Hostal Pakay

Top choice in Tena


Ecofriendly Hostal Pakay is surrounded by woodland, and a stay here is more like a jungle lodge experience than a town hostel experience. Wooden rooms are clean and tidy (with private or shared eco-toilets), kayakers and backpackers love the chill-out terrace, and the on-site tour agency is increasingly renowned. Much of the breakfast fruit is grown in the lush grounds.

It's a steep 20-minute hike up from the bus station so get a taxi here.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Tena attractions

1. Parque Amazónico La Isla

0.95 MILES

If you take the snazzy footbridge partway across the river to this 27-hectare island, prepare to be disappointed. What began as a beautifully developed…

2. Cathedral

1.14 MILES

Tena's cathedral sits modestly on the main plaza on the west side of the Río Tena.

3. Parque Tena

1.44 MILES

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4. Cascada Las Latas

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5. Cuevas de Jumandí

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6. Sinchi Warmi

10.29 MILES

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7. Comunidad Shiripuno

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8. El Arca Rescue Center

13.6 MILES

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