Since 1980
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Since 1980
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Evolution Lammer Law Mistral,Alta Parranda
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Kapawi Ecolodge and Reserve Kapawi Lodge is one of the best jungle lodges in the whole Amazon rain forest and the price is just right .....from $691 per person for a 4 day/3 night program. Call us or e-mails for further info at 1-800-327-0080
Kapawi Ecolodge and Reserve is located in the most remote area of the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin. From Quito you will fly to Wayensa from where wooden canoes will take you to Kapawi in a comfortable 1 hour and half ride. The lodge accommodates up to 40 passengers and was built in accordance to the Achuar concept of Architecture (not a single nail was used). Environmentally friendly methods such as solar energy and trash recycling are also being utilized.
"The Kapawi lodge provides an array of activities characterized by their flexibility in order for you to set the pace at which you discover this whole new world.
As part of a small group (not larger than ten, leaded by a naturalist and an Achuar guide), you can fully customize your itineraries, which may include visits to the Achuar communities, hikes in the rain forest, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, camping, cayman watching and birdwatching, in accordance to the group's chosen degree of difficulty.
These activities range from short hikes on weel-defined trails and visits to the Achuar communities, and leisurely canoe and kaykas rides to more strenuos and demanding hikes that may take a day or even overnight camping after trekking through poorly defined trails or flooded areas. You will find however that every step in contact with the forest shall be worth it."
Nevertheless, most itineraries will include visits to the Achuar communities, hikes in the rain forest, canoeing in rivers and lakes as well as close observation of the flora and fauna. This is a true experience of the Amazon Rain Forest.
The tour package to Kapawi includes all your meals, daily excursions with a naturalist English speaking guide, accommodations, airfare Quito-Kapawi-Quito.
Not included: Achuar community fee of $10.00 (per passenger), soft beverages, alcoholic drinks, Government taxes
KAPAWI LODGE 2007 RATES PER PERSON
PLUS LOCAL AIRFARE $295net. *Children rates Sharing with 2 adults (3-12years old) (Children under 3 years old pay $87.50 for the local airfare).
SAMPLE AIRFARE FROM MIAMI TO QUITO, ECUADOR: From $395 to $550 via American Airlines (add-ons available from more than 100 other USA cities) depending on high or low season. (High Season=Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Aug). Have your Travel Agent call Tara Tours for the latest update.
Kapawi Lodge
LA SELVA JUNGLE LODGE It has sixteen double bed cabins built in the traditional native style
of the region and each with their own toilet and shower perch on a bill
overlooking a Jake named Garzacocha, Heron Lake. The bar and The lodge culinary backgrounds is French and it hass applied these skills to local ingredients and dishes. Fresh tropical fruit juices accompany each meal: maracuya, babaco, taxo, naranjilla each one more exotic than the last. (Special mealtimes available for birdwatchers). The lodge has a large staff in order to make small groups and offer many options. From leisurely to grueling, you can see the spectacular sights of the jungle at your own pace. After dinner each night, guides will discuss and explain the options available so you decide what tour to take next day.
LA SELVA LODGE : ITINERARY 5 Days/4 Nights Tara No. 48B Day 1 - Assistance from La Selva staff at the
Quito airport for TAME flight to Coca or Lago Agrio. Flight time 40 minutes. In
Coca you will be met at the airport and transferred to the Napo River and by A two hour ride down river follows. From LA SELVA dock a short picturesque walk leads you to a stream for a trip by paddle canoe to Heron Lake. (Garzacocha). Welcome cocktail. Half nile from the hotel, Mandicocha offers a complete different ecosystem from Garzacocha and its the home of the many strange and rare birds such as the prehistoric Hoatzin, the Zig-zag Heron and all 5 species of Kingfishers. (L,D). Day 2/3 - Days of full activities or just relax, swim or fish. Get up early, today you’ll have a good chance to see monkeys or wild boars. Paddle down a primaveral stream, climb up to the high forest or visit neighbors villages. (B,L,D). Day 4 - Start early in the morning for an all day excursion up to the Piranha river arriving at the Lake by lunch time. Time to observe the wildlife you’ll find there. Farewell dinner ((B,L,D). Day 5 - Early morning departure for Quito.
LA SELVA LODGE 2007 RATES PER PERSON
Plus airfare from Quito US$154.00 net
SACHA LODGE Sacha Lodge is locateded 80 km east of Coca
-on a private 3,200 acre reserve- at a A short flight (40 minutes) takes you over the high Andes and down to the Amazon frontier town of Puerto Francisco de Orellana (called Coca by locals). From here you travel by motorized canoe for two and a half hours down the Napo River, followed by a short walk through thick palm forest to Sacha Lodge, your home for the next days. DAY 02,03,04:TUE, WED, THU. SACHA LODGE Days at Sacha Lodge are filled with discovery. During excursions, visitors are divided into small groups (max 6), each with its own native guide and bilingual naturalist. Native guides carry a lifetime of knowledge about the medicinal and functional uses of rainforest plants. They proudly display the wonders of their home environment, sometimes even offering a tasty treat like the strange lemon tasting ants that coexist in the stems of certain trees. Naturalists, educated in biology and ecology, translate for native guides and complement excursions with explanations of the scientific workings of the rainforest. Sacha Lodge has something for everyone. A favorite activity includes paddling dugout canoes along black water creeks and lakes past luxuriant lianas, bromeliads, and enormous palms. Swimming and piranha fishing are also popular (the piranha here are harmless, really!). And for the adventurous there are night walks and canoe trips in search of caiman and other nocturnal creatures. Sacha Lodge also offers three very unique sites to visitors. The first is a 130-foot observation tower that gives visitors a chance to get above the rainforest canopy for incredible views of the area. This is also a great place to observe toucans and macaws and with luck spot noisy howler monkeys or a three-toed sloth. The second site is the butterfly house where over 40 local butterfly species are bred. Visitors can see the process of breeding and raising these colorful insects and wander through the "flying room." Finally, there's the Yasuní Macaw Lick. Just a short distance from Sacha Lodge is Ecuador's most famous macaw lick, where visitors can observe dozens of the magnificently colored birds feeding on the clay's salt. DAY 05 FRI. SACHA LODGE-COCA-QUITO After an early breakfast, you'll head back up the Napo River for the flight back to Quito. At the airport, you'll be picked up and transferred to your hotel and have the evening free to enjoy Quito.
COST PER PERSON 2007 5day/4night: Share Double $970.00; Single $1420 4day/3night: Share Double $871; Single $1190
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For further information about these programs have your Travel Agent call Tara Tours 1-800-327-0080 or send mail to: tara@taratours.com For more programs to Central & South America visit www.taratours.com
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restaurant hug the
shore ready for magical sunsets, macaws, toucans, parrots and a permanent view
of infinite green tranquility.
motorized canoe.
beautiful
Pilchicocha lagoon, a little north of the Napo river . Sacha Lodge has been
constructed of traditional rainforest materials and nestled well concealed into
the lush surroundings. It has 20 double cabins with screened windows and bathrooms with hot
water (each of the rooms has high thatched roofs and private shaded terraces
with 2 double beds). Electricity is provided by a diesel generator and there is light
untill ten o'clock at night. The main building offers you a dining room, where international food is served, a bar and a lounge. Above the bar is a small lookout that offers views to the lake and the lodge.