The Payamino Project

A tour to San Jose de Payamino will allow you to see real life of an indigenous Amazonian community, working to conserve some of the finest primary lowland rainforest in Ecuador. Tours can be made to measure depending on your requirements, but we normally would recommend a 4 night/5 day tour. We can run tours with a minimum of 4 people and a maximum of 12, guided by Payamino Runas, experts at survival in the jungle and masters of their territory.

If you are interested in learning about and working with indigenous cultures while helping to save the Amazon rainforests, a true adventure awaits you in San Jose de Payamino. We are looking for people who want to become atively engaged in environmental conservation work and sustainable community development as well as to experience the Amazon and learn about life in a Kichwa community. 

The rainforests in Payamino covers an area of approximately 16.000 hectares (almost 40.000 acres) and is sorrounded by the 205.000 hectares large Sumaco-Galeras Biosphere Reserve. The territory ranges in altitude from 200 metres above sea level in the lower areas to 1.500 m.a.s.l. as you head north and west towards the Sumaco volcano.