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Adventure Holiday in Ecuador

This action-packed itinerary strikes the perfect balance between incredible opportunities to see rare wildlife species and adventures to explore the fascinating wonders of the untouched Amazon rainforest. You will always be accompanied by a highly experienced naturalist guide and a native guide to lead you every step of the way, ensuring that you will create memories that will last a lifetime.

Highlights

  • Introduction to the Amazon Rainforest
  • Walk the Matapalo Charapa Trail and Coto Trail
  • Tour the Mandi Cocha Lake and Garza Cocha Lake
  • Take a night walk to see nocturnal animals
  • See the Parrot Clay Lick and Pilchi Community
  • Access to natural pool, observatory tower, and other facilities
  • 3 nights premium accommodation with all meals included
  • Airport assistance at UIO and transfers from and to OCC

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3 activity days in Spanish
The organizer also speaks: English
Airport transfer included: Francisco de Orellana Airport
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Accommodation

Facilities

  • Shopping
  • Spa
  • Swimming pool (outdoor)
  • Bar
  • Environmentally friendly
  • Lounge
  • Restaurant
  • Tour assistance

La Selva Eco-lodge and Retreat's premium accommodations come with private balconies with jungle landscape views, as well as their high-end guest facilities, ensuring a comfortable stay. It is an ideal place to relax, connect with nature, and withdraw from the ordinary world.

La Selva offers programs inspired and created by experts with innovative and traditionally Amazon crafted techniques. Enjoy the yoga sessions, spa treatments, holistic ceremonies, and spiritual packages. You can also experience culinary delights and engage with local culture through community visits.

Amenities

  • Observation tower (38 m / 124 ft)
  • Staterooms with private balconies and panoramic windows
  • High-end accommodation and service.
  • Kayaks and trails
  • Relaxation deck
  • Samay Wasi (resting lounge)
  • Restaurant
  • Lounge
  • Bar
  • Boutique Enchanted Jungle
  • Coffee station
  • Smoking area
  • Spa
  • Natural pool

Program

Day 1: Arrival

At the Quito International Airport, you will be met by one of Golden Galapagos' La Selva representatives in the National Departure area, where they will assist you with the check-in process and give you a short briefing about the journey.

After a 30-minute commercial flight to Puerto Francisco de Orellana or "El Coca," Golden Galapagos' representative will take you to their office located along the Napo River pier in a private vehicle.

The next two and a half hours will be spent in a motorized canoe ride heading down the river, on what will be the beginning of an unforgettable experience in the Amazon rainforest. Golden Galapagos will provide you a boxed lunch and extra drinks for this part of the trip.

At the end of the motorized canoe ride, you will be dropped off at La Selva's main dock where the final leg of the trip to the lodge will be completed in a paddle canoe. The only thing you must take care of during this part of the trip is your carry-on and camera equipment.

All other luggage will be transported by La Selva staff. The manager will be waiting to greet you with a refreshing beverage, snacks, and a short briefing about your stay at La Selva.

Introduction to the rainforest

After some rest and time to unpack, one of the naturalist guides will give you some basic information about the tropical rainforest, the Amazon, and how La Selva operates. The idea is to begin your activities armed with general knowledge of the amazing place you have just arrived at.

Matapalo Charapa Trail

This trail was given the Spanish name of the famous Strangler fig (Ficus sp), one of the many remarkable trees that you can find on this short walk. Mahogany trees over 400 years old can be seen, and your guides will share their knowledge of the flora and fauna seen along the trail with you.

Due to the time of day, there will be soft natural light shining through the canopy, and diurnal and nocturnal animals will be beginning their daily transitional activities.

Night canoe ride

Garza Cocha lagoon is a great place to search for caimans, bats, owls, and night mammals with the help of a spotlight that the guides will use. There will also be great opportunities for stargazing if the night sky is clear!

Snacks

At the bar, you can find snacks and order cocktails from the bartender. There is also a non-alcoholic beverage station where you can help yourself to limitless tea and coffee!

Dinner

Find your seat and get comfortable while La Selva's waiters serve you each course.

Day 2: Full day of activities

Wake up call

  • Breakfast

Observation tower and Mandi Cocha

After a 15-minute walk, the observation tower will come into sight, soaring an impressive 120 ft above the forest floor. Your naturalist and native guides, with the help of a sighting scope, will show you colorful birds enjoying the canopy and maybe even certain primates.

After another 30-minute walk from the tower, you will reach Mandi Cocha. This small lake has different vegetation and landscapes displaying the beauty of the flooded forest.

With a little bit of luck, you might spot the famous giant otters that make their home nearby. This endangered species is difficult to find, but during this visit, there will be a chance that you might see them!

  • Lunch

Garza Cocha Lake

This lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This is one of several opportunities to spot several different species of monkeys and birds. Sometimes, huge groups of squirrel monkeys join families of capuchin monkeys to look for food. Howler monkeys also like to spend the late afternoon around the lake.

The hoatzin, a large unique bird found only in pristine Amazon environments, will be very easy to spot.

Night walk

All you will need is a flashlight and your camera to see the jungle come alive at night. Amphibians, insects, reptiles, birds, and nocturnal mammals may be seen wherever your guides take you.

  • Dinner

During your free time in between activities, you can use La Selva's kayaks, have a massage, participate in a yoga class, or just relax in your room and have a nap

Day 3: Full day of activities

Wake up call

  • Breakfast

Parrot Clay Lick and Pilchi Community

After an early breakfast, you will make your way back to the Napo River and take a motorized canoe ride to the clay lick, one of the most fascinating displays of the wild world. Hundreds of parrots and parakeets gather there to eat the mineral-rich soil, an important part of their diet. Binoculars will be essential to really capture the moment.

