CUYABENO NATURAL RESERVE - JAMU LODGE

Cabañas JAMU, coming from the word Armadillo in Siona, is a beautiful privately owned place with an amazing ecosystem, where our guests can carry out different types of activities. We are located along the Rio Cuyabeno, 15 minutes down river from the amazing Laguna Grande.
FEATURES: Cabañas JAMU consist of 9 cabañas, built in a traditional, rustic style with thatched-roofs. Every cabaña has two rooms, each with a private bathroom, with a possibility to accommodate around 32 people in the entire camp. All of our cabañas are lit naturally with candles to preserve the feeling of being in a remote jungle. Enjoy a cocktail at the bar in our two-story cabaña, or relax with a beer upstairs in our comfortable hammock lounge. Experience rich, tasty platanos or yuca, traditional foods of the rainforest. As well, we serve lots of fresh veggies and fruits, especially for those vegetarians. Our mix of Ecuadorian and international cuisine will exhilarate your taste buds. But make sure to save room for dessert!,
ITINERARY 4 DAYS/ 3 NIGHTS
Day 1. You may also be able to see a variety of monkeys and other jungle animals, depending on the time and weather conditions. We will arrive at the “Cabañas JAMU” around 4:30pm. At that time you will be shown to your rooms and you can relax a little. After a siesta we will leave the camp for a swim in the lagoon and to watch a beautiful sunset in the middle of the Laguna Grande. You will then return to the camp for dinner, and can finish your first day in the jungle relaxing in a hammock or having a drink at the bar.
Day 2: After breakfast we will take a hike in the primary forest for 3 to 4 hours, where your guide will explain how a tropical rainforest works. You will be able to learn about medicinal plants and might be able to see some exotic birds or monkeys. We will then return to the camp for lunch and a siesta. In the afternoon you will go piranha fishing, have a swim in the lagoon and watch the sunset. With a little luck you can observe the pink river dolphins or an anaconda sunbathing in a tree. You will return to the camp for dinner, and take a night canoe ride to look for caimans.
Day 3: For those of you who are willing to see the sun rise, you can go for an early morning bird watching canoe ride at around 6 o’clock. You will return to the camp for breakfast, then depart in native, dugout canoes to visit a family of the community of Tarapuy. You will see how Casabe is prepared, traditional bread made from Yucca (Manioc). You can help prepare the Casabe and see how only material from the jungle is used in making the bread. You will then visit the Siona community and your guide will explain the customs and traditions of the Sionas. You will be able to see what traditions have been lost and what has been maintained. After that we return to the lodge to have a late lunch. At night, you can go on a short nocturnal hike through the primary forest in search of insects, spiders, geckos or scorpions, and listen to the night sounds of the jungle.
Day 4: After breakfast we take the motorized canoes to head back to the entrance of Cuyabeno from where we take transportation to Lago Agrio. The program for five days includes a day of canoeing, which is as follows described: We depart in native, dugout canoes, called “quilla”, to visit smaller lagoons such as Pato Cocha, and Caimán Cocha. While paddling you have a better opportunity to see more fauna and flora, and you can get a good idea of what an igapo (flooded) forest looks like. You can observe a variety of different birds and monkeys. Because this activity is about 4 – 5 hours long, we take a box lunch with us.