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Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve is in the Amazon region of Ecuador.

[edit] Understand

The Cuyabeno is a floated forest with one of the biggest bio-diversity in the world.

[edit] History

[edit] Landscape

[edit] Flora and fauna

In the Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve there are about 10 monkey species and more than 500 bird spices. The Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve has the record of the most tree species per hectare (307). The Cuyabeno is one of the places with most biodiversity in the world

[edit] Climate

There are two seasons dry and rainy.

[edit] Get in

To access to the reserve is guarded by national park rangers you must take pluvial transportation be in a tour with and accredited guide.

The entrance is by pluvial transport, this transportation is offered by the local communities.

[edit] Fees/Permits

The entrance to the reserve for foreigners is $20. There is no permission needed for personal photographies and films.

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

[edit] Fauna

• Monkeys
• Birds
• Pink dolphins
• Caymans
• Jaguars
• Butterflies
• Snakes

[edit] Flora

The Cuyabeno reserve is plenty of spices of trees

• Orchids
• Bromides
• Macrolobyum

[edit] Community

The millennial traditions can be seen in the local community settlement

[edit][add listing] Do

• Jungle Trekking
• Bird Watching
• Caiman Watching
• Catching and Release Fishing

[edit][add listing] Buy

You can buy handicrafts to the local community members

[edit][add listing] Eat

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Tapir Lodge (Tapir Lodge), ☎ (5932) 290-2670 / (5932) 290-6036 (info@tapirlodge.com, fax: (593) 2546376), [1]. Eco-lodge inside the reserve, accommodation with all included tours of 4, 5 and 7 days with camping.  edit

[edit] Lodging

There are some options for lodging in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve for different budgets and with different quality of service.

[edit] Camping

As all the activities in the reserve has to be done with a Cuyabeno's guide, some lodges offer the service of camping

[edit] Backcountry

[edit] Stay safe

There have not been registered any incidents inside the Cuyabeno Wildlife reserve in more that 20 years of tourist operation in the zone. It's important to remember that you are traveling to a jungle, there are no mosquito due the rivers, but you must inform your guide and the staff of your accommodation of any allergy or illness that you suffer.

[edit] Get out