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Day 1 Sacha Lodge – Excursions
Depart Quito’s airport at 11:00 am (subject to change). A 30-minute flight over the Andes
Mountains lead you to a bustling oil town called Coca located in the Amazon Basin. A quick lunch in Sacha´s private house and then off to the town docks where you will board Sacha´s private canoes for the 2-hours journey down the river to Sacha´s Lodges property. A 30-minute hike through the rainforest leads you to lake Pilchicocha. Here, you are met by native workers to paddle you across the lake to your final destination. Arrive at Sacha Lodge around 15:30 or 16:00 pm (subject to change).Swim in Lagoon Pilchicocha, which is a black water lake home to many species of fish and animals. Refreshing swims after arriving may be just what you need after being in the equatorial heat all day. Bird observing from the mini tower offers guests an excellent opportunity to view several
species of birds common around the lodge. Also a great place to watch the sunset. Visit the butterfly house with your naturalist guide to view the beautiful colors of many different species of butterflies.
After dinner, accompany your naturalist guide on a night walk through the rainforest to view the hundreds of different species of animals that can only be found at night. Or maybe a canoe ride on the lake to view the spectacled and black caimans with their glowing orange eyes as you silently paddle across the lake to get a closer view.

Included lunch, dinner & accommodation

Day 2 Sacha Lodge – Excursions
Begin walking on trail Liana Chica and arrive at the canopy walk, for spectacular views of the rainforest canopy and the many different species of vibrantly colored birds. Designed to be a self-standing rigid suspension canopy walk, located within Sacha´s private reserve, 2 miles from the shores of the Rio Napo and 1 mile from the lodge, the bird walk gives guests the opportunity to get an up-close and personal view of the rainforest canopy.
Two of the three towers have observation decks every 12 meters making towers accessible for everyone. The canopy walkway is at 36 meters high and 275 meters long, giving guests a “birdseye view” of all the wonders and beauty the tropical rainforest has to offer.
You may choose to take a leisurely hike along the Rio Napo, or choose a little more challenging hike on the trail Leoncillo to try and spot the elusive dusky titi monkey.

Included breakfast, lunch, dinner & accommodation

Day 3 – Sacha lodge – river navigations
Leaving the lodge after breakfast, you begin your hike on trail Lagartococha. Learn about the trees where native people believe the spirits of their ancestors live, and the mysterious “dwende” or devil-man of the forest. After arriving at lake Lagartococha, take a tranquil canoe ride through a natural swamp, which is the home of anacondas, caimans, and capybaras. A walk on the other side of Largatococha may give you the opportunity to spot capuchin or squirrel monkeys playfully jumping through the trees.

Your native guide will teach you how to fish for the infamous razor-toothed piranha, is perfectly.

Chance of being surrounded by troops squirrel, capuchin, and howler monkeys. Keep your eyes peeled for the shy and elusive river otter as well as the incredibly well camouflaged three-toed sloth! After your eye-popping ride through the flooded forest, you will arrive at Sacha´s135-foot wooden tower built around an ancient Kapok tree. Listen to the symphony of frogs and insects as you navigate through the arrow flooded forest trail, keeping your eyes open for caimans. Watch the several species of bats flying over your heads and listen to the many species of nocturnal birds making their eerie nighttime calls.

Included breakfast, lunch, dinner & accommodation

Day 4 Sacha Lodge – Coca – Quito
Breakfast and a departure from the lodge at 07:30 am. One last walks on the boardwalk to the river, and from there a 2-hour canoe ride back to Coca for your 35-minute flight back to Quito. Arrive Quito at 12:30 pm (subject to change).