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CUYABENO PROGRAM ECUADOR/PERU
9 DAYS – 8 NIGHTS
Full Camping
9
Days 8 Nights
 DAY
1
 After
traveling to Lago Agrio by bus or plane, you will be transported
to Puerto Chiritza where a motorized canoe will be waiting
for you to begin your journey down the Aguarico River.
You will travel to Puca Peña where we will set
up camp for the night with a native family or camp on
a large beach on the banks of the river. The evening will
include dinner and camping.
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DAY
2
After
breakfast and packing up our camp, we will continue to
travel down the Aguarico River to Playas de Cuyabeno,
an indigenous community. There, you will be able to admire
the customs, way of life, and different handicrafts that
this community offers. You will also see the junction
of the two rivers Cuyabeno and Aguarico. After crossing
this point, we will look for the perfect spot to set up
camp and pass the night during our adventure in the jungle.
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DAY
3
After
a delicious breakfast we will continue our journey, passing
different military control points on the Aguarico River.
Upon reaching the border of Peru and Ecuador, we will
navigate down the Lagarto Cocha River in search of pink
river dolphins and one of the largest mammals and most
fragile species in the Amazon river region, the manatee.
We will set up camp for the night in the jungle of the
Amazon basin followed by dinner and camping.
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DAY
4
After
breakfast at 8:00, we will take a hike through the jungle
with a native guide who will explain to us the different
types of medicinal plants found throughout the hike. Furthermore,
we might be able to spot monkeys, parrots, macaws, and
with special attention we could come across the tracks
of mammals such as tapirs, pacas, and tigers from the
trail. Following lunch, you will be able to enjoy the
refreshing waters of laguna delfin cocha, “the Lake
of the Dolphins,” and look for a spot to practice
fishing for piranhas. You will also have the opportunity
to swim with the pink river dolphins in the warm waters
of the lake. After dinner we will search for caimans in
the canoe with weather conditions, the level of the river,
and other factors according to the guide, permitting
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DAY
5
For
bird lovers, you will have the opportunity to go for a
walk very early to observe the majestic sounds of the
jungle waking up. Following this walk we will return to
our campsite for a delicious breakfast before returning
back up the Aguarico River and turning down the Cuyabeno
River to reach our campsite at Aguas Negras. |
DAY
6
Before
breakfast, we will have another opportunity to take an
early morning walk to observe the differences between
a wetland jungle terrain and the dry land terrain. After
breakfast, we will visit a lookout tower where you will
be able to observe the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest.
We will return to camp for lunch before continuing our
journey to visit a traditional Shaman where we will view
a ceremony and set up camp for the night. |
DAY
7
After
breakfast we will continue to navigate up the Cuyabeno
River to the lakes region. During the course of the trip
we will stop for a boxed lunch to fuel us for the long
trip. In the afternoon we will reach a new campsite from
where we will leave to watch the sunset over the Laguna
Grande. |
DAY
8
Bird
lovers will have another opportunity to observe various
species of very early in the morning. After returning
to the campsite for breakfast, we will practice rowing
in quillas. We will visit two more lakes, Pato cocha and
Garzo cocha, on our way to the last stop located near
the Cuyabeno bridge- the Cuyabeno River Lodge. |
DAY 9
Breakfast
will be served early in the morning. During the day, you
will be able to choose an activity that you enjoyed most
during the trip (hiking, fishing, canoeing, etc.) and
do it again. After lunch, you will take a bus back to
Lago Agrio or to Quito if you would like a direct bus.
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| INBEGRIFFEN
IN DER TOUR:
•
Transport auf dem Fluss
• Zweisprachiger Führer
• Unterkunft in Doppelhütten
• Komplette Mahlzeiten
• Sauberes Trinkwasser
• Gummistiefel und Ponchos
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NICHT
INBEGRIFFEN:
• Flug- und / oder Busticket
• Eintrittsgebühr für Nationalpark
($20 für Ausländer, $5 für Ecuatorianer)
• Zusätzliche Getränke
• Gebühren für Aktivitäten
in den indiogenen Gemeinden
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WAS
MAN MITBRINGEN SOLLTE:
• Ausländer müssen ihren Reisepass
mitbringen (eine Kopie wird nicht akzeptiert) oder
die “Tarjeta Andina” (rosada) für
Ecuatorianer
• Leichte Bekleidung (langärmlige T-shirts
und lange Hosen), Badkleid / Badehosen
• Taschenlampe
• Bequeme Wanderschuhe
• Sonnenhut und Sonnenbrille
• Anti-Insektenspray mit minimal 30- 35% DEET
• Kamera, Ersatzbatterien
• Plastiktüten um Kameras zu beschützen
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