Photography Tour

The exclusive photo tours are led only by award-winning professional photographers, biologists and other experts. This package is suitable for both novice and experienced explorers. We want to get you to the right spot at the right time to take stunning photos. The pros will teach you the essential techniques and give you valuable tips that will allow your photography to grow. Enjoy being an honored guest in our community and taking part in a life-changing adventure in one of the most bio-diverse and stunning spots in the world. It’s impossible to predict which amazing creatures will be the subject of your camera here in the Amazon.

3 or 4 Nights

Sample Program

Start your day in Quito and then travel to the Anangu community. When we reach the “Anangu”, black water stream, we take out our cameras. We are given brief instructions and then begin taking pictures on the way to Napo Wildlife Center.

Check-in and arrival at the lodge. After taking photos from the NWC tower at sunset followed by a delicious meal. Then we will discuss all the activities that can be done during the next few day at the lodge.

For a complete experience, you can choose from any of the following activities: sunrises, mornings and sunsets; or nights. Many of these activities can be combined or repeated, depending on weather conditions and group interests. You have many options, whether you’re looking for a 3- or 4-night tour or a 5-night stay.

Napo Wildlife Center

Daylight Activities

SUNRISE ACTIVITIES

  • Sunrise in the hotel tower (1 to 3 hours)
  • Dawn in the NWC canopy tower (30 min to 1 hour duration)
  • Parrot clay licks and Kuri Muyu Cultural Center (all morning and lunch)

MORNING AND AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES

  • Hike a trail leading to the tower (2 to 4 hours)
  • Blackwater creek and lake for otters, caimans, monkeys and birds (2 to 4 hours)
  • Monkeys and birds arround the lodge
  • Macro photography on the trail behind the lodge

Nocturnal Activities and Talks

NIGHT ACTIVITIES

  • Night walks on the lodge trail to photograph amphibians, reptiles, and insects
  • Night walks on the path to the tower to photograph amphibians, reptiles, and insects
  • Observation of alligators and frogs around the lake
  • Talks (detailed below)

TALKS ABOUT

  • How do I use my camera?
  • Essential tips to achieve a good photo in the jungle
  • Photographic composition
  • Storytelling
  • The correct use of flash
  • Post-processing and cataloging your images
  • Conservation Photography
  • Photo criticism workshop and portfolio review
Amazon frog