You’ll depart from the largest city of Ecuador early in the morning and head south along the coastal plain to the Manglares-Churute Reserve, about 50 minutes away. This reserve has an interesting mix of habitats from lagoons and mangroves, to semi-humid forest, unlike anything else you'll see on the tour. This is one of the best places in Ecuador to find the threatened Pacific Royal-Flycatcher along with a number of other scarce species like Horned Screamer. Later, you'll continue your way to Buenaventura Reserve, one of the Jocotocos Foundation's reserves. This reserve protects over 2870 hectares (7097 acres) and covers an altitude range between 400 to 1450 m.a.s.l. (1312 to 4750 f.a.s.l.). This reserve was established in 1999 to protect the home range of the endemic El Oro Parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi), and nowadays hosts species from two of the most important endemic bird areas on the planet: the Chocó and Tumbesian bioregions. The reserve has a register of over 330 bird species, out of which 15 are globally endangered and 34 are regional endemics. Some of the possible birds here are the rare and endangered Ecuadorian Tapaculo, Chocó Toucan, Rufous-headed Chachalaca, Ochre-bellied Dove, Grey-backed Hawk, Pacific Royal Flycatcher, Pacific Tuftedcheek , Brown-billed Scythebill, Club-winged Manakin, Ochraceous Attila among many others. Early in the morning you'll have access to a LEK of the threatened and Chocó endemic Long-wattled Umbrellabird. Different types of feeders for birds and mammals are placed near the lodge where a diversity of Hummingbirds, Tanagers and Toucans can be seen alongside Coatis. You'll stay and set base there for 3 nights at Umbrellabird Lodge.