**ARRIVALS ARE ON SUNDAYS 11:30AM ONLY**
Departure from Quito
“FastTravel”, is a company of shared taxis. They take you from wherever you are in Quito to Tena or Puerto Barrantilla. The rates are as follows:
Quito - Tena (shared taxi): 20 USD
Quito - Tena (private taxi): 80 USD
Quito - Puerto Barrantilla (private taxi): 100USD
Tena - Puerto Barrantilla (private taxi): 25USD
The departure times for the shared taxi service are: 5am, 12m, and 5pm. It takes about 4 hours to get to Tena. If you hire the private taxi service, then they can pick you up at any time you wish.
The road is mostly in excellent condition and the landscape is gorgeous! Spanning from high paramo to dense cloudforest with stunning waterfalls to tropical rainforest.
In Tena
In Tena, go to the Terminal Centinela del Tena to get the bus to PUERTO BARANTILLA. Buy a ticket for the stop "Puerto Barantilla"($2.40). Ask the driver to let you know when arriving at Puerto Barantilla.
Departure time from Tena to Puerto Barrantilla
In Puerto Barantilla
You should arrive at Puerto Barantilla after 1.5 hours on the bus. A small path leads to the river. Wait there for the canoe to get you. Most likely, the name of the canoe is “Niño Jordan” and often the driver is Guido or his son, Romeo.
You have to pay for the canoe, the total is 6USD for the whole canoe. If you are arriving with other volunteers you can divide this amount among all of you. Please bring change as the canoe driver won’t have any.
