Live with a Quichua host family in rustic jungle huts, explore waterfalls and rainforest, and discover Amazon culture on a small-group adventure starting and ending in Quito.
  • Canoe to the amaZOOnico Animal Rescue Centre with a guided tour.
  • Hike to a jungle waterfall and a nearby viewpoint.
  • Discover medicinal plants on an afternoon jungle walk with local guides.
  • Witness a shamanic healing ceremony led by a local shaman.
  • Join a mock jungle marriage ceremony during cultural night.
  • Cycle to the Indigenous Shandia community with youth guides.
  • Roast cacao beans and sample traditional chocolate with local fruits.
  • Apply a natural mud mask with your Quichua host in the jungle.
Stay at Pimpilala Lodge deep in the Amazon, 45 minutes from Tena, in basic rustic wooden huts or bungalows with mosquito nets. Shared toilets and cold-water showers are just outside. A local family hosts in the main lodge, with a hammock-filled common area and limited daily electricity.