With just 2% of the Chocó Cloud Forest remaining, Ecuador's Mashpi Lodge brings a luxuriously innovative approach to its conservation by immersing guests in jungle adventures. The morning sun filtered between the tree trunks of the dense, mist-filled Chocó Cloud Forest as I watched colourful butterflies and vibrant tanagers flutter among the branches – all from the comfort of my bed with just a glass wall separating me and the outside world. Words like "immersive" and "eco-tourism" are often overused in the travel industry, but Mashpi Lodge , a boutique hotel placed in the middle of a steamy Ecuadorian jungle, couldn't be truer of these concepts.

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