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LA
SELVA - A great jungle
experience
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Location:
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Located
in the heart of the Amazon basin of Ecuador, about 60 miles down the Napo River (one of the main
tributaries of the Amazon) from Coca and
one mile in land from the river itself.
Coca is used as the starting point for all tours, be it the Coca
airport (for flights from Quito) or the Coca bus terminal (for those
arriving by land).
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Description:
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Situated
on the edge of a lake in
the heart of primary forest, along the Rio Napo, this lodge won the Ecotourism Award at the World Congress on
Tourism and the Environment years before many
other lodges were even giving responsible tourism a thought. The
lodge provides guided tours of the rainforest with trained Naturalist
guides and Native assistants. However, there are many other
options available and you can create your own itinerary, including swimming, fishing, bird-watching or simple relaxing.
The lodge is perched above the forest floor on stilts and connected
with raised walkways. The thatched-roofed bamboo bungalows are
the perfect setting for exploring the wonders of the pristine
nature. The cabins are located on a hill overlooking Garazcocha
Lake - a private, 100% natural lake where only guests have
access.Guests are divided into groups of no more than 8, according to
the interests. La Selva has a total capacity for 44 visitors, in
the following cabins:
- 12 Double cabins (with
twin beds)
- 1 Single cabin (one
double bed)
- 1 Triple cabin (three
single beds)
- 1 Quadruple cabin (one
double bed
& two single beds)
- 1 Family cabin (one
double bed
& 5 single beds)
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Activities:
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There
are numerous activities and options to enjoy include:
- Walk
to Silverio's House (2 to 3 hour hike through mainly primary
forest passing huts of indigenous neighbours along the Napo River)
- Mandicocha
Trail (an easy trail filled with wildlife)
- Mandicocha-Mandiyacu
(3 to 4 hour trip that includes a 90 minute trip in paddle canoes)
- El
Salado (2 hour excursion combined with a picnic lunch for a
possibility to see parrots, parakeets
& macaws
in their thousands)
- Piliche
Trail (see enormous colony of leafcutter ants)
- Night
excursions (canoe & walking trips to see such wildlife as caiman, monkeys, insects &
owls)
- 135-foot
Observation Tower (a bird's-eye view of the surroundings)
- Butterfly
Farm (close to the lodge, watch & photograph butterflies
at close range)
- Ruth's
Trail (a good place to look for jaguars)
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Tours:
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4-days
/ 3-nights
[Friday
to Monday / Wednesday to Saturday]
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5-days
/ 4-nights
[Monday
to Friday / Saturday to Wednesday]
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US $697.00 per person
Includes
Quito & Coca airport assistance; transportation to/from Coca
airport to lodge; all meals; guided excursions; lodging; bilingual
&
native guides.
Does
not include
airline ticket (Quito-Coca-Quito); Yasuni National Park entrance fee
(US $25 per person); bar consumption & personal expenses.
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US $832.00 per person
Includes
Quito & Coca airport assistance; transportation to/from Coca
airport to lodge; all meals; guided excursions; lodging; bilingual
&
native guides.
Does
not include
airline ticket (Quito-Coca-Quito); Yasuni National Park entrance fee
(US $25 per person); bar consumption & personal expenses.
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