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ABOUT CALANOA AMAZONAS ACTIVITIES - in their own words:

Calanoa, as a jungle lodge, offers plans that are respectful with the local communities, responsible with nature and generous with our guests, to make of your visit an unforgettable experience.The Amazon rainforest is home for one of every two living species on the planet.

The meaning of biodiversity and the dynamics of the rainforest will be approached through the senses. Paddling in a canoe at dusk or waking into the forest at night will allow you to listen to the sounds of life, while its aromas and tastes can be experienced through its unique fruits, beverages and refined gastronomy. Every day the forest and the river bring the most unexpected experiences: Birds and monkeys, frogs, butterflies and the most surprising insects, flowers and plants. You will be invited to appreciate the endless and amazing natural design: the colours, forms and patterns of biodiversity. And at the end of the day, a wonderful sunset over the mighty Amazon River.

SAMPLE ITINERARY

Day 1: Travel day Bogotá-Leticia
Arrival at Leticia in the early afternoon, check-in and lunch at the hotel. We will walk to the local market in Leticia, enjoying the delicious and unique amazon fruits, and at dusk we will walk to Santander Park, where thousands of parrots gather for the night in a great concert. Welcome dinner at the neighbouring Brazilian town of Tabatinga.

Day 2: Leticia-Calanoa
Morning: early breakfast in Leticia.
     Option 1: Visit to a traditional maloca, a communal indigenous house. Dialogue with members of the community. The visitors can experience the traditional architecture (with all its symbolism explained), and listen to tales and myths about the tobacco and coca ritual, and admire the traditional crafts.
     Option 2: As an alternative, visit to Mundo Amazónico, a park/botanical garden, great as an introduction to Amazonian useful and medicinal plants.
Lunch in Leticia. Afternoon boat trip to Calanoa. Welcome refreshments and guided visit to the Reserve’s fruit garden and buildings, with an explanation of the Calanoa project concepts of sustainable design. Dinner.

Day 3: Calanoa
Morning: breakfast. Visit to Maikuchiga, a monkeys rescue centre run by Dr. Sara Bennett. Back to the lodge, lunch will be served, with local produce and traditional food, Calanoa’s style. The kitchen is open for guests to visit it and participate in the preparation of food. This is an opportunity to know local produce and cooking techniques. Afternoon: Exploration of the Reserve, with indigenous guides, crossing to the Matamata creek, at the edge of the Amacayacu National Park, observing the extraordinary diversity of plants and animals. Return at dusk to the lodge by boat, drifting down the creek and listening to the sounds of the forest. Dinner.

Day 4: Calanoa
Morning: breakfast. Bird watching around the lodge. Visit to the village of Mocagua. Lunch in Calanoa.
Afternoon: visit to the crafts village of Macedonia. Crossing to the Peruvian shore, close to Cacao Island, for river dolphins watching.
Evening: If the water level allows, visit to Mocagua island’s lagoon, and caimans watching at night. Return to Calanoa. Dinner.

Day 5: Calanoa
Breakfast. Option 1: Boat trip to the Tikuna community of San Martín de Amacayacu. Meeting with local artisans. Lunch: local gastronomy. Afternoon: Canopying at Valencia, by the banks of the Amazon, (optional, US$30). Return at dusk and dinner in Calanoa.
Option 2: for those who like to hike, you can cross from the Matamata creek, besides Calanoa, to the Amacayacu River, crossing the forest at the National Park, and arriving to San Martin de Amacayacu, were you will have lunch and return by boat to Calanoa (4 hours’ hike).

Day 6: Travel day
Early breakfast in Calanoa. Boat trip down the Amazon to Leticia. End of plan. Afternoon: flight to BogotÃ.

Note: Plans may change according with climate or river conditions.