Cuyabeno- Bamboo lodge- 4 Days/3 Nights

$330 per person, Standard double, triple or family room
$380 per person, Junior and family suite
$430 per person , Matrimonial suite
$490 per person . Top tower suite
4 days to get the most out of your time in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve. A perfect mix of wildlife spotting, jungle exploration & getting to know amazon culture of the Siona.    
  • Activity Level Moderate
All about the Cuyabeno- Bamboo lodge- 4 Days/3 Nights

4 days to get the most out of your time in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve. A perfect mix of wildlife spotting, jungle exploration & getting to know amazon culture of the Siona.

 

 

What to bring? Items you will need

We recommend:

  • Light jacket or rain coat
  • Long trousers and long sleeve shirt
  • T-shirts & Shorts
  • Sandals & comfortable walking shoes
  • Swimsuit
  • Sunscreen, Sun hat & Sunglasses
  • Flash light
  • Mosquito Repellent
  • Waterproof bag (recommended) or plasitc bag
  • Water bottle (to refill at the lodge)

Rain ponchos, rubber boots & life jackets will be provided by Bamboo Lodge

The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What's included in this tour Items that are covered in the cost of tour price.
  • Welcome or Goodbye Cocktail
  • Breakfast before and lunch after the tour in Lago Agrio
  • Full transportation by private bus transport and engine canoe from Lago Agrio to Bamboo Lodge, during the tour and back to Lago Agrio
  • Fully guided program with knowledgeable bilingual naturalist guide (english and spanish)
  • Meals & drinks (breakfast, lunch & dinner (vegetarian or vegan meals possible) & drinks: water, coffee, tee, hot chocolate, lemonade/juice)
  • Accommodation (comfortable & simple matrimonial, twin, triple or family ( 1 matrimonial, 2 single beds) rooms with private bathroom
  • Rain poncho, life jacket & boots for the duration of the tour
What's not included in this tour Items that are not covered in the cost of tour price.
  •  Entrance $10  Siona community
  1. Day 1 Arrival day

    9am – 12pm

    You can arrive at our meeting point, the Hotel Arazá in Lago Agrio, at any time in the early morning and rest in the lobby until the tour starts. From 6am – 9am breakfast is included and there are also bathrooms with showers and a pool you can feel free to use. Our team will pick you up at 9.30am to start your journey to Bamboo Lodge. After a 2 hour shuttle ride you arrive at the entrance of the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve.

    12pm – 4pm

    Your guide registers you at the entrance of the Cuyabeno Reserve and gives you general information and important safety instructions. Then you will board the canoe and get the first glimpse of the amazing amazon rainforest. During a 2 hour canoe ride down to Bamboo Lodge you get the first chance to observe amazon wildlife and vegetation. Once you arrive at Bamboo Lodge you have lunch and move into your room,

    4pm – 9pm

    After a short rest you head out in our light paddling canoes to explore the “Laguna Grande” (Big lagoon). You have a great chance to see the pink river dolphins and other wildlife and then you can swim in the middle of the famous “Laguna Grande” and enjoy your first jungle sunset. After dinner you go on a night expediton by engine canoe to seach for caymens and other night active animals.

  2. Day 2 Paddle adventure

    Day 2 – Paddling adventure

    7am – 12pm

    This day is a full paddling adventure day. You have breakfast at the lodge and then you go on a long paddling trip. You visit the “Cananbueno” lagoon, a highly protected area of the Cuyabeno reserve where no engine canoes are allowed to enter. Floating in complete silence through the amazon rain forest is an unforgettable experience and without the engine noise the chances to spot wildlife are much better.

    1pm – 7pm

    You take a lunch box from the lodge with you and have a break to eat in the forest and you will go on a short walk. The paddling adventure continues until you reach the lodge and have time to rest and enjoy the forest from a hammock. Depending on the weather and the time you arrive back in the lodge, you might go to the Laguna Grande again to have a swim and enjoy another beautiful sunset.

    7pm – 9pm

    You have dinner at the lodge and then, if you are not tired, there is time for an exciting night walk.

  3. Day 3 Amazon Culture and Forest

    7am – 12pm

    After breakfast travel down the Cuyabeno river in an engine canoe until you reach the Siona community “Puerto Bolivar”. On the way down to the community your guide points out amazon wildlife like monkeys, birds, snakes, etc. In Puerto Bolivar a Siona woman welcomes you and takes you to harvest yuca. She shows you the whole process of making cassava, a traditional yucca bread. Of course you can assist and try the bread afterwards.

    1pm – 4pm

    You head back to the lodge to have lunch and a little rest. In the afternoon you explore the jungle hiking.

    4pm – 9pm

    Starting the walk around 4.30pm allows you to experience the transition from day to night in the jungle. On the walk, you will get to know different forest types (high lands, swamps, flooded forests). Your guide explains rain forest ecosystems, wildlife and medicinal plants, and of course will point out wildlife. Dinner at the lodge.

  4. Day 4 Departure day

    5.30am – 9.30pm

    Get up early for bird watching. Most birds are most active in the early morning, so on this last day you get up for sunrise. From our bird watching tower you might see toucans, arasaris, oropendulas, and more. If the weather is good you head out one last time in our paddling canoes to see the sunrise at the “Laguna Grande”. Back at the lodge you have breakfast and you pack your luggage to start the way back to civilization at 9.30am.

    9.30am – 2.30pm

    Your last canoe ride on the Cuyabeno river back to the entrance of the reserve – maybe you see some more wildlife on the way. At the Cuyabeno entrance our shuttle waits for you and you say “goodbye” to your guide. Our shuttle takes you back to Lago Agrio.

    Approximately 2.30pm

    Our shuttle driver Jaime takes you to a restaurant in Lago Agrio where you have lunch. After lunch, he can drop you off at the bus terminal, the Hotel Arazá, or anywhere else in Lago Agrio. I you book the tourist shuttle back to Quito the shuttle picks you up directly from the restaurant.

Cuyabeno- Bamboo lodge- 4 Days/3 Nights

Lodging

Bamboo Lodge is a small Cuyabeno Lodge with a big heart for the amazon rainforest and a real passion for the magical Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador
We only accommodate up to 20 guests at the same time, so we can insure excellent personal services and an unforgettable amazon rainforest experience for our guests. Our Amazon tours are guided by knowledgeable, bilingual (English, Spanish) naturalist guides and supported by a great lodge crew

Lodging details
Jungle Suite
Jungle Suite
Balcony
Balcony
Amazon Jungle Expeditions
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