Napo Wildlife Center

Yasuní National Park, Ecuadorian Amazon

A community-owned lodge deep within Yasuní National Park, among the most biodiverse places on Earth.

Overview

Napo Wildlife Center is owned and operated by the local Añangu Kichwa community deep within Yasuní National Park, widely regarded as one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.

Rooms & Table

The Rooms

Thatched cabins overlooking a black-water lagoon, each with a private balcony and mosquito-netted windows.

Food & Service

A well-regarded dining programme served overlooking the lagoon.

Activities

Canoe excursions on the lagoon and surrounding creeks, a canopy tower for treetop wildlife viewing, and visits to a macaw clay lick.

Wildlife & Photography

Yasuní holds record-breaking diversity of amphibians, birds and insects, alongside giant otter, multiple monkey species and hundreds of bird species.

A Photographer's Note

The lodge’s canopy tower gives a rare above-canopy vantage for photographing macaws, toucans and other treetop wildlife at eye level.

Conservation & Impact

The lodge is fully owned by the Añangu Kichwa community, whose tourism revenue directly funds rainforest protection within their ancestral territory.

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