Today we will tell you cómo is the adventure at the Terra Luna Lodge located in Tena, located less than 4 hours of Quito.
Leaving to the east of Quito, via Papallacta, on roads that are in fairly good condition, but it is neverá demáremember to handle with cautionón since they are víthose with curves, tráheavy weather and there is a good chance of rain and fog, is the beautiful city of Tena.
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Terra Luna Lodge
In an average time of 3 hours and 45 minutes from Quito, We arrived in a city that I personally don't go to. íwe were going m agoás de 20 años, A lot has changed and the change has been positive. If you like cities like Bañthose of Agua Santa, Tena has the same vibe in a city that is a bit moreás grande.
ordered, clean and with great developments of road and tourism infrastructureíStica el Tena is a gateway city to the Amazoníto ecuadorian, very close to Quito, so its potential turístico is huge and with a lot ofún to develop.
Even, a large linear park roseó where the Tena Airport once was, which was replaced by the rarely used Airport in Jumandy.
¿Cóhow to get to Tena?
From Quito You have to take the Ruta Viva or Collas to head towards the east of the city, como si fuéWe headed towards Baeza passing through Pifo, Papallacta, Sarayacu and Archidona until reaching Tena.
favorably, on this occasion Google Maps works perfectly and the proposed route is correct, so you won't haveán news on the route if you use this app to navigate.
Once in the center of Tena, very close is a little oneñO, but beautiful hotel in the middle of an amazing environmentóunique surrounded by vegetationón and animals of the area. Delicious food and all the facilities to spend a few daysíace with internet but connected with nature.
Google Maps will take youá directly for the best víto the Terra Luna, passing even a thin one lane bridge, that gives an additional touch of adventure to this trip.
Once the check-in is done, which starts at 14 hours, you can know your cótrendy facilities that offer WiFi, televisionón, restaurant, pool and spa, but above all a very relaxing environment to 5 minutes from the noise of the city, excellent for those who want to disconnect.
Bedrooms
Its a total of 9 rooms available for both couples and families with up to 6 people of ability.
feedón
There are several feeding optionsón complete in the coffee makeríto the hotel, It should be noted that all the biosafety protocols implemented by the Ministry of Tourism and applied by the staff are complied with at all times..
Hereí some examples of the food available, that to máit tastes good, is abundant, perfect to recover energyía.
activities
In the hotel we can enjoy the pool, from a walk around, a relaxing massage orén enjoy breakfast or dinner úunique in a special space like a viewpoint in which you can reserve to have a romantic momentápenthouse or with more privacy.
Activities in Tena
Más allá what you can do at the hotel, adventure isá outside and there are endless activities, the biggestíWhat do they have to do with river water?íNearby of the city of Tena.
Walks through local forests, visit to lagoons, ríos, caves, to Indian communitiesíGenas but it is an ideal place for beginners and for expert levels of extreme sports such as ráby, kayak, rafting and others.
We decided to kayak in a rubber boat, initially to do it in a ríthe categoryíto II since it was the first time I did itíamos, but finally we went to the ríor Jatunyacu which is of categoryíand III, so the adventure was más extrema, but increíble and worth repeating.
Compartment a vídeo of this experience recorded by Andrés, our guíexpert assigned for this adventure:
AfteréFrom the kayak we traveled east until we reached Puerto Misahuallí being already quite close to the arrival point in the kayak, so it is a recommended visit if you want to eat or drink something to regain strength afterés of an activity that sí requires a lot of energy useías.
recommendations
- Biosafety measures: never isá by más remember to use a mask at all times, así the heat is intense and maintain social distancing.
- Outfit: light clothes, break wind, Shorts, sports shirts, flip flops and shoes (preferably Crocs type water)
- Kayaking is not for all ages, así that if they go with their family they can look for less extreme activities or in rím axisábe calm, así everyone enjoys.
- Apart from kayaking there are other water activities.áactivities that can be done in groups of up to 8 person meí It's a good walk to go with a group of friends..
- Take a lot of repellent and especially sunscreen so that you apply it permanently.
- In a backpack bring clothes to change, because it is 99% sure to fallán más once of the kayak.
- Follow your guide's recommendations very closely.ía, given that for safety, care must be taken as they are extreme activities.
- Avoid wearing artívaluable asses while kayaking, it is certain that they will lose them.
- Cámara de víGoPro type deo well secured is recommended.
- You can contact our guía Andrés Charpentier kayak in this número: https://wa.me/593998751414
