THE Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Overview

We loved the lodge. We’ve been to the Cuyabeno a few times, but this lodge is the best. Super quiet and away from everything, unlike the typical Cuyabeno lodges. It’s highly recommended for families with children. The staff is super friendly, and my kids loved them. I love that you’re right on the river with a spectacular view. Often, just sitting on the deck, you can observe the flora and fauna that makes this region of Ecuador unique.

This is the real deal in the Ecuadorian Amazon

If you really want to experience the remote Ecuadorian Amazon this is the place for you. We did the 4 day/3 night regular programme in January and it was an amazing experience. We specifically wanted to concentrate on wildlife/nature and avoid any potentially “false” activities put on specifically for tourists and the trip really delivered The owner/guide Sandra was excellent and catered each day’s outings/activities to our wishes.

This place really feels remote; we saw only a couple of other tourist boats during the whole 3 days there. The wlidlife was great, lots of monkeys and birds to see on either canoe rides or hikes in the forest. We also made chocolate from raw beans at the end of one afternoon which was interesting and delicious. We really appreciated the fact that we weren’t on top of lots of other tourists…

The food that is served is typical and very good, the lodge is simple but very neat and beautiful, the rooms are spacious and clean. We go home with a full heart and we will definitely come back because it was great and Aguas Negras deserves so much. We only had a few days and they arranged a personalized experience for us so we could make the most of our time and focus on what we liked best, they arranged our travel from Quito and were always present and attentive, we never felt alone. What to say.

Everything was perfect. I can only recommend choosing this lodge because it is the absolute best!!