OUR GUIDES


Dan

Dan

Tour Leader
Herps & Birds

C2A2

Eric

Eric

Tour Leader
Herps & Photos

C2B2

TRIP OVERVIEW

Part ONE - $2100

Day 1Quito to Lago Agrio1
Day 2Lago Agrio to Cuyabeno2
Day 3Cuyabeno2
Day 4Cuyabeno2
Day 5Cuyabeno2
Day 6Cuyabeno2
Day 7Cuyabeno to Lago Agrio1
Day 8Lago Agrio to Quito (Departure)

Part TWO - $1300

Day 8Lago Agrio to Foothills3
Day 8Quito to Foothills3
Day 9Foothills3
Day 10Foothills3
Day 11Foothills3
Day 12Foothills to Quito (Departure)
The number on the right column refers to the herping site.
Day 8 is variable depending on the tour.

HERPING OVERVIEW

May is a perfect month to visit the Amazon for herping. We will visit Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Then we will visit another reserve in the Amazon rainforest on our way back to Quito. Although we plan to focus on snakes, we will also encounter a large variety of lizards and frogs.

Bothrops bilineatus

Lago Agrio

Getting to Lago Agrio either means a long drive from the Quito airport or a morning flight to Coca followed by a short drive to Lago Agrio. There are herping sites nearby to target Bothrops bilineatus.
Enyalioides laticepsEpicrates cenchriaScinax funereus
Enyalioides laticepsEpicrates cenchria

Corallus hortulanus

Cuyabeno

The main form of transportation in Cuyabeno is motorized canoe. We will spend five nights herping at a comfortable lodge using a motorized canoe and hiking on their expansive trail networks.
Phyllomedusa vaillantiiSiphlophis cervinusCruziohyla craspedopus
Tupinambis cuzcoensisAmeerega bilinguisChelus fimbriatus
Ceratophrys cornutaPaleosuchus trigonatusPipa pipa
Phyllomedusa vaillantiiSiphlophis cervinus
Tupinambis cuzcoensisAmeerega bilinguis
Ceratophrys cornutaPaleosuchus trigonatus

Micrurus melanotus

Foothills

Another biodiversity hotspot is where the Amazon meets the Andes. Herping will be exclusively by hiking because there are no boats in the foothills. We are also closer to Quito for the departure day.
Bothrops taeniatusChimerella mariaelenaeChironius leucometapus
Bolitoglossa equatorianaEuspondylus guentheriRhinella dapsilis
Bothrops taeniatusChimerella mariaelenae
Bolitoglossa equatorianaEuspondylus guentheri

TRANSPORTATION

Pickup is either at Quito Airport (UIO) or Tababela
DatePickupLocationDestination
Day 18:00 amQuito Airport (UIO) or TababelaLago Agrio
Day 29:00 amLago AgrioCuyabeno
Day 79:00 amCuyabenoLago Agrio
Day 89:00 amLago AgrioQuito Airport (UIO)
Day 89:00 amLago AgrioFoothills
Day 88:00 amQuito Airport (UIO) or TababelaFoothills
Day 129:00 amFoothillsQuito Airport (UIO)
DayPickupDestination
18:00TababelaLago Agrio
29:00Lago AgrioCuyabeno
79:00CuyabenoLago Agrio
89:00Lago AgrioQuito (UIO)
89:00Lago AgrioFoothills
88:00TababelaFoothills
129:00FoothillsQuito (UIO)
Day 8 depends on which tour is selected. Complete Tour: Lago Agrio to the Foothills

DETAILS

Full Tour Part 1 Part 2

Pickup

  • Quito Airport (UIO) or Tababela

    • Dropoff

  • Quito Airport (UIO) or Tababela

    • Included

  • 90-day Tourist Visa (details)
  • Transportation (ground)
  • Food (3 meals per day)
  • 2 Guides (Dan and Eric)
  • Rubber Boots (sizes 35 to 46)
  • Backup Flashlight
  • Photo Workshops
  • Day Hikes and Night Hikes

    • Excluded

  • Visas & Entry Fees (if required)
  • Flights & Taxi to Pickup Location
  • Snacks, Alcohol, and Souvenirs
  • Headlamps and Camera Gear
  • Extra Activities
    • May 18, 2026 (12d/11n)
    2-8 guests UIO
    $3200 / person

    Part One (8d/7n)
    $2100 / person

    		 Part Two (5d/4n)
    $1300 / person

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