ACCOMODATIONS IN THE RAINFORESTHere you can find a description of the different lodges in the Ecuadorian Rainforest. Napo - Pastaza - Orellana - Sucumbios
Only 6 hours from Quito, the Casa del Suizo Lodge is situated at the shore of the majestic Napo River at a pleasant high altitude. Above the little Quichua village of Ahuano the lodge overlooks vast areas of the surrounding Ecuadorian Amazon region. Casa del Suizo offers you rooms equipped with all comfort and a terrace, swimming pool with pool bar, hammocks to relax and a restaurant serving delicious Ecuadorian as well as international and vegetarian dishes. It is an ideal place for families because the little ones can bath in the chilly wet after an exhausting day in the jungle. Discover the rainforest in its total beauty, for example on a walk to Misicocha where you will get to know medicine plants or use Pangayaku, the path of the traps. An alternative way of moving offer the rainforest rivers: on a raft made of balsa wood. Both, nature friends and animal lovers will leave the lodge satisfied: the visit of a Quichua village remains unforgettable because of the taste of the Chicha-drink or the discovery of the own ability to use a blow pipe. The center for the reintroduction into the wild of animals, AmaZoonico, is not far away; too and here you can really see some parts of the original fauna that gets less and less. Here you get more information about the programs. Don't miss this unforgettable Amazon adventure!
Huasquila Amazon Lodge is an original complex
of bungalows with roofs of palm leaves located in the Ecuadorian
Amazon Region within the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve. It is only a
4 hoursdrive (by car) away from Ecuador’s capital Quito. The Lodge offers different kinds of adventure tours which guaranty an eventful trip. Rafting and kayaking on the Amazon rivers are one of the best ways to enjoy the beauty of the Amazon Jungle. We also organize expeditions with guides in the rainforest to explore caves and to visit the amazing waterfalls. Culture loving people will make their experience here, too. They can visit the commendation of the natives and get to know the local life or visit the archaeological museum with finds of the Kichawa history. The Huasquila Amazonas Lodge offers different program-components. Don't miss this unforgettable Amazon adventure!
The Arahuana Jungle Resort & Spa will offer you a new luxury accommodation experience at the foot of the Andes. The luxury lodge near Tena - the gateway to the Amazons only a 3 hour’s drive from Quito - is expected to open in early 2010. Outstanding comfort, excellent service, enjoyable climate and tropical rainforest merge into a unique synergy recharging our batteries. The 23 bungalows and 18 spacious rooms of the lodge are located in a 20 acre tropical garden, connected via intricate paths and small bridges over water lily lagoons. Enjoy the tropical rainforest, the international cuisine of the in-house restaurant, the relaxing Spa, romantic swimming pools, roofed tennis courts, the look-out, a cosy cinema and other amenities of the Resort. To reconnect with the outside world, the lodge offers international TV, Internet and telephone service. Various optional excursions in the manifold rainforest complete your stay at the Arahuana Jungle Resort & Spa. Indulge yourself in the luxury of the Arahuana Jungle Resort & Spa at the foot of the Andes!
Near the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border in the heart of the Amazon wilderness lies the Kapawi Ecolodge & Reserve, only a 2 hours flight from Quito. This ecological project has set new standards for 'ecotourism' and has been awarded the Ecotourism Excellence Award in 2000. The lodge offers you 20 comfortable, recently renovated double rooms with terrace, a satellite phone, a small shop where you can purchase all necessary items for a stay in the jungle that you may have forgotten and as well products of the resident people, the Achuar, a well-equipped library, an inviting bar and an excellent restaurant serving local, international and vegetarian specialties. Furthermore, there is planned a "Interpretation Centre" for guests who are interested in getting to know the Achuar culture. The whole lodge is operated by solar energy and is the only one in Ecuador that is allowed to use the title “Ecolodge”. The term “untouched” can be interpreted by word here! In this nature reserve covering 7000km² you can enjoy the rain forest in its most pristine way, for example on hiking tours through the ethnic primary forest, canoeing trips on the partly wild river or directly in front of the facilities on the lagoon, bird watching activities – and especially a salt-licking basin for parrots - or during visits to the local communities. The Achuar, the natives of the region, offered the role model for the architectural concept of the lodge and they will overtake the administration and management in 2011 completely. Since 2005 the Achuar employees are constantly trained in the English language, international cooking habits and tourguiding. What you can find here, is ecological tourism in its purest form! In Kapawi Eco Lodge you can do following programs. Experience a unique ecotourism adventure!
