FAQ AMAZON

Jungle:

Covering approximately 12000000 h, the major area of the Ecuadorian Amazon supports exuberant vegetation that is typical of humid tropical forests, its western limit is the Andes Mountain Range, Peru lies to the south and Colombia to the north.

How to get there?

To go to the jungle you will go either through Coca or Lago Agrio by plane, two companies on these lineas are: Icaro & Tame.

About the transportation:

We provide different types of transportation during your journey; it's important that you bring only the strict necessary things because we have weight restrictions for our flight from Coca to Río Cuyabeno, our staff will make and approximate calculation for each group but don't be surprised if we have to leave some things behind. In case it happens these things will be returned to you when we are back in Quito.

What to bring?

Lightweight quick drying clothes: at least one long sleeves light easy to dry shirt; al least one pair of loose-fitting ultra-light pants (no jeans); cotton t-shirts; a light sweater (it gets surprisingly chilly in the rainforest, especially on boat trips); poncho that fits over you and your pack (the cheap plastic knee-length type coats are better than Gore-Tex, which will soak right through in a real rainforest deluge); bandana; a pair of clean socks for each day; swimming gear and a towel.

About the food:

We do not add to the pressure on the environment by consuming food that the Huaorani hunt and gather from the forest. The majority of the food for the tourist operation is brought from Quito, including drinking water. Remember hunting activities are not allowed for us.

However, we do purchase locally and seasonally abundant crops such as manioc, banana and papaya.