Day 1: Quito
Arrive in Ecuador’s capital city. Meet your group and tour leader. Spend time exploring the historic centre, local markets, or relaxing before your jungle journey.
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Step deep into Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest for a truly immersive local experience. Stay with a Quichua community, explore jungle trails, visit waterfalls, and learn traditional skills like blowgun hunting and medicinal plant use. This tour focuses on authentic cultural exchange, nature, and simple living in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions.

7 days, 1 country and cities
6 nights accommodation

6 Breakfasts 4 Lunches 4 Dinners Breakfasts

Moderate

Arrive in Ecuador’s capital city. Meet your group and tour leader. Spend time exploring the historic centre, local markets, or relaxing before your jungle journey.
Travel from the Andes into the Amazon basin by road. Continue deeper into the rainforest via local transport and canoe. Arrive at a remote jungle lodge where a Quichua family welcomes you. Enjoy a short walk to a viewpoint and try a natural mud mask experience.
Begin the day with a guided hike through dense rainforest trails to a scenic waterfall. Learn about medicinal plants and their traditional uses. Later, take part in a cacao experience, discovering how chocolate is made locally.
Travel by canoe and vehicle to the amaZOOnico Animal Rescue Centre. Learn about wildlife conservation and see rescued animals. Return to the lodge and relax in the peaceful jungle surroundings.
Experience a traditional shamanic ceremony and learn about local spiritual practices. Enjoy a fun cultural activity such as a mock jungle wedding. Later, cycle to a nearby community and explore daily life with local guides.
Try a blowgun demonstration and test your skills. Say goodbye to your host family and travel back to Quito by road. Enjoy a relaxed evening in the city.
Departure at any time. Optional activities include exploring the Old Town or visiting the equator line.
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