AMAZON BASIN TOURS, PROGRAMS IN LAND

PROGRAMS IN LAND

Pssst! Take a look at the hotels that we recommend in Quito and Guayaquil. They have the standard qualities that most of the passengers require: safety, cleanliness, close to the airport and downtown part of the city, and mid to low rates. We have selected one in each city that we have been working with for several years. However, we are open to increase the database, so your suggestions are welcome.

" HOTEL RIO AMAZONAS INTERNACIONAL", QUITO

	We also organise one-day tours to the colorfull handicraft indean markets of Otavalo and Sanquisilí, and special programs to the Cotopaxi (5897meters) and Chimborazo (6310 meters) National Parks. Transfers in/out aiport-hotel-airport, and city tours -Quito and Guayaquil- are available, too. An excellent alternative tour you could take in Guayaquil is to go Churute.

- What is "Churute"?
Churute's Ecological Reserv it's one hour and 20 minutes from the downtown of Guayaquil, and it's located at the south, in the rout to Naranjal, out of the city.
It's a wonderfull place, where you can see a lot of tropical birds, and tipical ecuadorian coast's flora and fauna.
It's a big tropical forest... You will have to walk a lot to go deeper in the forest. It's ideal for ornithologists. Please click here for more information.

AMAZON BASIN TOURS

If you want to visit the Ecuadorian Amazonic jungle, we invite you to take the following tour in the PARADISE HUTS.
The huts are set on the west bank of the Aguarico River in the north-eastern Province of Sucumbios.
Althrough 3 1/2 hours from Quito, the 110 hectares of the private jungle beloging to the huts is only accessible by canoe. Directly across from there is the Cuyabeno Fauna Reserve and to the north are found settlements of the Secoya Indean Tribe.
The huts accomodates up to 36 people in six individual guests lodges; each lodge has a three double bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom and shower. Additionally a spacious balcony is incorporated into each lodge with hammocks and comfortable seats.
The main lodge is centered around the spacious dining area and includes the kitchen and bar.
Lighting is provided by a generator. Bottled drinking water is always available. The gardens within the small clearing are full of exotic plants, such as orchids and gadenias, tropical fruits includings pineapple, passions fruits and bananas, and trees and bushes of coffe and palms, to name but a few.
(*) Description extracted from the PH pamphlet.

5 DAYS PROGRAM
Monday to Friday

Day 1 - Early flight from Quito to Lago Agrio. Reception and lunch. Drive to Chiritza where we shall board a canoe to sail down on the Aguarico river. Overnight in PARADISE HUTS. Welcome cocktail and briefing on the itinerary. Dinner.

Day 2 - Early walk to observe birds. Breakfast. We will take a 5-hour jungle walk accompanied by one local and one naturalist guides. They will explain about the plants and their different applications. In the afternoon, visit to an indean family. Dinner.

Day 3 - Breakfast. Visit the Indian community of "San Pablo de los Secoyas" to know their customs and way of life. Visit to the "Culture House". Lunch. In the afternoon we visit the Shushufindi river to observe a variedful of birds. Dinner.

Day 4 - Breakfast. Visit the Shaman or witch-doctor who will explain some of the secrets and mysteries of the jungle. Return to the PARADISE HUTS lodge. Sailing by "quillas" -indean canoes-. Cocktail. Farewell dinner.

Day 5 - Breakfast. Early departure to the airport and fly back to Quito.

PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

PRICES:

5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS:
4 DAYS/3 NIGHTS:

$230USD per person (Monday to Friday)
$210USD per person (Friday to Monday)

All rates are subject to change

Include:
Lodging,
All the meals,
Transfers in-out Lago Agrio,
Canoes transport,
Native and bilingual guides assistence,
Boots and lifebelts.

This does not include:
Air ticket Quito-Lago Agrio-Quito ($111.40USD per person),
Alcoholic and soda beverages, raincoats.

SUGGESTIONS: Here you have a list of necessary items to bring with you to this trip on the jungle:

Rain coat (not provided)
A flash light with batteries
Sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses
Insect repellant
A jacket or sweatchirt
Passport (not a copy)

Binoculars
Reading material
One pair light weight pants
One long sleeved shirt
Two pairs shorts and + shirts
Bathing suit
Camara with 400 ASA film
Plastic bags (large)
Sandals

To any of the tours, the passengers will arrive to Lago Agrio at around 11h00AM, and after that the guide will take them.
Then they will have a transfer to Chiritza, one hour and half hours south east of Lago Agrio on the Aguarico River.
From there their transportation is by motorized canoe down the Aguarico River until they reach Paradise Huts (this leg of their trip takes one hour and half hours), and once there, they have the evening meal, with option to a nocturnal hike.
As you see, the huts are in the middle of the ecuadorian jungle, so it is long to get there.
On the last day of the tour, the passengers will depart early in the morning -after breakfast- to back to Lago Agrio (departure for Chiritza by canoe and then by bus to Lago Agrio to catch the flight back to Quito).

We can also operate the flotel or basin tour that you might preffer.