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Departure Time from Coca: 9 AM
Duration: 5 days / 4nights
Location: Yasuní National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Type of Experience: Nature, ancestral culture, biodiversity, sustainable tourism
Difficulty Level: Easy – Suitable for all types of travelers
How to Get from Quito to El Coca
If you are staying in Quito, Ecuador's capital city, there are two convenient ways to reach Puerto Francisco de Orellana (El Coca), the gateway to the Ecuadorian Amazon and the starting point of your adventure.
Option 1: Flight (Recommended)
The fastest and most comfortable option is to take a 30-minute domestic flight from Quito to Puerto Francisco de Orellana, locally known as El Coca.
Upon arrival, our staff will meet you at El Coca Airport at 10:00 AM to begin your Amazon tour.
Option 2: Public Bus
You may also travel by overnight bus from Quito's main bus terminal to El Coca. We recommend departing the evening before, as the journey takes approximately 8 to 9 hours.
The following morning, our team will pick you up at 8:00 AM from the El Coca Bus Terminal. If you prefer, we can also arrange pickup from your hotel within the city of El Coca (optional service).
Important: Please contact the management team at Turismo Ecuador 24 before your trip to confirm pickup times and coordinate all arrival details.
DETAILED ITINERARY.
DAY 1: – Departure from Coca – Navigation on the Napo River – Entry to Yasuní
A naturalist guide will take tourists to the docks, where a covered motorized canoe will be waiting for them to begin a 4-hour journey along the Napo River, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon.
– Arrival at the lodge and welcome with tropical juice.
Accommodation in eco-friendly rooms.
Introductory talk about the area and the itinerary.
– Amazonian lunch.
Tasting of typical dishes prepared with local ingredients.
– Primary Rainforest Hike:
Guided tour through the jungle to observe ancient trees, reconnecting with the virgin rainforest of Yasuni National Park. We will encounter the oldest 600-year-old tree in Yasuni National Park, insects, medicinal plants, and animal tracks.
Dinner at the lodge.
– Optional Night Hike:
Guided exploration to observe insects, tarantulas, frogs, and listen to the sounds of the living rainforest.
Day 2:
– Indigenous Community – Wildlife:
Canoe trip for bird and wildlife watching.
Search for toucans, macaws, howler monkeys, and other species at dawn. Breakfast at the lodge.
– Visit to the Kichwa community:
Cultural interaction with local families: chicha preparation, agricultural practices, crafts, and ancestral traditions. Lunch at the lodge. Panoramic views of the Amazon canopy. Ideal for observing birds, monkeys, and, with luck, sloths or felines.
Dinner at the lodge
Day 3: Parrot Salting Farm
– Lagoons and Deep Hike We head out to watch the sunrise on the Yasuni River and observe a variety of foraging birds, such as monkeys and others, along its profile. After a 4-hour hike, we will have lunch in the Yasuni rainforest.
We head out to visit the pink dolphins, located in the Aguarico River on the border with Peru.
Return to the Lodge and visit Nuevo Rocafuerte.
Meeting with the shaman healer, and cleansing of negative energies.
Arrival at the Lodge. Dinner/cuisine and drinks typical of our Kichwa culture.
Nighttime sightings of black caimans and other animal species across the Jatuncocha Lagoon.
DAY 4:
Sunrise at the lagoon.
Birdwatching.
Breakfast.
Hiking/animal watching.
Short hike to observe insects, toads, and butterflies.
Ideal for nature photography.
-Arrival at the Lodge
Lunch
Dinner
Meeting with the shaman healer, cleansing of negative energies, and ayahuasca drink.
Rest.
DAY 5:
Breakfast
Use of the blowgun, hunting and fishing techniques of the Kichwa culture.
Preparation of yuca chicha and tasting.
Lunch
Return to El Coca
Arrival at Coca at 17:00 pm.
End of Tour
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WHAT TO BRING
- Swimsuit
- Repellent
- Towel
- Light clothing
- Hiking shoes
- Sunscreen