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Yasuni National Park



This 11-day trip is put together for adventurous people and is a demanding tour into the Primary Lowland Rainforest. It takes part in the Yasuni National Park on the rivers Shiripuno, Cononaco and Tiguino. Part of this area of the rainforest is distant to any human settlement and is pure virgin tropical rainforest. There is a good chance but of course no guarantee that we get to observe larger animals, like jaguars, tapirs or anacondas in their natural habitat. We also visit the native Huaroanis in their villages.



Day 1:   We start our adventure by driving from Quito to Coca, a 7 to 8 hour trip. On the way we will stop at the San Rafael Waterfalls, the highest and mightiest fall in Ecuador which lies in the higher Amazon region and is also famous for its bird population. We will spend 2 hours there hiking in the area and having lunch. On a clear day we have also a splendid view of the active volcano El Reventador. We spend the night in Coca and get ready for tomorrow.


Day 2:   In the morning we drive down south from Coca on the road, called Via Auca, towards Bataburo where after 3 hours we will reach the Shiripuno River, where the canoe and its crew will await us. We change into the boat and start our trip down the river. We pass a Huaroani village where we stop to visit and continue on to put our first camp site on a sand bank in the river.


Day 3:   After breakfast we move farther down the river, observing many birds, like macaws, vultures, caracara falcons, herons, kingfisher and many more. Late afternoon we reach the Lower Cononaco where we spend the next night.


Day 4:   At the first light we get up and visit a mud area where large groups of Amazon parrots meet to feed on the mud. Hopefully by staying undetected the parrots will descend, otherwise they will fly noisily overhead from one place to another. After breakfast, we undertake a long hike into the tropical rainforest to learn about the trees and plants of this important ecosystem. Afternoons we spend relaxing on the shore and try our hand at fishing.


Day 5:   We navigate on the now- much broader river till we reach the river Tiguino. But before returning upriver we move farther down the Cononaco, where we put up our next camp.


Day 6:   We undertake an early visit to the forest and continue then by boat farther downriver. On the way we pass a Huaroani village, where we pay our respect and dues. In the evening we go out looking for caimans and other nocturnal animals.


Day 7:   We spend the day by hiking into the forest and short excursions on the river. This is a good area for seeing the larger animals of the tropical rainforest.


Day 8:   We turn back upriver and leave the Cononaco and move into the smaller Tiguino river, where we spend another night, putting up our tents on a sandbank.


Day 9:   We move farther up the Tiguino, a beautiful river with overhanging vegetation and get our last chances to see anacondas, tapirs and other larger animals. On a sandbank we put up our last camp site on the trip.


Day 10:    At noon we reach the bridge spanning the Tiguiño, where our transport awaits us and we drive back by car to Coca.


Day 11:    We drive back to Quito by way of Loreto. We will pass the Sumaco volcano and stop in Baeza for lunch. Before reaching Quito, we stop in Papallacta at the Hot Springs to relax after the long journey through the tropical rainforest reserve of Yasuni.


 

 JUNGLE LODGES


Casa Suizo


Yarina


Sacha


La Selva


Yuturi


Kapawi


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Pañacocha


Tiputini


Yasuni


Cocha Lakes


Iquitos


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