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The Amazon is one of Ecuador’s treasures. Wide winding rivers, the steamy heat of exuberant tropical rainforests, and an abundance of colourful plant and wildlife, is what Tropic’s Amazon is all about. And while only a small part of the Amazon is within Ecuador’s borders, colourful birds abound here and species diversity is off the charts.
But the Amazon offers more than just exciting wildlife. Here Tropic offers visitors a unique opportunity to share time with people from ancient Amazon forest cultures: the Huaorani, the Secoya and other native people that share and preserve this globally important ecosystem. Here you will see this special world through the eyes of the people that live here, and learn what it means to have the rainforest as a home and have to fight to preserve it.
Best Life Changing Trips by Travel & Leisure Magazine, Nov / 2010
In the Amazon, Tropic offers you the chance to stay in intimate traditional lodges nestled in the rainforest, in comfortable cabins with tasty, hygienically prepared food. Here you can kayak on slow moving Amazon rivers, walk through the forest in the company of people from an age old culture who still maintain their traditional lifestyle, learn traditional skills, and come to know the plants and animals whose habitat this is.
Huaorani Ecolodge is an intimate, harmonious and environmentally sustainable stay in the Amazon rainforest. It is a way to share time with the Huaorani and experience the richness of their natural environment, while creating the least possible impact on the surroundings.
The Ecolodge provides accommodation for a maximum of ten people housed in five comfortable, traditionally built, palm thatched cabins. All cabins are fully meshed to keep you safe from biting insects, and are spaced to provide privacy and a chance to enjoy the sounds of the balmy Amazon nights.
The restaurant provides nutritionally balanced meals, hygienically prepared with care and artistry by the local chefs. Locally grown produce is used wherever possible. Fruit, tea and coffee are always on hand and a bar is available for beer, wine and soft drinks. Locally made handicrafts and souvenirs can be bought from the community shop.
Time here is flexible. If you would like to get to know your hosts a little better, you can stay to for up to six days. Or if you wish, for as little as four.
Highlights
Birds, Plants and Animals,
Ecolodge,
Cultural Exchange
Testimonials
"At the Huaorani Ecolodge, I got a good sense of life in the Amazon. While the comfortable Huaorani-style cabins provided unexpected indulgence in the rainforest, I was able to experience many aspects of Huaorani culture and lifestyle. From walking in the forest searching for peccaries and learning to use a blowgun, to identifying edible fruits hanging off the trunks of forest trees, travelling up and down rivers in a dugout canoe poled by native guides, eating yucca and palm fruits, and enjoying the nightly serenades of frogs and cicadas, I learned both the art and the science of the jungle." - Abigail Rome USA
Itinerary (Please notice that we don't operate on Sundays)
Day 1: The Avenue of the Volcanoes and flight over the Amazon Rainforest
Day 2: Getting to know the Community
Day 3: On the trail with the Huaorani
Day 4: Kayaking the Amazon Headwaters and Amazon Camping
Day 5: Reality Tour and Back to Quito
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Included
Accommodations at the Lodge
All meals & drinks (except soft drinks and alcoholic beverages)
All activities
Local Huaorani guide
Bilingual naturalist guide
Use of camping gear
Use of rain poncho (from Quito on)
Use of rubber/Wellington boots up to sizes: European 44; • American M 10.5 / F 12; British M 10 / F 9.5
Use of umbrella (in cabin at Lodge)
Biodegradable soap & shampoo
Not Included:
Transfers from and to Airport (international flights - ask us about available options)
Hotel in Quito (ask us about available options)
Transportation outside of the vicinity of the Lodge area
Entrance fee to Huaorani Territory (US$10 per person)
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages
Accommodations in Quito or Coca
Transfers from and to airport in Quito
Rubber/Wellington boots greater than sizes: European 44; • American M 10.5 / F 12; British M 10 / F 9.5
Extend your journey with us to the Galapagos Islands or the Andes highlands, and get more out of your stay in this beautiful country
