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Tena, the nearest town, 11 km away. Photo: DIOHER_PAVAL, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Río Tena

Kayak spot · Ecuador

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

100Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

5 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C
Rain
3.4 mm

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
27°C
Rain
10.5 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
26°C
Rain
3.1 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
28°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Fri 6 · 99 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
25°C
Rain
3.9 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
26°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sun 8 · 100 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
25°C
Rain
4.2 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 1100, good
  2. Mon 2100, good
  3. Tue 398, good
  4. Wed 4100, good
  5. Thu 5100, good
  6. Fri 699, good
  7. Sat 7100, good
  8. Sun 8100, good
  9. Mon 999, good
  10. Tue 10100, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Río Tena
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov100, good2 kn8kn26°C7 mm
Mon 2Nov100, good3 kn10kn28°C3.4 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good3 kn11kn27°C10.5 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good2 kn9kn26°C3.1 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good2 kn6kn28°C1.5 mm
Fri 6Nov99, good1 kn7kn25°C3.9 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good2 kn9kn26°C1.8 mm
Sun 8Nov100, good0 kn9kn25°C4.2 mm
Mon 9Nov99, good1 kn10kn27°C3 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good1 kn9kn27°C1.2 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Río Tena

A launch on the Río Tena. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Tena. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Río Tena
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$817–US$1,560 each

about US$817–US$1,560 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to UIO, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$355–US$744
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Food7 days eating outabout US$154–US$281
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$167
Totalabout US$817–US$1,560

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Tena

Closest

Tena

19 min by car · 64 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

See 64 places to stay in Tena · Booking.com

About Tena its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$60 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h

About 16h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → UIO, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 2h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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