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Tapir Lodge 5 Days / 4 Nights Nature & Serenity

Tapir Lodge 5 Days / 4 Nights Nature & Serenity

Cuyabeno, Ecuador

Tapir Lodge 5 Days / 4 Nights Nature & Serenity

Tapir Lodge 5 Days / 4 Nights Nature & Serenity

Cuyabeno, Ecuador

Tapir Lodge 5 Days / 4 Nights Nature & Serenity

Tapir Lodge 5 Days / 4 Nights Nature & Serenity

Cuyabeno, Ecuador

Tapir Lodge 5 Days / 4 Nights Nature & Serenity

Tapir Lodge 5 Days / 4 Nights Nature & Serenity

Cuyabeno, Ecuador

Tapir Lodge 5 Days / 4 Nights Nature & Serenity

Cuyabeno, Sucumbios, Ecuador View on Google Maps

Includes Transport
Food Included
Guide
Canoe Transportation
Beverages Included
CuyabenoWildlife & Nature

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. This Cuyabeno trip offers a low-impact ecotourism experience in close harmony with the surrounding ecosystems, emphasizing environmental education and conservation awareness. Its remote location within primary rainforest and blackwater river systems provides ideal conditions for biological observation and ecosystem interpretation. Guided by certified naturalist guides, guests take part in field-based excursions designed to highlight the region’s complex ecological processes, including rainforest stratification, aquatic ecosystems, and species interactions. This Amazon tour includes canoe navigation, forest transects, birdwatching, and nocturnal surveys, offering opportunities to observe mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and avifauna in their natural habitats. Tapir Lodge supports responsible ecotourism through local conservation initiatives and respect for Indigenous knowledge systems, making this travel experience ideal for research-oriented travelers, educational groups, and conservation-minded explorers.

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Places You Will See

The Cuyabeno Bridge
The Cuyabeno Bridge
Amazon
Amazon
Laguna Grande
Laguna Grande
Indigenous community of the Siona / Cofán (Puerto Bolívar)
Indigenous community of the Siona / Cofán (Puerto Bolívar)
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Highlights

  • 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

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.
  • Overnight in Coca Town
  • Transfer from Coca - Cuyabeno Bridge - Coca
  • 1 night accommodation in Coca at Gran Hotel del Lago with breakfast.
  • Transfer to Coca Airport.

Itinerary

Day 1: First Encounter with the Amazon Rainforest

Day 2: Laguna Grande Expedition & Rainforest Ecology Exploration

Day 3: Cultural Immersion and Rainforest Secrets

Day 4: A Magical Closing in the Heart of the Rainforest

Day 5: Farewell to the Amazon – Return to Quito