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Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge, Bellavista Cloud Forest, Ecuador
Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge
Dining room
Superior room at Bellavista
Another superior room at Bellavista
Standard rooom at Bellavista
Another standard room at Bellavista
Lounge / Souvenirs
Toucan Barbet
Olinguito can be seen at the lodge
Trailhead House
Masked Flowerpiercer
Female Powerful Woodpecker
Yellow-breasted Antpitta
Toucan Barbets
Plate-billed Mountain Toucan
Richard with Hummingbirds
Two Plate-billed Mountain Toucans
Scaled Fruiteater
Tinamou
Booted Racket-tail
Top 30 Species
1 | OlinguitoBassaricyon neblina | All Year | 1km |
2 | Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx | All Year | 1km |
3 | Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinus | All Year | 1km |
4 | Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonops | All Year | 2-10km |
5 | Plate-billed Mountain ToucanAndigena laminirostris | All Year | 1km |
6 | TayraEira barbara | All Year | 1km |
7 | Giant AntpittaGrallaria gigantea | All Year | 1km |
8 | Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjamini | All Year | 1km |
9 | White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castanea | All Year | 1km |
10 | PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema | All Year | 1km |
11 | Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii | 1km | |
12 | Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestis | 1km | |
13 | Common PotooNyctibius griseus | 1km | |
14 | Moustached AntpittaGrallaria alleni | 2-10km | |
15 | Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotincta | 2-10km | |
16 | Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus | 2-10km | |
17 | Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus | 2-10km | |
18 | Cloud-forest Pygmy OwlGlaucidium nubicola | 2-10km | |
19 | Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps | 2-10km | |
20 | Beautiful JayCyanolyca pulchra | 1km | |
21 | Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus | 2-10km | |
22 | Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianus | 1km | |
23 | Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens | 1km | |
24 | Collared IncaCoeligena torquata | 1km | |
25 | Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens | 1km | |
26 | Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis | 1km | |
27 | Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides | 1km | |
28 | Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus | 1km | |
29 | Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea | 1km | |
30 | Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii | 1km |
Bellavista Cloud Forest - a nature lovers and birdwatchers dream
Bellavista is at the southern edge of the Choco/Andean hotspots of biodiversity - that stretches from south western Colombia to northwestern Ecuador. And equally important, Bellavista is part of the Mindo Area of International Importance for Birds, the first area so designated in South America, by Birdlife International in 1997.Bellavista is a dream come true, for every nature lover and bird-watcher whose imagination is stimulated by the idea of a Cloud Forest. A certified ecolodge it exists within a 700 hectare private reserve full of endemic birds, mammals, orchids and other species.
ROOMING:
Mountain View (4 Superior type rooms)
Ample, spacious superior rooms with queen-sized beds, for one or two or three people. Two rooms have sofa beds. Wooden floors, large windows and skylights, overlooking parts of the near forest and the far Guagua Pichincha vulcano.
The Trailhead House / German House (3 rooms)
This construction of brick and wood built by young Germans experts fits beautifuilly into the surrounding forest landscape. We have included large windows for watching the birds come and go. The house has two floors and is decorated in our very own Bellavista style. It can accommodate a family of 6 on the second floor and has a couple of very cosy double rooms on the first floor.
Our Bamboo House (3 rooms)
Upstairs we have a family room with a double bed and three single beds, often used as a twin, or for families. It has a 2 storey balcony with a true birds eye view of the Tandayapa Valley! Downstairs there are two rooms, one double, and a twin room with wheelchair access and a comfortable balcony.
The Bellavista Mirador Suite (2 Rooms)
Offers a suite of 2 rooms, bedroom and living-room, for a comfortable private stay for a couple. Views straight down the Tandayapa Valley, birding from your cozy bedroom is often great!
Pichincha Suite (1 Room)
Is a comfortable room with a double and a single bed, with a sitting area and views towards Pichincha Volcano, offering ample space for couples, or nice for a small family.
San Luis House (3 rooms)
This house is located about 2.5 km from the main Bellavista Lodge area. It offers a private sanctuary for honeymooners, families or others who just want their own company. With distant views across the forests and mountains offers a unique sence of remotness. Also perfect for people who want to rent the whole house for their family or group.
Private rooms in the Dome (2nd floor) ( 5 rooms)
The Dome, which is the first building raised in Bellavista, has 3 bedrooms with double beds and 2 rooms with a single bed each. Each room has a small bathroom with hot shower. These rooms are smaller and rustic compared to the rest of the lodge.
Hummingbirds and tanagers, toucans and antpittas, all vie for our attention, and could keep any dedicated naturalist enthused for a lifetime of observation. With numerous forest trails, streams and a hidden waterfalls you can search for some of the special birds including the Tanager-Finch, Giant Antpitta, Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, Toucan Barbet, Swallow-tailed Nightjar, Plush-capped Finch, Crested Quetzal, and White-faced Nunbird as well as mammals such as the newly discovered Olinguito which can be seen most nights right outside the lodge. Relax in our four-story dome and admire the multitude of hummingbird species hovering around our feeders.
Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge offers the perfect combination of comfort, great cuisine and a friendly atmosphere all set within a beautiful tropical forest surrounded by nature.
Call us!
Office in Quito: 593 2 290 3166 / 223 2313 / 290 1536. Mobile: 0999 490 891
Lodge: 593 2 361 3447. Mobile 0994 165 868
Write us to: info@bellavistacloudforest.com or reserva@bellavistacloudforest.com
Explore our website: www.bellavistacloudforest.com