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3 days Adventure5-DAY AMAZON KAYAKING CAMPING DISCOVER YASUNI
5-DAY AMAZON KAYAKING CAMPING DISCOVER YASUNI
5 DAYS
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Active
AdventureActivity Level
Moderate Service Level
CasualSmall Group Departure
Max. 16 / Av. 10 TRIP OVERVIEW
With the Amazon camping expedition, you will have the Amazon Basin at your fingertips. It is the perfect adventure for nature lovers, jungle explorers, and wildlife watchers who would like to experience the untouched Amazon. You will discover Ecuador’s Amazon in the Yasuni National Park, world-famous for its tremendous biodiversity and its authentic indigenous cultures which are still very much alive. On this trip, while passing through rivers and lagoons, you will feel as if the animals are following you. You will see displays of parrots, toucans, macaws, kingfishers, herons, flying across the river, as well as curious giant otters who will approach the canoe to have a look. Many different types of monkeys will be jumping on the trees and there will be chances to spot jaguars, the master cat predators of the jungle. The Huoarani native people will share their history and we will learn about their rich connection with Mother Nature.
Flip to the Ecuador mainland and depart for the ultimate deep-Amazon expedition in a remote and untouched area of the UNESCO YASUNI Biosphere Reserve & National Park. Experience the tremendous biodiversity and wildlife of the reserve and connect with a native Huaorani tribe still living in the authentic and traditional way, while camping in the heart of the dense rainforest. Live the adventure as you promote long-term conservation and sustainability in two of the most precious, diverse ecosystems in the world!
Unique Experiences:
- Camp along the river shore in the heart of the Amazon rainforest and explore the jungle in the dark through an amazing night hike.
- Share time with native Huaorani people, hearing their stories and legends and learning about their traditions, which are still alive.
TRIP ACTIVITIES
Caoning 
Fishing 
Kayaking 
Wildlife 
With the Amazon camping expedition, you will have the Amazon Basin at your fingertips. It is the perfect adventure for nature lovers, jungle explorers, and wildlife watchers who would like to experience the untouched Amazon. You will discover Ecuador’s Amazon in the Yasuni National Park, world-famous for its tremendous biodiversity and its authentic indigenous cultures which are still very much alive. On this trip, while passing through rivers and lagoons, you will feel as if the animals are following you. You will see displays of parrots, toucans, macaws, kingfishers, herons, flying across the river, as well as curious giant otters who will approach the canoe to have a look. Many different types of monkeys will be jumping on the trees and there will be chances to spot jaguars, the master cat predators of the jungle. The Huoarani native people will share their history and we will learn about their rich connection with Mother Nature.
Flip to the Ecuador mainland and depart for the ultimate deep-Amazon expedition in a remote and untouched area of the UNESCO YASUNI Biosphere Reserve & National Park. Experience the tremendous biodiversity and wildlife of the reserve and connect with a native Huaorani tribe still living in the authentic and traditional way, while camping in the heart of the dense rainforest. Live the adventure as you promote long-term conservation and sustainability in two of the most precious, diverse ecosystems in the world!
Unique Experiences:
- Camp along the river shore in the heart of the Amazon rainforest and explore the jungle in the dark through an amazing night hike.
- Share time with native Huaorani people, hearing their stories and legends and learning about their traditions, which are still alive.
Caoning Fishing Kayaking Wildlife Let’s board a morning flight or super early drive by car to the town of Coca town to begin our adventure. We’ll take a scenic drive to the Shiripuno River, at the entrance of the YASUNI National Park. While the guides prepare our gear, we’ll enjoy a riverside picnic. Our first expedition will be canoeing down this gorgeous river surrounded by complete nature and wildlife. Along the way, we will have opportunities to spot river turtles, monkeys, caiman, and many species of birds like the oropendola, caciques, kingfishers, macaws, toucans, parrots, and more.
We will finally arrive at a local Huaorani family where we will spend our first night in the deep amazon.
The Huaoroai tribe is definitely one of the most unique groups in the entire Amazon rainforest and it is known to be the last contact by the western society. This special group of people continues to depend on the forest for its survival and its customs have been kept alive until now. In our visit we will learn very much about local living manners and traditions.
Accommodation: Camping in Yasuni Park by a local family.
Meals included: Lunch, Dinner.
