The Cuyabeno wildlife reserve has an area of 254 000 hectares and is situated in the province of Sucumbios in Amazonia, along the Aguarico river.
It's a tropical rain forest declared a wildlife reserve in 1979, a place abundant in species of animals and plants.
There we find colonies of wild animals, among them caimans, anacondas, tapirs, dolphins, monkeys and more than 1000 species of birds: these include parrots, toucans, herons, hoatzin (prehistoric birds).
We also can see several ethnic groups such as the Sionas, Secoyas, Cofans and Quechuas.
Program
Day 1
Quito / Lago Agrio / El Puente
Flight (10:30 H – Duration 20 mins) or bus ride (one day before – 8 hour ride) to Lago Agrio. Drive from Lago Agrio to El Puente for 2 hours. Afternoon: canoe trip down the Cuyabeno River to our camp site. Night: dinner and night walk.
Day 2:
Cuyabeno River.
Morning: three hour hike in the primary forest to learn about flora and fauna, including lessons in the use of plants for survival. Late afternoon: Relax, piranha fishing, sunset at Laguna Grande with a chance for some refreshing swimming and caiman (alligator) searching.
Day 3
Cuyabeno river.
Morning: An hour and a half boat ride down the river to a Siona indigenous community to interact and learn about their traditions and customs by making some local food. After a visit to a shaman to learn about his secrets and ancestral knowledge of shamanism. At night we enjoy watching hundreds of different insects coming to special lamps connected to solar system to attract them.
Day 4
EL Puente / Lago Agrio / Quito
Early morning: Bird watching from a 25 meters high tower. Breakfast: journey up Cuyabeno River to El Puente. Drive to Lago Agrio (arrive in Lago Agrio in the afternoon). Flight or bus ride back to Quito.
Practical advices
Note:
A trip in the jungle is still a full adventure...In order to avoid any inconveniences with international flight or a
Galapagos cruise we advise you to leave one day free before and after of your rainforest trip.
Equateur Voyages Passion
lodge 2d class - from lago agrio
- All range
Challenging 
Intermediate 
