Overview
Enjoy an unforgettable adventure at Napo Wildlife Center for the best experience of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Explore by dugout canoe on blackwater lakes, hike trails through the emerald forest, visit the nearby clay lick where hundreds of parrots and macaws gather, get a birds-eye view from the canopy tower (207 steps!), with its unobstructed 360-degree view of undisturbed forest. NWC is owned by the native Yasuní people, who have lived in this area for centuries. They have a profound respect for maintaining the natural integrity of the ecosystem and are knowledgeable and passionate guides who enhance your experience. Guest cabins are very comfortable and the buffet-style meals in the dining room provide tasty, fresh, and plentiful meals with a good variety to choose from. Our extension has three nights at Napo Wildlife Center, but you have the option to add additional nights.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 (Pre-Trip Extension)
Arrive Quito
Arrive in Quito and transfer to your choice of Quito hotel. Meals on your own.
Arrive Quito - Day 1 (Pre-Trip Extension)
Hilton Colon
Day 1 (1 night),
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
Quito’s original luxury hotel has a fabulous location alongside a small park right at the juncture between old and new Quito. While the hotel itself has several restaurants, bars and cafes, you are only a short walk from numerous other choices as well as excellent shopping, including an outdoor arts and crafts market. The center of colonial old Quito is within walking distance but is reached more easily by a very short taxi or bus ride. While the foyer remains a bit dated, the rooms have all been renovated and are very comfortable. If you have some free time, take a swim in the pool, try the gym, or even consider a eucalyptus-scented steam bath.
Casa Aliso
Day 1 (1 night),
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
A former private residence, this wonderfully warm and charming 10-room hotel is located just three miles from Quito’s colonial center and close to many restaurants. Individually designed and decorated guest rooms offer style and comfort along with all the modern amenities. Cozy sitting areas, a crackling fire on chilly nights, and tea and homemade cake welcome you after a day of exploring.
Wyndham Quito Airport
Day 1 (1 night),
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
The recently opened Wyndham Quito Airport is a nice hotel with a great location right next to the airport. Rooms are spacious, with plush bedding and great views of the nearby hills, and the lounge area is perfect for relaxing upon arrival. The hotel also has a spa with a sauna.
Days 2-4
Coca / Napo Wildlife Center
Transfer to the airport for a 30-minute flight to Coca, where you are met and transported by boat to the Napo Wildlife Center. Enjoy nature walks and exploration at the Napo Wildlife Center, a community-based ecotourism project in a vast private reserve inside Yasuní National Park, where more than 550 species of birds have been identified along with 11 species of monkey. One of the lodge’s features is a clay lick (the most accessible parrot and macaw clay lick in Ecuador) where on a sunny day, hundreds of parrots and macaws gather. Napo also has a canopy tower, a great way to experience the life above the forest floor. As you ascend the 12-story tower, you pass through different levels of the forest (there is also a smaller canopy tower near the dining hall with great views of the lake)...BLD each day
Coca / Napo Wildlife Center - Days 2-4
Napo Wildlife Center
Days 2 to 4 (3 nights), Amazon, Ecuador
Nestled in an 82-square-mile private reserve within Yasuni National Park, Napo offers 10 cabanas with private bathrooms, ceiling fans, screened windows, and private shaded porches with lake views. Napo’s 120-foot canopy tower is a great way to view rainforest life.
Day 5
Coca / Quito
A morning transfer by boat brings you back to Coca for your flight to Quito. (This is Day 1 of your Galapagos Islands itinerary.) Overnight at hotel...B
Coca / Quito - Day 5
Hilton Colon
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
Quito’s original luxury hotel has a fabulous location alongside a small park right at the juncture between old and new Quito. While the hotel itself has several restaurants, bars and cafes, you are only a short walk from numerous other choices as well as excellent shopping, including an outdoor arts and crafts market. The center of colonial old Quito is within walking distance but is reached more easily by a very short taxi or bus ride. While the foyer remains a bit dated, the rooms have all been renovated and are very comfortable. If you have some free time, take a swim in the pool, try the gym, or even consider a eucalyptus-scented steam bath.
Casa Aliso
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
A former private residence, this wonderfully warm and charming 10-room hotel is located just three miles from Quito’s colonial center and close to many restaurants. Individually designed and decorated guest rooms offer style and comfort along with all the modern amenities. Cozy sitting areas, a crackling fire on chilly nights, and tea and homemade cake welcome you after a day of exploring.
