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Napo Wildlife Center

Napo Wildlife Center

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The Napo Wildlife center is Luxury in the middle of the rain-forest. It is nestled on a ridge on the edge of a great jungle lake surrounded by beautiful Amazon rainforest! It has been designed for people who want to discover the Amazon’s unique landscapes and breathtaking wildlife!

Amazon Itineraries

4 Days & 3 Nights
  • DAY 1: Departing from Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, a 30-minutes flight over the eastern Andes will take you to the jungle town of Coca. There, members of our staff will be waiting for you to give you a warm welcome and take you to the Francisco de Orellana Port –which is only 5 minutes away from the airport. And here is where the real adventure begins! At the port, you will get on a motorized canoe downstream the Napo River, the major tributary of the Amazon rain forest. During the trip, you will have the chance to see different birds such as kingfishers, herons, and other and admire the incredible views of the Amazon jungle that opens before your eyes. A trip a box lunch will be provided. After our two-hours ride along the Napo River, you will arrive at the NWC’s dock entrance where to take a short break to freshen up and use the restrooms. Then, we will continue our way to the lodge on paddle-canoes –motorized canoes are not allowed within the Napo territory. This majestic and peaceful dugout canoe ride a narrow stream will lead us to the Añangu Lake, where the hotel is. Late in the afternoon, we will arrive to the Napo wild life center where our staff will welcome you with drinks and show your rooms and other areas of the lodge.
  • DAY 2: Adventure at the Napo Wildlife Center begins early in the morning! In this second day at the premium Amazon Jungle tour, you will present one of the most incredible nature spectacles you will ever see: the parrot clay licks. It will only take us about an hour to get to the first parrot clay lick which is of easy access from the lodge. Once we get there, at about 7:30 or 8:30 am it will take just a few minutes for birds to show up. It is a real spectacle of colors, about 11 species of birds such as parrots, macaws, and parakeets visit the clay licks every day to feed with the minerals that are concentrated in the soil. Later on, we will hike along the forest trail to visit the Kichwa Añangu community to share time with the men, women and children of the community and learning about their every-day-life activities, routines and their ancestral customs and traditions. Then, we will say goodbye to the families and continue our adventure Then, we will go back to the creek and go hiking for 30 minutes throughout a Terra Firme forest until reaching the second parrot clay lick and repeat the experience of seeing a great variety of parrots, parakeets and macaws as you eat a delicious lunch our staff will provide you. Late in the afternoon, we will arrive back to the NWC to rest and enjoy from our lodge social areas and comfortable-luxury rooms.
  • DAY 3: A delicious breakfast will be served at the NWC restaurant early in the morning. After that, we will depart to the Canopy Observation Tower, a high platform from which you will get a close-up view of the most amazing views of the jungle. The tower is about 30 minutes from the lodge within the terra forme forest. This wooden platform of 36 meters high was built just next to a huge and ancient Kapok tree. To get to the top you have to pass through different levels of the forest. Then, when you are finally there, the immensity and beauty of the Amazon jungle open just before you. There are not enough words to describe it, you have to live it yourself! Birds that are just virtually impossible to see from the jungle floor will pass right through you. Flocks of vibrantly colored tanagers, blue-and-yellow macaws, and large toucans fly past in the early mornings and afternoons. In the afternoon, after having lunch back in the Napo Wildlife Center, we will go deep into a terra firme trail to discover the beautiful and mysterious wildlife that hides in the forest interior. There are great possibilities to see lizards, different species of monkeys such as the endemic Golden Mantle Tamarin monkey, rare and unique insects and even some scary snakes! Also, we will take you to explore the black water Añangu Lake and streams that are home of different species of fish and mammals such as the Giant Otter, a unique specie from the Amazon.
  • DAY 4: Last day, we will depart after an early breakfast to go back to Coca city and repeat the adventure to go out the way you came, a ride on a paddle-canoe to the docking area and then embarking on a motorize canoe to the jungle town. During this last excursion the creek may reveal new sights of rare bird species and monkeys and a Giant Otter will possibly show up to good-bye you!
5 Days & 4 Nights
  • DAY 1: Departing from Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, a 30-minutes flight over the eastern Andes will take you to the jungle town of Coca. There, members of our staff will be waiting for you to give you a warm welcome and take you to the Francisco de Orellana Port –which is only 5 minutes away from the airport. And here is where the real adventure begins! At the port, you will get on a motorized canoe downstream the Napo River, the major tributary of the Amazon rain forest. During the trip, you will have the chance to see different birds such as kingfishers, herons, and other and admire the incredible views of the Amazon jungle that opens before your eyes. A trip a box lunch will be provided. After our two-hours ride along the Napo River, you will arrive at the NWC’s dock entrance where to take a short break to freshen up and use the restrooms. Then, we will continue our way to the lodge on paddle-canoes –motorized canoes are not allowed within the Napo territory. This majestic and peaceful dugout canoe ride a narrow stream will lead us to the Añangu Lake, where the hotel is. Late in the afternoon, we will arrive to the Napo wild life center where our staff will welcome you with drinks and show your rooms and other areas of the lodge.
  • DAY 2: Adventure at the Napo Wildlife Center begins early in the morning! In this second day at the premium Amazon Jungle tour, you will present one of the most incredible nature spectacles you will ever see: the parrot clay licks. It will only take us about an hour to get to the first parrot clay lick which is of easy access from the lodge. Once we get there, at about 7:30 or 8:30 am it will take just a few minutes for birds to show up. It is a real spectacle of colors, about 11 species of birds such as parrots, macaws, and parakeets visit the clay licks every day to feed with the minerals that are concentrated in the soil. Later on, we will hike along the forest trail to visit the Kichwa Añangu community to share time with the men, women and children of the community and learning about their every-day-life activities, routines and their ancestral customs and traditions. Then, we will say goodbye to the families and continue our adventure Then, we will go back to the creek and go hiking for 30 minutes throughout a Terra Firme forest until reaching the second parrot clay lick and repeat the experience of seeing a great variety of parrots, parakeets and macaws as you eat a delicious lunch our staff will provide you. Late in the afternoon, we will arrive back to the NWC to rest and enjoy from our lodge social areas and comfortable-luxury rooms.
  • DAY 3: A delicious breakfast will be served at the NWC restaurant early in the morning. After that, we will depart to the Canopy Observation Tower, a high platform from which you will get a close-up view of the most amazing views of the jungle. The tower is about 30 minutes from the lodge within the terra forme forest. This wooden platform of 36 meters high was built just next to a huge and ancient Kapok tree. To get to the top you have to pass through different levels of the forest. Then, when you are finally there, the immensity and beauty of the Amazon jungle open just before you. There are not enough words to describe it, you have to live it yourself! Birds that are just virtually impossible to see from the jungle floor will pass right through you. Flocks of vibrantly colored tanagers, blue-and-yellow macaws, and large toucans fly past in the early mornings and afternoons. In the afternoon, after having lunch back in the Napo Wildlife Center, we will go deep into a terra firme trail to discover the beautiful and mysterious wildlife that hides in the forest interior. There are great possibilities to see lizards, different species of monkeys such as the endemic Golden Mantle Tamarin monkey, rare and unique insects and even some scary snakes! Also, we will take you to explore the black water Añangu Lake and streams that are home of different species of fish and mammals such as the Giant Otter, a unique specie from the Amazon.
  • DAY 4: Last day, we will depart after an early breakfast to go back to Coca city and repeat the adventure to go out the way you came, a ride on a paddle-canoe to the docking area and then embarking on a motorize canoe to the jungle town. During this last excursion the creek may reveal new sights of rare bird species and monkeys and a Giant Otter will possibly show up to good-bye you!
  • DAY 5: Additional day(s): optional excursions such as hikes through different trails and forest types. Canoe rides exploring deeper areas of surrounding creeks with more wildlife possibilities, additional mammal clay lick excursion, handicraft workshop with the local community among other options.

