 All photos and paints copywright Dr George Cruz San Jorge de Milpe Lodge & Orchid Reserve
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San Jorge de Milpe Lodge & Orchid Reserve is positively bursting with life, with an abundance of butterflies, moths, plants, reptiles, mammals, including 300 species of orchids, and 450 species of birds. You may even get to see our resident tayra drop by!
Visit while on your tour of the Magic Birding & Hiking Circuit, or come spend your vacation to Ecuador here--either way you will get to enjoy the rainforest's beauty and diversity.
Natural Areas
The tropical rainforest surrounding the lodge features well-kept birding trails, 11 waterfalls, and a hilltop birding area with a 360º view of the surrounding valley forests and fields, the perfect place to go birding and watch mixed flocks come through--you may even see 50 species before breakfast. Milpe is in the vicinity of Mindo, one of the world's most famous birding areas, and a major birdwatching destination in South America.
Accommodations
Rooms in our two-story cedar lodge feature all modern conveniences and spectacular views of the adjacent forested valley. Our on-site organic garden provides fresh ingredients for our homemade meals. After a day of hiking, birding, and/or just taking in nature, relax on one of the hammocks and watch the birds fly by.
Lodge Features:
- Double and triple rooms
- Most rooms have views
- Mesh netting to keep out insects
- Private bathrooms with hot running water and flushing toilet
- Electricity in rooms
- Orthopedic mattresses
- Comfortable outdoor seating areas
- Hammocks
- Healthy, delicious meals featuring food from on-site organic garden
- Bar with beer, cocktails, and soft drinks
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San Jorge de Milpe Lodge & Orchid Reserve
Ecoregion : Upper Tropical Rainforest
Altitude : 3,541 feet / 1,000 meters o.s.l. Coordinates N 00 02.632 WO 53.229
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| Common Birds to Look For: | Fairly Common Birds to Look For: |
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| Swallow tailed Kite, Cattle Egret, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Ruddy Pigeon, Maroon tailed Parakeet, Red billed Parrot, Bronze winged Parrot, White collared Swift, Red headed Barbet, Bay headed Tanager, Summer Tanger, Black capped Tanager, Blue gray Tanager, White lined Tanager, palm Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Flame faced, Rufous throated, Silver throated Tanager, Blue necked Tanager, Lemon rumped Tanager, Goldn Tanager, Thick billed Euphonia, Buff throated Saltator, Black winged Saltator, Blue black Grassquit, Yellow bellied Seedeater, Pale mandible Aracari, Squirel Cuckoo and Roadside Hawk. | Toucan Barbet , Laughing Falcon, Gray headed Kite, Black checked Woodpecker, White winged Tanager, Moss back Tanager, Ochre breasted Tanager, Tropical Gnatcatcher, Band backed Wren, Black stripped Sparrow, Broad billed Motmot, Rufous Motmot, Barred Hawk, Broad winged Hawk, Long tailed Antbird, Buff rumped Warbler, Boat billed Flycatcher and Rufous winged Tyrannulet, Golden olive Woodpecker. |
| Uncommon and Scarce: | Hummingbirds: |
| Glistening green Tanager, Esmeraldas Antbird, Blue fronted Parrotlet, Red masked Parakeet, Tiny Hawk, Double toothed Kite, Osprey, Plumbeous Forest Falcon, Long wattled Umbrellabird, Dark backed Wood Quail, Gray and Gold Tanager. | White whiskered Hermit, Stripe throated Hermit, Tooth billed Hummingbird, White necked Jacobin, Green Thorntail, Violet bellied Hummingbird, Purple chested Hummingbird, Purple bibbed Whitetip, Empress Brilliant, Velvet purple Coronet, purple crowned Fairy, Purple throated Woodstar. |
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San Jorge de Milpe - Bird Observatory Hilltop |
BOTANICAL RESERVES
The Magic Birding, Cultural and Hiking Circuit
San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito:
Km 4 Vía antigua a Nono (Cont. calle Machala)
San Jorge de Tandayapa Eco-lodge:
Km 3,5 partidero antiguo a Tandayapa
San Jorge de Milpe Bird & Orchid Lodge:
Km 3,7 Camino a Milpe
San Jorge de Cosanga -Yanayacu Preserve:
Km3,6 Camino a las Caucheras.
Volunteer work & students contact form
Our Reserves in EcuadorSan Jorge Botanical Reserve Milpe Cosanga - Yanayacu Tandayapa
Ecuador birdwatching Tours Ecuador flora and fauna
Address:
R. Almeida. N 42-191 e Hidalgo de
Pinto
(Urb. Quito Tennis )
Quito - Ecuador
Fax - Phones Ecuador:
(593 2) 224 7549
(593 2) 339 0402
(593 2) 339 0413
Email:
info@sanjorgeecolodges.com
© Copyright 2007 - 2011 Hosteria San Jorge - Member Of: Ecuador Birdwatching Tours
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Our guests says
The San Jorge lodges were, as Jorge Cruz himself proclaims, "magic". The Quito lodge was steeped in history, and the birding there might have been great but our time was too short. Food there excellent. The Milpe lodge was astonishing in its opulence in the middle of a jungle, like Shangri-La. The host Jorge was the most interesting person I have ever met, with encyclopedic knowledge about everything. He entertained us with knowledge of flora and fauna of both ecosystems. Room were clean and spacious, food creative and delicious.
Susanne Shrader
<birdgirrl@comcast.net>
Tropical Nature Tours.
The San Jorge Lodges in Milpe and Quito are WONDERFUL ¡! MACANUDO!!
The services in restaurant, lodging, guidance, transportation are more than expected.
William and Angela Aldrich
11375 Eagle Road
Davidsburg, Migan 48350
Bookdriver2@tir.com
waldrich@tir.com
Yes, we did enjoy some cultural and nature tours with you.
Otavalo Tour (Great) Churches, Old town, Virgin Mary, Market Tour , Guide, friendly and informative.
Milpe Eco-lodge (Wonderful) Most beautiful place, amazing birds walk , waterfalls,
A SANCTUARY!!!
Food great.
San Jorge Eco-Lodge/Quito (Great History ) a place to begin our tour. Lodging very comfortable . Great food.
Birding tours, Julia (our guide) Milpe and Tandayapa Hummingbird Reserve (the best)
Otavalo. Orlando (our guide) Very proud of his city this came through on our tour.
Dr. George Cruz , a wealth of knowledge. We couldn´t get enough,
We were very interested to taste the flavors and foods of our visiting countries . The food at San Jorge was the most delicious .
Alan and Terri Kasper
Glen Arbor , MI USA
Hurons Diving Club Team
Emails:
tikasper@co,cast.net alanokasper@yahoo.com