Yasuní National Park

Orellana Province · Ecuador

Yasuní National Park, Ecuador
Photo: Napowildlifecenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
December to March, when river levels ease and trails are drier
Budget
$$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

Often cited as one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, this Amazon park shelters jaguars, more than 600 bird species, and clay licks where hundreds of parrots gather at dawn. Comfortable eco-lodges along the Napo River, several run by Indigenous communities, serve as bases for canoe trips and canopy-tower birding.

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