Day 1
Quito Lago Agrio, Cuyabeno
We start our journey flying from Quito to Lago Agrio, located in northeastern Ecuador. From there, we’ll drive approximately two and a half hours to the Cuyabeno Bridge.
By canoe we go downstream towards the Cuyabeno lagoons, where we put up our tents at the La Hormiga campsite right next to Laguna Grande at about 6:30. Some facts about the Amazon and the jungle of this area will be presented to the group. Dinner and time to rest will follow.
Day 2
Exploration of Cuyabeno
We’ll get up at 6 A.M. and start the day with a 2 hour walk along a trail in the secondary dry and flooded forests, observing the birds and animals of the jungle. After breakfast, we ’ll leave in a motorized canoe to some trails where we ’ll do some more hiking in the jungle (3-4 hours).
We’ll have lunch in the camp. In the afternoon, we ’ll take a recreational tour by canoe on the Laguna Grande, where we ’ll observe and enjoy the fauna in all of its’ splendor. Between 5:00 and 6:00 P.M., you ’ll have the opportunity to swim in the middle of the lagoon. We’ll return to camp for dinner, rest and a speech at night.
Day 3
Exploration of the lagoons
We’ll get up at 6 A.M. and start the day with a 2 hour walk along a trail in the secondary dry and flooded forests, observing the birds and animals of the jungle. After breakfast, we ’ll leave in a motorized canoe to the other lagoons located around Laguna Grande. On the way, we’ll have a box lunch.
In the afternoon, you will have the chance to fish for piranhas with your hands. We ’ll return to camp between 5:00 and 6:00 P.M. At night, we ’ll have another talk. After dinner, we go to the lagoons to watch caimans and possibly take part in other activities, depending on time available and the weather.
