Expedition to Araracuara Canyon: the heart of Amazonas ([thisyear]-[nextyear])

Overview

Nature, adventure and encounters with indigenous communities in an untouched area free from mass tourism. On this expedition, share ancestral traditions, admire unique landscapes such as the Araracuara Canyon, the imposing rocky strait and experience contact with the Pachamama.

Itinerary

DAY 1 - Friday Jan 10th, 2025

Bogota - San Jose del Guaviare - Araracuara

Meet at the Bogotá bus station at 7:30 pm the day before for an overnight bus trip to San José del Guaviare.

Have breakfast. Flight to Araracuara. (1h). We visit the “Salto del Diablo”. After a walk of about 1.5 hours, o...

Meet at the Bogotá bus station at 7:30 pm the day before for an overnight bus trip to San José del Guaviare.

Have breakfast. Flight to Araracuara. (1h). We visit the “Salto del Diablo”. After a walk of about 1.5 hours, on the way down (and carrying our bags) we reach the Monochoa indigenous reserve. Sailing for about 30 minutes on the Caqueta river to reach the indigenous community Aménane. Traditional welcome lunch. Settling in the Maloka (traditional indigenous habitat). Dinner and rest. Traditional Mambeo: coca and ambil (indigenous ritual, moment of exchange during which the coca leaf is consumed in the traditional way).

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L, D 1h30 8h

DAY 2 - Saturday Jan 11th, 2025

Araracuara

Breakfast is served. We sail through the Raudal de Angosturas. With Guyanese protection walls on both sides, and waterfalls on both sides. We will also see macaws, which constantly fly over the river. The Raudal de Angos...

Breakfast is served. We sail through the Raudal de Angosturas. With Guyanese protection walls on both sides, and waterfalls on both sides. We will also see macaws, which constantly fly over the river. The Raudal de Angosturas, 8 kilometers long, is a branch of the Caquetá River, where the river’s flow is reduced and turns it into a raudal, with a very fast flow. Only experts can navigate there and you must always wear a waistcoat. (4 hours). Visit the Angosturas waterfall. Return to the community of Aménane. Dinner then rest. Traditional mambeo: coca and ambil.

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DAY 3 - Sunday Jan 12th, 2025

Chorro de Monochoa

This morning, after a traditional breakfast of fresh fish broth with casabe (cassava flour bread), fariña (coarse cassava flour) and ají (hot sauce), we will board a pirogue and sail to the Chorro de Monochoa. Here we wi...

This morning, after a traditional breakfast of fresh fish broth with casabe (cassava flour bread), fariña (coarse cassava flour) and ají (hot sauce), we will board a pirogue and sail to the Chorro de Monochoa. Here we will have a traditional lunch of moquiado fish (cooked in the ground in a banana leaf), fariña, casabe, caguana (a drink made from manioc, pineapple and panela). Afterwards, we will visit the crops of the local community, including plantations of cassava, bananas, pineapples and medicinal plants. Discussions with the community over a mambeo.

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DAY 4 - Monday Jan 13th, 2025

Paujil waterfall

Traditional breakfast. We sail to the Salto del Paujil. (3 hours) and then we return to the Maloca de Aménane for lunch. We will meet the community for the last time, say goodbye and give gifts. Dinner and rest. Traditio...

Traditional breakfast. We sail to the Salto del Paujil. (3 hours) and then we return to the Maloca de Aménane for lunch. We will meet the community for the last time, say goodbye and give gifts. Dinner and rest. Traditional mambe: coca and ambil.

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DAY 5 - Tuesday Jan 14th, 2025

Araracuara Canyon

We have breakfast. We sail back to the port. One hour walk up and carrying our bags. (Possibility to organise the carrying of bags). Visit to the Salto del Diablo, also known as the Araracuara Canyon or the Caquetá Canyo...

