• About the lodge
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• How to get there
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Huaorani Ecolodge

Huaorani Ecolodge, opened in August 2007, provides accommodations for 10 people in a style harmonious with the surrounding environment and the Huaorani culture.

Huaorani Ecolodge is situated in terra firma rainforest (forest that is never flooded) an hour walk from the community of Quehueri'ono, in the northwestern part of the Territory. You are in a comfortable and secure setting consisting of five Huaorani-style, palm-thatched cabins named after the Huao communities along the Shiripuno River, constructed of local wood, within which are fitted luxury modern tents. All cabins have a pair of twin beds, a private bathroom equipped with a shower and flush toilet, and a porch with comfortable chairs. You are provided with environmentally-friendly soaps and shampoos

Features

The Lodge is committed to minimizing negative impacts on the area as well as involving local community members: thus, wood from trees and in areas chosen by a forest engineer in consultation with the Huaorani was used for construction and the Lodge location was determined based on its distance from Quehueri'ono; Huaorani were involved in its construction and are the predominant employees; produce is bought locally; there are plans to create a laundry service in Quehueri'ono to increase local employment; biodegradable products are used in housekeeping services as well as in the bathrooms; buildings are lit via solar panels, which also power the shortwave radio, refrigerator and water pump; and a bio-filter renders all waste products either recyclable or harmless before being discharged into the river.

How to get there

Transportation from Quito to Shell/Puyo and back is by car, from 4-5 hours each way, and the 40-minute chartered flights from Shell/Puyo to Quehueri'ono and back are via either a 3- or 5-seater Cessna.

Transportation around the Lodge is by foot and by poled, dugout canoe.

** Return to Quito on Extraordinary Programs is by dugout canoe, car and regular flights from Francisco de Orellana (Coca).

Rates and Departures 2008

Regular programs

Our ecolodge with capacity for 10 people (in 5 cabins) runs programs of 4, 5 and 8 days. The daily rate for activities and accommodations is US$120 per person based on double occupancy (2 people per room); please note that it is possible that a solo visitor will share a cabin with another visitor of the same gender. Should you require a single room, this can be accommodated by paying a single supplement fee of US$60 per day.

Extraordinary programs

We also provide an opportunity for you to extend your stay for a day (5, 6 and 9 days) and return to Quito via canoe and flight out of Coca for an additional night’s stay of US$120.

2008 Net Transportation charges

Regular operations are scheduled for departures on Mondays and Thursdays. Any departure from the Lodge other than on scheduled days is subject to a supplement.

Rates are net and subject to change without prior notice.

Regular programs

The net cost per person for roundtrip transportation Quito - Shell - Quehueri’ono is US$180 (airport tax included).

Extraordinary programs

The net cost per person for transportation Quito - Shell - Quehueri’ono – Nenkepare campsite - Coca - Quito is US$300 (airport tax included).

Included in all programs:

• Accommodations at the Lodge
• All meals & drinks (except soft drinks and alcoholic beverages)
• All activities
• Local Huaorani guide
• Bilingual naturalist guide
• Use of camping gear (for those exiting by canoe)
• Use of rain poncho (from Quito on)
• Use of rubber/Wellington boots up to sizes: European 44; American M 10.5 / F 12; British M 10 / F 9.5
• Use of umbrella (in cabin at Lodge)
• Biodegradable soap & shampoo

Not included:

• Transportation outside of the vicinity of the Lodge area
• Entrance fee to Huaorani Territory (US$10 per person)
• Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages}
• Accommodations in Quito or Coca
• Transfers from and to airport in Quito
• Rubber/Wellington boots greater than sizes: European 44; American M 10.5 / F 12; British M 10 / F 9.5

Notes:

• Tropic charge per day rather than per night.
• $120 pp per day is commissionable, please contact us.
• Transport rates are net

A 4 day / 3 night program to the lodge costs US$480 + 180 = $660 pp

This includes everything from/to Quito. From Quito to Shell in comfortable minibus, then by small aircraft to Quehueri'ono. Same way back.

Accommodation, transport, meals, guided excursions.

The extraordinary departure that witness the pressure around Huaorani land involves a different return to Quito - A river journey by canoe and an extra night camping. This costs an additional $120 pp plus the extra day. Your client travels from the lodge by canoe over 2 days to the Savage Road (Via Auca) then by road to Coca, where you fly back to Quito. So this 5 day / 4 night program costs US$600 + $300 transport = USD900 per person

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