At the indigenous community of Pilchi, you will learn about how the first nations of the Amazon lived, dating back thousands of years, including how they dress, what they eat, how they cook, and the many ways they use what the forest provides in their daily lives. This will be a truly unique, fascinating, and fun experience!

Don’t be shy to ask them questions and be brave to try some of the traditional drinks and food. They love to share their ancestral knowledge and spread awareness about their culture and where they live.

  • Lunch

Coto Trail

This is a fantastic walk that goes from the lodge to the edge of the Garza Cocha Lake. In the afternoon, the soft rays of sunlight make this walk an amazing experience and the perfect opportunity to enjoy the beauty of this amazing forest.

Your guide will point out and explain all the fascinating creatures that you will come across, and the native guide will show you some of the medicinal plants that they have had for thousands of years. A canoe ride back to the lodge will provide you with the opportunity to see caymans, bats, and other nocturnal wildlife in and around the lake, giving this activity a fantastic ending!

Departure briefing

Golden Galapagos' manager will provide you all the necessary information about your departure procedure for the next morning, and La Selva's bartender will offer you a delicious farewell cocktail.

  • Dinner

During your free time in between activities, you can use the onsite kayaks, have a massage, participate in a yoga class, or just relax in your room and have a nap!

Day 4: Departure day

Wake up call

  • Breakfast

Departure to Coca

According to your briefing the night before, you will have an early wake-up call, breakfast, and departure from the lodge. The lodge staff will assist you with your checked luggage, and the motorized canoe ride will head upstream back to Coca, where Golden Galapagos' representatives will take you to the La Selva office to use the restrooms there.

After a short break, they will take you to the airport and help you with your boarding passes and checked luggage.

All excursions and times on this sample itinerary are subject to change and largely depend on weather, season, group limitations, group interests, and guide decisions based on passenger safety and organized operations.

Included excursions

  • Guided excursions with a Top Bilingual National Guide & Native Guide

Location

La Selva Eco-lodge and Retreat is the most premium property in the Ecuadorian Amazon, with an extension of 50 acres. This place is set in the rainforest and promises a regenerative travel escape and an authentic jungle adventure in the Amazonia.

Explore the Amazon extensively with access to observation towers, canoe rides on Garzacocha and Mandi lakes, and guided wildlife encounters. La Selva also has a privileged location for wellness travel, including holistic ceremonies. Discover a serene sanctuary with yoga sessions, spa treatments, and spiritual and nature re-encounters.

Food

Included are a welcome and farewell cocktail, all meals, purified water from the dispenser, as well as American coffee, herbal tea, and snacks at the coffee station.

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Snacks
  • Drinks

The following drinks are included:

  • Water
  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Alcoholic beverages

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

  • Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Airfare (Quito - Coca - Quito) - 250 USD net per person

This price includes airport taxes. The same rate applies for adults and children. Airfare is the same throughout the whole year of 2024. La Selva will reserve, book, and issue the flight tickets. In case they are issued directly, a penalty fee of 50 USD per person applies (subject to change).

  • Luggage weight limit: 23 kg per passenger
  • Carry-on weight limit: 10 kg per passenger (economy class)

It is recommended to be at the airport two hours before departure time. The 250 USD NET per person is the 2024 airfare and referential for 2025. Prices, availability, and schedules are subject to change without prior notice.

Guides

Private and specialized guides are available upon request during the initial booking process, with an extra fee.

Sunday operation

  • From 1 to 8 pax, surcharge of 315 USD per group applies (subject to change)
  • From 9 pax onwards, no additional cost applies

Extension options

  • Extra night: 390 USD net per person

Spa treatments

The lodge’s wellness programs and spa treatments provide a transformative retreat experience, allowing guests to rejuvenate and reconnect with themselves and nature.

The spa offers a range of services, including massages, facials, and body treatments, using natural ingredients sourced from the Amazon rainforest.

What's included

  • Guided excursions with a top bilingual national guide and native guide
  • Activity daily briefing
  • Yoga sessions
  • Use of kayaks
  • Supplied expedition gear: Water container and small backpack
  • Raincoat and rubber boots provided during your stay
  • Airport reception and assistance in Quito and Coca
  • Transfers: Airport-dock-airport in Coca
  • Canoe ride down the Napo River towards the lodge and back
  • 3 nights premium accommodation
  • All meals
  • Purified water from the dispenser.
  • American coffee, herbal tea, and snacks at the coffee station
  • Welcome and farewell cocktail

What's not included

  • Air tickets
  • Spa services and treatments
  • Soft beverages: Juices, sodas, sparkling water, and other types of coffee that are not American
  • Other alcoholic beverages
  • Tips for guide and staff
  • Travel and health insurance
  • Souvenirs
  • Personal expenses
  • Any other item not specified above

How to get there

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Arrival by plane

Please book your flight to arrive at Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), where you will be met by one of Golden Galapagos' La Selva representatives in the National Departure area. They will assist you with the check-in process and give you a short briefing about the journey.

Then, take a 30-minute commercial flight to Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC). Transfers from and to this airport are included in the price.

Airport: Francisco de Orellana Airport Airport transfer included: Francisco de Orellana Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

  • A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
  • The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
  • The rest of the payment should be paid 60 days before arrival.
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Pricing information
High occupancy dates

For Christmas and New Year’s Eve departures, a 10% surcharge applies. Special conditions apply.

Children policy

There will be a 25% discount per child (1) out of the gross rates when traveling with one adult. Children must be under 12 years old at the time of traveling.

Special discount

For groups of 16 pax or more, the 16th is free of charge on the accommodation.

Single supplement

Single supplement is 50%. 100% supplement applies as of the fourth single room reserved, based on all hotel occupancy.

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