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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 12:13 |
| Cotococha |  | A week of trekking through the Amazon jungle! You will find an amazing educational experience in this Spanish program which will take you to the heart of the jungle in boats on the rivers. You stay will be in the lodge which is the base for all daily activities with the natives guides. This 1-week Spanish study and travel program includes 20 hours of Spanish lessons. | |
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You stay 6 days and 5 nights in our jungle lodges with private transportation, accommodation and meals.
Our jungle lodge is attractively placed in a tropical garden adjacent to its own primary rainforest. Bird watchers will delight in the possibility of seeing and hearing many of the 532 species in the area. The scene is colored by more than 750 species of butterflies and hundreds of plant species. | | | REGISTER NOW!!! | itinerary | | | Day 1 | | | | Arrival at the lodge in Cotococha at lunchtime. After lunch it's time for a rest after the long journey. Welcome drinks and Dinner will be served followed by a reunion to plan the next day's activities. | | | Day 2 | | | Great breakfast. 4 hours of Spanish lessons (9:00-13:00). Magnificent lunch. Time to relax a little before we go up the river in canoes. After ten minutes ride we arrive at the riverbank, from where we will start a beautiful 1-hour walk through the secondary jungle to our final destination the waterfall "Las Latas". Here we will enjoy the view and have a refreshing shower. Return to the lodge. Dinner. | | | Day 3 | | | Very early breakfast. Collection of equipment (rubber boots, raincoats).We'll go down the river " Napo " in canoes to watch the impressing river with the jungle on both sides. When we arrive to the marine of Misahualli we have to go through a checkpoint, so it's important to remember your passport. We will continue our ride down the "Napo" until we get to the Animal Rescue Center "the AmaZoonico. Amazing and bizarre jungle inhabitants can be easily spotted here, such as tapirs, toucans, caimans, snakes, ocelots among others. It is truly a remarkable experience. Picnic-lunch on the riverbank, with an opportunity to get a swim. On our way back to the lodge we visit a village of indigenes people. A "Quichua"- family will show us how to search for gold, prepare a local drink and make ceramics in the old traditional way. After all this we return to the lodge to get a snack and have two hours of Spanish lessons (16:30-18:30). Dinner and reunion. | | | Day 4 | | | Breakfast. 8:00-10:00 Spanish lessons. This day we will go down the river to the jungle village "Misahualli" to visit the Butterfly farm. An interesting explanation with real examples about the life cycle of the different butterflies will be given. We will be amazed admiring all stages of a butterfly's life, from the egg phase until its passing. After this introduction we'll enter the farm where hundreds of butterflies of various species fly around, filling the place with incredible colours. Return to the lodge. Lunch. 14:30-18.30 Spanish lessons. Dinner | | | Day 5 | | | | After our breakfast we'll take a walk in the primary jungle to watch a great amount of different species of birds, medicine plants and other wildlife. With some luck we will be able to see monkeys as well. A native guide will follow us to explain what we see and experience. Return for lunch. 14:30-18:30 Spanish lessons. Dinner. | | | Day 6 | | | Splendid breakfast. 8:00-12:00 Spanish classes. Lunch. Afterwards we go by car to Tena. From Tena we take the bus back to Quito. | | | Includes | | | Transport Quito - Cotococha and back Hostel - rooms with private toilet and hot water. Three meals per day during the tour Entrance fee to all program-excursions Native speaking Spanish guide Drinks served with the meals All taxes 20 hours of Spanish classes - some of the classes might be given as a part of the activities
| | | Not included: | | | Alcoholic drinks, and all drinks that are not served with the meals tips for the staff All extras that are not specified in the program
| | | We recommend you bring along: | | | personal identification (passport) hat or cap sun lotion and mosquito repellent long light pants T-shirts with long sleeves pullover and coat Flash light rain coat and / or wind breaker rubber boots
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