CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAP2 Reviews and 33 Opinions I stayed one night in the Cuyabeno River Lodge, and 4 nights in a tent. The tent was a more amazing...
1 Review and 0 Opinions There are a few hotels in Baeza and after reading in the guidebooks I decided to check out Hotel...
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richiecdisc Says: The Sani Lodge made our stay in the jungle everything my wife hoped for and proved a skeptic like myself that it was a more than worthwhile destination. What...
richiecdisc Says: Though I was kind of dreading it one of the most fun excursions from the lodge was visiting our native guide's home. I sometimes find these encounters a bit...
unless you're stopping en route, take the plane
richiecdisc Says: Accessing the Napo River is easiest from Coca, a sprawling jungle city only 30 minutes/9 hours by plane/bus from Quito. This garish town is by no means the...
swimming with the caymans and piranhas
richiecdisc Says: Eventually you'll find yourself wanting to swim in the lake as it's hot and muggy. With some hours to kill you'll forget all about the piranhas and caymans in...
richiecdisc Says: Long lightweight pants are a must. It's warm and muggy but also buggy. We even wore long sleeve shirts most of the time, especially on the night walk. While...
richiecdisc Says: One of the activities of the lodge was trying out the old blowgun. Our native guide gave us a physical demonstration while the English speaking one explained...
Emerald Forrest Blues: not a place to bring the wife
richiecdisc Says: We wound up with a couple hours to kill in Coca after the Sani Lodge dropped us off at the airport. We had booked our own flight rather than let them do it and...
richiecdisc Says: We did do a night walk in the jungle one evening and saw some creepy crawlies like spiders and mostly members of the insect world. Unfortunately, it's...
Sani Lodge Pub: the only place in town
richiecdisc Says: Nightlife at the lodge was fairly limited. They had a beautiful pub but unfortunately insisted on using fluorescent lighting. I understand they are more...
in the canoe all was well with the world
richiecdisc Says: By far my favorite activity at the lodge were the guided canoe trips. There was something particularly relaxing being out on the lake or one of the smaller...
richiecdisc Says: Another activity not to be missed is the pre-dawn trek to the bird watching tower. This thirty meter tree house brings you above the jungle canopy and thus on...
richiecdisc Says: Though you could see quite a bit of bird life just sitting in the pub and looking out over the surrounding trees, you have to get out and explore to see a fair...
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