DIA 1: 
The tour starts at 23h00p.m., in the City of Quito and has an estimated time of 8 hours, to get to the Cuyabeno Bridge, we arrive at 08h00 – 09h00a.m, after checking at the guardianship of the Cuyabeno Bridge, we will navigate down the cuyabeno river for 2 hours and thirty minutes to reach our Nicky Amazon Lodge, on the way our guide will be looking for different species of monkeys and birds. Arrival at the lodge. Lunch. You will have time to rest until 16h30p.m., and then you will go on a night walk to observe different species of spiders, insects, amphibians and others. Dinner and our guide will share the next day’s program.

Note 1: There is a flight at 10:00 a.m. from Quito to Lago Agrio (approx. 30 minutes). At the moment there is no flight operation from Quito to Lago Agrio. 

DAY 2: 
Breakfast at 08h00a.m., then we take a short walk in the tropical rainforest to see some of the plants and trees, then we navigate the Cuyabeno River observing a variety of species; including Toucans, Parrots, Monkeys, then we arrive at the Aguarico River (white water river) and navigate down (approx. 4 hours) to our second campsite at Zancudococha Lagoon. Along the way, we have a good chance to see the pink and gray freshwater river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis). We will enjoy the wonderful sunset at the Zancudococha lagoon. After dinner our naturalist guide will tell us the plan for the next day. *The second camp is located in Zancudococha, the largest lagoon in the Ecuadorian Amazon. 

 Zancudo is s oncora ¥ “, which for the Siona – Secoya languages means “small fish lagoon”, but for the mestizo ear ” co ¥ ” sounded something like mosquito. 

DAY 3:
After breakfast, our native and naturalist guides take us to a different ecosystem (Terra Firme forest), where they explain the difference between this area and the places we have seen before. Our native guide shares his wealth of knowledge, showing us the medicinal and practical uses of the jungle flora that their ancestors have taught them through generations. We return to our camp for lunch. In the afternoon, we navigate on the lake to enjoy the flooded forest (Igapo). We enjoy a relaxed dinner at our camp. After dinner, we venture out on a night excursion to look for Caiman (Alligator family).

DAY 4:
06h30a.m., morning activity. After breakfast we return to navigate the Aguarico River for approx. 2 hours to the confluence of the Aguarico River with the Lagartococha River. We navigate in the remote jungle along the Lagartococha river accessing the flooded area where we discover some lakes connected by black water rivers, where we admire a different ecosystem that exists in the flooded jungle or Igapo. After the box lunch we enjoy a swim in the Delfin Cocha lake while observing the pink fresh water dolphins (Inia Geofrensis) swimming near us. We return to the Kichwa Community of Zancudo on the banks of the Aguarico where we have our third camp. Dinner. Relax

DAY 5:
Before breakfast we will navigate by motor canoe to enjoy the beautiful scenery that offers us the flooded forest of the border area between Ecuador and Peru, we will observe some species of birds and monkeys. Breakfast, after breakfast we will go on a short hike to listen to our guide explain a little bit about the ecology of the tropical rainforest. Lunch. In the afternoon we will enjoy navigating in different lakes that this place offers us trying to look for different species of animals. After dinner we will go on a night navigation, just to enjoy the sounds of the jungle and observe caimans.

DAY 6:
After breakfast, we navigate upstream on the Aguarico River. Box lunch. On the way we stop in the riverside villages of the local communities to see their handicrafts. Finally we return to Nicky Amazon Lodge. Dinner. After dinner we venture into the jungle to find insect species and with a little luck snake or frog species.

DAY 7:
Breakfast 07h00a.m and after breakfast we head back to Cuyabeno Bridge doing our last activity, which is to look for all kinds of animals that the rainforest can show us. Arriving at the Cuyabeno Bridge, we will receive our box-lunch and it is the place where our transportation will take us back to Lago Agrio or to Quito depending on availability.

Important: The naturalist guide will be able to reorganize the days of the itinerary in the way that he/she believes convenient. 

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• ·        Return transportation from Quito to Puente de Cuyabeno ($15 per way)
  

  ·        (Tourism Ministry Licensed) bilingual naturalist guides trained in Eco-tourism
  

  ·        Nicky Amazon Lodge with traditional hut accommodation. Comfortable rooms with private bathrooms ( double )
  

  ·        Camping Equipment, tents, bedding for long expeditions.
  

  ·        Personal equipment: rubber boots and lifejackets.
  

  ·        Daily three nutritious meals during the jungle trip (including purified bottled water)
  

  ·        Tea, Coffee, available all day
  Catering for vegetarians 

·        Roundtrip transportation between Quito and Puente de Cuyabeno 

·        Extra meals and extra drinks before and after trip

·        Rain Poncho

·        US $ 5 Dollars to be paid at the family visit (We are not visiting the local families at the moment)

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