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We leave from the city of Puyo, Pastaza to the Hola Vida reserve approximately 40 minutes. Private Tours at 09:00 AM and Group Tours 10:30 AM We will know their culture, observe the construction of their homes and crafts made of pottery and raft, and hunting instruments such as the famous “blowgun” explanations about medicinal plants , hallucinogenic, toxic, palm trees, heliconias, insects; such as: butterflies, beetles, spiders, ants, termites etc., and the demonstration of the “clay” that is used for the elaboration of ceramic objects, and as facial treatments in the spa, when you arrive at the waterfall you can enjoy A refreshing bath. With many activities Tasks to do • Viewpoints • Giant Fish • Canoe • Community • Typical Dance • Skin treatment clay • Painted faces • Lunch • Indichuris viewpoint • Chocolate factory • blowgun • Hello Life Waterfall • Fauna & Flora • Liana (Tarzan Flight)

We leave from the City of Puyo, Pastaza Our motto is to provide a safe and fun tour This unique Pastaza River (with 18 kilometers of route) is listed as one of the best rivers in the world for rafting, offering all who They visit an experience of adventure and contemplation to nature. Adrenaline enthusiasts will enjoy "running" class III and IV rapids, while they will appreciate a tropical rain forest with all its flora and fauna. offering tourists the opportunity to work as a team during the tour. The journey on the river lasts approximately 1 to 2 hours, and we include a delicious lunch IT INCLUDES: • Equipment (Wetsuit, shoes, helmets, paddle, professional life jacket) • Technical Talk (Commands to be used on the trip and what to do in case of falling from the boat) • Transportation • CD of photographs and videos • Lunch (Meat, Chicken or Fish) • Safety Kayakero for the trip

FIRST DAY. We leave Puyo by bus towards the Villain River for a 3-hour trip, then we take a motor canoe to navigate the Villain River downstream for 3 hours, observing birds such as parrots, toucans, turkeys, orioles, until we reach the community of Nichacocha. Lunch. Recognition of the area and sharing with the Quichua family. Camping. Dinner and accommodation in a cabin with tents. SECOND DAY. After breakfast we take a 4-hour walk through the primary forest, explanation of the existing botanical variety, medicinal, ornamental, poisonous, fruit and vegetable fiber plants. Possibility of seeing monkeys in a salting house. Lunch. In the afternoon visit a yucca and banana plantation. Demonstration of the elaboration of chicha, ceramics and tobacco. THIRD DAY. After breakfast we sail to a lagoon where we will go piranha fishing. Lunch. In the afternoon, a short walk to observe gigantic and ancient trees. FOURTH DAY.

Arutam Chakra is not a traditional guided tour, it is a jungle living experience. Here you don’t arrive as a tourist, you come as a guest to a home that was created as a paradise for those of us who deeply love nature. I am your host and I live here, so every experience is close, human and real. For two nights and three days you will feel the jungle with all the senses: we will walk, bathe in the river, listen to the birds, cook in firewood and prepare artisan chocolate. We will use medicinal plants in cleaning baths and sweet plants to harmonize the body and energy. This is a space to release, unload what weighs and recharge from the natural force of the environment. Each experience is lived with only one to four people, which makes it intimate, familiar and deeply personalized.

07:00 Concentration in the Agency • Departure from the city of Puyo estimated time 2 hours • Walk through the jungle to the community 1:30 hours. • Welcome in the Community. • Walk in primary jungle towards the Cave of the Tayos • Adaptation to the dark. • Tour in the mysterious Caves of the Tayos, estimated time 3 hours • Observation of stalactites, stalagmites, dripping walls, spiders, scorpion spider, bats, etc. • Various natural rock formations • Sections with underground current • Good possibility to observe the Tayo or Guácharos, which are nocturnal birds, feed on wild fruits and build their nests on the rocks. • Return to the Community. • Lunch, prepared by the Shuar Community • Return to the city of Puyo.

Make them live a complete holistic experience. In direct contact with nature, the customs and traditions of the Amazonian peoples, their customs, flora, fauna and the energy of the Amazon jungle. The tour can start at the airport you arrive at (for a fee) or from our meeting point in the city of Puyo, which belongs to the province of Pastaza, at its land terminal. At the main door our guide will welcome you with a delicious Guayusa, a traditional drink. Do not worry you will be able to locate it since it will be with a sign with your name. They will live in direct contact with nature, carry out a very pleasant aquatic activity and, in turn, the guide will comment on the ancestral properties of certain plants... the history of Amazonian peoples, their importance, ways of life and certain symbolisms that especially characterize them. certain Amazonian peoples and nationalities.

DEPARTURE FROM PUYO 09:00 A.M. FIRST DAY • Visit to the Casahurco Community • 3-hour jungle walk with explanation of medicinal plants • Bath in the river • Lunch • Blowgun practice • Sharing with the indigenous people of the community • Night walk in search of snakes and insects and types of frogs • Sleep in the cabins of the indigenous people SECOND DAY • Breakfast • Visit to the Ukuwasi community • Typical dance • Walk of a circuit of 5 waterfalls • Lunch • Canoeing on the Puyo River • Snack • Night walk visiting alligators • Indichuris Community rest at night THIRD DAY • Breakfast • Visit to the artisanal chocolate factory • View of two viewpoints with incredible landscapes • Tarzan flight on a liana • Lunch • Return to the city of Puyo INCLUDES: • Rubber boots • Rain ponchos • Specialized guide