Piranha Jungle Ecolodge
Region > Cuyabeno

The Piranha Jungle Ecolodge is located in the heart of the Amazon, close to the Colombian border. The Piranha Ecolodge offers eco-friendly accommodations where the wilderness meets comfort. The accommodations are made from wood, and bamboo and have a thatched roof, but have a modern and comfortable interior.

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge Suites

The Lodge offers 2 different types of rooms, namely the Double Standard room and the Double Superior room. Ecology is a high priority at the Piranha Lodge. For example, all the cabins are made from ecological materials from the Rainforest.

Double Standard Room (2 persons)

The double Standard Rooms are equipped with 2 comfortable beds, a private balcony with chairs and a table where you can relax, a private bathroom with hot and cold water, and enough storage space for all your belongings.

Superior double Room (2 persons)

The Double Superior Room is more spacious than the Standard Room but has similar facilities as the Double Standard Room. This room has a large and comfortable double bed, a private balcony with chairs and table where you can relax, a private bathroom with hot and cold water and enough storage space for all your belongings.

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge Facilities

The lodge offers various facilities, such as:

Private Bathroom
Biodegradable Soap and Shampoo
Fresh Towels each day
Hot water
Electricity
Private Balcony
Bottled Water
Safe
Wifi
Lounge area.
Terrace
Bar and Restaurant
Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Rain Ponchos and Rubber Boots

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge Activities

The Piranha Jungle Lodge provides many activities and different tours. You can choose between a 3-day to 5-day tour at the lodge.

The guide of the lodge will greet you and the other travelers at the Cuyabeno Bridge and escort you to the lodge. This is where you will first encounter extraordinary nature for the first time and meet the first animals on the way to the lodge.

Depending on how many days you stay at the lodge you will experience different activities. During the day you will be out on the water in the canoe, looking for animals. Or you will hike through the jungle in search of medical plants that local communities still use as medicines. You will also spend 1 day visiting a local community, meeting the Shaman and learning more about life there.

At night you will also go out on the water, looking for the animals that are active at night such as caimans, insects and snakes. You can also join the night walks around the lodge.

The guides know many fun things to do, such as fishing piranhas for dinner or swimming in Laguna Grande with a beautiful Amazon sunset. There is no doubt that you will have a great time at Piranha lodge.

Itineraries

Itinerary 3 days / 2 nights
Price from (p/p): $ 230,00

Day1

We will meet in Lago Agrio between 9:00 am and 9:30 am, where we will take private transportation to the entrance of the Cuyabeno Reserve. At this point, visitors must register at the Reserve office and then we will board the canoe. Here our naturalist guide will give you information about the Reserve, important recommendations and other tips to begin the two-hour canoe trip down the Cuyabeno River to Piranha Ecolodge.. During the canoe trip you will be able to enjoy the wonderful flora and fauna found in the jungle. You can also see some of the 10 species of monkeys, birds, and other animals in the jungle, depending on the weather and weather conditions. We will arrive at Piranha Ecolodge. around 1:30 pm. We will have lunch. At that time, they will be assigned their rooms and they can relax for a few minutes. Then we will go out by motorized canoe to take a tour around the Laguna Grande to observe the flora and fauna and with many possibilities to see the pink dolphins. Then we will go to the middle of the Laguna Grande to watch the sunset and swim. Next, we will return to the camp for dinner and later we will take a night walk for one hour to spot arachnids, amphibians and hopefully reptiles. They finish their first day in the jungle; they can relax in a hammock or have a beer at the bar.
Day2

Breakfast 8:00 am. 9:30 am Daytime walk in the primary forest, where the guide will explain about the ecology of the Amazon rainforest, plants, flora and fauna and interactions of the ecosystems with the greatest biodiversity on Earth. Lunch. We will take a break in the amahacas or rooms. In the afternoon, we will go by motorized canoe to take a tour and look for animals in the trees, such as monkeys, a diversity of birds snakes etc. Trip to the Laguna Grande to wait for the sunset and swim. We will go in search of alligators, snakes and night birds from the motorized canoe. 8:00 pm we will enjoy a special dinner with our guide, where we will share our experiences in the jungle with a farewell cocktail.
Day3

5:30 am We will take a tour to observe the sunrise and a variety of birds. 8:00 am We will have breakfast at the hotel and prepare for the return at 9:30 am to the Cuyabeno bridge where we will have a Box Lunch and then they will be picked up by our private bus that will take them to Lago Agrio so they can return to Quito either by bus or plane.

