Ecuador Amazon Adventure

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About Our Ecuador Ecotour

Journey from the charming capital city of Quito, through the Andes Mountains and into the rainforest through the famous “Gateway to the Amazon”. From the comfort of an ecolodge built and maintained by a small native population, we will guide you through the waterways, forests, and into their traditional dream culture in a way most travelers can’t experience. Watch for pink river dolphins, wild toucans, howler monkeys and other exotic creatures in this incredibly biodiverse tour in a secluded corner of the Amazon rainforest.


What’s Included In The Amazon Ecotour
  • 7 nights of comfortable accommodations
  • All of your breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 3 dinners
  • Waterfall tours, wildlife tours, hiking tours, kayaking, motorized canoe rides, night tours, national park entrance fees, a tour of Baños & airport transfers
  • An English-speaking Ecuadorian guide, Achuar guides, as well as a Gondwana trip leader for groups of more than 6
  • Secure transportation across Ecuador, including roundtrip, chartered flights to the Kapawi Ecolodge―your safety and comfort always come first.
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Travel with Tulane University on October 4th, 2018
(Open to the Public)

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Gallery From The Amazon Ecotour

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Learn from the locals on this unique experience
Learn from the locals on this unique experience
Enjoy The Kapawi Ecolodge’s natural and remote environment
Enjoy The Kapawi Ecolodge’s natural and remote environment
An Achuar man drinking Chicha
An Achuar man drinking Chicha
Birdwatching from the lodge is amazing in the early mornings and afternoons
Birdwatching from the lodge is amazing in the early mornings and afternoons
Experience the Amazon Rainforest in comfort & safety
Experience the Amazon Rainforest in comfort & safety
Horseback riding in Cotopaxi National Park
Horseback riding in Cotopaxi National Park
Swing at the end of the world!
Swing at the end of the world!
One of the many creatures you can safely see in the jungle
One of the many creatures you can safely see in the jungle
Pgymy marmosets, one of the world’s smallest monkeys, can be seen in the Amazon Rainforest
Pgymy marmosets, one of the world’s smallest monkeys, can be seen in the Amazon Rainforest
La Casa del Arbol Swing (Photo by @triffer26)
La Casa del Arbol Swing (Photo by @triffer26)
Unforgettable cultural exchange
Unforgettable cultural exchange
Search for three-toed sloths & more!
Search for three-toed sloths & more!
The award-winning Kapawi Ecolodge
The award-winning Kapawi Ecolodge
Macaws flying near Kapawi Ecolodge
Macaws flying near Kapawi Ecolodge
Visit this waterfall and more on the famous waterfall route (Photo by @KellyAPeters)
Visit this waterfall and more on the famous waterfall route (Photo by @KellyAPeters)
A treefrog at Kapawi Ecolodge
A treefrog at Kapawi Ecolodge

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Our Amazing Tour Guides


Lorena Ledesma

Experienced in birding and very knowledgeable about reptiles and amphibians, Lorena has spent eight years guiding ecotours in the region she is most passionate about – the Amazon.
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Roberto Cedeno

Roberto finds guiding in the Amazon Basin especially rewarding because there is always something new to see, and he can consistently expect the unexpected.
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Mery Borja

In order to combine her love of nature, traveling, languages, and working with people, she studied Tourism Management at University and is licensed as a National Tour Guide. She has been working as a guide since 1999.
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More About The Achuar

The Achuar lives in extreme isolation in an area considered “terra incognita” until the late 1960s when missionaries began entering their territory. There were virtually no converts, but an increase in intercultural contact began that shaped the future of the Achuar nation. Due to a unified position against resource extraction, they have maintained their territory free of highways, oil, timber, and mining companies. They successfully developed a separate revenue source in the form of the Kapawi Ecolodge.

Gondwana-founder and guide, Jared Sternberg lived with the Achuar for a summer and published a chapter in “Tourism in the Green Economy,” using the Achuar’s ecolodge as a case study—he has insider access to the Achuar Territory.

A portion of the proceeds from this South American ecotour will be donated to the support of the indigenous Achuar Nation.

 

Gondwana Ecotours has teamed up with Aspire Rwanda, a non-profit in Kigali, which provides women who are having trouble making ends meet with the tools to earn a living and improve their quality of life. Selected students are taught literacy, nutrition and health, family planning, and women’s rights. Additionally, their children are provided with two nutritional meals a day and given access to education.

We are proud to announce that during the trip, guests will be able to have a hands-on cooking lesson from Aspire Rwanda students. This experience will not only offer guests an opportunity to go to a local market and to cook a delicious meal, but also offer the students at Aspire Rwanda a chance to teach.

In addition to Carbon offsetting your flights, and visiting with Aspire Rwanda, Gondwana will make a contribution to the organization on each trip. We also have wish lists available for those who feel like contributing more.

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