On this 5 day/4 night experience, visit the forest with a community guide, engage in yucca harvest or discover the artistry and worldview of a fascinating people. You will learn how to make crafts from the Kichwa woman, see incredible wildlife, and stay at beautiful cabins amidst the Amazonian rainforest.
Yasuni Kichwa Ecolodge is located on the south bank of the Napo River, the largest river of the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Yasuni National Park.
The trip starts from the town of Coca in comfortable ecological roof canoes, outboard motors operated. The canoe trip down the river takes about two hours, box lunch will be provided to Passengers.
During the navigation you will see birds such as herons, kingfishers, terns and other shore birds species and beautiful landscapes.
Arriving at Yasuní Kichwa Ecolodge, visitors are warmly welcome with a traditional drink, lunch at the Ecolodge and immediately taken to their cabins amidst the teeming wilderness found on one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth.
In the afternoon, a short walk down to the banks of the Napo River to enjoy a beautiful sunset on the beaches and islands naturally returns for dinner and rest.
Breakfast and early departure. Board the boat to visit an amazing parrot clay lick that brings visitors face to face with approximately 11 species of parrots (including parrotlets and macaws), depending on the seasons, weather conditions and general good fortune. (This activity is usually successful).
You end this morning with a visit to the Interpretation Center “Kuri Muyu”, handled by the women of the community. Here, learn about the Kichwa culture, crafts, traditions and use of natural resources directly to people in the community.
Return for lunch and take a break in the lodge. Walk one hour to climb up the observation tower of 35 meters likely to see a variety of birds, howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, toucans, parrots and sloths. Return to the hotel in a motorized canoe for dinner and rest.
After breakfast, visit around the community projects, talk about the worldview Kichwa Addition to medicinal and walk in the Mama Cuna road. It's an excellent opportunity to see more wildlife, ceiba trees, strangler, bamboo cane, vines and shrubs endemic from Yasuní. Return for lunch and rest at the lodge.
Once at Añangu stream, you will board a small canoe and head down the river in a spectacular adventure through the forest with opportunities to see nightlife alligators and to listen to the sounds of nature at its purest.
Return to hotel in motorized canoes, and eat a traditional dinner.
Walk one hour to climb up the observation tower, likely to see a variety of birds, howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, toucans, parrots and sloths. Return to the hotel. On your journey you can choose an option to camp, and they'll take care of all the equipment. This is another way of perceiving life ancestral of Pacha Mama and forest nature.
You get up at 4: 30 am to share one of the ancient customs of the Kichwa culture. You will be making wayusa to energize the body, listen to the Kichwa songs and think about important issues in a peaceful and unique way. Then, you get back for breakfast before taking a motorized canoe back to Coca city.
Locally Owned Community Cooperative
Napo Cultural Center is an place to engage in an amazing cultural exchange program. Its unique society is a world apart from any contemporary lifestyle, but their worldview is universal and will always be a meeting point between all opposing realities. They ai