Since its pre-inaugural trip in March 2003 the lodge has been recognized by both guests and companies for its impeccable operation,  service and experiences provided to all visitors.  The New York Times featured NWC in its travel section in 2004,  the BBC from the UK visited in same year for a nature special,  Victor Emanunel declared it as “One of the top 10 birding sites of the world” during his lecture at the 2004 British Birdwatching Fair,  the World Travel Market in London awarded NWC as Best in a Protected Area in 2006.

Now NWC counts with many and countless reviews about the lodge throughout the international media worldwide.

The Napo Wildlife Center,  NWC Amazon Lodge,  is the greatest and ultimate alternative luxury eco-hotel in Amazonian Ecuador.  This ecotourism project includes the conservation of approximately over 82 square miles (53,500 acres –  over 21,400 hectares ) of the most pristine Amazon Rain Forest within the Yasunì National Park,  an important UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and the largest tract of tropical rain forest in Ecuador.

The lodge complex is located by the Anangucocha lake,  within the unique ancestral territory of the Anangu Quichua Community,  part of the Yasuni National Park.  In the early 90’ the community envisioned building their own lodge to provide themselves jobs and protecting their land.  With great effort they built back then 4 well established shelters and a large house for kitchen and dining room,  however buildings remained incomplete there at that early stage for many years as they had no more money to finish them or to establish a proper infrastructure to call it a first class jungle hotel.

They wanted high quality facilities and accommodations,  to provide an exclusive and personalized rain forest experience,  intimate with nature,  under a dedicated private and unique lodge,  but only to a selected number of guests.

Finally in 2000 after several local and international contacts the project was able to move forward and establish the community’s and its nature tourism leaders dream.

The community,  entitled by its constitutional rights over their land,  approached Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment which through its National Park service declared them honorific park rangers and approved the project signing a renewable management agreement of this territory part as well of the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve.

Thanks to the Anangu Community initiative,  their manpower,  supported by the best technical assistance,  financed with donations in partnership with the independent Ecuadorian non profit conservation organization,  EcoEcuador, Napo Wildlife Center was born in 2003.  The most carefully designed first class Amazon lodge in Ecuador.

After such a successful development and achievements,  in January 2007 started a process to transfer the entire lodge to the community’s hands,  later on in June same year this process was effective and since then Napo Wildlife Center is 100% community owned and administrated with best Ecuadorian professional and technical assistance.

We want to invite you for a visit to this special destination.

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