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Authentic Amazon Experience LGBT+ - Ecuador

Authentic Amazon Experience LGBT+ - Ecuador

Quito, Puente del Cuyabeno, Comunidad Seoqueya, Ecuador

Authentic Amazon Experience LGBT+ - Ecuador

Authentic Amazon Experience LGBT+ - Ecuador

Quito, Puente del Cuyabeno, Comunidad Seoqueya, Ecuador

Authentic Amazon Experience LGBT+ - Ecuador

Authentic Amazon Experience LGBT+ - Ecuador

Quito, Puente del Cuyabeno, Comunidad Seoqueya, Ecuador

Authentic Amazon Experience LGBT+ - Ecuador

Authentic Amazon Experience LGBT+ - Ecuador

Quito, Puente del Cuyabeno, Comunidad Seoqueya, Ecuador

Authentic Amazon Experience LGBT+ - Ecuador

Quito, Puente del Cuyabeno, Comunidad Seoqueya, Pichincha, Sucumbíos, Ecuador View on Google Maps

Includes Transport
Hiking
Food Included
Guide
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Tour Overview

This journey is an exciting and untamed experience that await visitors in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve. It highlights the thrilling and adventurous aspects of exploring nature in such a diverse and vibrant environment. In Responsible Travel, we encourage travelers to explore the reserve with a sense of pride in themselves and their identities. For LGBT travelers specifically, it also resonates with pride in finding a welcoming and inclusive destination where they can freely enjoy their journey and experiences. This colorful journey refers not only to the vivid and varied landscapes, flora, and fauna of Cuyabeno but also metaphorically to the diversity of experiences and people that travelers can encounter there. It emphasizes the richness and depth of the travel experiences available.

Tour Map

Places You Will See

Quito
Quito
Cuyabeno
Cuyabeno
Mitad del Mundo
Mitad del Mundo
Laguna Grande
Laguna Grande
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Highlights

  • Quito & Equator Kick-Off – Colonial city tour plus visit to the Middle of the World monument before heading east to the rainforest.
  • Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve by Canoe – Travel deep into the Amazon on a 3-hour motorized canoe ride along the Cuyabeno River.
  • Rainforest Treks & Medicinal Plants – Guided jungle walks to learn about fragile rainforest ecosystems and traditional plant uses.
  • Siona Indigenous Community – Visit Seoqueya community, prepare yucca bread (casave) and learn about local customs and daily life.
  • Laguna Grande, Igapó & Caiman Night Safari – Explore flooded forest by canoe, swim at sunset and search for nocturnal wildlife and caimans.

What's Included

Included

  • 3 nights in a Hotel.
  • 3 nights in a Lodge.
  • Meals: According to the itinerary (B=Breakfast, BL=Box lunch, L=Lunch, and D=Dinner).
  • Activities mentioned in the itinerary.
  • LGBT English- speaking guide in Quito.
  • Overnight Shuttle Bus to Cuyabeno.
  • Private Transportation between the hotels, airports, and back.

Excluded

  • International flights to Ecuador.
  • Meals not specified in the itinerary.
  • Extra drinks.
  • Tips.
  • Wetsuits.
  • Personal expenses.
  • Activities not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Travel insurance

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Quito, Welcome to Ecuador: Let Your Adventure Begin!

Day 2: City Tour Quito + Mitad del Mundo + Shuttle to Cuyabeno

Day 3: Arrival at the Rainforest

Day 4: Adventure in the Amazon

Day 5: Indigenous Community, Laguna Grande & Igapo + Cocktail Class

Day 6: Return to Civilization + Transfer to Quito

Day 7: Departure Quito to your flight back home!