After  a tasty Breakfast, we depart for a long walk through the primary and  secondary forest. This activity lasts about three hours, it depends how  active you are in the hiking. At the end of the activity, we will have  the lunch.

In  the afternoon, it is time to enjoy a cultural activity. An Amazonian  Kichwa community will receive us and we will learn about their way of  life and the interaction they have with the forest. In this meeting,  that part of the Amazon that is not found on the maps. the Amazonian  peoples in their daily lives. Part of our visit to the community is to  share the famous "chicha", a fermented cassava drink that has become  part of their parties and daily consumption. We will participate in the  preparation of this drink and try some of the traditional dishes. We  will end the visit with a traditional dance performed by the children of  the community and we will also have time to buy some handicrafts made  by the natives of the area. This small business is very helpful to  support the daily life of the indigenous peoples of the area. Dinner and  rest at the Eco-Lodge.

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Overnight at Eco-Lodge, 3-star hotel

After  breakfast, we take the canoe for about 40-minute sail to visit the  "Anaconda Island". We can observe the prehistoric bird "Hoatzin", monkeys, squirrel monkeys, just to mention a few. We also visited a  family in one of the indigenous communities to learn about their  cultivation habits, medicinal plants, as well as the ancestral form of  hunting with blowguns and handmade traps in the forest. A delicious box  lunch will be provided on this trip.

After  lunch, we will go to the Amazonico Park which is protecting a wide  range of animals that are on endangered. Amazonico is not a zoo, it is a  rescue center for animals that are living in the amazon rain forest. We  can observe some animals in their natural environment at close range.  After this, we will return to the Eco-Lodge to enjoy the hotel  facilities.

Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch and Dinner

Overnight at Eco-Lodge, 3-star hotel in a standard room

Early  departure to visit Parrot Clay Lick. The activity performance depends  on weather conditions. After 15-minute canoe ride upstream, we arrive in  the Parrot Clay Lick to admire a unique place where parrots and  parakeets gather in order to obtain the minerals that will help them  digest the fruits or seeds that have consumed. Hundreds of parrots and  parakeets will approach the canopy and then go down to the clay wall to  eat this mineral-rich land. It is essential to have some binoculars to  enjoy this magnificent natural act. We return to have the breakfast and  we take our luggage to return to the pier and from there to Quito. The  drop-off will be at a hotel in the city or at the airport in Quito.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch