Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, Ecuador

Advantages: Brill for watching many species of humming birds&other birds.Nice&rural,lots of trails.
Disadvantages: You are very likely to get very wet. Not much to see except Hummingbirds

...1 night stay at the Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve is less than 2 hours away from Quito but still deep in the forest. Our reason for visiting Bellavista was to see the many species of hummingbirds at the feeders. There are also many trails to walk. We arrived around midday after travelling from Quito. It was raining quite hard but we didn’t notice this when we saw all the hummingbirds at the syrup filled feeders around the main area of the lodge. ...
...Dome” which is a wooden building with 360 degree views from which you can see the rugged peaks of Pichincha and Catacachi in the distance. The Dome also had a restaurant and bar and library and accommodation above and cafe below. There was also a covered outside veranda with seating on one side to view the birds. We were allocated our rooms. There are different styles of rooms. There were the Dome rooms; Trailhead House, Gloria’s House, Bamboo House ... Read review