PIMPILALA
INTRODUCTION
In this wonderful tour we will enjoy an adventure in nature, we will share with Kichwa families and we will be in villas surrounded by nature and away from technology, it is a total reunion with mother earth; Pimpilala, which in Kichwa means butterfly, has different trails to enjoy life naturally, beautiful waterfalls that vary between 10 and 20 meters high with temperatures around 15°C and 18°C and rivers that will fill us with energy and contact. We will be able to visit the animal rescue center of the Amazon and walk with a guide through the jungle to forget about the everyday world and take advantage of the beautiful sounds of nature, we will have a culinary adventure with chocolate and visit the local community to enjoy their shamanic culture, its connection with the ancestors. Definitely this is a tour full of nature, wildlife, fauna and unique flora that allows you to disconnect from all the technological advances of humanity.
FROM $ 980,91 usd
ITINERARY
Quito
Arrival at any time.
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 in their small village. Walk to a viewpoint and get a natural mud face mask treatment.
Tena
Guided walk to a waterfall then return home for a cocoa culinary experience and tasting. Learn about medicinal plants on an afternoon jungle walk.
Tena
Morning car and canoe ride to the Amazon Animal Rescue Center. Free time in the afternoon to relax in the jungle.
Tena
Visit the local community in the morning and 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.
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.
Quito
Departure at any time.
FROM $ $980,91
- Accommodations
- Rustic jungle lodge (4 nts), hotel (2 nts).
Foods 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners
Transport Private/Local bus, pickup truck, walking.
SHANDIA
INTRODUCTION
Shandía is a Kichwa community located in the Talag parish at the gates of the Amazon Jungle surrounded by the Jatun Yacu and Talag rivers, beautifully established in the center of the Huasila and Rimak Urku hills, The Lodge was built by hand by the inhabitants of this locality with materials such as bamboo and straw, typical of the locality; In this tour to the jungle we will visit a Kichwa farm, we will learn the cocoa process, how chicha de yuca is made, we will visit the beautiful Pimpilala waterfalls, we will walk through the jungle, we will cross the Jatun Yacu River in tarabita and we will visit the natural pools From Yani, we will be able to learn about the Kichwa indigenous culture and be present in the shaman experience with a marriage ceremony in the jungle. While we enjoy all this adventure, in our moments of rest we can enjoy spacious cabins, with private bathroom, hot water, a small fully equipped living room to enjoy the tranquility, the sight and the sounds of the jungle. Built with the traditional architectural style of the area, in harmony with the surrounding environment of the tropical rain forest
ITINERARY
Quito
Arrival at any time.
Quito / Tena
check-in at Lodge
- Lunch
- Visits to a traditional Quichua farm, cocoa harvest.
- Visit to Quichua family, making chicha de yuca.
- Preparation of handmade chocolate
- Dinner
- Accommodation.
Tena
- Breakfast
- Visit and ascent through the Pimpilala waterfalls (ascent to waterfalls)
- Walk through the primary forest
- Box lunch
- Tarabita, crossing the Jatun yacu river
- Visit and recreation in the Yani natural pools
- Dinner
Tena / Quito
Visit the local community in the morning and 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. Say goodbye to your Quichua family, then travel back to Quito.
Quito
Departure at any time.
- Accommodations
- Rustic jungle lodge (4 nts), hotel (2 nts).
- Foods 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners
- Transport Private/Local bus, pickup truck, walking.