5 Days Embark on an Epic Amazonian Adventure from Quito, Ecuador

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
DEPARTURE FROM QUITO | TENA | PUERTO MISAHUALLI | NAPO | JUNGLE TREKKING | TUBING | NOCTURNAL WALKS
5 stops
1
Quito
Departure From Quito City SHARED TRANSPORT | ROUTE: Quito - Baeza - Tena - Puerto Misahuallí | Pusuno Bajo | Suchipakari Ecuadorian Amazon Lodge & Natural Reserve Driver speak spanish, in the Jungle Lodge the tour start with your english guide
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Antisana is a majestic and mysterious volcano on the western mountain range. It is the nucleus of this protected area in which we find moorlands and western Andean forests. Volcanic activity, glacial processes, and evolution have created amazing scenery along the way and a very diverse wildlife.
3
Tena
Tena is an attractive place where many travelers find themselves hanging around quite happily for days before or after a trip into the rainforest. Tena has a friendly population, a gorgeous setting surrounded by jungle-covered hills, a lively malecón. White-water (Rafging or Kayaking) fanatics from around the globe come to paddle and play on the high concentration of surrounding rivers
Admission ticket free
4
Trekking in the Jungle Explore incredible primary forest in Ceibo Trail. The Suchipakari’s private reserve. Here, there are a number of walks (with varying levels of difficulty) that can last anywhere from an hour-and-a- half all the way up to four hours, taking you through thick and humid jungle, crossing muddy paths and encountering all sorts of wildlife. All the while your local guide will introduce you to all the hidden secrets and wonders of the jungle.
1 day • Admission ticket included
5
Floating down the Pusuno River, gazing at the sky and the tree-lined banks, your bottom firmly wedged into a rubber ring and grazing the surface of the water, you would be forgiven for thinking you had drifted into an Amazon dream land. In this activity, a guide will accompany you Return to the Lodge & Dinner
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
LATAS WATERFALL TRAIL | KICHWA COMMUNITY | MONKEYS BEACH
3 stops
6
"LATAS" WATERFALL TRAIL I QUICHUA COMMUNITY I MONKEYS BEACH. 8:00 AM BREAKFAST 9:00 AM I We start our walk along the path that will take us to the magical waterfall "Latas", a heavenly place that will allow us to find nature. 1:30 PM BOX LUNCH
4 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Misahualli
MONKEY´S RIVER BEACH A popular tourist stop is the small town of Misahualli Ecuador. Located at the junction of the Misahuallí and Napo rivers this sleepy, end of the road town has beautiful jungle scenery and a large sandy beach. The most popular inhabitants of Misahualli are the monkeys. They wander along the beach and into the park at the center of town.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
VISIT THE KICHWA COMMUNITY ON THE NAPO RIVER Here we can learn more about the customs, typical dances and elaboration of cassava chicha. We will spend an unforgettable moment with the Kichwa women who will teach us more about their customs. Return to the Lodge & Dinner
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
NAPO RIVER | CANOE RIDE | WILDLIFE CENTER | COMMUNITY ENCOUNTERS | CAIMAN LAGOON
4 stops
9
Napo Province
After the breakfast, walk to the Napo River is the Amazon’s largest tributary, and the rainforests it feeds are perhaps the most biodiverse on Earth. Suchipakari Lodge exists at the heart of it all.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
Amazoonico Animal Rescue Centre
The first visit is the Animal Refuge Center. You’ll never get closer to ocelot or tapir than you will at AmaZoonico, a rescue sanctuary for Amazon creatures. Led by volunteer guides, you’ll hear the incredible and sometimes tragic stories of the residents of the centre, from caiman to macaws and everything in between, who struggled to readapt to the wild after they were taken by poachers, sold on the black market, and forced to live domestic lives. By visiting AmaZoonico you are helping to guarantee the protection of these creatures.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
11
Laguna del Caiman Negro
CAIMAN SPOTTING The first thing you see is the ripple in the water, before a pair of be-spectacled eyes rises from the murky depths and stares into your own. Before long more and more pairs pop up: the family of caiman have arrived. While safely positioned on a wooden jetty, sometimes of around 15, ranging for full-sized father to weeks’ old baby. Box Lunch
2 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Ahuano
CERAMICS It’s almost hypnotic, watching the indigenous woman moulding clay from the riverbed into a dainty little bowl. In this encounter, a local will demonstrate how their community creates crockery from natural materials found in the forest, and the techniques used to seal and decorate them. There’s also an opportunity to purchase these lovely items for yourself. Return by canoe to the Lodge, Dinner & Lodging
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 4
AMAZON RAFTING IN NAPO RIVER | RIVER BUFFET | TRANSFER TO THE LODGE | DINNER
3 stops
13
Tena
After Breakfast, transfer by car. This trip WHITEWATER RAFTING begins in Talag, Napo. Where our expert guide after fitting all of your equipment, we will give you a safety orientation and paddle practice before the adventure begins
6 hours • Admission ticket free
14
Jatunyacu River
Once on the river, participants will paddle for 4 1/2 hours along the 12-mile stretch with a stop for Lunch halfway down the river to restore your energy for the latter half of the paddle
5 hours • Admission ticket included
15
Puerto Napo
At the end of the river section, your private transportation will be waiting for you and will take you to return to Suchipakari Amazon Eco-lodge. Dinner & Goodbye Bonfire
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 5
BREAKFAST | CHOCOLATE TOUR | DEPARTURE FOR TENA CITY | FINISH TOUR
2 stops
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After Breakfast, enjoy our CHOCOLATE ROUTE Chocolate does actually grow on trees. Well cacao, the bean that forms the basis of it, certainly does, and is plentiful here in the Ecuadorian Amazon, one of the first places in the world to cultivate the crop. On this visit you will learn to spot cacao pods and how they are taken down from trees, cut open and their little beans removed. From there, locals will show you the processes that turn that little piece of nature into a rich, bitter-sweet indulgence.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
17
Tena
TOUR FINISH IN TENA CITY (Bus Station) The Tena City is also very well suited to make the famous loop Quito - Amazon - Baños (or reverse). A huge advantage for travellers who want to continue southwards through Ecuador as you will not have to return to Quito.
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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