We wake up in the morning with the sunrise to be part of a local activity with the family walking in the forest to collect some leaves from palms in order to manufacture the most useful natural fiber. We will also learn about the plants that are more used in the daily bases, including a deep knowledge with medicinal plants.
After spending a cultural morning, we will enjoy lunch with the family and continue with the kayaks down the river heading deeper into the jungle. Every day in the Amazon is a new adventure: the more we paddle, the more pristine and wilder the jungle becomes with new exciting opportunities to encounter more wildlife, such as different types of monkeys, capybara, tapir, swallows, flycatchers, herons, sandpipers and hawks. Late afternoon, we arrived at our campsite, located on the Shiripuno riverside. Our chef will prepare a special taste dinner for us tonight.
Accommodation: Shiripuno basic lodge in Yasuni Park.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
After a delicious breakfast we will start early in the morning kayaking by canoe down the Shiripuno river to reach the entrance to the Amarun – Cocha, which means Anaconda Lagoon in the native language. This is located in the most pristine forest in the area and with luck, we may see the biggest and most beautiful snake on the planet. We will also enjoy breathtaking landscapes with incredible dark and clear waters in a flooded forest. Over here we will discover the mythic piranhas, caimans, boas, and more. Later we will canoe back to the camp site and after a nice break at the hammocks, we will go on a night exploration to view insects, frogs, and possibly some snakes.
Accommodation: Shiripuno basic lodge in Yasuni Park.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
In the morning we will take a hike in the pristine forest to the clay lick the earliest possible. It is one of our best adventures in the jungle, visiting the Lamederos or Saladeros (Animal clay lick) where there is a big concentration of different species animals such us peccaries, deer, rodents and some colorful birds such us; parrots, macaws, and sometimes few predators surrounding the area. They come to feed on the clay from the mineral-enriched ground, which helps them digest and detoxifies from the poisons of their main diet. Such places are unique in the Amazon rainforest; because they offer a great chance to see a wide range of Amazon wildlife species.After lunch we will take a hike in the pristine forest this time to learn about the rich flora of the area and how important are the medicinal plants in the local life, and all its different uses in daily life. On the way back we can enjoy some piranha fishing.
Later we will board the canoe to navigate a couple of hours to spend our last night with a local Huaorani family.
Accommodation: Camping in Yasuni Park by a local family
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
This early morning we will start our navigation back from the deep Amazon up to the river by canoe for around one hour to the Shiripuno bridge in order to take our transportation back to Coca for 2 hours. On the way, we will have our last chances for spotting amazing wildlife especially the early starters such as birds and riverside creature.
The approximate time to arrive in Coca city will be around 9:00 am. good time to take a fight back to Quito or take ground trasportation to your next destination.
Our services will finish in Coca City.
Meals included: Breakfast.
What’s Included?
- Transportation: private and comfortable land transportation, motorized canoe, dugout canoe.
- Accommodation based on double occupancy: 1 night at a local Huaorani family and 3 nights in comfortable and basic camping in Yasuni National Park. (Our Campsite is very authentic but very clean with cabin rooms, with mosquito nets, proper toilets, and showers. No electricity is provided so is recommended to bring extra batteries) we bring a chef with us that cooks the best meals possible.
- Meals: 4 Breakfast, 4 Lunches and 4 Dinners.
- Activities: Canoeing on Shiripuno River, Anaconda lagoon, Visiting the Yasuni National Park, Animals clay lick (Saladero), Hiking, Visiting the native Huaorani communities, Piranha fishing, Wildlife spotting, Night hikes.
What is not included?
- Airfare Quito-Coca round trip.
- My Own Room & Tent supplement USD $374.
- International flights.
- Airport transfers to/from Quito airport.
- Travel insurance (mandatory).
- Required immunizations (mandatory).
- Meals not described in the itinerary.
- Personal expenses.
- Airport taxes.
- Tips for guides and drivers.
ITINERARY
Let’s board a morning flight or super early drive by car to the town of Coca town to begin our adventure. We’ll take a scenic drive to the Shiripuno River, at the entrance of the YASUNI National Park. While the guides prepare our gear, we’ll enjoy a riverside picnic. Our first expedition will be canoeing down this gorgeous river surrounded by complete nature and wildlife. Along the way, we will have opportunities to spot river turtles, monkeys, caiman, and many species of birds like the oropendola, caciques, kingfishers, macaws, toucans, parrots, and more.
