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Yasuní Amazon Lodge

Five days deep in the world's most biodiverse rainforest

4.9(1)
5 days · 4 nightsMax 12 travelersEasy
Yasuní Amazon Lodge — main view

Overview

Fly into Coca, motor up the Napo and Tiputini rivers to a Kichwa community-run lodge inside Yasuní National Park. Canopy towers, parrot clay licks, night canoe rides and shamanic plant walks.

  • Canopy tower at dawn — toucans and macaws
  • Parrot clay lick observation
  • Night canoe with caiman spotting
  • Shamanic plant walk with Kichwa elder
Day by day

The itinerary

Click any day to see activities, lodging and meals.

1

Fly to Coca and journey deep into the Amazon by motorized canoe along the Napo and Tiputini rivers.

  • Early morning flight Quito to Coca
  • Motorized canoe down the Napo River (2 hours)
  • Transfer to smaller canoe on the Tiputini
  • Lodge arrival and orientation walk
  • Welcome dinner with jungle sounds
Stay: Yasuní Kichwa Lodge
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
2

Pre-dawn climb to the 40-meter canopy tower and morning observation at the parrot clay lick.

  • 4:30 AM canopy tower climb
  • Sunrise bird watching — toucans, macaws, tanagers
  • Breakfast at lodge
  • Canoe to parrot clay lick
  • Afternoon rainforest hike
  • Night caiman spotting by canoe
Stay: Yasuní Kichwa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
3

A Kichwa elder leads a medicinal plant walk, sharing ancestral knowledge of the rainforest pharmacy.

  • Morning bird walk along forest trails
  • Shamanic plant walk with Kichwa elder
  • Traditional lunch preparation demo
  • Piranha fishing on an oxbow lake
  • Evening storytelling by the lodge fire
Stay: Yasuní Kichwa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
4

Spend the day with a Kichwa family, learning about their sustainable way of life in the rainforest.

  • Canoe to Kichwa community
  • Chocolate making from wild cacao
  • Blowgun demonstration
  • Community lunch with local family
  • Handicraft workshop — chambira palm weaving
  • Sunset canoe return to lodge
Stay: Yasuní Kichwa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
5

Final morning in the rainforest before the journey back to Coca and your flight to Quito.

  • Optional dawn bird walk
  • Breakfast and lodge checkout
  • Canoe journey back to Coca
  • Afternoon flight to Quito
Meals: Breakfast
The fine print

What's included

Included

  • Round-trip Quito flights to Coca
  • All transfers by river boat
  • 4 nights at lodge, full board
  • Bilingual naturalist + indigenous guide

Not included

  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Tips
  • Optional ayahuasca ceremony

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 30 days before departure. After that window, our country team will work directly with you on the best alternative — rebooking, partial refund or credit toward another itinerary.

1 verified review

What travelers said about this journey

5.0

The lodge is community-owned and you feel it

It's not Disney's Amazon. We saw harpy eagles and pink dolphins, ate yuca cooked the way the elder cooked it for her daughter, and slept to the sound of howler monkeys. Highest recommendation.

Carlos R.
Carlos R.Spain
Verified
  • 30+ years of operationsOperating since 1992
  • Local expert guidesTrained in-country
  • Free cancellationUp to 24h on most tours
  • 24/7 in-trip supportWhatsApp + phone
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