AGUAS NEGRAS AND CUYABENO RIVER Special customized tours 8 day program
Only from March to the end of July and mid September to the end of November. Our special customized tours are designed for people that like to explore more remote areas of the rainforest at far distance from the typical tour routes that are offered by most tour operators. This tour suits the aficionado canoeist and wildlife enthusiast that prefers small and remote rivers with more chances to spot wildlife. The Aguas Negras River is a small tributary inside the Cuyabeno Reserve. It has no motor canoe traffic and very few tour groups per year. During the first 4 days of the tour all equipment has to be carried in the paddling canoes. Camps will be set aside the river shore where you stay in tents. These tours are accompanied by the best and knowledgeable guides of the reserve. You will learn about survival techniques in the rainforest and encounter a variety of medicinal and other useful plants.
All tours are planned together with our clients to ensure that they match and satisfy their individual interests.
Day 1-4.
Paddling on Aguas Negras River
Transport from Lago Agrio to Aguas Negras River. During the next 4 days we will paddle the small black water river downstream. Canoeing will be combined with different day and night hikes through the jungle.Day 5.
Jungle hikes and observation tower
We will meet the Cuyabeno River which is 3 sizes bigger than the Aguas Negras River and head to a rustic hut that belongs to the Kichwa community of Playas de Cuyabeno. In this area we have the opportunity to undertake hikes on small jungle paths through primary forest, visit the 7-story high observation tower with a spectacular view over the rainforest and observe river dolphins. We will stay overnight in a rustic hut where we sleep in tents or mosquito nets.Day 6.
1 day visit to Cofán community
By motor canoe we reach within 1 hour the confluence of the Cuyabeno River with the Aguarico River. We will travel downriver until we reach the village of Sábalo, a indigenous community of the Cofán. Accompanied by a Cofán guide we will visit this typical village and will have a walk on a circle trail, getting to know a variety of medicinal plants used by the Cofán. On the walk we will see an old giant Kapok tree that impresses with its immense buttress roots. In the afternoon we return back to the Cuyabeno River where we stay in tents at the river shore.Day 7
Journey Cuyabeno River upstream, shaman visit
Today we use a motorized dugout canoe to travel the Cuyabeno River upstream until we reach the Magic River Lodge at the lake system of Cuyabeno. On the way we may visit the shaman of a near by village, learn about medicinal plants and healing practices. In the afternoon there will be time to explore the flooded forest of Laguna Grande by paddling canoe until dark.Day 8
Early morning birdwatching, return to Lago Agrio
Early morning birdwatching and later on we will paddle to different smaller lakes of the area. After lunch we return by motor canoe back to the park entrance. From here we reach Lago Agrio within 3 hours travel by private transport. Arrival in Lago Agrio approximately at 6:00 pm.
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