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G Adventures
OFFER ID 1532988
Local Living Ecuador-Amazon Jungle
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.
Accommodation
Rustic jungle lodge (4 nts), hotel (2 nts).
Group Leader
CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout, local Quichua guides.
Group Size Notes
Max 16, Avg 10
Meals Included
6 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners
What's Included
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.
6 nights from $629 per person
G Adventures: Local Living Ecuador—Amazon Jungle
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.
All fares are quoted in US Dollars.
(616) 214-8995