PEACOCK BASS AND PAYARA EXPERIENCE
The perfect mix between world class wading class IV rapids in search of 20+ pound payara and giant sardinata on the Orinoco river, good cat-fish fishing and excellent opportunities at the catching multiple 10-22 pound peacock bass on a variety of lures. It’s where you can try all the styles.
For the full Amazon experience full of payara, peacock bass, catfish and sardinata; from casting poppers in a feeding frenzy to sight casting in a pocket, Tuparro and Orinoco luxury camping expedition is an excellent trip. The different types of fishing in this system make this extended package very attractive.
Luxury individual cabin style tents with full size beds, marine toilets installed at each portable camp as well as meals designed and served by chefs, means the benefits of camping in the most remote and virgin corner of the northern Orinoco basin without sacrificing any comfort of a fixed lodge.
PACKAGE INCLUDES TWO HOTEL NIGHTS IN BOGOTA & DOMESTIC ROUND TRIP FLIGHTS BOGOTA - INIRIDA
For the full Amazon experience full of payara, peacock bass, catfish and sardinata; from casting poppers in a feeding frenzy to sight casting in a pocket, Tuparro and Orinoco luxury camping expedition is an excellent trip. The different types of fishing in this system make this extended package very attractive.
Luxury individual cabin style tents with full size beds, marine toilets installed at each portable camp as well as meals designed and served by chefs, means the benefits of camping in the most remote and virgin corner of the northern Orinoco basin without sacrificing any comfort of a fixed lodge.
PACKAGE INCLUDES TWO HOTEL NIGHTS IN BOGOTA & DOMESTIC ROUND TRIP FLIGHTS BOGOTA - INIRIDA
DAY 1:
Arrive to Bogota. Rest at a hotel provided
DAY 2:
The next day you will join the main guide in the hotel to take the daily flight from Bogotá - Puerto Carreno from the Aeropuerto El Dorado. At your arrival in Puerto Carreno our driver will be waiting for you to commence the 4 hour 4x4 ride down unmarked roads through natural savannah full of deer, tapir, pumas and anacondas until you reach the mouth of the Tomo river. The arrival time to camp depends on what time the domestic flight is. That night will be spent in the Orinoco Camp. There is great payara fishing right at camp.
Arrive to Bogota. Rest at a hotel provided
DAY 2:
The next day you will join the main guide in the hotel to take the daily flight from Bogotá - Puerto Carreno from the Aeropuerto El Dorado. At your arrival in Puerto Carreno our driver will be waiting for you to commence the 4 hour 4x4 ride down unmarked roads through natural savannah full of deer, tapir, pumas and anacondas until you reach the mouth of the Tomo river. The arrival time to camp depends on what time the domestic flight is. That night will be spent in the Orinoco Camp. There is great payara fishing right at camp.
PAYARA FISHING DAYS
FLEXIBLE FISHING PACKAGES
The Orinoco camp is located on the part of the Orinoco with the most rapids. The natural beauty is unrivaled, and the pull of a land-based 20+ pound payara in strong currents is also without equal. The amount of fish and low pressures means the fishing here is world class, expect to run into big payara, sardinata and bicuda. Boats are shared between 2 anglers. Three rapid systems can be fished from this camp, as well as the mouth of the Tomo river.
PEACOCK FISHING DAYS
FLEXIBLE FISHING PACKAGES
After the 2 days of payara fishing, you will head up the river to access the peacock waters and change camps. You will transverse the beautiful rapids of the river where you will need to walk 150 meters were the crew will drag the boats through 40 meters of dangerous but beautiful rapids. We will reach the Orinoco lodge where we will be spending the next 4 nights. The time spent will be under the protection of the local autonomous Sikuani natives.
FLEXIBLE FISHING PACKAGES
The Orinoco camp is located on the part of the Orinoco with the most rapids. The natural beauty is unrivaled, and the pull of a land-based 20+ pound payara in strong currents is also without equal. The amount of fish and low pressures means the fishing here is world class, expect to run into big payara, sardinata and bicuda. Boats are shared between 2 anglers. Three rapid systems can be fished from this camp, as well as the mouth of the Tomo river.
PEACOCK FISHING DAYS
FLEXIBLE FISHING PACKAGES
After the 2 days of payara fishing, you will head up the river to access the peacock waters and change camps. You will transverse the beautiful rapids of the river where you will need to walk 150 meters were the crew will drag the boats through 40 meters of dangerous but beautiful rapids. We will reach the Orinoco lodge where we will be spending the next 4 nights. The time spent will be under the protection of the local autonomous Sikuani natives.
WILDLIFE
The Amazon is the most biodiverse region in the planet. The entire river is a protected area with pristine rainforest. Expect to run into wildlife during your stay including many iconic species like the Amazon river dolphin, tapirs, the green anaconda, giant otters and the elusive jaguar.
LAST DAY
On the 8th and last fishing day you will fish your way down the river. You will fish the entire day for peacock bass until 4.30pm where you must make your way down approximately 1 hour from the last peacock lagoons to the Orinoco lodge were you will spend the last night at camp. You can also fish half day payara and half day peacock bass. The following day you will depart from camp back to the Puerto Carreno airport to fly back to Bogota.
The Amazon is the most biodiverse region in the planet. The entire river is a protected area with pristine rainforest. Expect to run into wildlife during your stay including many iconic species like the Amazon river dolphin, tapirs, the green anaconda, giant otters and the elusive jaguar.
LAST DAY
On the 8th and last fishing day you will fish your way down the river. You will fish the entire day for peacock bass until 4.30pm where you must make your way down approximately 1 hour from the last peacock lagoons to the Orinoco lodge were you will spend the last night at camp. You can also fish half day payara and half day peacock bass. The following day you will depart from camp back to the Puerto Carreno airport to fly back to Bogota.
IMPORTANT TRIP INFO
FOR FRESHWATER TRIPS No cell connection on the river but guests will have access to a satellite phone if an emergency arises.
Currency: Colombian Peso. Please make sure you bring enough to settle extra expenses in town and tips. Tips can be done in Dollars but pesos is more convenient for the staff.
Tackle is not included but rods and reels can be rented for 90 dollars a setup. All guest will be sent thorough tackle requirements in their pre trip information.
Wilderness camping: While we try to make the camp as comfortable as possible, guests are advised that this trip is aimed at the adventurous with a bare minimum level of fitness required.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
Trips run January through April. This coincides with the dry season, this is when the rivers drop and the fish enter the main channels and lagoons, creating an underwater world teaming with an abundance of predatory fish seen nowhere else.
FOR FRESHWATER TRIPS No cell connection on the river but guests will have access to a satellite phone if an emergency arises.
Currency: Colombian Peso. Please make sure you bring enough to settle extra expenses in town and tips. Tips can be done in Dollars but pesos is more convenient for the staff.
Tackle is not included but rods and reels can be rented for 90 dollars a setup. All guest will be sent thorough tackle requirements in their pre trip information.
Wilderness camping: While we try to make the camp as comfortable as possible, guests are advised that this trip is aimed at the adventurous with a bare minimum level of fitness required.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
Trips run January through April. This coincides with the dry season, this is when the rivers drop and the fish enter the main channels and lagoons, creating an underwater world teaming with an abundance of predatory fish seen nowhere else.
