Local Living Ecuador—Amazon Jungle

7 Days
From $734 Was $1,049

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Trip Type
Small Group

Activity Level
Average

Rating

(20 reviews)

Experience Overview

The Amazon Rainforest is so full of life; embrace it for yourself during a week unlike any other. From Quito, you’ll travel to your new home in the jungle and meet the Quichua family who will host you for the next four nights. Discover waterfalls on jungle walks and travel to an animal rescue centre by canoe. You’ll learn about medicinal plants and how to use a blowgun, experience a shaman ceremony, and walk to a jungle waterfall. Most importantly, you’ll befriend people few outsiders have the honour to even meet.

Highlights

Live like a local in the Amazon Rainforest
Learn Quichua traditions by interacting with your local hosts
Visit an animal rescue centre and hone your blowgun skills.

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Trip Details

Product Code: 2774

Tour Type: Small Group

Accommodation: Basic

Transport: Local bus, motorized canoe, pickup truck, walking.

Guide Language: English

Travel Styles: Budget

Tour Operator: G Adventures

Supplier Code: SEJL

Starts: Quito, Ecuador

Finishes: Quito, Ecuador

Duration: 7 days

Departures: Guaranteed

Physical Rating: Average

Includes

Activities

Your G for Good Moment: Shandia Biking & Community Experience, Shandia Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your Local Living Moment: Amazon Jungle Experience, Tena Your Wellness Moment: Mud Mask Therapy, Tena Your Foodie Moment: Cacao and Chocolate Experience, Tena Your Hands-On Moment: Blowgun Contest and Demo, Tena
Visit to amaZOOnico Animal Rescue Centre
Walks to a viewpoint and a waterfall
Medicinal plants jungle walk
Shamanic ceremony
Cultural night including a jungle marriage ceremony
Transport between destinations and included activities

Accommodation

Rustic jungle lodge (4 nts), hotel (2 nts).

6 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners

Transport

Local bus, motorized canoe, pickup truck, walking.

Group Leader

CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout, local Quichua guides.

Price

Price per person: (Double Occupancy) $734 ($105 /day)

Itinerary

Day 1: Quito

Arrive at any time.

Day 2: Quito/Tena

Travel by bus and truck into the Amazon Jungle. Spend the next 4 nights in rustic wooden huts with a local Quichua family as hosts. Walk to a viewpoint and get a natural mud face mask treatment.

Day 3: Tena

Guided walk to a waterfall then return home for a cacao culinary experience and tasting. Learn about medicinal plants on an afternoon jungle walk.

Day 4: Tena

Morning car and canoe ride to the amaZOOnico Animal Rescue Centre. Free time in the afternoon to relax in the jungle.

Day 5: Tena

In the morning, experience a shamanic healing ceremony and a mock jungle marriage ceremony. Later, cycle to the nearby community of Shandia and discover the beauty of the Amazon with a member of the community as your guide.

Day 6: Tena/Quito

Enjoy a blowgun demonstration and participate in a contest to show off new found skills. Say goodbye to your Quichua family, then travel back to Quito.

Day 7: Quito

Depart at any time.

Tour Operator

G Adventures

G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.

In Business Since 1990

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Reviews

Ashley N. - Traveled, June 2024

I am so happy I booked this trip and made the memories that I did. I feel this experience was unique and I love it all the more for it. It went by so fast, I wish I could go back in time and relive it all over again. It exceeded my expectations and I can...

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/24/2024

Terry D. - Traveled, June 2024

Wonderful to stay with a local family in their world.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/22/2024

Kevin L. - Traveled, May 2024

Great

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/03/2024

Julietta R. - Traveled, May 2024

This experience made a group of strangers into a family that created unforgettable memories that will be thought back on for a long time.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/31/2024

Rachel C. - Traveled, May 2024

This was truly the trip of a lifetime. I learned so much about the people and culture of Ecuador, but I also learned a lot about myself and what I am capable of doing. Although most of the trip was filled with laughter and smiling, there were times when ...

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/28/2024

Kelly S. - Traveled, May 2024

Spending a week in the Amazon was a dream come true and the people around us really made the experience what it was. Andres, Delfin, Rolando, Miguel, and the entire family were fantastic hosts. I will miss them very much!