We will finally arrive at a local Huaorani family where we will spend our first night in the deep amazon.
The Huaoroai tribe is definitely one of the most unique groups in the entire Amazon rainforest and it is known to be the last contact by the western society. This special group of people continues to depend on the forest for its survival and its customs have been kept alive until now. In our visit we will learn very much about local living manners and traditions.
Accommodation: Camping in Yasuni Park by a local family.
Meals included: Lunch, Dinner.
We wake up in the morning with the sunrise to be part of a local activity with the family walking in the forest to collect some leaves from palms in order to manufacture the most useful natural fiber. We will also learn about the plants that are more used in the daily bases, including a deep knowledge with medicinal plants.
After spending a cultural morning, we will enjoy lunch with the family and continue with the kayaks down the river heading deeper into the jungle. Every day in the Amazon is a new adventure: the more we paddle, the more pristine and wilder the jungle becomes with new exciting opportunities to encounter more wildlife, such as different types of monkeys, capybara, tapir, swallows, flycatchers, herons, sandpipers and hawks. Late afternoon, we arrived at our campsite, located on the Shiripuno riverside. Our chef will prepare a special taste dinner for us tonight.
Accommodation: Shiripuno basic lodge in Yasuni Park.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
After a delicious breakfast we will start early in the morning kayaking by canoe down the Shiripuno river to reach the entrance to the Amarun – Cocha, which means Anaconda Lagoon in the native language. This is located in the most pristine forest in the area and with luck, we may see the biggest and most beautiful snake on the planet. We will also enjoy breathtaking landscapes with incredible dark and clear waters in a flooded forest. Over here we will discover the mythic piranhas, caimans, boas, and more. Later we will canoe back to the camp site and after a nice break at the hammocks, we will go on a night exploration to view insects, frogs, and possibly some snakes.
Accommodation: Shiripuno basic lodge in Yasuni Park.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
In the morning we will take a hike in the pristine forest to the clay lick the earliest possible. It is one of our best adventures in the jungle, visiting the Lamederos or Saladeros (Animal clay lick) where there is a big concentration of different species animals such us peccaries, deer, rodents and some colorful birds such us; parrots, macaws, and sometimes few predators surrounding the area. They come to feed on the clay from the mineral-enriched ground, which helps them digest and detoxifies from the poisons of their main diet. Such places are unique in the Amazon rainforest; because they offer a great chance to see a wide range of Amazon wildlife species.After lunch we will take a hike in the pristine forest this time to learn about the rich flora of the area and how important are the medicinal plants in the local life, and all its different uses in daily life. On the way back we can enjoy some piranha fishing.
Later we will board the canoe to navigate a couple of hours to spend our last night with a local Huaorani family.
Accommodation: Camping in Yasuni Park by a local family
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
This early morning we will start our navigation back from the deep Amazon up to the river by canoe for around one hour to the Shiripuno bridge in order to take our transportation back to Coca for 2 hours. On the way, we will have our last chances for spotting amazing wildlife especially the early starters such as birds and riverside creature.
The approximate time to arrive in Coca city will be around 9:00 am. good time to take a fight back to Quito or take ground trasportation to your next destination.
Our services will finish in Coca City.
Meals included: Breakfast.
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What’s Included?
- Transportation: private and comfortable land transportation, motorized canoe, dugout canoe.
- Accommodation based on double occupancy: 1 night at a local Huaorani family and 3 nights in comfortable and basic camping in Yasuni National Park. (Our Campsite is very authentic but very clean with cabin rooms, with mosquito nets, proper toilets, and showers. No electricity is provided so is recommended to bring extra batteries) we bring a chef with us that cooks the best meals possible.
- Meals: 4 Breakfast, 4 Lunches and 4 Dinners.
- Activities: Canoeing on Shiripuno River, Anaconda lagoon, Visiting the Yasuni National Park, Animals clay lick (Saladero), Hiking, Visiting the native Huaorani communities, Piranha fishing, Wildlife spotting, Night hikes.
What is not included?
- Airfare Quito-Coca round trip.
- My Own Room & Tent supplement USD $374.
- International flights.
- Airport transfers to/from Quito airport.
- Travel insurance (mandatory).
- Required immunizations (mandatory).
- Meals not described in the itinerary.
- Personal expenses.
- Airport taxes.
- Tips for guides and drivers.
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