Ecoselva is a reputable tour agency specialising in ecologically-aware jungle tours out of Misahualli. Pepe Tapia Gonzalez is a fully qualified local guide and has been running this business for 23 years allowing visitors the chance to experience the beauty of the Ecuadorian Amazon basin in a responsible and educational way.
Tours are tailor-made to suit the traveller's needs and preferences and give the opportunity to visit local tribes, experience first hand the amazing bio-diversity of the region and enjoy Amazonian Ecuador!
Ecoselva Tours
Tours
These professionally guided jungle tours give travellers the chance to truly experience the natural beauty of the country and learn about both the culture and the biology.
Tours are designed to fit with the traveller's preferences and as such are available from day trips to expeditions lasting several weeks. Generally, tours combine different activities to ensure that the variety of the region is truly represented. Tours include: Trekking, canoeing, visiting local communities and ethnographic museums.
Ecoselva have a rustic jungle lodge on the banks of the Arajuno river where groups can be accommodated and a hostel in Misahualli where tours start and finish.
Tours are designed to fit with the traveller's preferences and as such are available from day trips to expeditions lasting several weeks. Generally, tours combine different activities to ensure that the variety of the region is truly represented. Tours include: Trekking, canoeing, visiting local communities and ethnographic museums.
Ecoselva have a rustic jungle lodge on the banks of the Arajuno river where groups can be accommodated and a hostel in Misahualli where tours start and finish.
The Area
With 23 years experience, Ecoselva guides know the surrounding area extremely well and are able to share the highlights with travellers. The majority of the shorter tours explore in-depth the sections of primary and secondary rainforest around the rivers Napo, Misahualli and Arajuno. They examine the native species of plants animals and insects that make this area their home.
Specialist tours visit areas further afield specific to the individual's requirements. Cultural tours can be arranged to visit the Waurani people, a protected tribal community that lives by traditional means in the Ecuadorian Amazon basin.
For those more interested in Ornithology and wildlife sighting, tours to the Limoncocha and Panacocha Lagunas offer a great chance to see some of the area's rarer species.
Specialist tours visit areas further afield specific to the individual's requirements. Cultural tours can be arranged to visit the Waurani people, a protected tribal community that lives by traditional means in the Ecuadorian Amazon basin.
For those more interested in Ornithology and wildlife sighting, tours to the Limoncocha and Panacocha Lagunas offer a great chance to see some of the area's rarer species.
The Company
Based in the centre of Misahualli and with a great reputation stretching back over 23 years, Ecoselva is a reliable and responsible jungle tour operator. With three fully-qualified, government recognized guides and one qualified trainee, the bilingual staff can guarantee high quality service.
The agency also works closely with the local community and has several volunteer programmes in place where international visitors can assist in educational programmes.
The agency also works closely with the local community and has several volunteer programmes in place where international visitors can assist in educational programmes.
Prices
Prices are around $30.00 per day based on a minimum group size of 4 people. Specialist tours (those which visit areas further away and those which require access permits), are a bit more expensive.
All accommodation, meals, drinking water, professional guiding and transport is included in the price.
All accommodation, meals, drinking water, professional guiding and transport is included in the price.
How 2 get there...
All tours leave from the tour office on the main square in Misahualli. It's impossible to miss, the office is clearly signposted as either Ecoselva or as the adjoining hostel Hostal Shaw.Ecoselva also offer accommodation at their Hostal Shaw in Misahualli.
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