Mashpi Lodge - Mashpi Biodiversity Reserve, Andean Rainforest, Ecuador

Rooms & Suites: 22

Mashpi Lodge was designed as the ideal springboard for exploring the biodiverse world of its reserve.

It combines the highest standards of comfort, service, guiding and cuisine that today's most discerning travelers expect. As you enter the realm of the rainforests, you will become aware of Life at every step: mushrooms and fungi below, tree trunks festooned with liverworts, lichens and mosses, giant ferns reaching up to the light above, swirling mists and clouds of moisture. And then, from nowhere, comes the sound of rushing water, a waterfall amid this glistening, green world, where you can revive your senses.

Accolades & Articles

Read New York Times article: Hotel Review: Mashpi Lodge in Ecuador

Trip Type

Adventure/Eco/Nature

Insider Tips

- "Perched in the Andes Mountains 3,116 feet above sea level... Mashpi is perennially damp and unexpectedly cool... Mashpi's days flow in rhythm with the sun, rain and animal habits." - NY Times - There is no TV, and Wi-Fi is very slow. - There is no room service, but rooms are stocked with fresh fruits and drinks.

Explore

Bird Watching Nature Walks Sky Bike – a two-person vehicle that glides via pedal-power across a gorge Canopy Gondola - 1.25-mile-long aerial gondola Life Centre Reading Room

Airport

Quito International Airport (UIO)

Airport Distance

4 hours' drive