Yasuni National Park 3 Days 2 Nights in the Amazon of Ecuador, Comfortable Rooms

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It is one of the destinations of greater sightings of wild fauna, and added the management of conservation by the local settlers for its originality of making a trip to the wild Amazon of Ecuador, it is an adventure that you will not forget

Duration: 3 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Starting Point: Coca Francisco de Orellana at Hotel El Auca

Hotel El Auca - The adventure begins in the city of Francisco de Orellana, Coca.
Departures from Coca are available daily at 07:30 via public canoe. For those needing airport pick-up at Francisco de Orellana Coca, a private canoe can be arranged for an additional fee, shared with fellow…

Starting Point: Coca Francisco de Orellana at Hotel El Auca

Amazon Lodge Pilche - Upon arrival, guests are greeted with a welcome cocktail before being shown to their accommodations. Each room offers comfort with a private bathroom, towel, toilet paper, soap, mosquito net, and balconies equipped with hammocks for relaxation after jungle excursions.

El Pilche - Post-lunch, the journey continues along the Path to the Mandy Forest small river. Here, travelers can observe monkeys, birds, amphibians, and insects, paddle in the lagoon, fish for piranhas, and spot alligators. The day concludes with a night walk to observe nocturnal insects, night monkeys, and amphibians, followed by dinner between 20:00 and 21:00, and rest for the next day.

Observation Tower - Parrot Clay Lick

Parque Nacional Yasuni - At 06:00, breakfast is served before boarding a motorized canoe to the Añangu community. The Canopy Observation Tower at Yasuni National Park offers a 40-meter climb to view the Amazon Rainforest and the Andes mountains. Visitors can also see the Parrot and Parakeet clay licks, with the chance to spot parrots, macaws, wild pigs, or collared peccaries, weather permitting.

Parque Nacional Yasuni - In the afternoon, the community center hosts cultural demonstrations and offers local handicrafts made by women using seeds and natural materials from the jungle. As night falls, a short walk reveals the nocturnal wildlife of the rainforest, followed by dinner and rest.

Cultural Activities with the Indigenous Community

El Pilche - Day 3 begins with breakfast at 07:30, followed by a visit to the Indigenous community center for cultural demonstrations and the opportunity to purchase local handicrafts. Lunch at 11:00 features the traditional Amazon dish “Maito de Pescado.”

Between 12:00 and 13:00, travelers board a public canoe from the Community of Pilche to the City of Coca, with an estimated arrival time of 16:00.

Amazon Lodge Pilche - The public canoe departs between 12:00 and 13:00 from the Community of Pilche to the City of Coca, arriving around 16:00. Please note that schedules may vary due to shared public transport with local residents.

What's Included

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Rubber boots up to size 44
Rain ponchos
Purified water

What's Not Included

The breakfast of the first day
Cost: $30 USD per person, entrance to the parrot clay licks

Location

Agencia de Viajes Amazon Wildlife

Eugenio Espejo

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Silvianal2025

Mar 31, 2025

The BEST Amazon tour for such a short trip! - This is an absolute must-do tour! The trip was conducted by a travel agency, Amazon Wildlife Tour Ecuador, run by such an accommodating man. We met him on the first day and he passed us over to our tour guide. Bill, the tour guide they provided me and my boyfriend, was incredible. His passion for his home was contagious and heartwarming. He was so knowledgeable about nature, culture, animal behavior, and history! He was unlike any other guide around because he could pick up bird songs before seeing them or know which fruits were edible or know the perfect time to see certain animals or know the movements of where the monkeys would go next. We thought 3 days and 2 nights were enough, but we have seen other groups stay for 5 days. But we were lucky to see a variety of wildlife for such a short trip, thanks to his knowledge. Recommending this tour agency to our friends in the future visiting Ecuador's part of the Amazon! The transportation and lodging were all included. The pashpanchu lodging staff were amazing as well. Chef Diego was so personable and cooked all our delicious meals. The pictures don't do this trip enough justice.

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Barretslankard

Sep 11, 2024

Bring binoculars to see all the wildlife! - We had a great time on our adventure! Our indigenous guide, Bill, was so knowledgeable and passionate about his homeland. We saw so many beautiful birds, monkeys, snakes, lizards, frogs, and plenty of insects. We even found Jaguar tracks! We ran into some other travelers who were staying at a nearby lodge, and it sounds like we had a superior experience to theirs.

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Bianca_s

Jan 30, 2023

It was amazing. The sound... - It was amazing. The sound of the jungle is so relaxing. Our guide Omar has a lot of knowledge and it was very interesting. The food was very good and the room was simply but so nice and comfortable. We saw a lot of animals and the neighbourhood. I would book here again.

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Chriswren

Jan 24, 2023

Unforgettable excursion with knowledgable guide - This was an epic trip. I felt fully immersed in the Amazon and saw so many different animals and insects on our walks throughout the journey. Our guide Omar was extremely in tune with the jungle and was able to point out all kinds of things I would have missed. The variety of excursions kept it interesting, don't want to spoil all of the activities but just know you will do and see a lot. I would highly recommend this tour, ideally when it isn't raining too hard.

