Navigate the Amazon River, the longest and fast-flowing in the world, enjoy the gastronomic diversity of three countries. Immerse yourself in the beautiful beaches of the Caribbean Sea and connect with ancestral medicine and indigenous wisdom.
The Amazon is a fascinating territory, hosting the biggest tropical jungle in the planet, extending at around 7.000.000 km2 belonging to 8 countries: Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela, and Surinam
This is also one of the most bio-diverse places on earth, being the home of around 30.000 types of plans, 2.500 fish species, 1,500 of birds, 500 mammals, 550 reptiles, and 2,5 million insects. It’s also the home of around 420 tribe with 86 languages and 650 dialects, providing 20% of the oxygen on the planet and 20% of non-frozen fresh water on its riverbends.
Entering this territory and getting to know its dynamic is an enriching adventure that takes us into the jungle, to learn its ways of life, culture, cuisine, and the beat knowledge and ancestral wisdom.
Delve in with respect, we’re always welcome
We’ll welcome the travelers at Leticia’s airport in Colombia, we’ll have a lunch of traditional food from the area and tour its streets, harbor, and main attractions. On the afternoon we’ll visit a reservoir located on outskirts of town, where we’ll spend the night on treehouses. We’ll go on a nocturnal hike looking to see animals that inhabit the areas, and we’ll have a great dinner and go to bed.
Following a special night in the middle of the jungle, surrounded by its interesting sounds, we’ll enjoy a very good breakfast and hike to a Maloca (indigenous sacred house) to get to know from up close different methods and processes implemented by the indigenous people Tikuna, Yucuna and Uitoto. We’ll spend the entire day with them, learning about the process for the mambe as an extraction of coca leaf, a plan weaving workshop, natural tattoos made with achiote and jagua, and traditional indigenous dance, we’ll also enjoy a traditional lunch cooked by our hosts, and during the afternoon, we’ll sail on the Amazon River to the Marasha reservoir on Peruvian land. At night we’ll sail around the lake looking for crocodiles and alligators to later enjoy dinner and a good night sleep.
Following a good night on the Marasha lake’s shore, we’ll hike for half an hour to visit a gigantic tree and bask in its immensity. We’ll sail back on a canoe through the lake to have our lunch. Later we’ll return to the Amazon River and sail to the Tarapoto lake, where we can swim with dolphins and gaze upon the sunset, to finally reach the quaint and colorful village of Puerto Nariño.
After breakfast we’ll walk around the village, to later tour along three different countries (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil) through the Amazon, Sacambú, Gamboa, and Yavarí rivers. We’ll travel back to Leticia on the evening so we can enjoy the amazing spectacle of parakeets at Santander Park. At night we’ll enjoy a great dinner and a good night’s rest at a local hotel.
On the last day, we’ll have breakfast at the hotel and have the day off to tour the harbor or any other places that the travelers wish to visit, before returning to the airport and then take the flight home
End of the trip.
– A small backpack for hiking
– Cloths suitable for fresh weather that includes a pair of pants and a long sleeve shirt.
– Rubber boots (that you can buy in Leticia)
– A light sweater or jacket
– Bathing suit
– Small towel
– A pair of hiking shoes
– Hat
– Sun glasses
– Photographic camera
– Torch/Flash light
– Insect repellent
– Sunscreen
– Non plastic water bottle (thermo)
– A small personal hygiene kit and personal medicines.
– A pair of big plastic bags to protect your cloths from water and to keep your garbage.
– ID Card
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Gracias por llevarnos a conocer la exuberante selva amazónica. Fue una verdadera experiencia enriquecedora.
Agradezco a Daniel mi guía por el conocimiento transmitido y el staff de Sawa por la organización del viaje.
Juliana Gaviria.
Me encanto esta experiencia única en este rincón de Colombia. Un tour muy completo con recorridos por tres países, selva, ríos, indígenas. muy recomendada.
Paulina.
Un verdadero viaje conociendo los lugares mas importantes de la región. me gusto mucho lo variado del plan donde compartimos con indígenas, caminamos en la selva, navegamos por los ríos, visitamos 3 países etc.
completamente recomendado.
Juan José.
