DAYS 4,5,6,7-Eco-Planet X-treme Challenge Jungle expedition

• 5:00 am daily wake-up time to the loud sounds of the howler monkeys, sometimes mixed together with the sound of a nearby Jaguar who marks its territory early morning.
• 6:00 am daily we leave camp for the jungle expedition together with the native crew of our local naturalist bilingual guide, native Support team of four people and a cook. Each adventurer will only carry minimum personal gear, water camelback or purification water bottle.
• Each day early morning will be dedicated for wild life observation while our daily X-treme challenge expedition begin into the dense untouched jungle where we experience all of its mystery and wonders. Each expedition day includes canoe rides to different destinations and lagoons, including at the one of the largest and most biological divers reserve in Ecuador, the YESUNI National Park. Chances are to meet there with the indigenous migrant people of the Huaorani tribe.
• Our daily jungle expeditions are of at least 10 miles a day hiking in a rugged terrain and dense jungle, sometimes over areas covered with water, mud, swamps and falling trees. Our jungle expeditions include challenging adventure activities and assignments such as:
  • Climbing Kapok trees of 800 years old to the canopies of 160 ft. toll and higher for birds and monkeys observation and canopies plants exploration.
  • Competing in building group rafts from Balsa trees and local material and riding these rafts approximately 8 miles down the Curaray River – prizes to winners.
  • Fishing Piranhas and hunting for food, searching for Chantacuro (Larvae) – the delicates of the jungle eaten together with heart of palms.
  • Encountering wild life such as; Anaconda, Tapir, black caiman, electric eel, peccary, wooly monkeys, howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, toucans, parrots, pink dolphins, nocturnal insects and wide range of other species, many of whom are yet to be discovered and named.
  • Watching tropical birds eat clay at near by creeks while hiding in close proximately camouflage shelter built especially for observation.
• Arriving each day at a different transitory camp site that is assembled by our support team in different locations of our choice and based on our Jungle expedition progress and the River condition. Daily camp sites will be located either by the sandy River beaches or by the Jungle River banks. Sleeping each night in camping tents in this rural jungle.
• Traditional local meals are made from scratch with our hunting / fishing catch of the day and Jungle fruit and native vegetable.
• We run nocturnal explorations in search for wild animals and species.

Accomodations: Camping Tents at 3 transitory Camp sites. The 5th night back at Eco-Planet campground.
Included Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

***Itinerary is subject to change. Alternate itineraries may be available***