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Boardingpass820819

Mar 19, 2022

Great experience!! - Our experience with Amazon Wildlife Tours was amazing from the start. Robert always answered our questions by email, clarifying us. He came to meet us in Coca, before our departure to the Amazon jungle. Then, we continued on our way, in a public boat along the Napo River, together with our guide Eduardo, who accompanied us during the three days we stayed in the Amazon. We loved the experience, it was without a doubt a great adventure that we will keep dearly in our hearts. We didn't see as many animals as we would have liked, but that has its charm too, we are in the Amazon, not in a Zoo. But if we are attentive, it is possible to observe many species of birds, small monkeys (monos), insects, the very flora of the jungle and we even saw a Cayman in its beautiful life in the Limoncocha lagoon. The river boat trips are incredibly beautiful, with all that greenery around. Being in the Kichwa community of Pilche was unique. Everyone is so friendly, welcoming, always smiling and the food is fantastic! Thank you for that! We especially want to thank our guide Eduardo who accompanied us, for all his availability and knowledge. We learned a lot, walked a lot and felt fulfilled enough! In the end, they escorted us to our hotel in Coca, which made us feel safe. For all these reasons, we advise you to choose Amazon Wildlife Tours for your jungle adventure! Obrigado! Mário and Cátia

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Jungleamazontour

Nov 22, 2021

Unexpected visit - It was an impromptu visit that left us to know a nice and magnificent place that is sacha Ñampi very beautiful and recommended to all visitors and explorers of the world

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O1300gftatianas

Jan 12, 2025

YASUNÍ NATIONAL PARK - When you tour the Yasuní National Park you live a very nice experience of connecting with nature, you discover the diversity of vegetation that there are also of the different animals found within the Yasuní

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Katharina

Jun 18, 2023

Impressive experience no matter which weather you have - It was our first visit in a rainforest and it was super interesting to experience the different flora and fauna. Even though we had two days of rain we could see some monkeys, insects and birds. The guide tried to change the plans according to the weather conditions. The Lodge is situated very nice and you could listen to the rain and the animals while you stayed in your bed. Additionally most of the time we where the only guests there. (The first night we stood there with another small group.) But in general you should know that the group often consists of just your party size. That is what we did not know before - so if you’re considering meeting new people at this tour you cannot be sure when booking. But be sure for seeing animals it might be better! Also the meals where super delicious and there was always juice at the table. The guide was friendly and when we asked him, he told us a lot about the jungle and the animals. You should know that there might be some extra costs you have to pay. The guide always asked us if we want to do this activity and how much we would have to pay additionally (the tower, the bus ticket, history tour at a community). And you have to pay everything in cash - therefore take enough money with you. All in all enjoy the time and get away of your daily business for a few days! 🙃

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Gostaw

May 27, 2023

4-days / 3 nights Yasuní National Park Tour - We booked our 4 days / three nights Amazonas Tour in Yasuní National Park with “Amazon Wildlife Tours”. All in all, we enjoyed the tour, even though it was raining quite a lot during the first two days. However, we didn’t like a couple of things (therefore only 3 stars): First, 3 different activities had to be cancelled (one because of rain which is completely understandable, one because of lack of communication among the organizers and local people to pick us up and one because no one was there when we arrived) and NO other alternative activities were offered. This was pretty bad for us, especially considering the fact that the tour was much more costly in comparison to tours in Cuyabeno National Park and for that reason we wanted to make the best out of the activities. Second thing were the activities at additional cost (10$ for the Kichwa culture and 20$ for the parrot clay licks). We spent only 10 minutes at the Kichwa community and only exchanged a couple of words with a local teacher at the school. In the parrot clay there were no birds and the local site supervisor told us that in this season birds are rarely coming there. I think that the guide should have such an information and “warn” us about it, so we can decide whether or not to go there and pay for it. It would be fine for us to do another activity that is aligned with the season instead if we had the choice. Third, during the Pilche community visit (which was included in the price) we had almost no interaction with the people from the community itself, we were just served the “maito” fish as in a regular restaurant. Then we were accompanied by our guide through their medicinal garden. When we addressed it later that day, our guide offered us to make a basket and crowns out of palm trees at our lodge. This was a fun activity and at least we had a bit of a cultural demonstration. The positive aspects: all the staff was very nice, and the guide was very knowledgeable and fun to talk to. Food was very good, and they considered my vegetarian preferences. The Cabaña we slept in was basic but comfortable. The walks through the jungle, especially the night walk, piranha fishing and bird and monkey watching on the sunny days were fun. They also organized us bus tickets and taxi to the bus station from our hotel in Quito.

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Jongsun_k

Jan 25, 2025

No good. The guide is kind. - They skipped “Path to the Mandy Forest small river, where we will observe monkeys, birds, amphibian insec we will paddle in the lagoon, we will fish piranhas, we will observ alligators, and then” The lodge is not comfortable but endurable.

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