4 Days Cuyabeno Amazon Experience
Overview
Available languages
96 hours
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Experience the natural wonders that the Ecuadorian Amazon has to offer. With the Amazon rainforest as a backdrop and the magnificent Cuyabeno River at the front steps, the lodge is located in a perfect setting. Get up close to caimans, pink dolphins, tapirs, and anacondas in their natural environment. Explore the pristine jungle to find medicinal plants and learn about its uses in healing. Visit a Local Indigenous Community to learn about their lifestyle, and their local shaman to understand their beliefs and traditions. Discover the beauty of this landscape, its diverse wildlife, in the serenity of Ecuador’s Amazon.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide (Spanish, English, Kichwa and/or Siona)
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
What‘s Included
Transportation from Lago Agrio to the Lodge and back to Lago Agrio
Drinking water, coffee and tea.
3 nights in Amazon Eco-lodge in standard shared cabins.
Bilingual English/Spanish speaking guide
24/7 support from our team.
Transportation to Lago Agrio
Mandatory travel insurance
Personal expenses
Meals/drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
Alcoholic drinks
Tips for guides
Optional activities
What To Expect
LAGO AGRIO - PINK DOLPHINS, MONKEYS, SLOTHS AND MORE
Accommodations
Overnight at Amazon Eco-lodge
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Parque Ecologico y Recreativo Lago Agrio Perla
Today your amazon adventure starts in Lago Agrio very early in the morning. You will get picked up with the bus that will take you towards the entrance of the Cuyabeno Reserve (± 2.5 hour ride). Here lunch will be served. After lunch, you will embark on a motor-powered canoe to go down the Cuyabeno River. Be ready to hear the sounds of the jungle, while you watch the scenery changing along the waters and between trees. In this boat trip you will be able to watch the birds, monkeys, sloths and other jungle creatures, accompanied by a guide who will provide information on how the animals and plants interact within the Cuyabeno Ecosystem. Try to spot the pink water dolphins! Upon your arrival, you will have time to settle in one of the cabins and relax. In the evening you will enjoy a delicious welcoming dinner and then your native guide will give a briefing about the activities of the next days of your amazon experience.
FASCINATING SUNRISE, LAGUNAS, SUNSET AND A NIGHT EXCURSION IN THE JUNGLE
Accommodations
Overnight at Amazon Eco-lodge
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Rise and shine! Enjoy the sounds of the jungle around you while waking up in your cabin. Woke up early? Lucky you! A fascinating sunrise can be watched from the front steps of the lodge. After breakfast, it is time to go upriver where you can see different species of plants, huge trees, aquatic vines, orchids, medicinal herbs and a large number of animals and birds of the Amazon. After lunch, you will go to Laguna Grande where you can swim and relax, here the sunsets are a marvelous experience! Are you ready for another exciting experience? After dinner, you will go on a night excursion in the jungle. During the canoe ride, you will be able to see the black caimans and listen to the mysterious sounds of the jungle.
AMAZONIAN CULTURE, COMMUNITY, SHAMAN
Accommodations
Overnight at Amazon Eco-lodge
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
After you enjoyed your breakfast, you will visit a community project, the Siona Indigenous Community. You’ll be immersed in their Amazon culture and learn about their way of life, traditions, culture and customs. Gather cassava and turn it into cassava bread, to enjoy during lunch with the community. Observe the Sumaúma tree which is approximately 100 years of age. The Sumaúma tree is recognized as the Amazon’s largest tree in both height and diameter, reaching up to 40 meters (130 ft). Visit the Shaman after lunch, he will explain you all about their spiritual world, channeling of energies, visionary, healing and divinatory skills. You will also have time to acquire the beautiful handicrafts made by the locals. You return to the lodge for dinner, paddling at night under the stars. On the way you’ll see caimans, night birds, night monkeys and maybe even a boa. For the visit to the community and the Shaman, a contribution of 5 USD per person needs to be paid to the Siona Indigenous Community and 5 USD for the yuca bread.