Prices

Trip Outline

Leave city life behind and escape to our eco-community for a life-changing experience. Covering nearly 2.5 million acres of lush Amazon rainforest, Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park is also a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

  • River transportation Coca – Napo Wildlife Center – Coca
  • Accommodation at Napo Wildlife Center
  • Complete meals according to program
  • Entrance to parrots and parakeets salt lick
  • Naturalist Bilingual Guide (English / Spanish speaking)
  • Activities and visits according to the itinerary
  • 256 USD per person: Quito – Coca – Quito. Air ticket with assistance at the Quito airport.
    (UIO – COC / EQ211 11h00 – 11h40) (COC – UIO / EQ212 12h20 – 13h00)
  • Check in and transfer in & out in the city of Coca.
  • Additional beverages, tips, internet, laundry and any other unspecified requirement.
  • All prices are per person, valid during the year 2023 and are quoted in US dollars
  • Children under 11 years 11 months have a discount of:
    30% of the tour rate, if they share the same cabin of the parents;
    30% in air ticket, with the presentation of the passport or identity document.
  • Children under 5 years, free in the same cabin of the parents and 30% discount in the air fare.
  • Families with children are suggested to hire a private guide.
  • Please note that air tickets are subject to change without notice.
  • Departures are any day of the week except Sunday.
  • Additional night 170 USD (based on single room)
  • Additional night 131 USD (Based on double or triple room)
  • These prices are subject to change.
  • Naturalist Guide – Bilingual US $ 100
  • Community Guide – Spanish US $ 40
  • Naturalist Guide in French or German US $ 110
  • Private motorized canoe US $ 600
  • Only Ecuadorian passengers and local companies are subject to 12% taxes
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