Ecuador Independent Short Break: Amazon Jungle Adventure

1. This Independent Short Break is a ‘join in’ group departure, which means you are not accompanied by an Intrepid group leader – our local representative fills this role – and the configuration of any fellow travellers in the group might change during the trip.
This trip will run with a minimum of one person, so you may be joined by other travellers booked on the same 
2. While that Amazon lodge has a capacity for up to 50 travellers, 1 local guide is allocated every 10 travellers.
3. Parts of your trip go above 2800 metres / 9200 feet where it is common for travellers to experience some adverse health effects due to the altitude - regardless of your age, gender and fitness. It even happened to Sir Edmund Hillary!
Please read the following document carefully and, during your trip, utilise the table on the back daily to record your own perspective of your general health and any symptoms you may experience:
https://www.intrepidtravel.com/au/altitude-sickness
4. This trip starts with a welcome meeting at 6 am on Day 1 in Quito. The day before your trip starts, an Intrepid local representative will meet you at your hotel. The representative will call beforehand to advise you of the exact time. You must provide details of the hotel you'll be staying, to your booking agent, no later than 14 days prior to departure.
5. This trip finishes upon arrival in Quito at the airport on Day 4. Please ensure flights out of Quito on the final day are booked to depart no earlier than 4pm.
6. Please provide your full passport details including name exactly as per passport at the time of booking (including any middle names listed on your passport) for plane tickets. Fees may apply for amendments to details within 45 days of departure, and in some cases you will be required to cover the cost of issuing new tickets.
7. Due to airport annual maintenance, the airport will be closed on the following dates: April 11th, May 9th, May 16th, May 30th, June 6th, September 5th, September 12th, September 26th,Oct 3rd, Oct 17th. If Day 1 of your trip falls on these dates you will be transferred to El Coca with a private mini-van or mini-bus.