Immerse Yourself In The Amazon

Location

IQUITOS

Life Experience

ENJOY IT WITH YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS

Duration

04 DAYS - 03 NIGHTS

Itinerary

Pick up from Iquitos Airport, on route to the pier, we will receive a small speech about the city to star our adventure. We will board and cross Nanay River until we reach the majestic Amazon River, the largest in the world. We will arrive to Fundo Pedrito, an animal nursery where we will feed Paiches, Piranhas, caimans, turtles, parrots, macaws, anacondas and we are going appreciate the famous Victoria Regia plant. Arrival to the lodge, accommodation and lunch. At the appropriate time, we will start a botanical walk, where we will observe the typical flora and fauna and its usefulness in locals communities. We will return to the lodge to enjoy a delicious dinner. At nightfall, we will begin our guided tour through the mysterious jungle in order to observe tarantulas, cicadas, spiders, scorpions, praying mantis as well as the difference nocturnal animals’ sounds. Back to the lodge. Overnight.

Very early in the morning we start our excursion enjoying the sunrise and observing the typical birds of the area in its entire splendour. We will return to the lodge for breakfast.

After that, we can enjoy canopy adventure sport, a circuit of 10 stations: we will launch by 5 zip lines of different levels and lengths, 2 hanging bridges, pendulum, climbing mesh and descent by rappel. Later on, we will know “Yaguas” Native Community, one of the 23 native communities of Amazon River, they will allow us to enjoy an exhibition of their songs, dances, ways of hunting and crafts. Then, we will visit a reserve of free animals and observe macaws, parrots, sloth bears, prehistoric turtle “mata mata” and the feared anaconda or boa constrictor. In the afternoon, our guide will take us to long-lived tree of Amazon “La Ceiba de la Selva” or known by natives as Huimba with almost 500 years of age and an imposing height. Back to the lodge, dinner. Free time. Overnight.

Early in the morning we will go to our adventure in the jungle. We will sail through Amazon River and visit San Juan de Huachalado village, where we will meet locals and its diverse flora and fauna until we reach Yanayacu River, a blackwater river. We will spend the day exploring and doing fishing activities, navigation and walks, we will see the famous giant tree called Lupuma, we will find Tarzan lianas on the way and our guide will take care of making lunch. We will have lunch in a villager home or we may make a camp in the jungle.  After that, we will go Trapiche in San Juan de Huachalado where we can learn how to make typical local alcoholic beverages and taste them. Return to the Lodge.

Before nightfall, we will enjoy a delicious dinner or learn to prepare cocktails with our typical pisco, the national drink. Overnight.

Breakfast in the morning and immediately later we will go fishing Piranhas and other fishes. This relaxing sport is practiced in a traditional way, as native communities do or with instruments that we require for a pleasant sport fishing. Then we can swim in Amazon River, 10 minutes from the Ecolodge, a warm waters river surrounding by spectacular and unique landscape.

In the summer season, it is possible to enjoy mud treatment on the banks of Amazon River, we will find some small islands where we can enjoy an excellent bath and mud treatment for the skin in a natural spa. Observation of pink and gray dolphins, these beautiful dolphins will be able to fully appreciate them throughout the Amazon River. The “bufeo Colorado” is a very special character in jungle legends. Many women claim to have been seduced sometime by a dolphin turned into a handsome young man. Return to the lodge for lunch. At the appropriate time, come back to the city of Iquitos by the Amazon River. Return to your hotel in Iquitos city or to the airport directly.

B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner

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Detail

  • Transfer Airport – Port – Airport
  • Transfer Port – Lodge – Port
  • 03 nights accommodation with private bathroom
  • Full Meals Plan
  • Tours, activities and tickets to mentioned places
  • Land and river transport
  • Professional guidance (English – Spanish)
  • Permanent Assistance
  • First aid kit
  • Travel insurance
  • Rain Poncho
  • Bikes and ATV
  • Television, flashlights, Wi-Fi and hot water
  • Personal items
  • Alcoholic beverages, without alcohol (soft drinks)
  • Domestic or International Air / Land Tickets
  • Any consumption and / or services not specified in the program
  • Should bring light cotton clothing, preferably light colors, avoid black as it attracts mosquitoes, light shirts, long sleeves for sun and mosquitoes, quick drying shorts, hiking pants, plastic ponchos or raincoats, suits bath, sandals or slippers for water, hat or cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, flashlight, antiallergic or any personal medication.
  • You can bring sweets, cloths, notebooks and anything else you want to give to children in the communities.
  • VACCINES, it is not obligatory, all our excursions take place in non-endemic areas free of epidemics such as malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever. At the request of the passenger, you must be vaccinated 10 days before your trip to the jungle. Check with your doctor
  • Indicate any restrictions on your diet and / or any illness in your health, to prevent and avoid complications in jungle excursions.

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