Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Sucumbíos Province · Ecuador

Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador
Photo: Timothy.dhalleine, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Good to know

Best time to go
March to September, when high water allows canoe access throughout the reserve
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

A flooded Amazon forest of blackwater lagoons and winding creeks explored almost entirely by canoe, famous for pink river dolphins, caimans, and swimming at sunset in Laguna Grande. Its cluster of rustic stilted lodges makes it the most affordable deep-jungle experience in Ecuador.

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