BEST ECUADOR AMAZON TRIPS

Juan Fernando Acosta
January 27, 2023

Adventure Journeys offers several excursions through the Ecuadorian Amazon for you to discover all the natural beauty hidden in the jungle. Here you will discover a high biodiversity, with a great variety of animals, species of amphibians, birds, mammals, reptiles, as well as a high variety of fauna. The two most outstanding places and highest biodiversity hotspots are Yasuni National Park and Cuyabeno Reserve.

Keep reading and discover the best Amazon tours.

WHY VISIT THE RAINFOREST?

Ecuador's Amazon rainforest is home to more than 300 species of mammals, 800 species of fish and 350 species of reptiles.
Ecuador offers the easiest access to the Amazon basin of any country in South America.
In 1989 UNESCO declared Yasuní National Park a World Biosphere Reserve. The fauna of Yasuní National Park includes jaguars, caimans, toucans, macaws, monkeys, turtles, marmosets and many, many more.
The jungle region hosts thousands of indigenous communities belonging to some 200 different nationalities. Among the best known are the Siona, Secoya, Cofan, Shuar, Zaparo, Huaorani and Quichua.
Tourism infrastructure is highly developed outside the national parks and reserves. From five-star lodges to eco-camps in the middle of the jungle. Yasuni National Park allows visitors to enter its trails and experience the adventure of entering the beauty of its lands.

OUR BEST SELLING ECUADOR AMAZON TRIPS

Below you will check out our best trips to the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador.

5-Day Amazon Kayaking Camping Discover Yasuni

5-DAY AMAZON KAYAKING CAMPING DISCOVER YASUNI

With the Amazon camping expedition, you will have the Amazon Basin at your fingertips. It is the perfect adventure for nature lovers, jungle explorers, and wildlife watchers who would like to experience the untouched Amazon. You will discover Ecuador’s Amazon in the Yasuni National Park, world-famous for its tremendous biodiversity and its authentic indigenous cultures which are still very much alive. On this trip, while passing through rivers and lagoons, you will feel as if the animals are following you. You will see displays of parrots, toucans, macaws, kingfishers, herons, flying across the river, as well as curious giant otters who will approach the canoe to have a look. The Kichwa native people will share their history and we will learn about their rich connection with Mother Nature.

7-Day Amazon Local Living

7-DAY AMAZON LOCAL LIVING

Living in a homestay in Amazon provides a better way of seeing the largest tropical forest in the world, since you will be experiencing the true life with local tribes. You will get connected with all their beliefs that explain why every single part of the jungle is important for their life. You will learn about the meaning of their sacred places such as waterfalls, rivers, mountains, caves, trees, medicinal plants and animals. ADVENTURE JOURNEYS will give you the opportunity to see these places in an active way while hiking in the pristine forest. We will help you to discover the bond that exists between nature and the local people.

7-Day Amazon Adventure Nature and Wildlife

7-DAY AMAZON ADVENTURE: NATURE & WILDLIFE

The Ecuadorian Amazon, made up of 120,000 km2, invites you to discover a world of infinite diversity, starting from its ancestral indigenous inhabitants. Discover its rich flora, fauna, and jaw-dropping landscapes. Enjoy canoeing on the open river, and learning about the diverse wildlife, far away from home in the world’s largest remaining tropical rainforest. Listen to life hum, buzz, chatter and bubble in a way that you’ve never heard before.

5-Day Deep Yasuni Wildlife Experience

5-DAY DEEP YASUNI WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE

Fly to the Ecuador mainland and depart for the ultimate deep-Amazon expedition in a remote and untouched area of the UNESCO Yasuni Biosphere Reserve & National Park. Experience the tremendous biodiversity and wildlife of the reserve and connect with a native Kichwa tribe still living in the authentic and traditional way, while camping in the heart of the dense rainforest. Live the adventure as you promote long-term conservation and sustainability in two of the most precious, diverse ecosystems in the world.

4-Day Yasuni Explorer

4-DAY YASUNI EXPLORER

On this trip, while passing through rivers and lagoons, you will feel as if the animals are following you. You will see displays of parrots, toucans, macaws, kingfishers and herons flying across the river, as well as curious giant otters who will approach the canoe to have a look. Many different types of monkeys will be jumping on the trees and there will be chances to spot jaguars, the master cat predators of the jungle. The Kichwa native people will share their history and we will learn about their rich connection with Mother Nature.

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