Mindo Bird Photography
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Mindo Cloud Forest
Arrive in Mindo Cloud Forest, met and transferred to your accommodation. Mindo's feeders bring dozens of hummingbird species within camera range — the essence of Chocó birding.
Mindo Cloud Forest
Cloud-forest birding for Chocó endemics. A full day of feeders, leks and forest trails.
Mindo Cloud Forest
A full day of feeders, leks and forest trails. Tanagers and toucan-barbets in the cloud forest.
Mindo Cloud Forest
Tanagers and toucan-barbets in the cloud forest. Hummingbird feeders and the cock-of-the-rock lek.
Departure
A final morning in Mindo Cloud Forest — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
Drier months — the best cloud-forest access.
Good season
Feeders are productive all year.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Mashpi Lodge
A glass-walled luxury lodge deep in the Chocó rainforest, a wildlife landmark.
Sachatamia Lodge
A comfortable cloud-forest lodge with superb hummingbird feeders near Mindo.
Septimo Paraíso
A relaxed forest lodge in its own reserve outside Mindo.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.