With more than 1,000 hectares or 2,500 acres of rainforest reserve, explore the unique landscape of the Amazon Basin and view incredible wildlife. We are located near the Napo River where you will find tranquility and beauty wherever you look.
Yachana Lodge offers two bungalow-style cabins with four rooms each. The spacious rooms have two single beds and a private bathroom to provide a comfortable stay. Enjoy safe, filtered drinking water and a wrap-around porch with views of the lush jungle all around you.
ACCOMMODATION
An award-winning geotourism destination, focused on working with the people of the region and protecting the Amazon rainforest. Come visit and
LIVE THE AMAZON!
PROGRAMS
Every package we offer is all-inclusive, allowing you to enjoy your time here as much as possible.
The activities are unique, diverse in adventure and fun for all ages as you can discover below.
PROGRAM
4 DAY / 3 NIGHTS
Jungle Hiking Tour, Bird and Wildlife Watching, River Rafting/Kayaking, Cultural Immersion, Farm Food Harvest, Kichwa Healing Ceremony, and Chocolate Making some activities what you can realice in this program.
DAY 1:
When you arrive at Yachana, receive a warm welcome from our staff who will serve you a refreshing drink and snack while you are introduced to the lodge and the work of the foundation.
That afternoon, you will explore our education center and view the many exhibits of work.
Dinner will be served at 7:00 pm.
DAY 2:
Your day starts early with bird watching on our open top safari excursion truck.
Afterwards breakfast will be served.
You will then help make chocolate, starting with the cocoa beans and prepare your dessert for lunch using the chocolate.
Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm.
After lunch, you will take a motorized canoe across the Napo River to visit a local family and a traditional healer for a healing ceremony. You will learn and participate in many of their customs from making and drinking chicha to practicing with a blowpipe and spear.
Return to the lodge to relax and then dinner will be served at 7:00 pm.
DAY 3:
After a traditional breakfast, you will visit a local farm to see and harvest a variety of local products and medicinal plants. You will then return to the Lodge and participate in the preparation of your lunch. This is a continuation of our National Geographic Conservation Trust project to engage our visitors in the Lost Foods of the Amazon.
In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to walk into our tropical jungle. The Foundation owns 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of which 80% is primary rainforest.
After dinner, you will go on a night hike to discover a different side of life in the rainforest.
DAY 4:
After breakfast, you will take private transportation for your departure to Coca, where you can then take a flight to Quito.
* Please note that the Lodge's activities may vary in order due to weather conditions, but rest assured. Your guide will do his best to keep to the established itinerary whenever possible.
PROGRAM
4 DAY / 3 NIGHTS
Jungle Hiking Tour, Bird & Wildlife Watching, River Rafting/Kayaking, Cultural Immersion,
Harvest the food from the farm, Kichwa Healing Ceremony, Make Chocolate, Adventure Night Hike, Make Sugarcane Syrup, Learn and try gold panning. Some activities what you can realice in this program.
DAY 1:
When you arrive at Yachana, you will receive a warm welcome from our staff who will serve you a refreshing drink and snack while you are introduced to the lodge and the work of the foundation.
Dinner will be served at 7:00 pm.
DAY 2:
Your second day will start early with bird watching on our open top safari tour truck.
Afterwards breakfast will be served.
Then, you will explore the work of the Yachana Foundation in sustainable development. These examples are part of our educational program for high school students from the entire Amazon region.
After lunch, you will take a motorized canoe across the Napo River to visit a traditional Kichwa family for a healing ceremony. You will learn and participate in many of their customs from making and drinking chicha to practicing with a blowpipe and spear.
You will then return to the lodge to relax and enjoy dinner at 7:00 pm. After dinner, you will help make chocolate from the cocoa beans to experience the pure chocolate on bananas.
DAY 3:
After a traditional breakfast, you will visit a local farm to see and harvest a variety of local products. You will then return to the lodge and participate in the preparation of your lunch. This is a continuation of our National Geographic Conservation Trust project to engage our visitors in the Lost Foods of the Amazon.
In the afternoon, you will hike in our 1,000-hectare (2,500-acre) rainforest. Eighty percent of the forest is primary rainforest.
After dinner, you will go on a night walk to discover a different side of life in the jungle.
DAY 4:
After breakfast, you will have the opportunity to participate in an artisan activity of making sugar cane syrup over a wood fire. You will be involved in collecting, cleaning, pressing and cooking the juice to make syrup (testing samples during the process).
After lunch, you'll spend time floating down the Napo River on inner tubes, stopping along the way to pan for gold.
DAY5:
After breakfast we say goodbye and you will take private transportation for your departure to Coca, where you can then take a flight to Quito.
* Please note that the Lodge's activities may vary in order due to weather conditions, but rest assured. Your guide will do his best to keep to the established itinerary whenever possible.