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The Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve is located on the western flank of the Andes Cordillera, only a two hour drive from Quito, which makes it an excellent one or two day trip from the capital.
Within the Reserve is a comfortable yet unpretentious lodge which provides spacious double and family rooms and hot showers for up to 18 people as well as quality local food.
It also offers a magnificent porch where you can relax and enjoy the sounds of the forest carried on the warm breeze while watching flying colours of birds against a background cape of green foliage.
Within the Reserve is a comfortable yet unpretentious lodge which provides spacious double and family rooms and hot showers for up to 18 people as well as quality local food.
It also offers a magnificent porch where you can relax and enjoy the sounds of the forest carried on the warm breeze while watching flying colours of birds against a background cape of green foliage.
While at the Reserve, the lodge will be your home-base for exploring the surrounding forest in the company of our naturalist and local guides.
ITINERARY:
Day 1
On the way to Maquicupuna we will visit the Middle of the World monument and museum which mark the equatorial line. Arrival at the Maquipucuna Reserve for lunch. In the afternoon we will hike in the cloud forest along the river trail. We return to the lodge for a dinner at sunset.
Day 2
After an early morning breakfast we will head out on the Bear Trail with a boxed lunch. We return to the lodge by mid-afternoon, which leaves time to swim in the nearby clear-water river, to swing in your hammock or check out the lodge's mini-library.
Day 3
We leave early fro the Birdwatching trail and return in time for lunch. During the second half of the day we will visit the local sugar cane mill where you can try a glass of ‘guarapo’ and see how ‘aguardiente’ a popular spirit is made locally. We return to Quito, arriving late in the afternoon.
