Cuyabeno River Lodge has sponsored tourism and scientific research in the Amazon basin, it is a direct operator that is in charge of caring for and protecting the most fragile area of The Cuyabeno National Reserve. More than 500 species of birds, 450 species of fish, 12,000 species of plants, and hundreds of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians can be found in this diverse ecosystem. Our mission is to promote ecotourism in an environmentally and culturally safe way to present the beauty of Cuyabeno to all its visitors. In this opportunity we offer you a tour of 6 days and 5 nights in which you will be able to know the most impressive corners of the Ecuadorian jungle, during your stay you will be able to stay in our native-style cabins, as well as long adventure tours through the mysterious waters of Cuyabeno and towards Peru. Join us as we venture into this unique and fascinating habitat!
Breakfast, lunch and dinner (we have catering for vegetarians).
Bilingue and Naturalist (English and Spanish)
Cabins: single, double, matrimonial, triple, quadruple or sextuple, with their respective beds, blankets, sheets, pillows, mosquito nets.
motor canoe. or paddle
Rain boot and ponchos.
recommendation: bring a thermos or a bottle of water
Cost of entry :$ 10
water, alcoholic drinks
Optional ( $30)
Private $74, Public $35 (round trip)
After traveling by bus directly to the Cuyabeno Bridge (Check in 11:00 am) , we will travel by motorized canoe to our lodge for breakfast and rest, after lunch we will take a short acclimatization walk along the Los Ceibos trail. Upon return we will prepare our tents and other logistics for our trip the next day. Dinner and stay at Cuyabeno River Lodge.
After breakfast, we will get into the canoes that we will be using for the next four days to move through the Reserve. We will begin to rowing the Cuyabeno river until we reach Paso del Tigre, where we will have a short walk of approximately two hours where we may be lucky enough to see Pecares. When we return to the canoe, we will have the opportunity to fish for piranhas, and we will go deeper into the jungle, we will arrive at the Canangueno lagoon, where, more at night, we will have a night walk to observe caimans; We will spend the night in the lagoon. (As a point of reference: We can camp at Paso del Tigre.
(Optional: Requests for morning birding walks are welcome.) After breakfast, we will get on our canoe, enjoying beautiful flora and fauna. We will continue on our journey until we reach the Laguna Grande; which is the natural habitat of various species of animals, such as pink and gray dolphins, river turtles, and the elusive anaconda. We will find a suitable place to have lunch and rest for a while. And we will continue our trip through Cuyabeno, until we reach the Siona community in Puerto Bolívar, where we will be able to see their customs and experience their way of making food, assisting in the manufacture of cassava or casabe bread. Then we will go down the river where we will camp for the night.
We will go along the river until we reach ; where we will have a short walk through this almost untouched part of Cuyabeno, and we will go bird watching in the river. We will observe the pink dolphins along the river and they will be able to swim in it. We will camp in Montufar to spend the night.
Breakfast, then we will go through the Cuyabeno River until we reach Aguas Negras; a beautiful black water river that has a large number of exotic and unique birds that could not be seen anywhere in the world. We will enjoy some fantastic walks through the jungle and we will be able to learn about this unique ecosystem with the help of our guide. We will return to Cuyabeno River lodge to spend the night in the cabins with all the services it offers.
On the last day, we will have a breakfast. Then we will have the piranha fishing activity in Paiche Poza (Arapaima Pool). Hopefully we will be able to see something that we did not get on our trip to the interior of the Reserve.It will be done (check out 11:30 am) we will go to the Cuyabeno Bridge where we will board the direct bus or our own vehicle.
