Mashpi Lodge Location

Mashpi Lodge is set within a l,ooo-hectare (2,600-acre) private reserve, which is part of the globally important bio-region the Tumbez-Choco-Darien - that stretches from Panama, through Colombia and Ecuador, to northern Peru along the Pacific slopes of the Andes. The Mashpi reserve is located a mere two-and-a-half hours to the northwest of Ecuador's capital, Quito - the first city named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO - and is accessible via paved and unpaved roads. As you pass the Equator you climb out of dry valleys before gently descending towards the Pacific, the vegetation around you becoming ever-more verdant and abundant with every turn of the road. Incredibly quickly, you find yourself surrounded by forest and tumbling mountains on all sides, as the road winds downhill towards our private reserve of protected forest. Mashpi Lodge was designed as the ideal springboard for exploring the biodiverse world of its reserve. It combines the highest standards of comfort, service, guiding and cuisine that today's most discerning travellers expect.