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Another option is the Ecuadorian-owned Nuevo Mundo Travel and
Tours , Av. Coruña N26-207 and Orellana in Quito,
2-2564-448/2-
2553-826/2-2509-431,
/fax 2-2565-261, www.nuevomundotravel.
com, nmundo@interactive.net.ec, info@nuevomundotravel.com. They
operate the Cuyabeno River Lodge. This organization is very profes-
sional and conservation-oriented. Their guides are exceptional and
they are priced at the high end of the market, but you get what you
pay for.
Neotropic Turis ,
/fax 2-2554-902, neotropi@uio.
satnet.net, offers reasonably priced trips to their own lodge, the
Grand Cuyabeno Lake Lodge, in the Cuyabeno Reserve, including
guide services and meals.
2-2521-212,
Kempery Tours , at Pinto 539 and Amazonas in Quito,
2-2226-
/fax 2-2226-715, www.kempery.com, kempery@kempery.com
offers solid jungle trips in conjunction with the Huaorani around the
Cuyabeno Reserve. They also arrange Andes and Galápagos excur-
sions.
583,
For Coca and the Río Napo, Emerald Forest Tours , Jaoquin Pinto
E4-244, and Amazonas , in Quito,
/fax 2-2541-543,
www.emeraldexpeditions.com, are recommended for trips into
Yasuní National Park and the Napo region, including Panacocha. In
Coca, they are located near the intersection of Napo and Espejo.
2-2541-278,
6-
881-155.
In Quito, Safari Ecuador is at Calama 380 and J.L. Mera,
2-2552-
505,
/fax 2-2223-381; or Roca Pasaje 630 and Amazonas,
2-2234-
799,
/fax 2-2220-426, admin@safari.com.ec, www.safari.com.ec. It
offers more “down to earth” camping trips into the Oriente's Río Napo
region (along the Río Siripuno) and Yasuní, with local guides. They
can be reached from the US by calling
800-434-8182. Safari, which
also guides climbing expeditions in the Andes, is a top-quality outfit
without the high-end price tag.
In Coca, Expediciones Jarrín is at Napo and Moreno,
6-880-251.
Also in Coca is Paushi Tours ; inquire at Hotel El Auca in Coca (see
Where to Stay , page 343).
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