Yuturi Lodge

Location:
Quito office: Amazonas N24-236, between Colon and Cordero
Ecuador

Hotel

By Dawn Wohlfarth Arteaga

Yuturi Lodge is a remote jungle lodge located a four and a half hour canoe trip from Coca. Responsible and modern, Yuturi works closely with the local community who help out as guides and workers.

It has 15 huts, each of which can accommodate four guests. The huts are made of local materials, lending an air of authenticity to the experience, and each has small, tidy beds and a mosquito net. Each room has a private bath and water 24 hours per day. A generator provides electricity from six o’clock in the morning to ten o’clock in the evening. The main cabin has a restaurant, bar, and a 15-meter observation tower.

Yuturi provides hikes, canoe rides, night walks and bird watching. Many tourists have been fortunate enough to glimpse the rare pin river dolphin. Nearby "monkey island" is a protected area where guests can see a family of over 80 monkeys.

If guests wish, they have the option of spending one night camping at Yuturi’s own “caiman camp,” an open-air shelter out in the jungle. Guides will bring mattresses and mosquito nets. It is well-known for birdwatching, and 500 species of bird have been sighted in the area, including some that are quite rare.

Yuturi organizes 5 day/4 night excursions, at $360/person. Yuturi also offers a special, 8-day bird watching trip. If you need a longer or shorter trip, they are available, simply contact Yuturi through their Quito office.

This Hotel is: Mid-Range

Contact Information:
Phone: 593-2-250-4037
E-mail: yuturi(at)remove-this.yuturi.com.ec
URL: www.yuturilodge.com

Traveler Reviews of Yuturi Lodge

Avoid this lodge! There are better jungle excursions!

Rating: 0%

The excursions and activities were fine and we enjoyed them. The accommodations were terrible! We are Canadians and are used to trekking and hostelling places....this place was so run down and poorly maintained that we were VERY uncomfortable. The toilets, sinks and showers did not work,...were absolutely filthy, and the electrical connections were downright dangerous! There are other places, that are much better maintained. Avoid this one!

By V!VA User from Vancouver, Canada, Apr 16, 2006