Cuyabeno River Lodge the place where you fill the soul and strengthen the spirit, far from civilization 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. For every nature-lover and adventure-seeker, a trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest is a must. In the northern Amazon region we find the largest and the deepest reserve of the Ecuadorian jungle: The Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve. Here you will experience adventure directly with nature. In a tour of 3 days and 2 nights will experience a unique type of hiking and canoeing, while countless species of wildlife will cross your path.
SERVICES
Staff
Our friendly staff form the backbone of the cuyabeno river Lodge experience, and are always available to cater to any special needs you may have.
Bar
Enjoy a beer or cocktail. We also have a well-curated wine list .
Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi with a passcode all around the lodge and rooms. Ask for the passcode at reception.
Electricity
Throughout the Lodge, 24-hour electricity is provided by a distant, nearly inaudible generator.
Boots & Ponchos
Clean and disinfected bubber boots and rain ponchos are available for all of our guests at the Lodge, free of charge.
Water
Purified, safe drinking water is available at multiple points around the Lodge – there’s no need to bring your own bottled water.
Restaurant
Complete meals from the first day, breakfast until the last day, lunch. We also have catering for vegetarians
Mosquito net
The rooms have mosquito nets for a better rest for our clients.
3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
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After traveling by bus to the Cuyabeno bridge, (check in 12:00 pm) our guide will be waiting to pick you up and board the canoes that will take us to our camp "Cuyabeno River Lodge".
After lunch, we will make the adaptation walk along the "Sendero de los Ceibos" approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
In the evening, we will have a talk for the next day's activities.
Breakfast at 07:30 am.
Then, we will leave in the canoe, towardsthe Lagunas complex with an impressive route, observing during the journey, different species of animals and birds such as Monkeys, Hoatzines, Herons, River Ducks, Martin Fishermen, etc. and with a lot of luck, the sloths.
Once in the Laguna Grande, we can enjoy the surroundings and we will observe Pink Dolphins. In the lagoon, we can also see the flooded forest, where we will try to find the Anacondas. In La Hormiga (Laguna Grande) we will look for
a suitable place to serve ourselves an appetizing box lunch.
In the afternoon we will take a refreshing swim in the very center of Laguna Grande and watch the sunset. At a suitable time our guide will propose the return where we can observe alligators back to the camp.
Dinner and accommodation.
We will wake up early morning to do the bird watching where is possible to see Tucans, Macaws and Parrots.
After breakfast, we will get on our canoe for a rowing canoe up the Cuyabeno river, where we can see a lot of exotic birds that can only be seen in the Cuyabeno Reserve.
This activity will take us about two hours, so we will be arriving back to our camp for lunch.
In the afternoon, while you wait to take the bus, you can rest in our lodge. It will be done (check out 12:00 pm) we will go to the Cuyabeno Bridge where we will board the direct bus or our own car.
NOTE: Itinerary subject to change
Note: Transportation Quito - Cuyabeno - Quito. (It is not included and has an extra cost of $30 per person and per way)
4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS
BOOK NOW
After traveling by bus to the Cuyabeno bridge, (check in 12:00 pm) our guide will be waiting to pick
you up and board the canoes that will take us to our camp “Cuyabeno River Lodge”.
After lunch, we
will make the adaptation walk along the "Sendero de los Ceibos" approximately 1 hour and 30
minutes.
In the evening, we will have a talk for the next day's activities.
Breakfast at 07:30 am.
Then, we will leave in the canoe, towards the Lagunas complex with an impressive route, observing during the journey, different species of animals and birds such as Monkeys, Hoatzines, Herons, River Ducks, Martin Fishermen, etc. and with a lot of luck, the sloths.
Once in the Laguna Grande, we can enjoy the surroundings and we will observe Pink Dolphins.
In the lagoon, we can also see the flooded forest, where we will try to find the Anacondas. In La Hormiga (Laguna Grande) we will look for a suitable place to serve ourselves an appetizing box lunch.
