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TAPIR JUNGLE LODGE
ITINERARIO 5 DÍAS / 4 NOCHES

DAY 1.- Lago Agrio, drive to “El Puente” (entrance of the Cuyabeno Reserve). Box lunch on the way. Canoe ride down the Cuyabeno River admiring the wide variety of Flora and Fauna. Dinner and overnight in our Tapir Lodge.

DAY 2.- After breakfast we will explore the primary forest, learning about the endemic flora and fauna in the area. Our first excursion will be a 3 hour walk in the primary forest and the nearby lake of “Laguna Grande” where we can admire a big variety of ancient trees, long lianas, giant palms, bromeliads, orchids, and birds like woodpeckers, tanagers, macaws, toucans and two or three species of monkeys. Back to lunch at the Lodge. In the afternoon, Piranha fishing and a refreshing dip into the Cuyabeno lagoon. Dinner and overnight in our Tapir Lodge.

DAY 3.- After breakfast, we will hike through the jungle with a naturalist guide, who will give us lessons about the use of medicinal plants.
We will have the great chance to see diurnal mammals, reptiles and birds. Lunch in our Lodge, where our passengers will taste the best typical and international cuisine in the middle of the jungle. In the afternoon, canoe ride to the Canangüeno Lake. Good chances to admire fresh water dolphins, Arapaimas, Hoatizins, and a fantastic sunset. Dinner and overnight in our Tapir Lodge

 

.DAY 4.- Early breakfast, bird watching. Then, we will enjoy 2 hour-navigation in the Cuyabeno River, looking at Morphos (giant blue Butterfly), Toucans, Macaws. Visit to a Cofan Shaman and his Family, where we will be able to hear lessons about rituals and natural medicines. Continue upstream to the small settlement of Puerto Bolívar (Siona Indians). We will share with them the way they live. Lunch. In the afternoon, we will also have some bird and butterfly watching, and will take our canoes to go to the Main Lake, where we will also have an extraordinary sunset view. At night, we shall look for caimans and be part of the nocturnal wildlife along the Cuyabeno river.

DAY 5.- Early breakfast. Bird watching, enjoying the surrounding nature, we make our way to “El Puente”, and from there to Lago Agrio by bus, on time to take the flight back to Quito.

End of our services.

WHAT TO BRING
- Cotton shirts, 3 or more
- Small backpack (waterproof)
- Long trousers, 3 or more (not jeans)
- Insect repellent
- Shorts, 3 or more
- High speed film
- T- Shirts, 3 or more
- Binoculars
- Cotton socks, a pair per day
-Torch (flashlight)
- Comfortable walking, shoes and sandal
- Sun block
- Sweater
- Bathing suit
- Book and notebook
- Cotton underwear
- Toiletries
- Money
- Sunglasses
- Original Passport
- Hat or cap
- Water Canteen
- Prescription medicines and small first aid kit.

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Quito - Ecuador


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