Amazon Adventure

Day 1

Arrive into Bogota. You will be met by a Travel The Unknown representative and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Bogota. Meal plan: N/A

Day 2

Breakfast, transfer to airport. Flight to Leticia where you will be met by a Travel The Unknown representative and transferred to a small boat. Travel down the Amazon to the lodge. Dinner. Relax. Overnight in lodge, mosquito nets provided. Meal plan: B, D

Leticia is the capital of Colombia's Amazonas region, and is a small jungle town on the Tres Fronteras meaning it is at the junction of the Colombian, Brazillian and Peruvian borders. Filled with brightly coloured houses, cafes and restaurants, ports and markets, it serves as a gateway to the Amazon and is the only way into the Amazon from Colombia. Leticia was part of Peru and called San Antonio, until 1922 when a treaty passed it to Colombia and they renamed it Leticia. This trip ventures far from the tourist trail. On the second, third and fourth day you can expect not to see anyone other than your guide and your tracker. On fifth day the only other people you will see are from the local tribes.

Day 3

Breakfast. Morning to relax. Hike through the Amazon looking out for jaguars, monkeys, tarantulas, frogs, toucans, eagles, butterflies, etc. Learn about the flora - the medicinal and poisonous plants of the Amazon. Arrive at the camp. Take a refreshing shower in a waterfall, relax, dinner. Sleep in a hammock under a shelter (and mosquito net).

Alternative activities (boat trips, relaxation, etc.) are available for those who do not wish to hike. Meal plan: B, L, D

Day 4

Breakfast. Hike back to the first lodge via the stunning and aptly named Butterfly canyon. Lunch. Afternoon to relax. Overnight in wooden lodge. Meal plan: B, L, D

Day 5

Take a boat trip along the Amazon, passing into Peru, looking out for grey and pink dolphins and a host of other wildlife. Visit an Amazonian community. Stop for lunch in a second Amazonian community where you will spend the night in a comfortable hammock (and mosquito net). Lunch. Afternoon fishing for piranha. Dinner. Take the boat out in the dark to search for alligators and crocodiles. Overnight in Amazonian community. Meal plan: B, L, D

Day 6

Breakfast. Take a small boat back to Leticia. Afternoon free to explore Leticia. Overnight in comfortable hotel in Leticia. Meal plan: B

Day 7

Breakfast. Morning free to relax. Early afternoon flight to Bogota, then onward travel. Meal plan: B