5-дневная экспедиция по Амазонке в Напо

Duration: Half-Day (Afternoon Arrival)

Afternoon: Your Amazon adventure begins with a warm welcome at the Amazon Lodge, greeted with a complimentary drink upon arrival. After a relaxed set-menu lunch, our team will walk you through the facilities and show you to your room, giving you time to settle in and soak up your first impressions of the jungle.

As the afternoon fades, make your way to the lodge's viewpoint for what locals proudly call "the million-dollar view": a spectacular sunset over the Napo River, with the Amazon rainforest stretching out below and the silhouette of the Andes rising in the distance.

Evening: Your first night closes with a gastronomic experience crafted by talented local chef, who brings authentic, distinctive Ecuadorian Amazon flavors to the table using carefully sourced local ingredients.

Tips: Arrive with an open appetite and an open mind this is where the jungle starts to work its magic.

Highlights: Arrival & welcome, sunset viewpoint over the Napo River and Andes, gastronomic dinner.

Meals by Day: Lunch, Dinner

Tour Type: Arrival & Cultural Immersion

Duration: Full-Day Adventure

Early Morning (Optional): For early risers, an optional bird-watching excursion departs aboard our open safari truck, cruising through the 1,000-hectare reserve. Spotting birds by sound and color from an open vehicle is one of the best ways to connect with the forest at first light and you'll likely see far more species than you would on foot.

Morning: Refuel with a hearty, traditional breakfast of "majado with peanut sauce," served in the lodge's beautiful dining hall. Then head out to visit a sustainably integrated Amazon farm, where a local farmer will walk you through his techniques and let you sample freshly harvested seasonal fruit. You'll also get an introduction to Amazonian beekeeping, tasting honey produced by native melipona stingless bees.

From there, continue to the Yachana Foundation's project sites, where you'll learn about the conservation, agricultural, and community development work that has turned Yachana into a living bio-campus for university research and sustainability programs.

Midday: Roll up your sleeves for a cooking class alongside our local chef, learning to prepare "Maito de Pescado" a traditional Amazonian fish dish wrapped and cooked with fresh farm ingredients like yucca, heart of palm salad, and stinging nettles. Then sit down to enjoy the meal you helped create.

Afternoon: Set off on a guided walk to the "Spiritual Sanctuary" waterfall, fed by natural springs rising within the forest reserve. Take in its beauty, cool off in its waters, and if you like treat your skin to a natural facial clay therapy.

Evening: Dinner is served with a view (weather permitting) overlooking the Napo River and the Andes beyond. For those with energy to spare, an optional night walk leads you deep into the Amazon after dark with flashlights in hand, when the majority of the rainforest's fauna comes to life.

­Tips: Bring sunscreen, insect repellent, and comfortable walking shoes for the farm and waterfall visits. If joining the night walk, a flashlight or headlamp is essential.

Highlights: Bird watching, Amazon farm visit, Yachana Foundation projects, cooking class, "Spiritual Sanctuary" waterfall, clay therapy, riverside dinner, night walk.

Meals by Day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Tour Type: Guided Cultural, Culinary & Nature Adventure

Duration: Full-Day Adventure

Morning: After breakfast, set off with your bilingual guide on a hike through the Amazon rainforest, exploring hidden trails and discovering the astonishing diversity of flora and fauna along the way. Learn about medicinal plants used by local communities, basic survival techniques, and the visible effects of climate change on the forest.

Afternoon: After a lunch that the chef promises will "surprise you," head to the Napo River for one of the day's highlights: tubing. Climb into a motorized canoe, then drift downriver in life jackets and inner tubes, floating with the current and taking in the life along the riverbanks.

Evening: Dinner is served on the deck overlooking the Napo River, weather permitting a relaxed close to a day spent between forest and river.

Tips: Wear quick-dry clothing for the tubing activity and bring a change of clothes for dinner. Waterproof bags are handy for cameras and phones.

Highlights: Guided jungle hike, medicinal plant education, Napo River tubing, riverside dinner.

Meals by Day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Tour Type: Guided Nature & River Adventure

Duration: Full-Day Adventure

Morning: Start the day with pancakes drizzled in sugar cane syrup, scrambled eggs, and seasonal fruit, alongside coffee or tea. Then head out for one of the itinerary's most memorable experiences: a visit to a Kichwa family, guided by an indigenous healer who will welcome you with an energy cleansing ceremony. Learn how chicha de yuca a traditional drink and daily staple for local indigenous communities is prepared using a unique ancestral method, and try your hand in a lighthearted blowgun and spear competition.

Midday: Enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by the lodge's chef at the Yachana viewpoint, taking in a beautiful view over the Napo River as you refuel.

Afternoon: Get your hands into the region's cacao tradition with a chocolate experience. Learn about the craftsmanship behind chocolate making and take part in every stage of the process from bean to finished product before rewarding yourself with a fresh banana dipped in the chocolate you helped make.

Evening: Close out the day with dinner under the stars on the lodge's open deck, a fitting, reflective way to look back on your time at Yachana.

Tips: Bring a light jacket for the evening dinner, and come with curiosity the Kichwa family visit is best enjoyed with an open, respectful mindset toward ancestral traditions.

Highlights: Kichwa family visit, energy cleansing ceremony, chicha de yuca preparation, blowgun and spear competition, lunch with a view, hands on chocolate experience, dinner under the stars.

Meals by Day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Tour Type: Guided Cultural & Culinary Immersion

Duration: Half-Day (Morning Departure)

Morning: Your final morning at Yachana begins gently, with breakfast served to a soundtrack of birdsong from the lodge's viewpoint a peaceful send-off and one last chance to take in the view that will stay with you long after you've left the jungle behind.

Check-out follows, with departure time depending on your chosen mode of transport (air, road, or river).

Tips: Confirm your departure transport details with the lodge the night before to ensure a smooth exit.

Highlights: Farewell breakfast with a view, check-out.

Meals by Day: Breakfast

Tour Type: Departure