Napo Wildlife Center

per person

5 days / 4 nights

Napo Wildlife Center is one of the nicest lodges in the Yasuni National Park and the only one that is located inside this wonderful hot spot

This lodge has been built under the main objective to help the local Kichwa community and therefore all the staff working here belongs to Añangu Community. Due to this, the lodge location is inside fo the community land and inside the Yasuni National Park. You have the great opportunity to learn about this community and enjoy the wonderful nature that is around.

Ideal for birdwatchers, couples, families and small groups

Special Features:

Tour basis: Shared
Departure day: Every day, except Sunday
Expedition length: 5, 6 days
Location: Yasuni National Park, Napo Province
Altitude: 30-35m / 98,4252-114,829 ft
Included: Private transfers to and from Quito airport, flight ticket to Coca, transfer to the lodge, canoe ride, accommodation, all meals, guided activities with native and naturalist guides, drinking water, rubber boots and ponchos for the rain.

Native & naturalist guides throughout
Airport assistance
Wonderful landscapes
Comfortable lodge and cabins
Transportation for all activities
Personalized service
Activities in the Rain forest
Community visit
Wildlife watching
Relaxed ambience
Good cultural experience
24-hour assistance

NAPO WILDLIFE CENTER - BRIEF ITINERARY

Please check detailed itineraries on top

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Day 1:

AM: Private transfer to Quito airport, flight to Coca town, transfer by motorized canoe to the lodge
PM: Welcome drink, check in and relax.

Day 2:

Full day activities around the area

Day 3:

Full day activities around the area

Day 4:

Departure day: Transfer by canoe to Coca town, flight back to Quito
Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel and overnight

Day 5:

Transfer to the airport for your flight to your next destination

EcuadoryGalapagos suggest you adding a Galapagos cruise or Andes expedition to complete your visit to Ecuador.

Included:

Private transportation with your guide and driver to Quito airport
Airport assistance at the airports in Quito and Coca
Flight ticket Quito-Coca-Quito (subject to change without previous notice)
Transfer to the lodge
Transfer to and from the lodge for the activities
Accommodation at the lodge
All meals
Water, tea or coffee with meals
Day visits with native & naturalist guides
Use of rubber boots and ponchos for the rain
Overnight & breakfast in Quito after your trip to the Amazon
24-hour assistance

Additional:

Additional tours and transfers
Soft and alcoholic drinks
Additional Meals
Personal expenses
Travel insurance (strongly suggested)
All that is not mentioned
Tips and gratuities

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Departure/Return Location

Quito
Dress Code

Comfortable: Good walking shoes, light pants, shorts, t-shirts, waterproof jacket, cotton pullover, bathing suit, sandals, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat with a birm, binoculars,camera with a lot of memory, personal kit, personal medicine, water bottle, small back pack

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Detailed Itinerary

5 DAY / 4 NIGHT EXPEDITION

Day 1 - Arrrival to Napo Wildlife center

Today your guide and driver pick you up from the hotel and take you to Quito airport for your flight to Coca town.
A 30-minute flight to Coca over the eastern Andes mountain range. After landing, about mid-morning, you have a 5-minute transfer that takes you to “La Mision” Port, where you embark onto a comfortable overed motor boat. Here we start a canoe ride along the Napo River for about 2 hours, box lunch and coffee is provided in route.
Along the way, birds like herons, kingfishers and others can be spotted. After arriving at NWC’s entry dock we disembark for restroom then take a majestic and peaceful 2 hours paddle canoe ride surrounded by trees, paddling along a narrow creek that connects to the lake where the lodge is located.
Chances to spot some species of monkeys as well as large birds like toucans, parrots or even macaws. Late afternoon arrival to Napo Wildlife Center with an overwhelming view of the Añangu Lake, welcome drink followed by a briefing of the local manager.

Day 2 - Parrot clay lick visit & Kichwa Community

Early wake up to reach the easiest access parrot clay licks in Ecuador, about 1 hour away from the lodge, guests reach there just before parrot activity kicks off at the clay lick between 7:30 to 8:30. A total of 11 species of parrots, parakeets and macaws can be seen.
Later, hike along forest trail to visit the Kichwa Community of Añangu and sharing time with a family on their activities.
Return to the creek and hike through a Terra Firme Forest for about 30 minutes until we arrive to the second parrot clay lick where if the weather conditions help will be able to find different species of parrots, parakeets and even macaws.
Lunch at Napo Cultural Center, where you share with people of the kichwa community.You will be paddled back to the lodge, where you arrive at late afternoon with a delicious dinner awaiting for you.

Day 3 - Canopy Tower & Terra firme trail

After early breakfast, we leave the lodge to experience an amazing view of the rainforest from a 36m. tall canopy tower, a great way to see the life above the ground of the forest.
This is the second tower at the Napo Wildlife Center, located about 30 minutes from the lodge deep within the terra firme forest. As you ascend the 12-floor tower, you pass through different levels of the forest and emerge on top of a huge Ceiba tree.
Flocks of colorful tanagers pass right through the canopy of the tree, Blue-and yellow Macaws fly past, in nearby trees Spider Monkeys search for fruit, two species of large toucans call in the early mornings and afternoons, and the life of the forest canopy opens before you. Birds that are virtually impossible to see from the forest floor far below are suddenly right beside you, oblivious to your presence.
The canopy tower opens a whole new world to guests of the Napo Wildlife Center!! Lunch served at the lodge.
Afternoon visit to a terra firme trail, hike along primary forest to discover the forest interior, possibilities of finding lizards, colorful manakins or the unique and endemic Golden mantle tamarin monkeys. After the hike, explore the lake and creeks by dugout canoe with great possibilities of running into a Giant otter family on the way.

