5-Day Amazon Camping and Kayaking Discover Yasuni

This 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. While kayaking down rivers and lagoons, you will feel as if the animals are following you. You see displays of parrots, toucans, macaws, king fishers, herons flying across the river, as well as curious giant otters who will approach the canoe to have a look.

"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 Kichwa people, hearing their stories and legends and learning about their traditions, which are still alive.

Itinerary

Day 1: Meet in Coca and Enter the Yasuni Park

Stop At: Parque Nacional Yasuni, Coca Ecuador
After meeting in Coca city at 08:00am, we’ll take a scenic drive to the Tiputini River, at the entrance of the YASUNI National park. While the guides prepare our gear, we’ll enjoy a riverside picnic. Our first kayaking expedition will be paddling 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, king fishers, macaws, toucans, parrots and more.

We will spend the night at our campsite.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Amazon Explorer Campsite

Day 2: Kayak and searching for wildlife

Stop At: Parque Nacional Yasuni, Coca Ecuador
After a healthy breakfast, we will continue our kayaking exploration, heading deeper into the jungle. Every day in the Amazon is a new adventure: the more we paddle, the more pristine and wild 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. We will also take hikes to learn more about local plants and their medicinal properties. In the late afternoon, we arrive at our camp site, located on the Tiputini River side. Our chef will prepare a special gourmet dinner for us tonight.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Amazon Explorer Campsite

Day 3: Anaconda Lagoon Exploration

Stop At: Parque Nacional Yasuni, Coca Ecuador
After breakfast we will start navigating by canoe down the Tiputini to reach the entrance to the Amarun – Cocha, that means Anaconda Lagoon in the native language. This is located in the most pristine forest of the area and with luck we may see the biggest and most beautiful snake of 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.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Amazon Explorer Campsite

Day 4: Educational Hike and visit to the Kichwa Community

Stop At: Parque Nacional Yasuni, Coca Ecuador
In the morning we will take a hike in the pristine forest to learn about the rich flora of the area and the medicinal plants. After lunch we will take a canoe ride to a local Kichwa community to learn about their way of life in the jungle, their stories and traditions. We will also see how they make the traditional drink called chicha. In the afternoon we will go fishing.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Amazon Explorer Campsite

Day 5: Parrot's Clay Lick

Stop At: Parque Nacional Yasuni, Coca Ecuador
This is an early morning venture because we want to get to the clay lick the earliest possible. It is one of our best adventures in the jungle, visiting the Lamederos or Saladeros (parrot clay lick) where there is a big concentration of different species of parrots and macaws, and few predators surrounding the area. They come to feed on the clay from the mineral enriched ground, which helps them digest and detoxify 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. Later we will return to Coca, end of services
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.