Caiman Lodge 4 days A - Regular

Upon your arrival to Lago Agrio town, you will take private transportation to the entrance of Cuyabeno Reserve, where you will have lunch. Then you will get onboard the canoe, to start the two hour ride down the Cuyabeno River to Caiman Lodge. During the trip you will get a glimpse of the amazing flora and fauna that inhabits the reserve. Once you arrive, and after you settle in the lodge you will be transferred to the main lagoon to have a swim and watch a beautiful sunset. After dinner, you will head out for a night walk.

After breakfast, you begin with a three-hour trek to the rainforest, while the guide explains the unique flora and fauna that you will see during the experience. After the trek, you will enjoy lunch and resting time, and during the late afternoon, you will explore the interconnected river by a paddle canoe. You may spot diverse river wildlife and also contemplate the beautiful sunset. After dinner, you will do some caiman spotting.

Early wakeup call and breakfast; then you will head downstream to Puerto Bolivar SIona Community, where you will be welcomed by a Siona woman, who will show you how to harvest some yuccas and show you the preparation of their traditional meal, Cassave (yucca flat bread). Then you will be introduced to the Shaman of the Siona Tribe, who will explain the Ayahuasca ritual, and he will also choose a participant for a cleansing ritual. We will return to the Lodge in the afternoon and we can go to the Laguna Grande at sunset, swim and return to the Lodge for dinner so we can relax in a hammock or have a beer at the bar.

Early wakeup call and breakfast to enjoy an early morning birdwatch activity. At 9:30 after you check out, you will be transferred to the entrance of the reserve by canoe, and then a bus will take you to Lago Agrio so you can get back to Quito by bus or airplane.