Traveling by canoe to Lagartococha in the Ecuadorian Amazon is a fascinating and adventure-filled experience. You enter the dense jungle, surrounded by lush vegetation and rich biodiversity. The canoe trip along the winding rivers allows you to immerse yourself in unspoiled nature, listening to the sounds of the jungle and watching the wildlife peeking out on the banks. Lagartococha, with its tranquil lagoon and wildlife-filled surroundings, offers the chance to spot alligators, exotic birds, and perhaps even pink dolphins in their natural habitat. It is an unforgettable experience that connects you with the beauty and majesty of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

After traveling by bus directly to the Cuyabeno Bridge, we will transfer by motorized canoe to our Lodge for breakfast and rest, after lunch we will take a short acclimatization hike along the Ceibos trail. On the way back we will get our tents and other logistics ready for our canoe trip. We will continue on our journey until we reach the Laguna Grande; It is the natural habitat of several species of animals, such as pink and gray dolphins, river turtles, and the elusive anaconda. And we will continue our journey through the Cuyabeno, until we reach the Siona community in Puerto Bolívar where we will camp.

After breakfast and packing our camp, in the Siona community we will be able to see their customs and experience their way of making food, assisting in the making of cassava bread or cassava. We will continue traveling downstream you will see the union of the two rivers Cuyabeno and Aguarico. After crossing this point, we will look for a perfect place to camp and spend the night during our jungle adventure. 

(Optional: Requests for morning birding hikes are welcome.) After breakfast, we will get into our canoe, enjoying beautiful flora and fauna, an indigenous community that will host us for lunch. In addition, there you will be able to admire the customs, way of life and different handicrafts offered by this community. We'll continue on our journey until we reach Zancudococha. We will find a suitable place to have dinner and rest.

After a delicious breakfast we will continue our journey, passing through different military checkpoints on the Aguarico River. Arriving at the border of Peru and Ecuador, we will sail down the Lagarto Cocha River in search of pink dolphins and one of the largest mammals and the largest fragile species of the Amazon River region, the manatee, caimans. We will set up camp for the night in the jungle of the Amazon basin, followed by dinner and camping.

After breakfast at 6:00, we will take a short hike through the jungle. We will then continue our journey to Sábalo where we will have lunch, here we will be able to enjoy the refreshing waters of the Sábalo River and look for a place to practice piranha fishing. After dinner we will look for alligators in the canoe with the weather conditions, the river level and other factors according to the guide, if allowed, and finally we will camp.

After breakfast we will continue sailing down the Cuyabeno River to the Lake District. In the afternoon we will arrive at the Lodge, we will have lunch, we will rest for a moment and at 18:00 pm, we will go to the Cuyabeno Bridge to catch the bus back to Quito at 18:30 pm.