Huasquila Amazon Lodge

With improved roads from Quito to Cotundo, it now only takes three hours by car or four by bus to arrive at Huasquila Amazon Lodge. This family-run eco-resort offers nine luxury cabins, built with local materials in Kichwa Style, within the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve. Each cabin has a private bathroom, hot water, amazingly comfortable beds, and wide interior spaces and porches from where you can enjoy the fascinating views of the Amazon. Huasquila is in the process of creating ramps to their three newest cabins to make them wheel-chair accessible. They are perhaps the only Amazon ecolodge in Ecuador to cater to visitors with disabilities, and can accommodate groups of up to 30.

Huasquila offers personalized tours and activities including caving, jungle walks to identify medicinal plants, and visits to petroglyphs, an animal rescue center, Kichwa communities, and much more. This lodge offers first class attention in a family atmosphere, including bar service with exotic cocktails, and a show featuring traditional dances and a demonstration of a shaman ceremony. You will be served three- and four-course meals everyday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with delicious national and international dishes.

Come and enjoy a few days full of adventure and peace in the sacred valley of Cotundo, home of shamans from the Amazon. Ideal for small groups with individual interests looking for a relaxing way to experience the beauty of the jungle.

Location:
Quito Office: Amazonas 743 and Veintimilla, Edf. Espinoza, Oficina 801
Ecuador

Hotel

This Hotel is: Mid-Range

Hotel Amenities, Services and Facilities Bar, Breakfast Included, Book Exchange - Free, Luggage Storage, Parking - Free, Linens Included, 24-Hour Hot Water, Child-Friendly Facilities

Currencies accepted
US dollar

Getting There:
Take one of the several buses that head towards Tena from Terminal Terrestre in Quito, and ask to be let off in Cotundo (2 pueblos before Tena). From Cotundo, hire a camioneta (there are no taxis) for $3 to take you to Huasquila.

Room Prices:
Lower:35
Higher:45
Price Description:- Prices are all inclusive (include all meals and activities)

- Does not include 22% taxes

- Considering how close Huasquila is to Quito you can take advantage of the different tours and excellent meals they offer, even in a 3 day/2 nights package.

Contact Information:
Zip: 17-22-20016
Phone: 593-2-290-8491
Fax: 593-2-290-8491
E-mail: info(at)remove-this.huasquila.com
URL: www.huasquila.com
Reservation URL: www.huasquila.com/offers.html

By Karen Nagy

Karen Nagy is a staff editor/writer at V!VA. She studied travel writing and learned the joys of Mediterranean island-hopping in Greece, and went on...

Created: 03 Mar 2006

Updated: 06 May 2009

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