All Pastaza Province Tours & Excursions in 2026

Arutam Chakra is not a traditional guided tour, it is a jungle living experience. Here you don’t arrive as a tourist, you come as a guest to a home that was created as a paradise for those of us who deeply love nature. I am your host and I live here, so every experience is close, human and real. For two nights and three days you will feel the jungle with all the senses: we will walk, bathe in the river, listen to the birds, cook in firewood and prepare artisan chocolate. We will use medicinal plants in cleaning baths and sweet plants to harmonize the body and energy. This is a space to release, unload what weighs and recharge from the natural force of the environment. Each experience is lived with only one to four people, which makes it intimate, familiar and deeply personalized.

FIRST DAY. We leave Puyo by bus towards the Villain River for a 3-hour trip, then we take a motor canoe to navigate the Villain River downstream for 3 hours, observing birds such as parrots, toucans, turkeys, orioles, until we reach the community of Nichacocha. Lunch. Recognition of the area and sharing with the Quichua family. Camping. Dinner and accommodation in a cabin with tents. SECOND DAY. After breakfast we take a 4-hour walk through the primary forest, explanation of the existing botanical variety, medicinal, ornamental, poisonous, fruit and vegetable fiber plants. Possibility of seeing monkeys in a salting house. Lunch. In the afternoon visit a yucca and banana plantation. Demonstration of the elaboration of chicha, ceramics and tobacco. THIRD DAY. After breakfast we sail to a lagoon where we will go piranha fishing. Lunch. In the afternoon, a short walk to observe gigantic and ancient trees. FOURTH DAY.

Mayai Jee Caverns: an adventure Waterfall 70 meters underground in Rapel Canyoning and Caving A unique experience awaits you in the mythical Mayai Jee caverns, where we will descend 70 meters down a waterfall with specialized equipment Harness, helmets, eight carabiners (descenders) and Static ropes CANYONING mode, to enter the caves, underground labyrinths and explore them in the company of a specialized Shuar guide from the Chuwitayo community. Let's not travel to escape. Let's travel so that life does not escape us.... Just living is not enough...

RAFTING (Includes a Lunch and Photos and videos) Our motto is to provide a safe and fun tour This unique river (28 kilometers long) is listed as one of the best rivers in the world for rafting, offering all who visit it an experience of adventure and contemplation of nature. CANYONING: Cashaurco Sector Eastern Zone This Water Sport consists of descending waterfalls with ropes, an activity that will allow you to feel the fall of water on your face and body with the pleasant sensation of feeling the water flow in front of you. We have incredible pools of water that you can make free jumps from 6 meters high. This canyon offers us a route with a lot of adrenaline, we also have a zip line, we will use rappelling, we will swim, we will even dive at certain points. In approximately 3 hours, once our exploration is finished, we go to the parking lot to change into dry clothes.

07:00 Concentration in the Agency • Departure from the city of Puyo estimated time 2 hours • Walk through the jungle to the community 1:30 hours. • Welcome in the Community. • Walk in primary jungle towards the Cave of the Tayos • Adaptation to the dark. • Tour in the mysterious Caves of the Tayos, estimated time 3 hours • Observation of stalactites, stalagmites, dripping walls, spiders, scorpion spider, bats, etc. • Various natural rock formations • Sections with underground current • Good possibility to observe the Tayo or Guácharos, which are nocturnal birds, feed on wild fruits and build their nests on the rocks. • Return to the Community. • Lunch, prepared by the Shuar Community • Return to the city of Puyo.

We leave from the City of Puyo, Pastaza Our motto is to provide a safe and fun tour This unique Pastaza River (with 18 kilometers of route) is listed as one of the best rivers in the world for rafting, offering all who They visit an experience of adventure and contemplation to nature. Adrenaline enthusiasts will enjoy "running" class III and IV rapids, while they will appreciate a tropical rain forest with all its flora and fauna. offering tourists the opportunity to work as a team during the tour. The journey on the river lasts approximately 1 to 2 hours, and we include a delicious lunch IT INCLUDES: • Equipment (Wetsuit, shoes, helmets, paddle, professional life jacket) • Technical Talk (Commands to be used on the trip and what to do in case of falling from the boat) • Transportation • CD of photographs and videos • Lunch (Meat, Chicken or Fish) • Safety Kayakero for the trip