* Daily schedule is approximate and may change at the leader's discretion.
Napo River Area
Nov 29 - Dec 5, 2009
(7 days, 6 nights)
Price $TBA
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Sun
Nov 29 |
Quito
Hotel Sebastian
Included Meals: None |
Evening get-together for orientation and meeting other participants. |
Mon
Nov 30 |
Quito
Coca
Napo River
Sacha Reserve
Sacha Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning flight from Quito to Coca. Boat trip up Napo River to Sacha Lodge. Walk and dugout canoe transfer from Napo River dock to lodge, birding en route. |
Tues
Dec 1 |
Sacha Reserve
Yasuni National Park
Sacha Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
All day photographing birds and other animals around Sacha Lodge and reserve. One morning spent viewing and photographing birds from canopy tower and canopy walkway. Another visiting parrot clay licks near Napo River. Remainder of time making photographs of birds from dugout canoes along waterways and along trails through varzea (seasonally flooded) and terra firma forests. |
Wed
Dec 2 |
Sacha Reserve
Yasuni National Park
Sacha Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
See previous day. |
Thurs
Dec 3 |
Sacha Reserve
Yasuni National Park
Sacha Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
See previous day. |
Fri
Dec 4 |
Napo River
Coca
Quito
Hotel Sebastian
Included Meals: BLD |
Dugout canoe and walk back to Napo River boat launch in morning. Powerboat trip down Napo River to Coca. Late morning flight from Coca to Quito, arriving early afternoon. Remainder of day free to explore Quito. |
Sat
Dec 5 |
Quito
Included Meals: B |
End of tour. International flights home or continue on with Andean photo group. |
