Amazon Plan Heliconia
4N / 5D
 

Day 1

• Arrival at the Alfredo Vásquez Cobo Airport in the city of Leticia.

• Reception, immigration procedure to leave Colombia and enter Brazil.

• Transfer to the river dock on the Amazon River.

• Departure in tour boats Amazon tour, we navigate the Amazon River downstream to then take the course of the Javari river back to the Heliconia Nature Reserve (Brazil).

• Orientation and instruction in the imaginary point of the three borders, where we will have a spectacular panoramic view of border cities of Brazil, Peru and Colombia.

• During the tour over the imposing river we appreciate the Amazonian rainforest and the riverside villages of indigenous people and settlers like Benjamin Constant (Brazil) and Islandia (Peru).

• After this exciting experience of navigating the great Amazon River and the Yavarí River (approximately 4 hours sailing).

• We arrived at the Heliconias Nature Reserve.

• Recognition of the area.

• Reception and accommodation in cabins.

• Dinner

 

Day 2

• Breakfast 8:00 a.m.

• Jungle trek: In the morning we will make an incursion into the jungle of the mainland during our tour we will make a recognition of species of use in ethnobotany, knowing the dynamics of the jungle.

• Observation of the extraction of rubber "latex", rubber history.

• Wildlife observation of the mainland area. (Approximately 3 hours of walking).

• Lunch in the Heliconias Nature Reserve.

• During the afternoon we will reconnoiter the area of ​​the Heliconias Natural Reserve in traditional canoes visiting the lakes surrounding the Heliconias Lake Cristina Nature Reserve and Onca Lake.

• In traditional canoes we walk along the water trails, appreciating the floodplain forest.

• Dinner

• Night Safari: departure by local boat for the wild life observation.

 

Day 3

• Optional: Awakening 5:30 am. For bird watching in the lakes of the Heliconias Reserve.

• Breakfast 8-00 A.M.

• Departure by tourism boat to the Riberside Community of Palmarí.

• Visit to the community and settlers descendants of rubber tappers of the Javarí river.

• In our visit to the community we will make a tour between houses and crops.

• We visited the crops of cassava brava (toxic cassava) and fruit species such as Copuazú, Acaí.

• Then we start the hike along the high jungle path to Cachoeira (a small stream of jungle origin).

• Arrival to the Cachoeira, natural pool.

• Bath in the Cachoeira creek.

• Return to the Heliconia Nature Reserve.

• Lunch in the Heliconias Nature Reserve.

• Artisanal fishing activity, capture of piranhas and observation of fish species from the Amazonian rivers.

• Dinner

 

Day 4

• Optional: raised 5:30 a.m. Departure by canoe for bird watching.

• Breakfast 8-00A.M.

• Canoeing to Lake Tartaruga.

• Delight and appreciation of flooded forest landscapes.

• Lunch in the Heliconia Nature Reserve.

• Visit to the community of Santa Rita (Peru).

• Tour of the village, visit to the homes of the residents.

• Cultural exchange with the residents of the community.

• Visit to the Ceibo tree, centennial tree of the Amazon rainforest.

• Observation of pink and gray Amazon dolphins.

• Dinner

• Night Walk: night tour through jungle trails in search of nocturnal fauna and sounds of the jungle.

 

Day 5

• Very early breakfast

• Departure to Leticia

• Arrival in Tabatinga (Brazil), Immigration procedure to leave Brazil and enter Colombia.

• Transfer to the airport one hour before the flight.

 
End of our services.

 

Optional activities in the Heliconias Nature Reserve with prior agreement between visitors and guides.
 

• Overnight in jungle or beach depending on the time.

• Bird watching

• Night canoeing

 

Note.

• This program is flexible and is subject to changes during its execution after prior agreement between visitors and guides.

• This program is subject to changes without prior notice during its execution due to climatic factors.

• All the activities are voluntary and for the realization of the activities the physiology of the effort will be taken into account.

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Amazon Plan Heliconia

4N / 5D

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IT INCLUDES:

• Transportation in tourist boats: Leticia - Heliconias Natural Reserve - Leticia.

• Full meals from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the last day.

• Hydration in the outputs (water and natural juices).

• Lodging 4 nights in the Heliconias Natural Reserve, accommodation in a cabin with beds and private bathroom.

• Visit to tourist attractions.

• Specialized guidance, permanent support 24 hours a day.

• Native guides, experts in the area.

• Transfer in-out.

• Activities specified in the Program.

• Medical assistance insurance COLASISTENCIA.

• Swamp boots

• Waterproof

• Personalized service

 

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• AIRLINE TICKETS.

• Tourism tax ($ 45,000 per person upon arrival at the Leticia airport)

• Personal purchases.

• Lunch on the last day.

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PRICES PER PERSON (COP $):