Local Living Ecuador—Amazon Jungle

7 Days
From CAD 1,049
Best Rate
Guarantee
Trip Type
Small Group
Activity Level
Average

Rating


(20 reviews)

Experience Overview

The Amazon Rainforest is so full of life; embrace it for yourself during a week unlike any other. From Quito, you’ll travel to your new home in the jungle and meet the Quichua family who will host you for the next four nights. Discover waterfalls on jungle walks and travel to an animal rescue centre by canoe. You’ll learn about medicinal plants and how to use a blowgun, experience a shaman ceremony, and walk to a jungle waterfall. Most importantly, you’ll befriend people few outsiders have the honour to even meet.

Highlights

  • Live like a local in the Amazon Rainforest
  • Learn Quichua traditions by interacting with your local hosts
  • Visit an animal rescue centre and hone your blowgun skills.

Trip Details

Product CodeProduct Code: 2774

Tour TypeTour Type: Small Group

AccommodationAccommodation: Basic

TransportTransport: Local bus, motorized canoe, pickup truck, walking.

Guide LanguageGuide Language: English

Travel StylesTravel Styles: Budget

Supplier CodeSupplier Code: SEJL

StartStarts: Quito, Ecuador

FinishFinishes: Quito, Ecuador

DurationDuration: 7 days

DeparturesDepartures: Guaranteed

Physical RatingPhysical rating: Average

Includes

Activities

  • Your G for Good Moment: Shandia Biking & Community Experience, Shandia Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your Local Living Moment: Amazon Jungle Experience, Tena Your Wellness Moment: Mud Mask Therapy, Tena Your Foodie Moment: Cacao and Chocolate Experience, Tena Your Hands-On Moment: Blowgun Contest and Demo, Tena
  • Visit to amaZOOnico Animal Rescue Centre
  • Walks to a viewpoint and a waterfall
  • Medicinal plants jungle walk
  • Shamanic ceremony
  • Cultural night including a jungle marriage ceremony
  • Transport between destinations and included activities

Accommodation

  • Rustic jungle lodge (4 nts), hotel (2 nts).
  • 6 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners

Transport

  • Local bus, motorized canoe, pickup truck, walking.

Group Leader

  • CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout, local Quichua guides.

Price

Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD 1049 (CAD 150 /day)

Itinerary

1

Day 1: Quito

Arrive at any time.

2

Day 2: Quito/Tena

Travel by bus and truck into the Amazon Jungle. Spend the next 4 nights in rustic wooden huts with a local Quichua family as hosts. Walk to a viewpoint and get a natural mud face mask treatment.

3

Day 3: Tena

Guided walk to a waterfall then return home for a cacao culinary experience and tasting. Learn about medicinal plants on an afternoon jungle walk.

4

Day 4: Tena

Morning car and canoe ride to the amaZOOnico Animal Rescue Centre. Free time in the afternoon to relax in the jungle.

5

Day 5: Tena

In the morning, experience a shamanic healing ceremony and a mock jungle marriage ceremony. Later, cycle to the nearby community of Shandia and discover the beauty of the Amazon with a member of the community as your guide.

6

Day 6: Tena/Quito

Enjoy a blowgun demonstration and participate in a contest to show off new found skills. Say goodbye to your Quichua family, then travel back to Quito.

7

Day 7: Quito

Depart at any time.

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Tour Operator

G Adventures

G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.

In Business Since 1990

Reviews

 

Ashley N.   -  Traveled, June 2024

I am so happy I booked this trip and made the memories that I did. I feel this experience was unique and I love it all the more for it. It went by so fast, I wish I could go back in time and relive it all over again. It exceeded my expectations and I can...

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 06/24/2024

 

Terry D.   -  Traveled, June 2024

Wonderful to stay with a local family in their world.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 06/22/2024

 

Kevin L.   -  Traveled, May 2024

Great

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 06/03/2024

 

Julietta R.   -  Traveled, May 2024

This experience made a group of strangers into a family that created unforgettable memories that will be thought back on for a long time.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/31/2024

 

Rachel C.   -  Traveled, May 2024

This was truly the trip of a lifetime. I learned so much about the people and culture of Ecuador, but I also learned a lot about myself and what I am capable of doing. Although most of the trip was filled with laughter and smiling, there were times when ...

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/28/2024

 

Kelly S.   -  Traveled, May 2024

Spending a week in the Amazon was a dream come true and the people around us really made the experience what it was. Andres, Delfin, Rolando, Miguel, and the entire family were fantastic hosts. I will miss them very much!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/27/2024

 

Tia R.   -  Traveled, May 2024

Our trip was nothing short of extraordinary thanks to the family we stayed with and our incredible CEO, Andrés for who both expertly combined deep local knowledge and engaging storytelling. This trip was thoughtfully curated making the experience both ed...

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/16/2024

 

Kelly S.   -  Traveled, May 2024

Spending a week in the Amazon was a dream come true and the people around us really made the experience what it was. Andres, Delfin, Rolando, Miguel, and the entire family were fantastic hosts. I will miss them very much!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/27/2024

 

Clara P.   -  Traveled, May 2024

I loved going to the jungle so much, I learned a lot about the plants and animals there and also about the quichua people that live there. I had so much fun and wish I could stay for longer

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/27/2024

 

Christopher J.   -  Traveled, May 2024

Unforgettable

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/27/2024

 

Owen N.   -  Traveled, May 2024

Excellent. All the activities were super engaging and our guide made them even better by sharing and just having a great attitude

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/27/2024

 

Tia R.   -  Traveled, May 2024

Our trip was nothing short of extraordinary thanks to the family we stayed with and our incredible CEO, Andrés for who both expertly combined deep local knowledge and engaging storytelling. This trip was thoughtfully curated making the experience both ed...

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/16/2024

 

Dianne T.   -  Traveled, May 2024

Very special, possibly once in a life time experience. The host family was very generous in sharing their culture and making us feel welcomed to their jungle home.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/12/2024

 

Ann B.   -  Traveled, May 2024

A wonderful balance of culture, nature, adventure and spirit. Full of challenges and rewards. You will feel more like a friend than a tourist. And you won’t miss the wi fi. :)

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/11/2024

 

Lilas A.   -  Traveled, May 2024

I would definitely recommend the Amazon jungle local living tour. The trip provided me with a unique window into the culture of Quichua people as well as experiencing the wonders of Amazon jungle. Collected by G Adventures

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/11/2024

 

Charlotte L.   -  Traveled, May 2024

I loved every thing. I previously travelled much of the world alone with my young son. Adventuring off beaten track. Now as a senior very very grateful to continue travelling Adventuring still but with g8t company & things all organised now.Amazing for a...

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/10/2024

 

Victoria H.   -  Traveled, April 2024

Fantastic opportunity - Amazon jungle was a bucket list and I wasn't disappointed; when you consider I'd just been up Machu Pichu as another bucket list item, it could have been a disappointment but it was equally as good in different ways.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 05/06/2024

 

Tim T.   -  Traveled, April 2024

Loved it!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 04/30/2024

 

Mikkel F.   -  Traveled, April 2024

Best trip and experience so far, with the most amazing CEO (Andres)!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 04/27/2024

 

Ellen A.  -  Traveled, April 2024

Was really fun would do it again

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 04/27/2024

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