Name: amaZOOnico
Address: amaZOOnico Apartado 202, Tena, Ecuador, EC
Telephone: +593 99 414 3395

amaZOOnico is a point of interest, located at amaZOOnico Apartado 202, Tena, Ecuador. They can be contacted via phone at +593 99 414 3395, visit their website www.amazoonicorescue.org for more detailed information.

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amaZOOnico Apartado 202, Tena

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Added by Jopie, at 13 January 2014

Monday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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Shawn Banks

22 April 2018

An amazing place to visit!
Hedy Mahmoudi

22 March 2018

I had a very good experience when visiting this place, the guide was very knowledgeable and answered every question, and we saw almost every animal. The "Gringos" tho behaved more like "animals" and scared the animals so we didn't get to see all of them, if you plan to visit, consider this is not a zoo where you get to scream and play with animals, this is a rescue center where you have to respect and understand the guidelines given by staff! And understand that the staff can't magically make every animal pop in front of you, you might have luck or badluck the day you visit, remember this is not a ZOO?

From Tena take a bus (tell them you want to visit the Amazoonico and they drop you off next to a river). From the river just wait for a canoe or knock on the house close to the river and Don Victor will take you there for 5$, it's a 5 ride.

The visit in rescue center doesn't take more than 2 hours and there is no food so bring some snacks. You might also plan another activitiy around the area, for example visit an indigenous village, but plan this beforehand.
Vera S

17 March 2018

Wonderful place, very interesting tour and information. Would have preferred a little more consistent information on the species we get to encounter, but the guide was pleasant and informative.
Megan Berry

27 January 2018

The canoe took an hour to arrive to take us down stream (which isnt the zoos fault) then when we got to the “rescue” someone passed us on the trail and said go to the bar to find a volunteer to give you a tour (didn’t mention where the bar was) so we wondered around from empty building to building trying to find someone and a lady got upset that we were wondering around, (with such poor signage it no wonder) she took us to one of the empty buildings and unlocked the door to the gift shop to take our entrance fee and told us to wait here for a volunteer. Our (volunteer) guide was not very knowledgeable -except about the fact that there was absolutely no touching of any of the animals. A few facts were made up or opinions were told as facts when the guide didn’t know the answer.

Small cages without to keep a mind from going crazy. As for the no human contact rule- if they’re being rehabilitated for release-> I can completely understand but even our “guide” commented on how under stimulated, sad, and bored some of the animals were and I completely agree. They have so many animals there that “are unfit for release” for one reason or another but never to interact with people. Its like their in a fish bowl but with intelligence, problem solving skills, and a desire to interact it was heartbreaking. No to mention the center has parrots and a tapir that are domestic but visitors aren’t allowed near those ones. Curious toucans, Pacing ocelots and pensive primates. Then one of the Percaris was hurt but no one could be bothered with that as a monkey escaped from its enclosure while we were walking up the trail to it
Thomas SEGRETAIN

15 December 2017

The center is in the middle of the jungle and the team rescues and takes care of wild animals - initially captured to be pets. The aim goal is to creat a sanctuary and eventually free the ones that are fit.

It's a great initiative but we had a strange feeling at the end. We went there by our owns means (took the bus to Puerto Barranquilla, waited for a boat to pass by, there a volunteer took us around and we struggled our way back identically) as we are on a tight budget.

As a couple, out of the $27 we spent to go there ($4.5 one way in bus & $5 boat for 5 minutes to go), only $8 is for them (entrance =
Henry Campos

11 October 2017

It's nice to see people who care for animals
Kate Lindaman

06 July 2017

Great tour! Our guide was fun and knowledgeable.
Rosie Chillingworth

03 March 2017

Knowledgeable guides, seeing a variety of physically and mentally impaired animals. Slightly sad but the refuge is doing what they can.
Info Spenglerei Lyner

07 January 2017

Interessantes Auswilderungs Projekt
Otis DuPont

24 November 2016

see the rescues and exotics
Young Lee

17 October 2016

Many rescued animals.
Ezequiel Calderara

20 February 2014

It's a nice place. It's nice to see tgat they help animals and students alike
Dilek Genc

20 January 2014

A beautiful rescue zoo built into the forest. Totally worth going to if you're in the region. There is a natural path that leads you through the zoo and at some points you can see and interact with monkeys!