Sharing life with a local family
Discover the sustainable approach to life as lived by the community of Yunguilla
Length
2 Days
Ship type
Protecting the environment
Group size
0 Passengers
Sharing life with a local family
A visit to Yunguilla will allow you to see first-hand the benefits of community tourism and sustainable development. As well as staying with our families and sharing in their lifetsyle you will be able to visit our community enterprises. These include cheese-making and producing jams made with local fruits from cloud forest orchards. While you are with us, take a tour deeper into the cloud forest, enjoy spectacular views from our lookout points, and following old smuggling roads and tracks.
The community you will be visiting
Situated against the stunning backdrop of Ecuador’s Andes just north of Quito, Yunguilla is a village that has wholeheartedly embraced community-based tourism. Here, nearly the whole village is involved in the community project in one way or another, either by providing accommodation to tourists or by manufacturing foodstuffs, such as milk, cheese, yogurt and Chigualcan jams, which benefit not only travelers enjoying meals at the community restaurant but also locals – reducing their dependency on imports from Quito and making the village both sustainable and self-sufficient.
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Amenities
Visiting
TourCert Certified
Eat
Sleep
Restaurant
Gift Shop
Internet/Wifi
Food & Drinks
Yunguilla is a community of approximately 400 people, with the project is able to impact at least 50% of the total community. Not only with the tourist project, but with the company of jams, cheeses and now with a new restaurant, all these processes with 100% skilled labor of the community.
Map
Itinerary
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Day 1
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Hike the old path
Yunguilla • Hike the old path
Take a guided tour deeper into the cloud forest, and enjoy spectacular views from our lookout points. There are a variety of exploration trails available, both short and long, and you can see history brought to life by following old smuggling roads and tracks.
Day 1
PM
Family stay Yunguilla & Get to know the village & Products in Yunguilla
Yunguilla • Family stay Yunguilla
Stay with a local family and share their lifestyle
Yunguilla • Get to know the village
During this tour you will get to know our people and community
Yunguilla • Products in Yunguilla
You will visit the microfactories and learn about the projects we have built to encourage community work, entrepreneurship and sustainable micro-enterprises.
Info
Single Room Supplement
When booking online, you can choose the option to "Upgrade to single occupancy". This will guarantee you the whole cabin to yourself, for an additional fee. If you don't select this option, then another traveler of the same sex might be placed into the same cabin with you.
What's included
2 lunch, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast
FAQs
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Sharing life with a local family
Price
On Request