Day 4 - Return to Quito

Early departure and last excursion canoeing back to the Napo river, the creek may reveal new sights of Giant otters, Monk Saki monkeys or many other rare birds. Transfer to the motorized canoe in order to return back to Coca, arrival approximately after a 2 hours boat ride in order to check-in for Coca – Quito flight, schedule to be announced according to departure details and arrangements.
Upon arrival, your guide and driver welcome you and take you to the hotel for overnight.

Day 5 - Departure day

This morning, after breakfast, your guide and driver take you to the airport for your flight to your next destination.

EcuadoryGalapagos suggest you adding a Galapagos cruise or Andes expedition to complete your visit to Ecuador.

6 DAY / 5 NIGHT EXPEDITION

Day 1 - Arrrival to Napo Wildlife center

Today your guide and driver pick you up from the hotel and take you to Quito airport for your flight to Coca town.
A 30-minute flight to Coca over the eastern Andes mountain range. After landing, about mid-morning, you have a 5-minute transfer that takes you to “La Mision” Port, where you embark onto a comfortable overed motor boat. Here we start a canoe ride along the Napo River for about 2 hours, box lunch and coffee is provided in route.
Along the way, birds like herons, kingfishers and others can be spotted. After arriving at NWC’s entry dock we disembark for restroom then take a majestic and peaceful 2 hours paddle canoe ride surrounded by trees, paddling along a narrow creek that connects to the lake where the lodge is located.
Chances to spot some species of monkeys as well as large birds like toucans, parrots or even macaws. Late afternoon arrival to Napo Wildlife Center with an overwhelming view of the Añangu Lake, welcome drink followed by a briefing of the local manager.

Day 2 - Canopy Tower & Terra firme trail

After early breakfast, we leave the lodge to experience an amazing view of the rainforest from a 36m. tall canopy tower, a great way to see the life above the ground of the forest.
This is the second tower at the Napo Wildlife Center, located about 30 minutes from the lodge deep within the terra firme forest. As you ascend the 12-floor tower, you pass through different levels of the forest and emerge on top of a huge Ceiba tree.
Flocks of colorful tanagers pass right through the canopy of the tree, Blue-and yellow Macaws fly past, in nearby trees Spider Monkeys search for fruit, two species of large toucans call in the early mornings and afternoons, and the life of the forest canopy opens before you. Birds that are virtually impossible to see from the forest floor far below are suddenly right beside you, oblivious to your presence.
The canopy tower opens a whole new world to guests of the Napo Wildlife Center!! Lunch served at the lodge.
Afternoon visit to a terra firme trail, hike along primary forest to discover the forest interior, possibilities of finding lizards, colorful manakins or the unique and endemic Golden mantle tamarin monkeys. After the hike, explore the lake and creeks by dugout canoe with great possibilities of running into a Giant otter family on the way.

Day 3 - Parrot clay lick visit & Kichwa Community

Early wake up to reach the easiest access parrot clay licks in Ecuador, about 1 hour away from the lodge, guests reach there just before parrot activity kicks off at the clay lick between 7:30 to 8:30. A total of 11 species of parrots, parakeets and macaws can be seen.
Later, hike along forest trail to visit the Kichwa Community of Añangu and sharing time with a family on their activities.
Return to the creek and hike through a Terra Firme Forest for about 30 minutes until we arrive to the second parrot clay lick where if the weather conditions help will be able to find different species of parrots, parakeets and even macaws.
Lunch at Napo Cultural Center, where you share with people of the kichwa community.You will be paddled back to the lodge, where you arrive at late afternoon with a delicious dinner awaiting for you.

Day 4 - Tiputini Trail, paddle canoe, community encounter

This morning we hike along the Tiputini trail and its terra-firma forests and swamp forests, searching for more wildlife such as Golden-Mantled Tamarins, White-Faced capuchin monkey, two and three toed sloths, pigmy squirrels, carnivores and their tracks on the forest floor.
Back to the lodge for lunch and a well deserved rest. In the afternoon paddle canoes will take you to explore deeper areas in the surrounding creeks with more possibilities of seeing unique wildlife.
After dinner you will share a talk about the community and Napo Wildlife Center.

Day 5 - Return to Quito

Early breakfast, and last excursion canoeing back to the Napo river, the creek may reveal new sights of Giant otters, Monk Saki monkeys, hoatzins, blackcapped donacobius or other birds. The motorized canoe will take you back to Coca, for the flight back to Quito.
Upon arrival, your guide and driver welcome you and take you to the hotel for overnight.

NOTICE: For security reasons, swimming into Añangucocha (lagoon) is forbidden. Additional Day(s): Optional excursions such as hikes through different trails and forest types. Canoe rides, exploring deeper areas of surrounding creeks with more wildlife possibilities, additional mammal clay lick excursion, handcraft workshop with the local community among other options are available.

Twenty years ago, the aboriginal Añangu kichwa community collectively relinquished their right to hunt and fish in order to recover wildlife populations. For this reason hunting and fishing are not allowed.

EcuadoryGalapagos suggest you adding a Galapagos cruise or Andes expedition to complete your visit to Ecuador.

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