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![The trip will begin with a short flight from Quito to Coca where we’ll board our motorized canoe for the trip down the Rio Napo.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49594084697_1faf68cfac_b.jpg?)
The trip will begin with a short flight from Quito to Coca where we’ll board our motorized canoe for the trip down the Rio Napo.
![These boats are comfortable and well shaded for sun or rain during our 3 hour ride down the Rio Napo.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4757%2F40536911252_5c0c09128e_b.jpg?)
These boats are comfortable and well shaded for sun or rain during our 3 hour ride down the Rio Napo.
![After a fifteen minute walk on a boardwalk then a fifteen minute canoe ride across a lake…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53548764967_e8aa2d4201_b.jpg?)
After a fifteen minute walk on a boardwalk then a fifteen minute canoe ride across a lake…
![…we’ll reach Sani Lodge.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53549966014_59f8fdb7e2_b.jpg?)
…we’ll reach Sani Lodge.
![After a welcome drink in the lounge, we’ll be shown to our private cabins…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4774%2F40536914762_48460aaec6_b.jpg?)
After a welcome drink in the lounge, we’ll be shown to our private cabins…
![… which are comfortable and clean.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7283%2F16675312737_7cb069d3be_b.jpg?)
… which are comfortable and clean.
![We then should have some time for birding around the lodge – comical Hoatzins are never too far…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49594084817_aa04b85957_b.jpg?)
We then should have some time for birding around the lodge – comical Hoatzins are never too far…
![...and tamarin monkeys can be heard and seen in the trees nearby, as well.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3700%2F11845933906_1655174f6f_b.jpg?)
…and tamarin monkeys can be heard and seen in the trees nearby, as well.
![The open air dining area always has some birds around, so never eat without your bins.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8717%2F16262652123_56924875c4_b.jpg?)
The open air dining area always has some birds around, so never eat without your bins.
![Numerous forest trails provide access to interior of the primary rainforest.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53549633021_34097e584a_b.jpg?)
Numerous forest trails provide access to interior of the primary rainforest.
![The mind-boggling diversity around the lodge ranges from gaudy Green-and-gold Tanagers…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3814%2F11845548634_7dcceb3610_b.jpg?)
The mind-boggling diversity around the lodge ranges from gaudy Green-and-gold Tanagers…
![…to less gaudy Brown Nunlet…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5474%2F11845413683_b4e27c48eb_b.jpg?)
…to less gaudy Brown Nunlet…
![…and colorful poison-dart frogs or… (gb)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5211%2F5385299898_7b4c79dba1_b.jpg?)
…and colorful poison-dart frogs or… (gb)
![…improbable Long-billed Woodcreeper…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49593341843_dfbec038fc_b.jpg?)
…improbable Long-billed Woodcreeper…
![…and equally odd Cream-colored Woodpecker.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49593841261_4dedacc553_b.jpg?)
…and equally odd Cream-colored Woodpecker.
![The 200 steps up the canopy tower will give us a bird’s eye view…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53548764707_d57161455e_b.jpg?)
The 200 steps up the canopy tower will give us a bird’s eye view…
![…from a big sturdy platform…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49593837516_50ddd6b5c5_b.jpg?)
…from a big sturdy platform…
![…where we might spot a Purplish Jacamar…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7434%2F11845924596_f88eb781d1_b.jpg?)
…where we might spot a Purplish Jacamar…
![…a hunting Ornate Hawk-Eagle… (gb)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5211%2F5384695877_240c930e62_b.jpg?)
…a hunting Ornate Hawk-Eagle… (gb)
![...or a minute Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53549965184_18b14bbaea_b.jpg?)
…or a minute Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher.
![Much of our birding will be done while being paddled around in canoes through the flooded forests along the Rio Napo…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53548764917_50425143ab_b.jpg?)
Much of our birding will be done while being paddled around in canoes through the flooded forests along the Rio Napo…
![…where a American Pygmy Kingfisher may be on the look-out…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5477%2F11845926716_c3de20c4d6_b.jpg?)
…where a American Pygmy Kingfisher may be on the look-out…
![…or perhaps the cryptic Zigzag Heron might be found on a night paddle hidden amongst streamside thickets.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8751%2F16740500467_5d18455d6f_b.jpg?)
…or perhaps the cryptic Zigzag Heron might be found on a night paddle hidden amongst streamside thickets.
![Nighttime in the jungle can be productive for Black-banded Owl, several species of Potoo…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8688%2F16696506809_a6dc0e0514_b.jpg?)
Nighttime in the jungle can be productive for Black-banded Owl, several species of Potoo…
![…and maybe even a huge amphibian, like this one pound behemoth, the Smoky Jungle-Frog. (gb)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5212%2F5385280330_14f20871d2_b.jpg?)
…and maybe even a huge amphibian, like this one pound behemoth, the Smoky Jungle-Frog. (gb)
![Trips across to the south side of the river will turn up a wide array of different birds, like the striking Rufous-capped Antthrush…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3823%2F11845118085_84d126097e_b.jpg?)
Trips across to the south side of the river will turn up a wide array of different birds, like the striking Rufous-capped Antthrush…
![...or iconic Blue-and-yellow Macaws...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53550073445_b534d8213e_b.jpg?)
…or iconic Blue-and-yellow Macaws…
![…and the clay licks may be attended by a colorful (and deafening) swarm of parrots including these Cobalt-winged Parakeets.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7024%2F6751257509_bd9f215973_b.jpg?)
…and the clay licks may be attended by a colorful (and deafening) swarm of parrots including these Cobalt-winged Parakeets.
![No matter what we see, it’s always different, and simply being in the Amazon is an experience in itself.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53548764772_92ddf6d905_b.jpg?)
No matter what we see, it’s always different, and simply being in the Amazon is an experience in itself.