- 4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS OF A JUNGLE ADVENTURE.
- DAY WALK BY THE FOREST WITH THE BEST BILINGUAL GUIDES
- SWIM IN THE LAKE WACHTING SUNSETS AND SUNRISES
- WALK IN THE NIGHT SEARCHING FOR THE JUNGLE CREATURES
- VISIT THE SIONA SECOYA COMMUNITY AND THE SHAMAN.
- BIRDWACHTING & WILDLIFE SPOTTING IN THE JUNGLE
ITINERARY FOR 5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS
DAY 1:Lago Agrio - Cuyabeno Reserve
Arrival in Lago Agrio, and around 9am our guide will pick you up in the meeting point Hotel De Mario then you will go by private bus to the entrance of Cuyabeno Reserve (2 hours), where we will have a small box lunch. At this point the visitors have to register in the Reserve’s office. There is NO entrance fee. Our Naturalist Guide will give information about the Reserve, important recommendations and other tips to begin the two hours navigation on the Cuyabeno River to reach the Ecolodge in the afternoon and have Lunch there and then you be shown to your rooms and you can relax a little. After a siesta, we will leave the camp for a swim in the lagoon and to watch a beautiful sunset in the middle of the Laguna Grande. You will then return to the camp for dinner. You will spend the night in rooms with double beds and Mosquito nets.
Day 02: Jungle Expedition
After breakfast we will take a trek in the primary forest for 3 to 4 hours, where your guide will explain how the complex tropical ecosystem works. You will be able to learn about medicinal plants and might be able to see some exotic birds or monkeys. We will then return to the camp for lunch and a siesta. In the afternoon, we will go to the lagoon, have a swim and watch the sunset. With a little luck you can observe the pink river dolphins or an anaconda sunbathing in a tree. You will return to the camp for dinner, and take a canoe night ride to look for caimans.
Day 03: Community Full Day
After breakfast, we depart to head to the Siona Community of Puerto Bolivar, the largest ethnic group in the Reserve. During this tour you will learn their customs, traditions and way of life. You will be part of the elaboration of the Casabe; local dish made of yucca (carbohydrates are the principal food of the community). A visit to the Shaman is also included. He will explain some more about life in the jungle. The trip takes 1 hour navigation downstream to get there, on the way it will be possible to admire the exotic fauna along the Rio Cuyabeno such as: birds, monkeys, snakes, pink dolphins, tortoises and many others. This is a full day excursion with Lunch in the Community. After that we return to the lodge to go for a nocturnal hike through the primary forest in search of insects, spiders, geckos or scorpions, and listen to the night sounds of the jungle. We will have dinner and spend the night in the lodge.
Day 4:
Early in the morning before breakfast a bird-watching excursion is optional. Back at the lodge we have breakfast and you will start the journey back upstream on the Cuyabeno River. Lunch (lunch box) at the bridge and our private transportation will take you back to Lago Agrio.
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JUNGLE EXPERIENCE 4 days 3 nights
- Matrimonial or Double room ( Mosquito nets on beds )
- Private Bathroom ( Biodegrable soap & shampoo )
- All meals while on the tour
- Rubber boots & Rain Poncho
- Bilingual Guide ( Spanish & English )
- Clean water for drinking while on the tour
- River transportation in the Cuyabeno reserve
- Bus Transportation from Lago Agrio - Cuyabeno - Lago Agrio