Discovering YASUNI (monday to friday)

Panacocha, Ecuador

YC
YUTURI Conservation Group
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8 reviews
Duration: 5 days
Group size: 1 - 999
Discovering YASUNI (monday to friday)
Panacocha, Ecuador

YUTURI Conservation Group
  • Email address verified
8 reviews

Duration: 5 days
Group size: 1 - 999

About this trip


Tropical rainforest Pañacocha

The Amazon Dolphin Lodge is located in the Pañacocha protected forest reserve, (56,000 has) and is central to a biological corridor linking Yasuni National Park and the Cuyabeno Wildlife Refuge.


Pañacocha is classified as a Humid Tropical Forest. Wildlife is in abundance everywhere in the reserve. A short list of possible observations includes: Howler, Squirl, Capuchin and night monkeys along with the Black-mantled Tamarin and Pigmy Marmosets, and of course the Amazon Pink River Dolphin.


Thanks to our central location in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, our professional local guides, our multilingual staff, and our motivation we offer a hands-on experience of the jungle. We are able to achieve a wide range of possibilities to explore the plants, animals and cultural diversity of the area and provide the adventure that, without a doubt, you have been looking for.

What’s included

  • Canoe transportation
    canoe from Coca city to A.D.L by 5 hours and back to Coca city
  • meals
    03 daily meals - semibuffet
  • guides
    naturalistic guide english spanish
  • excursions
    daily and night excursion during your trip
  • suppliers
    rubber boots (size 43 max), free drinking water,
  • menu
    Our menu is based on Ecuadorian food; but we also have vegetarian and Vegan Food
  • ACCOMMODATION
    Rustic huts made of caña guadua and paja toquilla, Each bed has anti mosquitoes nets..
  • National park fees
    Pañacocha / Yasuni / Pilche

What’s not included

  • bar bills
    alcoholic and soda drinks
  • tips at your discretion
    we suggest : $ 10 pax / per day - Naturalist Bilingual guide / $ 5 pax / per day - Native guide / $ 10 pax / per day - Staff (tips will be shared among staff)
  • suppliers
    personal jungle equipment such as rain coat, lantern and hiking shoes (size up to 43)
  • transportation
    to and from Coca city - land or plain
  • Recomended packing list
    Original passport, lightweight pants, shorts, sweater, long and short-sleeved T-shirts, raincoat, sun block, mosquito repellent, plastic bags, comfortable shoes.
  • Cancellation - Penalties
    20 % of the total amount is mandatory to confirm your reservation (NO REFUNDABLE) - The 80 % must be paied 8 days before to begging the travel
  • Single supplement
    for single accomodation we charge 50 % of the total amount, after you end this reservation. You will recibe an email with details of extra payment

Available Packages

Trip Price
Deposit:$180
$1,540
Deposit:$180
single suplement

* Applies to all people TRAVELING ALONE or in individual accommodation

* Individual accommodation has a 50% surcharge.

* Individual cabin is not allowed for children under 21 years of age


If you miss this payment, we will send you instructions by email.

$700

Available options

air tkt UIO OCC UIO
$285


Itinerary

Monday
listen to the fantastic evening concert of the jungle

... once you arrive in Coca city,  At noon aprox,  travel down the Napo River and arrive at the Amazon Dolphin Lodge and the PAÑACOCHA protected forest. - a boxlunch will be served during this trip - . Arrive at the lodge at around 6:00 PM. Dinner. Night walk along a short trail to observe insect life, night monkeys, reptiles etc. and listen to the fantastic evening concert of the jungle. 

Your Organizer


YC
YUTURI Conservation Group
8 reviews
We are a produly Ecuadorian company formed by a group of young professionals especialized in Tourism, Biology, Forests, Ecotourism and Environment preservation who have joined efforts seeking for excellence when providing high-quality Tour services, with respect and keeping common objectives; thus contributing to Agenda 21 vision "Act locally, thinking globally".

Reviews

The good: The lodge is very well maintained, rooms are nice, 24/7 electricity, warm shower (only at night?). Wifi for 10USD per device for your entire stay. Trails are easy to follow. Food is pretty good, mostly western style. Owner was very helpful with arranging transport and manager Stefano is polite and nice. The lesser part: Our guide Diego did not gave us a welcome feeling. At arrival nobody came to us to explain anything, so we just joined some other tourist at a table for lunch. Later Diego came to say hello and explain some basics, but the only info about the activities was “a long walk after breakfast” for instance, and we constantly had to ask what to wear and bring. 
During the activities Diego does not explain much, but we mostly need to be silent. Some info is incorrect (for instance about snakes/venom). We saw some pretty unique animals and Diego does have a lot of knowledge about the area and history. 
I would recommend the lodge, even though it’s not a cheap option, but the guide you get really can make a difference in how you experience this area.
By Josua H for Yarina Eco Lodge ( 3 nights) on Feb 04, 2025
Amazing immersion into the jungle of Yarina and the Napo river. Olivio was a wonderful guide, food was great, and each excursion was filled with innumerable wildlife sightings, learning about the jungle lifestyle and ecosystem, and plenty of time for independent exploration. Transfers and coordination of events were seamless and easy. Highly recommend.
By David T for Yarina Eco Lodge ( 3 nights) on Jan 03, 2025
Yarina Ecolodge went above and beyond! We had an amazing time! The rooms are spotlessly clean and very comfortable. The staff were friendly and kind. The food was amazing, exceeding all our expectations. The mosquitos were not too bad. And best of all, our guide Livio was knowledable and above-all enthusiastic. We loved how excited he got about a special bird or monkeys. He also taught us so much about the jungle, the fruits and jungle medicine! Special excursions to visit a local family and to Laguna de Limoncocha were unexpected highlights.
By Alexandria B for Yarina Eco Lodge ( 4 nights) on Dec 28, 2024
Trip of a lifetime. I was very worried if I was just wasting money heading to the Amazon, but as it’s a bucket list destination for me and I was already in Ecuador I took the chance. I can’t thank Amazon Dolphin Lodge enough for how wonderful they made my trip! First of all, I’m a solo traveller and it happened that I was the only guest booked for the 4day/3night experience. They could have cancelled me. But they didn’t. I had the resort to myself. The resort is beautifully remote, 4 hrs down the Napo River then another hour up a small river. The lagoon it’s situated on is stunning. The amount of wildlife is deafening. Hats off to the chef who cooked incredible three course vegan meals for me. Huge thanks to the guide Diego who never tired and was so excited to show off his ‘office’ to me. And to all the other staff who made me feel at home. We had an evening excursion every night. Morning excursions and mid day treks. I think I had about 2-3hrs of down time in the entire 4 days. The giant otters were the highlight though it is hard to choose. We saw at least 120 species that we were able to identify. I highly recommend Amazon Dolphin Lodge for anyone who wants a real Amazon wildlife experience!
By Masha L for Dolphin Adventre (friday to monday) on Mar 21, 2024
We had a great experience staying at Yarina. The lodge was beautiful, and the deck was great for animal watching (we saw lots of birds and monkeys!). The rooms were awesome, the hammocks on the decks were definitely a plus. Lots of activities that kept us busy, the food was really delicious and they were able to accomodate dietary restrictions, and met lots of great people there. Would definitely recommend staying there.
By Natalie N for Yarina Eco Lodge ( 3 nights) on Feb 23, 2024
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