with all the group and with Carlos, the driver too, which made it such an enjoyable trip.

J.L. Dorset

Even though this was an exciting tour in prospect, the reality was even better. The tour greatly exceeded our expectations and although Ecuador might seem a long way to go for a weeks break - it was well worth it. Alejandro is a top leader and he was responsible for us seeing a large list of birds. He is a brilliant bird guide and nature enthusiast.

A.B. Suffolk

Guide was excellent - very knowledgeable and a great manner with the group.

N.D. Glasgow

Alejandro Solano - The best guide/leader I have travelled with. Really superb. I would certainly book a holiday just because he is the guide.

P.H. Mid Glamorgan

Our guide, Alejandro Solano, was absolutely first rate, both for his knowledge of birds and for his character as someone able to handle a group of people effectively and with a gentle humour. Accommodation was very good with food ranging from good to excellent. All the hosts were friendly and welcoming.

P.B. Kent