Community Eco-Tours
4–8 Day Itineraries in the Amazon Rainforest
In our Community eco-tour, we offer 4-8 day itineraries focusing on indigenous cultural exchange, guided jungle hikes, and wildlife spotting. Typical highlights include visiting and staying in local indigenous communities (SECOYA, COFAN), medicinal plant workshops, canoe wildlife viewing trips, exploration of local culture and lifestyle, and forest walks.
This experience is also highly customizable. If you’d like to focus on a particular interest—such as birdwatching, mushroom foraging, local organic farming, extended village stays, or volunteering—simply let us know, and we’ll tailor the itinerary accordingly
Sample 5-Day Community Amazon Tour Itinerary (Ecuador Focus)
- Travel from Quito to Lago Agrio or Coca
- Transfer to the jungle lodge via motorized canoe
- Afternoon canoe ride to spot monkeys and birds
- Introduction to the community
- Welcome dinner
- Nocturnal jungle walk to hear forest sounds
- Morning visit to the local indigenous community to learn about traditional life, food, culture, and jungle survival
- Afternoon workshop (medicinal plants, traditional food making, or sustainable agriculture)
- Evening optional night activity (walk or river)
- Breakfast
- Canoe navigation to the Sabalo area
- Visit parrot clay lick on the Cuyabeno River
- Look for pink river dolphins at the river mouth
- Afternoon activity in the community of Sabalo
Guided rainforest hike with local guides, identifying Ceibo trees and medicinal plants.
Farewell dinner with local cuisine, often followed by traditional music or storytelling.
Day 5: Early morning birdwatching canoe trip.
Breakfast and departure to Lago Agrio/Coca for the journey back to Quito.
Key Community Activities