About 50 miles from Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Coca), the nature reserve of 5,000 acres of the Sacha Lodge is idyllically situated at the Pilchicocha Lake. Due to its ideal location, the lodge is a paradise for all nature lovers, scientists and adventurers. The accommodations, 10 double huts with high roofs and shady terraces, are built with traditional material and offer every comfort without disturbing the rainforest atmosphere. The aim is to preserve the ecological balance – and by this, you can relax in your hammock without bad conscience. Enjoy excellent local and international dishes in the restaurant and recover in the bar or the cozy common room. Experience the numerous activities offered with a native and a professional bilingual (english/german/spanish) guide (in small groups with max. six people), such as canoeing tours, hiking trips through the jungle or animal watching from a special observation tower. This construction, built around a Kapok tree, is the only one of this kind in the Ecuadorian rainforest. Thanks to its height of 141 feet you can observe the tree tops in a 360° ankle. Other highlights that are offered by the Sacha Lodge are the unique butterfly house and the parrot lick but also the Canopy Bird Walk, a 900 feet long and 118 feet high – also unique – rope bridge directly above the roof of the jungle. On request, Sacha Lodge also offers special bird watching programs with ornithologists. Programs: The perfect combination of comfort, nature and adventure!
The Yarina Lodge is located about 25 km from Coca
away. This city can be reached by bus or plane for example. From
Coca the journey continues by boat on the Napo River. It is about
an hour, until the Eco Lodge Yarina can be reached. The area of
the Yarina Lodge is around 550 hectare big and borders the Yasuni
National Park. A vast environment of primary forest can be found
in this part of the rainforest. Daily Program:
La Selva Jungle Lodge comes of a native design: rustic, authentic and comfortable. The lodge can be described as private bungalows that are cosy and immaculately clean. The bungalows at La Selva Jungle Lodge are made entirely of secondary rainforest materials and are designed to blend with Ecuador's Jungle. Each bungalow has a private bathroom, a hammock and a mosquito net in each bed. The unexpected amenities such as hot water showers will delight its guests. And everything at the lodge is sanitary beyond your wildest expectations. La Selva is comprised of 19 thatched-roofed bungalows with many different sleeping configurations, a spacious but cosy bar with a wrap-around view of our gorgeous lake, and a grand dining room, also with a cone-shaped gigantic, thatched roof. La Selva has been in operation for more than 20 years. The lodge is proud to have 10 second-generation employees, sons of the current staff, now working alongside their parents. This is but one indication of the strong bonds La Selva Jungle Lodge has made with the Kichwa-speaking Indians who live around the Lodge. With the natives as they are properly called and the rest of the staff from all over Ecuador the Lodge counts with 40 permanent employees at the lodge and approximately 10 additional workers who are regularly recruited for special projects; especially constructions. The Lodge also offers a unique Spa area where the guests can relax
after a jungle hike. They can choose between reflexology massage,
Shiatsu massage or a combination of Reiki and Chi Kung.
The Tapir Lodge is located in the province of Sucumbíos, in the Ecuadorian Amazon region, right on the Cuyabeno River. The lodge was constructed in conjunction with members of the Siona community built with the goal of eco-tourism in this pristine region of the Amazon region to promote. The Tapir Lodge offers its guests a very nice and comfortable accommodation in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Currently, the lodge offers two towers of 15 m in height with a total of 10 guestrooms. All of these have private bathroom and hot water. Get away through the roar of the monkeys near the lodge. In addition, the Lodge offers visitors a community area and a restaurant where guests get spoiled with delicious meals. At the bar guests can enjoy a cold beer or a cocktail and enjoy with the other guests to share experiences of the day. The Tapir Lodge is also a pioneer in the use of alternative energy - the only lodge in the Cuyabeno area, the solar cells for the production of electricity used. Since the water constantly changes, there is also no risk of malaria. The programs were recorded with a variety of interesting and entertaining activities designed. All are flexible so that the individual interests of the guests are satisfied. For specialists, the Lodge offers professional bird observations. Furthermore, there is canoeing, piranha fishing, caiman watching, hiking, etc. The guests are divided into small groups of up to eight individuals, each group is headed by a Spanish-, English-or German-speaking naturalist accompanies. More details regarding an examplary itinerary can be found here. Unforgettable adventure in the northern rainforest of Ecuador!
The Amazon Dolphin Lodge is favourably located between the Yasuní National Park and the Cuyabeno Wildlife Refuge. Here in the Pañacocha Protected Forest you can observe the diversity of wildlife, like various monkey species like howler, capuchin and marmosets, as well as otters, caimans and the pink Amazon River Dolphin. All 15 bungalows of the Lodge are built with typical materials of the region and every bungalow is equipped with a private bathroom as well as a small balcony with hammocks. In the main bungalow you will find a comfy lounge and the restaurant with a stunning view over the lagoon. The Amazon Dolphin Lodge provides a variety of activities from which guest can choose their daily programme. Among the offered activities are: lagoon cruise to observe the Amazon River Dolphin / piranha fishing / excursions to the rivers Pañayacu and Napo / cultural activities like visiting an indigenous Quichua family or a shaman / bird watching and many more. Additionally, you can also enjoy multi-day adventure programs into the rainforest. Click here for an examplary itinerary. Experience the myths, secrets and vibrancy of the Amanzon Rainforest in Pañacocha!
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