Deluxe
Jungle & Rafting Adventure (4d / 3n): $285 (plus
12% tax)
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| Day
1: |
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13:00 - Arrive
in Tena, Lunch
Arajuno Jungle
Lodge (AJL) staff will be waiting to take you to a local restaurant
for lunch before traveling on to the lodge. After lunch, there
is a 45-minute ride to the Arajuno river bridge. From the bridge you
travel in a 61-foot wooden canoe up river a short distance. Upon arrival
at the Lodge, a delicious juice made from local fruits and home
made cookies prepared by our expert chef await you. Afterwards, you
will have time to settle in and rest while enjoying a fantastic view
of the Arajuno River. Before dinner, we will take you on a learning
walk to view the conservation and sustainable development projects
which are supported by the Arajuno visitors.
19:00 - Dinner
After dinner, you may select an optional night-walk activity. We will
be bug hunting, frog watching and, if we are lucky enough, some
reptiles might be seen. |
| Day
2: |
08:00 - Breakfast
After a scrumptious breakfast, prepare yourself for
immersion into the fascinating Primary Rainforest. Along the
trail, our
expert naturalists
will teach you about the ecology and provide stories about the
primary rainforest. You will observe a great variety of insects,
a diversity
of birds
flying around us and, with some luck, other animal species such
as sloths and reptiles. While walking through crystal creeks you
will have the opportunity
to find several aquatic species such as fish, fresh water shrimp,
crabs and more. Our goal on this walk is to reach the “Twin
Towers”, a pair of the oldest and largest trees
in the primary rainforest.
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13:30
- Lunch
Back at the lodge, you will enjoy a native style lunch, called maito,
made from locally grown fish wrapped in leaves and slowly smoked over
an open
fire-
a true delicacy.
When lunch is over, you will have time to relax or practice the lovely
custom of siesta for about an hour. After the siesta a, variety of optional
activities
are offered such as fishing, swimming on the Arajuno River, or playing
with our kayaks.
19:00 - Dinner
You will receive another gourmet treat from our chef and then, if you
are up for it, you can experience a breathtaking launch from our
30-foot tree-mounted swing at dark! |
| Day
3: |
For
bird lovers, a bird watching activity is offered early in the
morning before breakfast.
08:00 - Breakfast
After our delicious breakfast, we will take a short walk back to the
main road where a native community is located. While walking,
our naturalists will explain the differences between primary rainforest
and secondary rainforest. We will also have an opportunity to see
how locals practice agriculture. Then we will take a local bus for a
20-minute ride to a place called Puerto Baranjilla,
where
a canoe will take us to the Animal Rescue Center called “Amazoonico.” You
will see a wide variety of monkeys, macaws, ocelots,
capybara, toucans, parrots and much more.
13:00 - Lunch
Enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch on the beach and maybe some swimming
before we begin our journey back to the Arajuno Lodge. Before
dinner, an indigenous
healer or Shaman will arrive and perform a demonstration of traditional
healing. You may also have the unique experience of learning
how women deal with births in the jungle.
19:00 -
Dinner
After dinner, a bonfire on the beach awaits you for a night of
laughing and singing. |
Full
Jungle & Rafting Adventure (3d / 2n): $255 (plus
12% tax)
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| Day
1: |
13:00
- Arrive in Tena, Lunch
Arajuno Jungle Lodge (AJL) staff will be waiting to take you to a local
restaurant for lunch before traveling on to the lodge. After lunch,
there is a 45-minute ride to the Arajuno River bridge. From the bridge,
you will travel in a 61-foot wooden canoe up river a short distance.
Upon arrival,
a delicious
juice made from local fruits and homemade cookies prepared
by our expert chef await you. Afterwards, you will have time to settle
in and rest while enjoying a fantastic view of the Arajuno River. Before
dinner, we will take you on a learning walk to view the conservation
and sustainable development projects which are supported by the Arajuno
visitors.
19:00
- Dinner
After dinner, you may select an optional night-walk activity. We will
be bug hunting, frog watching and if we are lucky enough, some reptiles
might be seen.
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| Day
2: |
08:00
- Breakfast
After our delicious breakfast, we will take a short walk back
to the main road where a native community is located. While
walking, our naturalists will explain the differences between primary
rainforest and secondary rainforest. We will also have an opportunity
to see how locals practice agriculture.
|
 |
We
will take a local bus for about 20 minutes to a place called Puerto
Baranjilla where a canoe will take us to the Animal Rescue Center
called “Amazoonico.” You will see
a wide variety of monkeys, macaws, ocelots, capybara, toucans,
parrots and much more.
|
13:00
- Lunch
After a scrumptious lunch, you will return to the lodge and begin
your immersion into the fascinating Primary Rainforest. Along the
trail, our expert naturalist
teaches you ecology and stories about the primary rainforest. You will observe
a great variety of insects, a diversity of birds flying around us, and with
some luck, other animal species such as sloths and reptiles. While walking
through crystal creeks, you will have the opportunity to find several
aquatic species such
as fish, fresh water shrimp, crabs and more. Our goal on this walk is to reach
the “Twin Towers” a pair of the oldest and largest trees
in the primary rainforest. Your hike will end back at the lodge. Before dinner,
an indigenous healer or Shaman will arrive and perform a demonstration
of traditional healing. You may also have the unique experience of learning
how women deal with births in the jungle.
