ACCOMODATIONS IN THE RAINFOREST
Here you can find a description of the different lodges in the
Ecuadorian Rainforest.
Napo - Pastaza
- Orellana - Sucumbios
CASA DEL SUIZO LODGE
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!
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HUASQUILA AMAZON LODGE
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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.
Huasquila offers 6 cosy cabins with comfortable orthopaedic mattresses
which guaranty a convenient sleep. Every cabin has its own private
bathroom and balcony with hammocks for relaxing. They are equipped
with all necessary facilities for making your stay in Huasquila
an unforgettable experience. Huasquila's restaurant has a beautiful
view of the Amazon Jungle and offers you the best local, national
and international dishes and also vegetarian food. At our bar, you
can enjoy a wide variety of liquors while watching the birds come
by of the Amazon.
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.
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ARAHUANA JUNGLE RESORT & SPA
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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!
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KAPAWI
ECOLODGE AND RESERVE
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!
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SACHA
LODGE
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:
3 nights
/ 4 days (Monday to Friday)
4 nights
/ 5 days (Friday to Monday)
The perfect combination of comfort, nature and adventure!
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YARINA
LODGE
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.
The ecological friendly Lodge consists of 20 different sized, detached
huts with private bathrooms. To be consistent with nature, all materials
used for construction come from the Amazon region itself. Restaurant,
Bar and many other places to relax are located at the Maduro river
amidst the rainforest.
Many activities like using a blowpipe, fishing for Piranhas, cultural
meetings with Quitchua families, bird watching on a tower, hiking
in the night, hikes with guides who are familiar with the places
and knowing the secrets of the jungle and many more are possible
to experience at the Yarina Lodge. If you whish you can meet a real
shaman and make use of his witchcraft.
At Yarina Lodge it is possible to listen to many different impressing
sounds of the nature in the jungle. While your stay at the Lodge
you can admire hundreds of diverse birds, many kinds of big mammals
and uncounted plants and flowers.
Daily Program:
Monday
to Sunday
Fascinating landscapes and exotic animals are awaiting you!
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SELVA JUNGLE LODGE
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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.
La Selva Jungle Lodge is convinced that what it offers as a rainforest
experience is unique in the entire world. The Lodge has been refining
its skills toward providing this ultimate experience, deep in primary
forest of Ecuador, in its Amazon Jungle, for over 22 years. Its
staff will become your family. And the Lodge will bring out the
sensuous from our forest from our food from everything around you
until you feel like you've never felt before.
The motto of the Lodge says it all: “In the jungle
anything is possible…” Believe it.
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TAPIR
LODGE
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!
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AMAZON DOLPHIN LODGE
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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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