Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Flooded-forest reserve in the north-east, explored by canoe along black-water lagoons. Visitors look for pink river dolphins, monkeys, caimans and many birds, and stay in jungle lodges.
Ecuadorian Amazon (Cuyabeno and Yasuní)
Reached by river, rainforest lodges offer canoe trips, parrots, monkeys and visits to Indigenous communities.
Attractive locations
Yasuní National Park
Vast rainforest park and biosphere reserve, among the most species-rich places on Earth. Access is controlled, and visits are made by river with local guides, often with stops in Indigenous communities.
Limoncocha Biological Reserve
Reserve around a lagoon in the Napo basin, good for birdwatching from canoes. Caimans, monkeys and hundreds of bird species live in its forest and wetlands.
Cuyabeno River
A river through the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Canoe and boat trips on its waterways are a common way to see birds, monkeys and river dolphins.
Airports
Francisco De Orellana Airport OCC
It is about 134 km in a straight line from Ecuadorian Amazon (Cuyabeno and Yasuní).
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Ecuador page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan25.4 °C141 mm
- Feb25.4 °C181 mm
- Mar25.3 °C245 mm
- Apr25.2 °C227 mm
- May24.9 °C250 mm
- Jun24.2 °C245 mm
- Jul24.2 °C199 mm
- Aug24.8 °C169 mm
- Sep25.1 °C157 mm
- Oct25.1 °C199 mm
- Nov25.1 °C201 mm
- Dec25.1 °C206 mm
Driest months: Jan, Aug, Sep. Wettest months: Mar, May, Jun.
Costs
Prices here are about 43% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
911 for all emergencies.
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ecuador
Helps with: The UN migration agency in Ecuador. It works to protect people on the move, supports lasting solutions to displacement, and does emergency preparedness work with government and partners.
Who qualifies: Migrants and displaced people in Ecuador, and government or other partners. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +593 2 393 4400
Address: Julio Alarcón Ayala E5A y Alfonso Pereira, Edificio Zaigen, piso 12, Quito, Ecuador
local government
Emergency number 911 (police, ambulance and fire)
Helps with: Reaches the police, ambulance and fire services in Ecuador. The number comes from UK government travel advice.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors, can call this number.
Phone: 911