Bonjour Cuenca has designed a unique experience for you – to be a wildlife caretaker at the Yurak Allpa sanctuary!
You will have the opportunity to join the team of raptor experts. you can participate in their flight training, feed them and enjoy the impressive experience of holding a bird of prey on your arm. This incredible moment will also allow you to learn more about these fascinating predators.
You will get to enter the enclosures of tapirs with Yurak Allpa staff. you will assist them with their daily tasks, such as feeding the animals, giving them vitamins, brushing them, petting them, and giving them a massage if they’d like one.
You will enter the parrot enclosure to feed them and collect their beautiful feathers to take home as souvenirs.
You will also meet and feed the many monkeys, ocelots, coatis, ostriches, and all the wonderful animals that this place cares for.
A small group of up to 12 people to enjoy time with the animals while treating them with respect.
PS: The terrain is almost entirely flat, with a few small hills. So it is easy to get around.
By participating in this activity, you are financially supporting this sanctuary, which has been caring for abandoned, abused, and illegally trafficked animals for 2026. Money will fund food, care, and improvements to the animals’ enclosures.
Thursday, July 23.
9:30 AM – 2 PM. The return time is approximate, so please do not schedule any other plans afterward.
Meeting point: Downtown Cuenca. Address given during registration. Same drop-off location.
$40 /person. Includes:
– A meal there at the end of the tour (coffee or tea, fruit juice, cheese toast, and scrambled eggs).
– Round trip by minivan (25 minute from Cuenca).
Laetitia, bonjourcuencaecuador@gmail.com
City: Cuenca
