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Day 1:
Arrive to the Lodge by public
or private transportation
( See
Rates).
If you are in time you will make a short
walk around the Lodge. Dinner and overnight. |
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Canoes
waiting on the beach for passengers |
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Day 2:
Breakfast at 8.00 a.m. After breakfast
receive your life vest and cushion for the
canoe trip. Departure 9.00 a.m. from the
beach of the Lodge. Canoe ride on the
Misahualli and Napo River. Visit to Indians
earning their live by gold panning (tip per
canoe 3.- US$). Arrive to the
PROTECTED
FOREST "MISICOCHA" of the Jungle Lodge El Jardin Aleman and hike in the forest. Admire
the extraordinary flora and the exotic
sounds of the primary rainforest. If you are
lucky see toucans, oropendulos, parrots and
small monkeys. Your local Indian guide will
explain you flora and fauna of the Amazon
Region with special emphasis to medicinal
plants.
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Indian Lady by gold panning |
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Lunch in a typical hut with a
wonderful view over the Napo river.
Embark
the canoe and ride upstream to visit the
Indian village Muyuna and see how to prepare "chicha", a fermented yuca drink
and if you like taste it (tip per canoe
5.-
US$). Here you can buy also handicraft made
by the Indians. Canoe
ride back to the Lodge. Experience
the blow pipe, a traditional form of hunting.
Dinner and overnight |
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Boxlunch at the Jungle Reserve Misicocha
by El Jardin Aleman |
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Day 3:
Breakfast at 8.00 a.m..
You start your
jungle hike at
9.00 a.m. Your native guide will
explain the typical plants of this area and
their daily use. See banana, coffee, coco
and much more. During you hike you
pass through a labyrinth of high rocks with
caves and amazing vegetation. Lunch at
Lodge.
In the afternoon at 3.00 p.m. you will walk
along the Misahualli river to the small
village of Pununo where we cross a suspended
bridge over and enter the territory of
the Indian Community of "Alto Pununo". See
how the
Indian live and work. Continue to
the bridge of the
Pununo river and go back
on the
left
shore of the Misahualli
river to the Pununo
Community. Back to Lodge .Dinner and
overnight. |
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Canoe on the Napo River |
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Day 4:
Breakfast at 8.00 a.m.. Today you will walk
to the silicon mine on the Misahualli river.
Silicon is a white sand used to make glass
and ceramic. At this area you will find
three different water coming out of the
ground: white water with sulpha, black water
with petrol and normal spring water. The
smell of sulpha attracts a lot of
butterflies and other tropical insects. It
is also a preferred place for parrots. This
is geologically one of the oldest areas of
the Alto Napo Region. Back to Lodge for
lunch.
In the afternoon visit to the village
Misahualli. Here you can observe a group of
cappuccino monkeys on the beach and at the
central plaza. Visit a
butterfly farm and learn about the
life cycle of the
most colourful and fragile insects (entrance
fee 2.50- per person). Back to Lodge for dinner
and overnight. |
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Jungle Reserve El Jardin Aleman
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Day 5:
Departure after breakfast.
5 days/ 4
nights: as described
4 days/ 3 nights: service ends after
breakfast day 4
3 days/ 2 nights: service ends after
breakfast day 3
Rates
Reservations
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Tarzan with a
liana,
try it too |
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Small Waterfalls an optional tour.
Hike along the river to the
upper part of the jungle and discover the waterfalls with natural pools.
Take a refreshing bath or revitalizing shower under the waterfalls. See
butterflies and look out for fossils.
At the lower part of this river you find natural
toboggans in the rocks and natural pools to have a swim.(entrance
fee 2.- USD per person) |
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Visit the untouched jungle caves, optional tour
Hike hill up to the untouched jungle
caves. There are two different caves to discover.
If you like to visit the caves you need to bring with you a confident
flashlight with spare batteries and a good physical condition.
Its an unbelievable experience. (entrance fee 3.- USD
per person)
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