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Cuyabeno River Lodge sits upon 300 acres in our privately protected zone of the Cuyabeno Reserve. Our mission is to promote ecotourism in an environmentally and culturally safe manner, consciously protecting the delicate jungle habitat and working with the local indigenous communities to safely expose Cuyabeno´s natural and cultural beauty to its visitors. Our standard four or five-day jungle tours include a stay in our native cabins (with private bathrooms) on the banks of the Cuyabeno River, jungle hikes with a bilingual guide, learning about medicinal plants, visiting the Laguna Grande, preparing a traditional food dish with an indigenous family, rowing in native-style canoes, piranha fishing, bird observation, and nocturnal animal walks. Between activities, there is plenty of time to rest in our hammocks or cool off in the Cuyabeno River for a unique and relaxing experience.
PICK UP: THE CUYABENO BRIDGE
Your guide will meet you and transport you by motorized canoe to our base camp, Cuyabeno River Lodge. After an initial rest, we will have a hike in the afternoon on the Ceibo trail, which will take us three to four hours. Our guide will explain everything there is to know about all the flora and fauna we can find in the Cuyabeno Reserve. After our hike, we will head back to the lodge and have lunch. And, if you’re still up to it, we can have a nocturnal canoe ride in the river surrounding the camp area. We will have dinner at approximately 7 pm, and we’ll go take a rest for the next day full of activities.
AFTER THE BREAKFAST
we will continue to trek through the primary rainforest, exploring our longest trail for 3-4 hours in search of exotic plants, animals, and animal tracks. Our guide will indicate medicinal plants, native animals, and discuss local indigenous customs. In addition, we will have the opportunity to row down the river in native style canoes, and take a refreshing swim in the Cuyabeno River. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served.
LAST DAY
After breakfast, we will explore one last trail, with new opportunities to see different vegetation and animals before eating lunch and taking the early evening direct bus (6:30 pm) to Quito.
Important: It is very unlikely that the itineraries change dramatically, however, the possibility may be given. This may occur for reasons of wildlife activity, security considerations of the instructions given by the reserve.
Reserve:
Spanning a surface area of over 603,300 hectares in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Cuyabeno Reserve is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.
Our guides:
have studied heavily on the Cuyabeno; about its Flora, Fauna and Ecosystem and are very knowledgeable about the Reserve, giving you all the information that will make your experience as educational as it is fun.
Privacy:
There are no other lodges in our area; Private trails: You won’t be hassled by seeing large groups of people, giving you more chances of seeing more plants and animals than you would if you we’re alongside huge groups.
Trails:
At dawn your guide will take bird lovers to observe the numerous bird species that live in this region (optional).
Comfortable Native-Style Cabins:
We have various types of cabins to suit your needs and preferences: Marital, Doubles, Triples, Quadruples, and Family sized cabins with 6 beds; and we are also building a marital suite. Each cabin has a complete private bathroom (2 in the case of our 6 bed rooms), mosquito nets over each bed, electricity (120v), and all the comfort you could find in a superior hotel.
Restaurant:
Our main cabin consists of: The kitchen, a bar, a hammock room, a lookout point where you can observe the beauty of the Cuyabeno, and a restaurant where you’ll be able to enjoy great national and international cuisine.
WHAT TO BRING
- Insect repellent with a minimum of 30-35% DEET.
- Passport for foreigners (a copy is not acceptable) or tarjeta andina.
- Light clothes (long sleeve shirts and long pants), bathing suit.
- Comfortable walking shoes.
- Sunscreen and sunglasses.
- Camera, extra batteries.
- Plastic bags to protect cameras.
- Flashlight.
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