Waterdog Tours Where Are We

Where Are We

Waterdog Tours is based out of the town of El Chaco in the
Quijos Valley of Ecuador's Napo Province. Situated on the
eastern flank of the Andes, the valley is sandwiched between
two large protected areas, the Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve
and Sumaco National Park. The valley itself is part of the
Sumaco Biosphere Reserve and is considered a biodiversity
hotspot. The surrounding ecosystems range from andean
paramo (tundra), tropical cloudforest, and into lower montane
rainforest.

To arrive at El Chaco, we can arrange private transport (2.5 hours) as part of any of our
rafting tours or it is possible to take interprovincial buses from the Terminal Terrestre
Cumanda (the main bus terminal) in the La Marin district of Quito.
The easiest option if travelling by bus is to catch any bus going to Lago Agrio. El
Chaco is halfway between Quito and Lago Agrio and it normally takes 3-3.5 hours to
arrive. The following companies run services that pass through Chaco on their way to
Lago Agrio: Putumayo, Banos, and Loja Internacional. Click here for a full schedule.

Our office (El Doghouse) is centrally located in El Chaco just one block up from main street on Calle Texaco.

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Whitewater Rafting in the Cloudforests
of the Ecuadorian Amazon