TAPIR LODGE 4 Days +1 The Essentials
Cuyabeno, Sucumbios, Ecuador View on Google Maps
Tour Overview
Tapir Lodge is strategically located within the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, one of Ecuador’s most important protected areas and a recognized hotspot of Amazonian biodiversity. The lodge operates in close harmony with its surrounding ecosystems, emphasizing low-impact tourism, environmental education, andconservation awareness. Its remote setting within primary rainforest and blackwater river systems provides ideal conditions for biological observation and ecosystem interpretation. Guided by certified naturalist guides, guests participate in field-based excursions designed to highlight the region’s complex ecological processes, including rainforest stratification, aquatic ecosystems, and species interactions. Activities such as canoe navigation, forest transects, birdwatching, and nocturnal surveys offer opportunities to observe mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and avifauna in their natural habitats. Tapir Lodge promotes responsible ecotourism by supporting local conservation initiatives and fostering respect for indigenous knowledge systems, making it an ideal base for research-oriented travelers, educational groups, and conservation-minded explorers.
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Contact Travel ExpertHighlights
- ☆Navigation on the Cuyabeno River
- ☆Exploration of Laguna Grande
- ☆Amazonian wildlife observation
- ☆Guided walks in the primary rainforest
- ☆Cultural encounters with the Siona and Cofán communities
What's Included
Included
- Motorized canoe transportation IN/OUT from El Puente de Cuyabeno to the Lodge and from the Lodge to El Puente de Cuyabeno.
- Guided tours with bilingual (English and Spanish) certified naturalist guides during all excursions.
- Accommodation in double room with private bathroom and hot water Shower
- Canoe rides
- 3 meals a day (by arrival and departure days, only box Lunch)
- Purified water, coffee, tea
- Daily excursion program
- Naturalist multilingual speaking guides (English, Spanish, German)
- Rubber boots, raincoats, lifesaver.
- WIFI
- Transfer from Coca to - Cuyabeno Bridge.
- 1 night in Coca at Gran Hotel del lago or similar, with breakfast included.
- Transfer to Coca Airport.
Excluded
- International flights.
- Transfer to the meeting point in Quito.
- Extra meals and extra drinks before and after the trip.
- Excursions and activities not specified in the program.
- Soft and alcoholic Drinks.
- Travel and health insurance. Tips. Extras.
- Additional alcoholic beverages.
- Visit to the community & shaman USD 20 per person.
- Binoculars.
- Transfer from Quito / to Quito Tourist bus.
- Flight Quito - Coca - Quito.
- Alcoholic and bottled beverages.
- Tips, and personal expenses.