Itinerary 4 days / 3 nights
Price from (p/p): $ 280,00

Day1

We will meet in Lago Agrio between 9:00 am and 9:30 am, where we will take private transportation to the entrance of the Cuyabeno Reserve. At this point, visitors must register at the Reserve office and then we will board the canoe. Here our naturalist guide will give you information about the Reserve, important recommendations and other tips to begin the two-hour canoe trip down the Cuyabeno River to Piranha Ecolodge.. During the canoe trip you will be able to enjoy the wonderful flora and fauna found in the jungle. You can also see some of the 10 species of monkeys, birds, and other animals in the jungle, depending on the weather and weather conditions. We will arrive at Piranha Ecolodge. around 1:30 pm. We will have lunch. At that time they will be assigned their rooms and they can relax for a few minutes. Then we will go out by motorized canoe to take a tour around the Laguna Grande to observe the flora and fauna and with many possibilities to see the pink dolphins. Then we will go to the middle of the Laguna Grande to watch the sunset and swim. Next, we will return to the camp for dinner and later we will take a night walk for one hour to spot arachnids, amphibians and hopefully reptiles. They finish their first day in the jungle; they can relax in a hammock or have a beer at the bar.
Day2

Breakfast 8:00 am. 9:30 am Daytime walk in the primary forest, where the guide will explain about the ecology of the Amazon rainforest, plants, flora and fauna and interactions of the ecosystems with the greatest biodiversity on Earth. lunch. We will take a break in the amahacas or rooms. In the afternoon, we will go by motorized canoe to take a tour and look for animals in the trees, such as monkeys, a diversity of birds snakes etc. Trip to the Laguna Grande to wait for the sunset and swim. 7:00 pm Dinner. We will go in search of alligators, snakes and night birds from the motorized canoe.
Day3

Indigenous community visit !! 8:00 am. Breakfast. At 9:00 am we will depart down river to the Siona Community of Puerto Bolivar in a journey of approximately 1:30 hour and there we will be greeted by one of the native women who will take us to the cassava plantation to harvest cassava. With our help they will show us the preparation of one of their traditional foods, casabe (cassava flat bread). Immediately after this, the guide will introduce you to one of the last 4 Shamans of the Siona tribe in Ecuador and one of them will explain his cosmovision directly related to the Ayahuasca drink. A part of the energetic cleansing ritual will take place with their chants that come from a millenary oral tradition from Shaman to apprentice. We will take a brief tour around this place in search of snakes, and more animals that we can find. In addition, we will find one of the largest trees in Ecuador: The Ceibo, where we can take pictures and hug this tree to have many good energies. Lunch. We will return to the lodge in the afternoon and go for a swim at sunset at the Laguna Grande and return to the lodge for dinner to relax in a hammock or have a beer at the bar. 4:00pm Return to Piranha. 5:00pm, we will take a tour in the Laguna Grande, and we will see more animals that the jungle offers us. Swim and watch the sunset. 7:30 pm we will enjoy a special dinner with our guide, where we will share our experiences in the jungle with a farewell cocktail.
Day4

5:30 am We will take a tour to observe the sunrise and a variety of birds. 8:00 am We will have breakfast at the hotel and prepare for the return at 9:30 am to the Cuyabeno bridge where we will have a Box Lunch and then they will be picked up by our private bus that will take them to Lago Agrio so they can return to Quito either by bus or plane.

Itinerary 5 days / 4 nights
Price from (p/p): $ 340,00

Day1

We will meet in Lago Agrio between 9:00 am and 9:30 am, where we will take private transportation to the entrance of the Cuyabeno Reserve. At this point, visitors must register at the Reserve office and then we will board the canoe. Here our naturalist guide will give you information about the Reserve, important recommendations and other tips to begin the two-hour canoe trip down the Cuyabeno River to Piranha Ecolodge.. During the canoe trip you will be able to enjoy the wonderful flora and fauna found in the jungle. You can also see some of the 10 species of monkeys, birds, and other animals in the jungle, depending on the weather and weather conditions. We will arrive at Piranha Ecolodge. around 1:30 pm. We will have lunch. At that time they will be assigned their rooms and they can relax for a few minutes. Then we will go out by motorized canoe to take a tour around the Laguna Grande to observe the flora and fauna and with many possibilities to see the pink dolphins. Then we will go to the middle of the Laguna Grande to watch the sunset and swim. Next, we will return to the camp for dinner and later we will take a night walk for one hour to spot arachnids, amphibians and hopefully reptiles. They finish their first day in the jungle; they can relax in a hammock or have a beer at the bar.
Day2

