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The Amazon Rainforest

RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE!

One of the most bio-diverse areas on the planet, the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest shares with it's visitors an unforgettable nature & wildlife experience. This unspoiled and largely unexplored wilderness is home to over 500 bird species, an incredible array of colourful fauna including 15 seperate species of monkey, and more tree species per hectare than any other area on the planet!!!

Add to that the fascinating mix of indigenous indian tribes that populate the region, and the mystery of the shaman traditional medicine healer, and you are in for a unique cultural experience too.

The Ecuadorian Amazon basin is also the most easily accessible and inexpensive rainforest area in all of South America! The adventure of a lifetime awaits you...
Happy Gringo offers Amazon tours to 6 contrasting lodges in different regions of Ecuadorian rainforest. The table below is to help our clients choose which is most suitable for their trip:

Lodge	Location	Price	Deep jungle	Adventure	Community	3day	4day	5day
Cotococha	Tena	$	No	Low/Medium	Quichua			.
Hakuna Matata	Tena	$$	No	High	-			.
Samona	Cuyabeno	$	Yes	High	Siona
Yachana	Coca	$$$	No	Low/Medium	Quichua	.
Huaorani Ecolodge	Shiripuno River	$$$	Yes	Medium/High	Huaorani
Napo Wildlife Center	Coca	$$$	Yes	Medium/High	Quichua
Kapawi	Kapawi	$$$	Yes	Medium	Achuar	.
Sacha	Coca	$$$	Yes	Medium	-	.
Sani	Cuyabeno	$$$	Yes	Medium	Sani	.
Siona	Cuyabeno	$$	Yes	Medium/High	Siona	.

Price ratings: $ = US$100 to $350, $$ = US$351 to $600, $$$ = $601 to $900 based on a 4day trip in 2009. Differences in price reflect the differences in comfort that each lodge affords.

Deep Jungle: Generally speaking you should expect to see a greater variety of wildlife in deep jungle, although obviously this depends to some degree upon the luck of your particular visit.

Adventure: All lodges offer a genuine adventure experience! The most physically active are Samona and Bataburo.

Community: Each of the indian communities have their own distinct culture, tradition and charms, and make for an extremely interesting visit for tourists. The most in-depth visits of the lodges that we offer are at Bataburo, Yachana and Kapawi. Sacha does not include any community visit because the trip is more focused on wildlife viewing.

Days: Cotococha offers shorter trips because Tena is located closer to Quito than the other rainforest regions. For the other lodges the minimum stay is 4-days, while the 5-day trip is always more recommended. If you are travelling in a group then it can also be possible to organise stays of 6 or 8 days for a real in-depth rainforest experience.

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