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DAY 1: Upon arrival at the Cuyabeno bridge (or Lago Agrio if you fly in), your guide will meet you and transport you by motorized canoe to your camp, the Cuyabeno River Lodge. Lunch will be followed with an initial jungle walk, dinner and rest.
DAY 2: After breakfast at 7:30 am, you will visit the Cuyabeno lake system by motorized canoe. During this excursion you will observe the exotic flora and faunae (monkeys, dolphins, etc.) peculiar to this unique environment. With luck you might spot a giant anaconda on the Hormiga River, a tributary river of the Laguna Grande. In the afternoon you will stop for a boxed lunch and travel to the Laguna Grande to enjoy a refreshing swim. The evening will be spent camping near the Laguna Grande.
DAY 3: After breakfast you will leave in quillas (small native canoes) to visit two lakes where you can take pictures of many birds and animals and go swimming before returning to the lodge for lunch. After dinner, you will go on a nocturnal caiman-watching ride, weather and river conditions permitting.
DAY 4: Beginning with breakfast at 8 am, you will spend the morning hiking (approx. 4 hrs.) through the primary rainforest where your guides will introduce you to various medicinal plants. You will also have the opportunity to observe monkeys and parrots, among other animals, and with luck you might spot a jaguar. Various animal tracks (tapir, armadillo, paca, puma, etc.) will also be seen. After lunch, you will have the opportunity to row down the river in canoes and fish for piranhas.
DAY 5: After an early breakfast you can choose the activity that you enjoyed most during the previous four days and experience it again. Lunch will be provided before taking the bus back to Quito.
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