19:00
- Dinner
After dinner, a bonfire on the beach awaits you for a night of laughing and
singing. |
| Day
3: |
06:00
- Breakfast
07:00 -
Departure
We
say good bye to the Arajuno Jungle Lodge after an early morning
breakfast. You will travel back to Tena, then on to another part
of the jungle
for the start of your rafting adventure on the Upper Napo River, also known
as the Jatun Yacu River, which means “Big Water” in
Quichua. BIG is probably the best word to describe this river:
Big waves and
tons of fun! This
jungle river shows no signs of contamination as it flows from the Llanganates
National Park – an extremely rugged and uninhabited mountain range
believed by some to be the hiding place of Inca gold.
Before launching into the river, you will receive a brief explanation about
the trip and important safety measures that must be considered; then be
ready to
start your adventure. Arranged through Rios
Ecuador, this amazing journey
for beginner and expert rafters alike is the perfect combination of exciting
rapids
and
calm natural
pools,
not to mention the wonderful surrounding jungle scenery. The Napo River,
one of the principal tributaries of the great Amazon River, is a
must when visiting our lodge! No rafting experience is necessary to enjoy
this ride.
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12:00
- Lunch
You will have a freshly prepared picnic lunch on the river bank, and then
continue on down river.
16:00
- End of Float and Return to Tena
We will drive back to the city of Tena after a day of great adventure filled
with adrenaline and excitement.
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Economic
Jungle & Rafting Adventure (3d / 2n): $160 (plus
12% tax)
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| Day
1: |
16:00
- Arrive at Rio Arajuno Bridge
From the bridge over the Rio Arajuno, you will travel in a 61-foot wooden
canoe up river a short distance. Upon arrival, a delicious juice made
from
local fruits and home made cookies prepared by our expert
chef await you. Afterwards, you have time to settle in and rest
while enjoying a fantastic view of the Arajuno River. Before dinner,
we will take you on a learning walk to view the conservation and
sustainable development projects which are supported by the Arajuno
visitors.
19:00 - Dinner
After dinner, you may select an optional night-walk activity. We
will be bug hunting, frog watching and, if we are lucky enough,
some reptiles
might be seen. |
| Day 2: |
08:00 - Breakfast
After a scrumptious breakfast, prepare yourself for immersion into
the fascinating Primary Rainforest. Along the trail, our
expert naturalists will
teach you the ecology and stories about the primary rainforest.
You will observe a great variety of insects, a diversity of birds,
and with some luck, other animal species such as sloths and reptiles.
While walking through crystal creeks, you will have the opportunity
to find several aquatic species such as fish, fresh water shrimp,
crabs and more. Our goal on this walk is to reach the “Twin
Towers,” a
pair of the oldest and largest trees in the primary
rainforest.
|
 |
13:30
- Lunch
Back at the lodge, you will enjoy a native-style lunch, called maito, made
from locally grown fish wrapped in leaves and slowly smoked over an open fire-
a
true delicacy.
When lunch is over, you will have time to relax or practice the lovely custom
of siesta for about an hour. After the siesta, a variety of optional activities
are offered
such as fishing, swimming on the Arajuno River, or playing with our kayaks.
19:00 - Dinner
You will receive
another gourmet treat from our chef and then, if you are up for
it, you can experience a breath taking launch from our 30-foot
tree-mounted
swing at
dark
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Bird
Lovers Special:
$300 (plus
12% tax)
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| Day
1: |
16:00
- Arrive at port of Misahaulli
The adventure
begins in the early afternoon upon your arrival to the small river port
of Misahualli, located about an hour southeast of Tena at the confluence
of the Misahualli
and Napo rivers. There you will be received by a member of the AJL staff.
Then you will travel in motorized canoe down the Napo River to the mouth
of the Arajuno River. Your canoe then takes you up the Arajuno River
until
you arrive at AJL mid- to late afternoon. You will be welcomed with a
delicious fruit punch, an orientation and a short hike to catch the evening
birds.
19:00
- Dinner
Following a delicious meal, depending on the weather, we will
light a bonfire on the beach or take a night hike into the
jungle
to see what birds and other creatures we might find out there.
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| Day
2: |
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06:00
- Morning Coffee or Tea
We will rise and shine early for coffee or tea to get
you going for the early morning bird watch.
Morning birding is best between
6:30-8:30 a.m. You can make your sightings either comfortably
perched on top of our riverside observation tower or by a short
easy walk along the river in our agro-forestry zone near the cabins.
09:00 - Breakfast
After breakfast, we
venture into the primary forest to visit the home of the “Screaming
Piha,” a rather inconspicuous bird but very vocal.
This piha has one of the best known and most powerful voices of any
bird in
the Amazon
basin, but nonetheless is often a frustrating bird to see, even
when one is calling right in front of you! It is almost always found
at
one of the many huge trees in the area.
The remainder of the morning will be spent looking for the secretive
birds of the primary forest. We will probably hear many more birds
than
see.
During
the hike, we will arrive at a small clean river where we will play,
swim and watch the beautiful metallic blue “morpho” butterflies
pass by.
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13:30
- Lunch
Returning to the lodge mid-afternoon, you will enjoy an exquisite
meal of local fish prepared native-style, wrapped in leaves and
slowly cooked and smoked over over a smoldering fire, along with an
assortment of veggies. After lunch you will be free to relax or explore
the self-guided
trails near your cabin. The birding picks up again around 4:30 p.m. and
lasts until 6:30 p.m. In late afternoon, the observation tower is
very popular for evening birding and, of course, a nice glass of wine
while watching
the sunset.
19:00 - Dinner
After dinner, its back to the night birds or just relaxing as you please. |
