Cuyabeno Amazon Reserve: 5-Day Deep Jungle Adventure

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
11 : 00 a.m Meeting with the guide, transfer to the Lodge in the reserve of the Cuyabeno and first contact with the jungle.
3 stops
1
El Puente Cuyabeno
Once at the Cuyabeno Bridge, we will meet a guide who will give a welcome talk, before heading towards the Jungle Lodge.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
2
After the welcome talk, we will start the canoe navigation along the Cuyabeno River towards the lodge. Once there, we will be waiting for a delicious lunch. After lunch, the rooms will be delivered and you will have time to rest.
3
We will visit the large lagoon where you will have the possibility to swim and enjoy the sunset. Lugo, back at the lodge, we'll have a nightlife activity looking for alligators and boas. Finally, at the end of the day, dinner will be served in the accommodation.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Breakfast 7 : 30 am. Jungle exploration and wildlife sighting in Reserva del Cuyabeno
2 stops
4
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
After breakfast, we will hike in Selva Pimaria with a native bilingual guide, where we can observe medicinal flora, birds, reptiles and mammals. After this activity, you can have lunch and enjoy your free time.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
5
In the afternoon we will start a navigation to search for fauna (sloths, dolphins, monkeys, birds, etc.). Then in the evening we will take a hike to observe nocturnal animals (45 min to 1 hour). Finally, we will return to the hotel to enjoy dinner and rest.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Breakfast 07: 30. Visit to the Community in the Cuyabeno Reserve and typical lunch
2 stops
6
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
After breakfast, we will board a boat to head into the Primary Forest. There we will visit an original community, which will welcome us with typical fruits. We will also have the possibility to prepare and taste Casabe (typical food). Lunch will be held right there (we will not return to the Lodge). In the afternoon we will visit the Shaman, the doctor of the Community, with whom we will have a conversation about how they live, ancient medicine, and will explain on the preparation of AYAHUASCA (not ingested).
7 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Once back at the Lodge, we will take a walk along the Big Lagoon. In the evening you will have free time to enjoy dinner.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Breakfast 07: 30. Adventure and activities on the River
2 stops
8
After breakfast, we will start our activity. To do this, we will board a motor canoe for 1 hour upriver to a place known as Canangueno where the rowing activity takes place. Then we will go down the river in the unpowered canoe, where we have a greater possibility of animal watching.
7 hours • Admission ticket free
9
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Once we return from the activity, we can have lunch and then enjoy some free time. In the afternoon we will visit the Lagoon where we can take pictures and enjoy the sunset.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
5 : 30 a.m. Bird watching and return
2 stops
10
Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Early in the morning (around 5:30 am) we will make a birdwatch. Back, at the end of that experience, we will have time for Breakfast, after which you will have free time to prepare your luggage.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
11
El Puente Cuyabeno
Finally, we will return to the Cuyabeno Bridge, and during the navigation along the Cuyabeno River we can make one last sighting of fauna. Once in Puente de Cuyabeno, where we met on the first day, we will say goodbye.
4 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Please note that guests must arrive at the Cuyabeno Bridge on their own. Once there, our professional staff will meet you to provide the necessary boat transfer to the lodge."
• Transportation from Quito to Puente de Cuyabeno and vice versa is not included (approximate cost is $74.00USD per person)

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