Then, we will go downriver to visit the Siona Community. In this visit we will be able to learn how they live and what they do on a normal day, then we will go with a family to prepare PAN DE YUCA or CASABE in the traditional way.
In the afternoon we will take a refreshing swim in the very center of Laguna Grande and watch the sunset. At a suitable time our guide will propose the return where we can observe alligators back to the camp.
Dinner and accommodation.
After breakfast, we will continue with our expedition in the primary forest of the Cuyabeno Reserve in the different trails of the northern part.
Lunch.
We will carry out the activity of navigation upriver to observe animals.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Very early in the morning, we will go for Bird Watching (optional activity), we must remember to tell the guide the night before, to make them wake up to be able to do this activity.
During this journey, you will be able to see TOUCANS, MACAWS AND PAPAGAYOS.
Breakfast. Following this, we will do the rowing canoe activity. Lunch.
In the afternoon, they can stay at the lodge to rest or carry out the activity that they liked the most.
It will be done (check out 12:00 pm) we will go to the Cuyabeno Bridge.
NOTE: Itinerary subject to change
Note: Transportation Quito - Cuyabeno - Quito. (It is not included and has an extra cost of $30 per person and per way)
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS
BOOK NOW
After traveling by bus to the Cuyabeno bridge, (check in 12:00 pm) our guide will be waiting to pick you up and board the canoes that will take us to our camp “Cuyabeno River Lodge”.
After lunch, we will make the adaptation walk along the "Sendero de los Ceibos" approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. In the evening, we will have a talk for the next day's activities.
Breakfast 08:00 AM.
Then we will go into the primary forest where our guides will give us talks and transmit their ancestral knowledge of medicinal plants and the existing fauna in the forest, here we will find the footprints of the Tapir, Paca, Armadillo, Puma etc. This walk can take us approximately 4 to 5 hours. Lunch – In the afternoon we will navigate upriver to practice paddling in traditional canoes (Quillas).
Dinner. In the evening, after dinner, we will do a nocturnal walk to see nocturnal animals, such as spiders, toads and tree snakes, we will also turn off our flashlights to listen to the sounds of them jungle. This walk takes about 40 minutes.
Breakfast at 07:30 am.
Then, we will leave in the canoe, towards the Lagunas complex with an impressive route, observing during the journey, different species of animals and birds such as Monkeys, Hoatzines, Herons, River Ducks, Martin Fishermen, etc. and with a lot of luck, the sloths.
Once in the Laguna Grande, we can enjoy the surroundings and we will observe Pink Dolphins.
In the lagoon, we can also see the flooded forest, where we will try to find the Anacondas. In La Hormiga (Laguna Grande) we will look for a suitable place to serve ourselves an appetizing box lunch.
Then, we will go downriver to visit the Siona Community. In this visit we will be able to learn how they live and what they do on a normal day, then we will go with a family to prepare PAN DE YUCA or CASABE in the traditional way (You can camp in the lagoon – optional activity).
Back in the afternoon we will take a refreshing swim in the very center of the lagoon and watch the sunset.
At a suitable time our guide will propose the return to the camp. Dinner and accommodation.
After breakfast, we will continue with our expedition in the primary forest of the Cuyabeno Reserve in the different trails of the northern part.
Lunch.
We will carry out the activity of navigation upriver to observe animals.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Very early in the morning, we will go for Bird Watching (optional activity), we must remember to tell the guide the night before, to make them wake up to be able to do this activity.
During this journey, you will be able to see TOUCANS, MACAWS AND PAPAGAYOS.
Breakfast. Following this, we will do the rowing canoe activity. Lunch.
In the afternoon, they can stay at the lodge to rest or carry out the activity that they liked the most.
It will be done (check out 12:00 pm) we will go to the Cuyabeno Bridge.
NOTE: Itinerary subject to change
Note: Transportation Quito - Cuyabeno - Quito. (It is not included and has an extra cost of $30 per person and per way)
