Amazon Tour 3 days

Your journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon begins at the Arajuno River bridge, where a motorized canoe takes you 20 minutes upriver into primary rainforest. No flights, no long transfers — just jungle from the moment you board.

Over three days, you'll walk trails with a naturalist guide, spend an evening among owls, tarantulas, fishing bats and tree frogs on a night hike, share chicha and traditional food with a local Kichwa community, and wake up at dawn for the parrot clay lick — a spectacle of hundreds of parrots and parakeets descending on a mineral-rich riverbank wall.

Everything is included: accommodation, meals, river transport, guided activities, and naturalist guide. Choose Standard or Superior rooms.

We start our Amazon tour at the Arajuno bridge, where we will take a motorized canoe that goes upriver for 20 minutes through the tropical forest to Itamandi Eco lodge.

On this boat trip, you can appreciate the magic and beauty of the Amazon rainforest by traveling along a river that zigzags through the jungle like a giant snake, considered the main system of the Pacha Mama (Mother Earth).

Once we arrive at the Itamandi EcoLodge dock area, our staff will welcome you. From there we will continue to relax in the lounge with a fresh tropical snack and a short briefing that will contain general information about the accommodation and activities, provided by one of our naturalist guides, and thus proceed to lunch.

A flashlight and camera are the most important tools on this nighttime excursion, allowing guests to hear and capture the nocturnal sounds of fishing bats, owls, some insects, tarantulas, toads, frogs, and possibly snakes. If the sky is clear, we could have the opportunity to observe a large number of stars.

The Kichwa people of the Ecuadorian Amazon have maintained their connection to the jungle for generations.

After breakfast, we walk through the primary and secondary forest. This activity lasts about 2 - 1/2 to 3 hours.

In the afternoon it is time to enjoy a cultural activity. An Amazonian Kichwa community passed us by and we will learn about their way of life and the interaction they have with the jungle.

In this meeting, that part of the Amazon that is not found on maps will be shown: the Amazonian people in their daily lives. Part of our visit to the community consists of sharing the famous "chicha", a fermented yucca drink that has become part of their festivities and daily consumption.

We will participate in the preparation of this drink and try some of the traditional dishes. We will end the visit with a traditional dance performed by the community and we will also have time to buy some handicrafts made by the indigenous people of the area. This small company is of great help to support the daily life of the indigenous people.

Before breakfast, you board the canoe for a 15-minute ride upriver to the Saladero de Aves — one of the most striking wildlife spectacles in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Early in the morning we take a 15-minute canoe ride upriver to visit the Saladero de Parrots and appreciate a unique place where parrots and parakeets meet to obtain the minerals that will help them digest the fruits or seeds they have consumed. Hundreds of parrots and parakeets will approach the treetops and then descend on the clay wall to eat this mineral-rich soil. Binoculars are essential to enjoy this magnificent natural cooperation.

Tamayo N24-96 y Foch Edificio Reina Isabel, Of. 1 P.B., Quito-Ecuador

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