• Puyo - 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.

• Lunch
• In-vehicle air conditioning

07:00 Focus at the Agency
• Departure from Puyo city with an estimated travel time of 2 hours
• 1:30-hour trek through the rainforest towards the village.
• Greeting upon arrival at the Village.
• Journey into the pristine rainforest towards the Tayos Cave
• Getting accustomed to the darkness.
• Exploration of the enigmatic Tayos Caves, with an expected duration of 3 hours
• Encounter with cave features such as stalactites, stalagmites, wet cave walls, arachnids, tailless whip scorpions, flying mammals, and more.
• Exploration of various indigenous rock shapes
• Passages featuring subsurface water flow
• Favorable chance to spot the nocturnal Tayo or Oilbirds, fruit-eaters that nest on cliff sides.
• Journey back to the Village.
• A meal served by the indigenous Shuar Community
• Return journey to Puyo city.

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