Stay in the lush Amazon

5 days/4 nights

Duration

Between 20°C and 30°C

Temperature

The natives and animals

Strong points

All year round

Dates

BOGOTA – AMAZONAS – PUERTO LETICIA – TABATINGA – PUERTO NARIÑO

Colombia is the 2nd country in the world for its biodiversity after Brazil and the first in terms of the number of species per km2. Explore the Amazon jungle, sleep in a floating house or ecolodge in the middle of the jungle, meet locals and observe exotic animals. The “Lush Amazon” stay is a travel idea and is fully customizable. It is ideal for lovers of flora and fauna.

Highlights of the stay The lush Amazon tour

Day of sharing and exchange with the Ticuna indigenous people

Traditional Amazonian lunch

Discovery of the pink dolphin, caiman, piranha and Victoria Regia (giant lotus)

Safe night in a floating house on the Amazon River or in the middle of the jungle

Boat trip on the impressive Amazon River

Full board during the whole stay

Stages of the trip

Day 1: Departure for Puerto Leticia and night walk

Day 2: Meeting with the Ticuna natives and observation of pink dolphins

Day 3: Walk to find the giant lotus and play with monkeys

Day 4: Boat trip on the Amazon River.

Day 5: Return to Bogota

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The stay in the lush Amazon is a travel idea and it is fully customizable.

Day 1: Departure to Puerto Leticia

Meeting at the airport to fly to Puerto Leticia. Called the lungs of the planet, the Amazon jungle is more impressive than we can imagine. You will fly over a green “ocean” that will take your breath away.

Flight Bogota-Puerto Leticia by a regular airline in economy class
Reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel
Boat trip to the chosen hotel
Night walk in the forest
Dinner and night

Day 2: The transformation of Medellín

Choose two activities:

Visit El Vergel to meet local children who recount the traditional songs and dances of the Ticuna culture
Boat trip to the Peruvian border to observe pink dolphins and sunset on the Amazonas River
Visit the community of Mocagua to learn all about indigenous culture through a solidarity tourism project
Lunch, dinner and overnight stay at the hotel

Day 3: The largest river in the world

Choose two activities:

Breakfast
Visit to the Machuiga Foundation, a centre for orphaned monkeys and survivors of illegal trafficking
Stroll on Mocagua Island to observe the giant lotus, the Victoria Regia
Discussion with a Ticuna shaman about their lifestyle
Lunch, dinner and overnight stay at the hotel

Day 4: Puerto Nariño

Second “city” of the Amazon.

Breakfast
Take the boat for a trip of about 1.5 hours on the Amazon River.
Monkey watching on the island of the same name
Visit the indigenous community of Macedonia
Boat trip on the surrounding lakes (with the possibility of seeing pink dolphins, unique in the world). Overnight in the Amazon.

Day 5: Return to civilization

Enjoy the last hours of change of scenery in order to return to civilization.

Breakfast
Return to Leticia and transfer to the airport to catch your flight back to Bogota

THE PRICE INCLUDES

THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

Domestic flights on scheduled airlines
4 nights accommodation in a double room in an ecolodge or floating house
Full board and lodging
Visits, entrances and activities indicated in the program in private Spanish-speaking service (French-speaking service possible as an option)
All land and sea transport in private service without guide with Spanish-speaking driver
24/7 French-speaking telephone assistance