We have breakfast. We sail back to the port. One hour walk up and carrying our bags. (Possibility to organise the carrying of bags). Visit to the Salto del Diablo, also known as the Araracuara Canyon or the Caquetá Canyon. Return flight to San José del Guaviare (1h). Return by bus to Bogota. (8h). Arrival in Bogotá at about 22:00.

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B, L 1h 8h

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Recommendations

Follow the tour guide’s recommendations, meet the schedules of the itineraries, and on the trip forget about everyday life and let yourself be impregnated by the natural beauty of the place. Connect your mind with the place and ask Mother Nature for permission beforehand to be in these sacred temples. Do not pick up stones or take them with you, as they can alter the spiritual environment of the place. Walk quietly and carry:

-A change of clothes to travel on flights and land trips.
-A change of clothes for walking (long pants that become shorts, a long-sleeved shirt or t-shirt, tennis shoes or walking boots, river sandals)
-Change of clothes for sleeping (cozy and warm).
-Personal hygiene items. (Toilet paper, soap, toothpaste etc)
-If you are a vegetarian/vegan, bring your own food for us to prepare there.
-Rubber boots
-Tennis.
-Flip flops
-Binoculars if you want to see birds. In Mitú we are going to look for the Guianan cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola). We need to walk in silence.
– A form of official ID
-Personal medications
-Swimsuit
-Water bottle
-Sun hat
– Sunscreen, natural without chemicals. Or don’t use.
-Insect repellent. (We recommend start taking thiamine a couple of weeks before the trip) (abundant)
-Flashlight and a spare set of batteries.
-Photographic camera
-Solar powerbank (preferably to charge your camera and cell phone batteries)
-Ziploc bags of various sizes to pack electronic elements.
-Everything packed in plastic bags
-Personal food utensils: Bowl and a plastic cup. Spoon, fork, and knife.
-Water purifying filter or purifying tablets. (Optional, we give you boiled water)
-Small towel
-No camouflaged element (cloths, caps, blankets …)
-The nights are spent in native houses. You will sleep on a camping mattress, a tent or a hammock (recommended).
-Personal waterproof dome-type tent that does not need to be stake to the ground. (This is if it is difficult for you to sleep in a hammock)
-Waterproof poncho/raincoat.
-camping or light mattress (for those who prefer to not sleep in a hammock).
-Sleeping bag for 15°C or colder (small compact)
-Be vaccinated against yellow fever and tetanus. (It is not mandatory, we only suggest it)
-35 Lt hands-free backpack for walks and hopefully everything is stored in this backpack.

-In terms of safety, together with the local and environmental authorities, we coordinate with the National Army the permits and the places that can be visited for the tranquility of the visitor.

-The average temperature is 30 degrees centigrade and can reach 35 degrees with high humidity.

-Some routes are carried out on unmarked trails. It is important to wear shoes with good grip and, if possible, a cane.

-Bathrooms are wooden rooms with septic tanks within the communities and in open nature when we are in the mountains.

-Take thiamine 15 days before to prevent mosquito bites.

-Gifts for the communities. IT’S NOT MANDATORY. ONLY IF IT IS BORN FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR HEART: school supplies, notebooks, colors, paints, children’s stories, fishing nylon, hooks, rubber boots, clothing for children and adults, flashlights or solar energy lamps, etc.

-The community (isolated tribe) lacks some specific elements that can be taken from Bogotá. If we ask them ahead of time, they can tell us their needs and maybe we can bring them those things they need. This is not required.

Spotted Species

Here is a non-exhaustive list of Animal Species you can spot during this tour

Jaguar

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Blue and Yellow Macaw

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Your Tour Guides

Ivan Macias

Languages:English, Spanish

Guiding since: 2006

Specialties: Trekking, Hiking, Expedition, Indigenous Communities

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Mathieu Bohringer

Languages:English, French, Spanish, Portugues

Guiding since: 2006

Specialties: Wildlife, Trekking, Filmmaker, Photografer, Drone

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