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The Amazonian ecosystem is considered one of the richest and most complex plant and animal habitats in the world. The Ecuadorian Amazon covers an area of a 120,000 Km2 of the most exotic vegetation of the tropical rain forest.
This exciting Amazon Jungle Program makes Spanish learning experience an unforgettable Eco-tour with a combination of professional teaching and a jungle adventure in one of the most beautiful places in the Ecuadorian rain forest.
This program offers small group instruction (5 students max.) under the direction of a qualified Spanish teacher and native guides (non-English speaking).
This one-week program includes four hours of classroom teaching and a daily excursion. All meals served. Average temperature is 26ºC (79º F). Students who participate help to create indigenous employment and help preserve the rain forest.
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The Rain Forest Program
The program was design for student to take Spanish lessons in Groups for 20 hours per week.
You could turn Spanish learning into an unforgettable experience through an ideal combination of language learning and adventure at one of the best resort on Anaconda Island, one of the most beautiful places in the Ecuadorian Rain forest.
This program uses a system of eco-tourism where great effort is made to preserve the jungle from destruction while at the same time providing work to the local native people. In fact, the whole staff is comprised of native people.
The program is one week long and includes four hours per day of Spanish in small groups. Each group is directed by a teacher from the school's staff and contains 3-5 students. Students are matched according to skill. If needed, individual tutoring for shorter periods of time per day is an option.
In addition to language instruction, there is a daily excursion that allows students to learn about and enjoy the ecology and culture of the rain forest. The language teacher, as well as one of a group of local guides who speaks only Spanish and Quechua, will take part in all the excursions and activities of the program.
In order to take advantage of the student's most advanced language skills, participation in the program is scheduled for the last week of Spanish study at the school in Quito
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Program Includes:
• Tutor 20 hours per week
• Lodging at the ecological resort (six night)
• All meals daily (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• Bottled water every day
• Arrival and Departure transfers.
• Placement Testing .
• Orientation.
• Class Materials.
• Daily excursions with qualified guides ***
• Certificate of Completion
• Pre-Departure Information
• Planning Guide
• Medical, Accident and Sickness Coverage **
• Medivac Coverage
• Other Travel Coverage (repatriation, baggage, personal effects, accidental death and dismemberment etc.)
• 24 Hour Emergency Multilingual Hotline (call collect from anywhere in the world)
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*** Excursions include:
* Anaconda Island
* Trip To The High Jungle
* Visiting Native Families Off The Island
* River Excursion By Raft
* Gold Panning On The Rio Napo
Please Note: Vaccination protection for malaria is not required, but vaccination for Yellow Fever is necessary.
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First Day:
After settling into the cabins, you begin a walk through the forest in order to learn about the uses and medicinal properties of plants of the indigenous people. Then, return to the cabins for have dinner and welcome with “guayusa” tea.
Second Day:
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Second Day:
After breakfast, full morning excursion lasting approximately four hours. It begins by walking along the river bed of a small river until arriving at the first waterfall, where you can swim and enjoy nature. Then you climb this waterfall and continue walking and climbing until you reach five beautiful, powerful waterfalls, each one different and awe-inspiring. The return trip is made through the mountains, where you can view a primary forest, with trees over a thousand years old. You can also practice balancing and swinging on vines like Tarzan!
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Third Day:
A 4 km walk to a lagoon in the heart of the jungle, here you can swim and enjoy the natural ambiance of a spectacular landscape. Return trip by canoe (life jackets provided) or inner tube, 20-30 minutes of rafting until arriving at the cabins called Shangrila.
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Fourth Day:
Upon waking in a natural environment and leaving your cabin, you discover a large wonderful panorama, since the cabins are situated on a steep bank. Around the Anzú River, on a clear day you can see distant volcanoes such as Sangay, and even eruptions from Tungurahua. The group begins a four-hour excursion to some canyons in the jungle. Here you can observe parrots, butterflies, bats, migratory birds and insects, and many wildflowers.
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Fifth Day:
You leave the cabins for a 15 Km drive to an upper tributary of the Anzú River, where you begin a thrilling rafting trip down rapids. There are peaceful sections where you can swim and relax while floating down the river. Afterwards, you will visit an indigenous community, where you learn about the life and traditions of the people. You will go to a local family’s house where you will hear about their customs and be shown how to prepare chicha, a traditional drink made from yucca and natural fermentation. Afterwards you continue rafting downriver until the riverbank beneath your cabins.
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Sixth Day:
Nice walk to a place with an amazing view where you can enjoy nature. Then you continue until the river, where it is possible to learn techniques for panning gold, have a refreshing swim or just relax. After, the group visits a Botanical Garden, returning to the cabins around 3:00 or 4:00 pm. At night, there is a farewell dinner with traditional music.
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Seventh Day:
After breakfast return to Quito, arrival by 4:00pm.
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RECOMMENDED ANACONDA PACKING LIST
- Original Passport
- Sun screen
- Insect repellent
- Cap or hat for sun protection
- Sunglasses
- Long-sleeved, light cotton shirts
- T-shirts
- Light cotton trousers
- Swimming suit
- Comfortable shoes and/or sandals for indoors at the lodge
- Raincoat
- Extra pairs of socks
- Flashlight and batteries
- Camera
- Plastic zip lock bags to protect camera from rain and humidity
- Personal medicine
- Towel and toiletries
- Notebooks, pens, crayons (if you wish to give to native children)
- Approx. US$ 30.00 cash (extra drinks, souvenirs, tips, etc.)
*Rubber boots provided by the lodge
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How to Register
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1. Read and review carefully all the information about the program provided on the NRCSA web site. If you have questions, need additional information or would like a little guidance as to which program would best suite your needs, call or e-mail NRCSA. Call toll free at 1-888-678-6211
2. Once you've made your choice, complete and submit the NRCSA Registration Form to NRCSA, along with your registration fee, and special diet or special request.
Note: We will reviews your request relative to available local resources.
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