EARLY MORNING SPECIES SEARCH
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Early in the morning, before breakfast, you’ll have one last chance for a surprising fauna encounter. Animals tend to get very active early in the morning: monkeys, toucans, sloths, dolphins, giant otters... every day is different. After breakfast, it is time to say goodbye to the Jungle. The canoe will take you to the bridge where you will enjoy lunch. Upon your arrival to Lago Agrio, you will be dropped off at the Lago Agrio Airport/Bus Terminal; where you can catch your transportation to your next destination
Options
4 Days/ 3 Nights Option
4 Days and 3 Nights packed with activities inside the Ecuadorian Amazon
Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Immersive experience and family memories
j r mieb844,
Aug 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience at Green Forest Ecolodge! Many thanks to our guide Nelson and to Ines and his team for giving us an unforgettable time in the jungle of Cuyabeno! Thanks also to Alex from Takiri Travel who organized everything without any hitch!
See the wildlife in Cuyabeno!
BigTMM,
Jul 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing! So much fun! We saw so much wildlife: 7 types of monkeys, birds, caimans, sloths, snakes, river dolphins. For being way far from civilization, they feed you well, you sleep comfortably, guide at Green Forest Lodge was great! Getting there is a long trip, but worth it. Takiri was easy to work with, good communication, very reliable. Highly recommended!
Beyond beautiful
Yolanda K,
Apr 11, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely amazing experience, every animal we wanted to see and more. Food was delicious and staff were amazing! (Especially Edgar and Tamara).
Amazing experience
PietroMars,
Apr 23, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent Service, respectful and friendly staff. The guide explained in detail all the activities and resolved any doubts we had. Very safe and friendly. Experience that changes your life
Beautiful experience, sustainable company!!
patriciasP9799GE,
Feb 23, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We took the 4 day trip with my family to Cuyabeno and it was beautiful. It was so well organized, the guide Gustavo was knowledgeable and respectful of the nature and the environment. You can notice they care about the animals, the people in the communities and are very sustainable in their practices. We heard from another group they were feeding caimans and we were very satisfied to hear Takiri advised against it, if you respect animals and the environment you don't want to interrupt their environment like this. Very satisfied with the service, the lodging option and all the activities. Make sure you go with them!!
Simply spectacular
mariaclaudialira,
Feb 23, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Takiri travel is simply spectacular. I took an Amazonian experience for 4 days with my family, and they took care of fine-tuning every detail so we had the best experience. Not only do they care to know your priorities to put together the best experience, but within the trip, they give you impeccable Service. One of our priorities is to travel with ethical companies that care about the Mood, and Takiri helped us have a responsible and unique Amazon experience. Special greetings to Gustavo for being an excellent guide. I would definitely travel with them again!
Amazing
TJ S,
Dec 22, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I highly recommend taking a trip with these guys. It's one of the smaller lodges so there's less people, our guide for the group was absolutely great amd the facilities and activities were all very well organised. You won't regret it.
AMAZING!
Saskia S,
Nov 30, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very helpful in arranging the trip! We wouldn't have found it without the help of takiri travel. Also in Banos they where again very helpful! Do contact them if you want a awesome trip or activity.
Everything perfect
christianpK2666BB,
Nov 7, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Everything was perfect and Adrianna's service was just amazing! The lodge was very good and clean, food was great.
Cuyabeno : Trip personally organised
Rémi M,
Oct 21, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Takiri Travel organize a trip to Cuyabeno for my Family visiting ecuador. From what they told, it was the best part of their travel. Here what I liked about it : - Since my family don't speak english or spanish, they found a guide who speaks really good french. The guide was nice and had a amazing knowledge about wild life, and is definitively passionate about it. - My family travel with my 4 years old twin sisters, the crew's lodge is definitively kids friendly, and the cook even made a cake for their birthday on a super short notice. - Takiri agent did not limit the organisation to Cuyabeno but also give tips for things to see on the way, and hotels too. - Transport can be organise on demand Definitively recommend to people how need help to organize trips to contact Takiri Travel.
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