Breakfast 8:00 am. 9:30 am Daytime walk in the primary forest, where the guide will explain about the ecology of the Amazon rainforest, plants, flora and fauna and interactions of the ecosystems with the greatest biodiversity on Earth. lunch. We will take a break in the amahacas or rooms. In the afternoon, we will go by motorized canoe to take a tour and look for animals in the trees, such as monkeys, a diversity of birds snakes etc. Trip to the Laguna Grande to wait for the sunset and swim. 7:00 pm Dinner. We will go in search of alligators, snakes and night birds from the motorized canoe.
Day3

Indigenous community visit!! 8:00 am. Breakfast. At 9:00 am we will depart down river to the Siona Community of Puerto Bolivar in a journey of approximately 1:30 hour and there we will be greeted by one of the native women who will take us to the cassava plantation to harvest cassava. With our help they will show us the preparation of one of their traditional foods, casabe (cassava flat bread). Immediately after this, the guide will introduce you to one of the last 4 Shamans of the Siona tribe in Ecuador and one of them will explain his cosmovision directly related to the Ayahuasca drink. A part of the energetic cleansing ritual will take place with their chants that come from a millenary oral tradition from Shaman to apprentice. We will take a brief tour around this place in search of snakes, and more animals that we can find. In addition, we will find one of the largest trees in Ecuador: The Ceibo, where we can take pictures and hug this tree to have many good energies. Lunch. We will return to the lodge in the afternoon and go for a swim at sunset at the Laguna Grande and return to the lodge for dinner to relax in a hammock or have a beer at the bar. 4:00pm Return to Piranha. 5:00pm, we will take a tour in the Laguna Grande, and we will see more animals that the jungle offers us. Swim and watch the sunset. We’ll share dinner. Night activity (optional): search for caimans or night walk.
Day4

We will enjoy breakfast at 8:00 am and then we will depart by paddle canoe to the Cananbueno Lagoon. Once there we will have the opportunity to see animals such as monkeys, birds, sloths and many more. We will continue our day with a walk in the primary forest, where our guide. Will explain about the ecology of the Amazon rainforest and we will be able to see more animals and take hundreds of pictures! (Walk of approximately 3 hours). Lunch will be a box lunch in the jungle. On the way, back we will take a rest in the hammocks. Then we will return to the large lagoon to swim and watch the wonderful sunset. 7:30 pm we will enjoy a special dinner with our guide, where we will share our experiences in the jungle with a farewell cocktail.
Day5

5:30 am We will take a tour to observe the sunrise and a variety of birds. 8:00 am We will have breakfast at the hotel and prepare for the return at 9:30 am to the Cuyabeno bridge where we will have a Box Lunch and then they will be picked up by our private bus that will take them to Lago Agrio so they can return to Quito either by bus or plane.

Included

Private transportation Lago Agrio - Piranha Ecolodge - Lago Agrio (bus and canoe).
Bilingual naturalist guide
Accommodation in double and / or triple room with mosquito nets and a private bathroom.
All meals (breakfast-lunch-dinner); pure water, coffee, tea.
Excursion gear (rain coat, rubber boots, camping tents, life jackets).
Excursions.

Not included

Transportation Quito - Lago Agrio - Quito (bus or plane)
$ 10 p.p. visit community
Alcoholic drinks
Tips
All other personal expenses

Additional Info

-The prices mentioned for these jungle tours, are valid till December 2024.

Jungle Ecuador

In short

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge
Region > Cuyabeno

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge Suites

Double Standard Room (2 persons)

Superior double Room (2 persons)

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge Facilities

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge Activities

Itineraries

Itinerary 3 days / 2 nights
Price from (p/p): $ 230,00

Day1

Day2

Day3

Itinerary 4 days / 3 nights
Price from (p/p): $ 280,00

Day1

Day2

Day3

Day4

Itinerary 5 days / 4 nights
Price from (p/p): $ 340,00

Day1

Day2

Day3

Day4

Day5

Included

Not included

Additional Info

Booking & availability

In short

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge Suites

Double Standard Room (2 persons)

Superior double Room (2 persons)

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge Facilities

Piranha Jungle Ecolodge Activities

Itineraries

Itinerary 3 days / 2 nights Price from (p/p): $ 230,00

Day1

Day2

Day3

Itinerary 4 days / 3 nights Price from (p/p): $ 280,00

Day1

Day2

Day3

Day4

Itinerary 5 days / 4 nights Price from (p/p): $ 340,00

Day1

Day2

Day3

Day4

Day5

Included

Not included

Additional Info

Booking & availability

Itinerary 3 days / 2 nights
Price from (p/p): $ 230,00

Itinerary 4 days / 3 nights
Price from (p/p): $ 280,00

Itinerary 5 days / 4 nights
Price from (p/p): $ 340,00