Wyndham Quito Airport
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
The recently opened Wyndham Quito Airport is a nice hotel with a great location right next to the airport. Rooms are spacious, with plush bedding and great views of the nearby hills, and the lounge area is perfect for relaxing upon arrival. The hotel also has a spa with a sauna.
Day 6
Depart
Transfer to the Quito airport for your flight to the Galapagos Islands (Day 2 of your Galapagos Islands itinerary)...B
Day 1 (Post-Trip Extension)
Quito
Enjoy a free day in Quito to explore its many charms (this is the last day of your scheduled Galapagos Islands itinerary). Overnight at Hotel Colon or Casa Aliso...B
Quito - Day 1 (Post-Trip Extension)
Hilton Colon
Day 1 (1 night),
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
Quito’s original luxury hotel has a fabulous location alongside a small park right at the juncture between old and new Quito. While the hotel itself has several restaurants, bars and cafes, you are only a short walk from numerous other choices as well as excellent shopping, including an outdoor arts and crafts market. The center of colonial old Quito is within walking distance but is reached more easily by a very short taxi or bus ride. While the foyer remains a bit dated, the rooms have all been renovated and are very comfortable. If you have some free time, take a swim in the pool, try the gym, or even consider a eucalyptus-scented steam bath.
Casa Aliso
Day 1 (1 night),
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
A former private residence, this wonderfully warm and charming 10-room hotel is located just three miles from Quito’s colonial center and close to many restaurants. Individually designed and decorated guest rooms offer style and comfort along with all the modern amenities. Cozy sitting areas, a crackling fire on chilly nights, and tea and homemade cake welcome you after a day of exploring.
Wyndham Quito Airport
Day 1 (1 night),
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
The recently opened Wyndham Quito Airport is a nice hotel with a great location right next to the airport. Rooms are spacious, with plush bedding and great views of the nearby hills, and the lounge area is perfect for relaxing upon arrival. The hotel also has a spa with a sauna.
Days 2-4
Coca / Napo Wildlife Center
Transfer to the airport for a 30-minute flight to Coca, where you are met and transported by boat to the Napo Wildlife Center. Enjoy nature walks and exploration at the Napo Wildlife Center, a community-based ecotourism project in a vast private reserve inside Yasuní National Park, where more than 550 species of birds have been identified along with 11 species of monkey. One of the lodge’s features is a clay lick (the most accessible parrot and macaw clay lick in Ecuador) where on a sunny day, hundreds of parrots and macaws gather. Napo also has a canopy tower, a great way to experience the life above the forest floor. As you ascend the 12-story tower, you pass through different levels of the forest (there is also a smaller canopy tower near the dining hall with great views of the lake)...BLD each day
Coca / Napo Wildlife Center - Days 2-4
Napo Wildlife Center
Days 2 to 4 (3 nights), Amazon, Ecuador
Nestled in an 82-square-mile private reserve within Yasuni National Park, Napo offers 10 cabanas with private bathrooms, ceiling fans, screened windows, and private shaded porches with lake views. Napo’s 120-foot canopy tower is a great way to view rainforest life.
Day 5
Napo Wildlife Center / Coca / Quito
An early departure and a final excursion canoeing brings you back to the Napo River, where you embark the motorized canoe for your return to Coca. Fly to Quito and transfer to your hotel for overnight...BLD
Napo Wildlife Center / Coca / Quito - Day 5
Hilton Colon
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
Quito’s original luxury hotel has a fabulous location alongside a small park right at the juncture between old and new Quito. While the hotel itself has several restaurants, bars and cafes, you are only a short walk from numerous other choices as well as excellent shopping, including an outdoor arts and crafts market. The center of colonial old Quito is within walking distance but is reached more easily by a very short taxi or bus ride. While the foyer remains a bit dated, the rooms have all been renovated and are very comfortable. If you have some free time, take a swim in the pool, try the gym, or even consider a eucalyptus-scented steam bath.
Casa Aliso
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
A former private residence, this wonderfully warm and charming 10-room hotel is located just three miles from Quito’s colonial center and close to many restaurants. Individually designed and decorated guest rooms offer style and comfort along with all the modern amenities. Cozy sitting areas, a crackling fire on chilly nights, and tea and homemade cake welcome you after a day of exploring.
Wyndham Quito Airport
Day 5 (1 night), Quito, Ecuador
The recently opened Wyndham Quito Airport is a nice hotel with a great location right next to the airport. Rooms are spacious, with plush bedding and great views of the nearby hills, and the lounge area is perfect for relaxing upon arrival. The hotel also has a spa with a sauna.
Day 6
Depart
Early morning transfer from the hotel to the Quito airport for departure on homeward-bound flight.
