Visit one of the most BIODIVERSE countries in South America.  Meet and learn from the indigenous people and be part of this incredible cultural immersion. Learn about their way of life, disconnect from the hectic world, and feel nature.  Connect with the abundance of energy in the Amazon Rainforest to fuel your Ultra journey. 

• Late arrival to Quito-Ecuador
• Transfer to your hotel in the city of Quito

• City Tour of Quito in the morning. 
• Breakfast and departure towards Puyo city located south east of Ecuador. This ride takes approximately 6 -7 hours. 
• Travel day to Shell. Visit Salasaca town and Lunch with Alonso Pilla. Clenasings with Julita. Dinner and overnight in Puyo.
• Arrival to Hostal El Jardin in the city of Puyo for dinner and accommodations. 

• Early breakfast and drive for 15 minutes to the town of Shell. 
• Take the 1-hour flight deep into the Amazon Basin and the Achuar Territory. 
• Arrival to  the community of Sharamentza. Visit one of the chief houses for welcoming and talking. Sharamentza is a very well organized community with an ecotourism project, drinkable water and other health projects.  Take a walk around the town knowing about these projects. 
• Depending on the time of arrival to the community, we can have an extra activity in the afternoon before having dinner and overnight.

While in the Achuar territory, we will have a great array of activities to do. The activities will depend always on the weather and availability of the members of the community.  The list of activities to do while in Sharamentsa are:

• Cultural and Community activities: 

Mingas: communal work for fixing bridges and land strips maintenance, harvesting, etc.Garden Crops and medicinal plantsHandicrafts: pottery, weavingFishing, hunting, etcCosmo vision of the Achuar Indigenous People,Dream sharing Customs and lifestyle, Challenges to protect their forest, among others.

• Nature activities: 

Thematic Hikes: rainforest ecosystems, tallest trees, ecology of the forest, Medicinal plants of the forest, Waterfall visits, etc.Night hikesWildlife spottingBird watching

• Educational activities: School visits, activities with children and teenagers.

• Canoe ride to Kapawi Lodge. Lunch at Kapawi. Afternoon activity kapawi.

* Full-day visit to Tsekuntsa. Lunch in the Village. Volleyball with the

community. Return to Kapawi.

* Claylick Birdwatching. Breakfast.

*  Natem with Rafael Taish.

• Debrief with shaman. Canoe back to Kapawi. Free afternoon for water activities (kayak, swimming,etc)

Flights back to Shell. Transfer to Termas de Papallacta. Overnight Papallacta

• Natural volcanic hot springs are a great way to help transition from the rainforest.

• Travel back to Quito after lunch. dinner.
• An early dinner will be served in one of the valleys near the city of Quito on the way to the international airport.  
• Farewell and Transfer OUT for international flights back home.