We will pick you up at the airport or hotel. We will start the tour with a brief visit to the local market of Bellavista Nanay. Here, you will have the opportunity to see fruits and typical products of the jungle like; El Aguaje (palm fruit), El Suri (edible weevil), Juane which is the emblematic dish of the region, and more varieties of Amazonian fish.

After our tour, we will head to the pier, where our Amazon adventure will begin. We will navigate in a typical boat through the mightiest river in the world, the Amazon River. The tour will allow you to observe the wonderful panorama in which the imposing river makes its way through the exuberant jungle. Travel time approximately 1hr30min. Once at the Lodge, our staff offers you a typical fresh juice from the region. Then we will go to our rooms to rest a bit. Our lunch will be served 1 hour after our arrival. Here is the time to try the typical food from the Peruvian Amazon.

Finished our delicious lunch, we will get ready to visit a riverside family that still preserves their ancestral traditions and have some species of animals like; anacondas, bear sloths, turtles, toucans, macaws, and others. We will sail on the Amazon River to look for gray and pink dolphins. It is your chance to jump into the river and swim close to the dolphins. During this day, we will have the opportunity to enjoy the sunset on the banks of the Amazon River. After enjoying the afternoon in the waters of the Amazon River and the dolphins, we will have a delicious dinner at our lodge.

After dinner and sunset, we will go on a night hike through the jungle. We will listen to the nocturnal sounds of the forest and observe the species that only emerge at night. Some species like; fireflies, beetles, walking sticks, frogs, tarantulas, snakes, and nocturnal birds. After our expedition, we will return to our lodge to rest and recharge our energies for the next day.

We got up early at 5.30 am. We will sail in a canoe across blackwater lake for our birding tour. It is the best time to observe many different bird species like; kingfishers, toucans, jacanas, herons, hawks, and more. We will have the opportunity to see the prehistoric bird called Hoatzin. After a morning bird tour, we will return to the lodge, where our breakfast awaits us. Our next activity will be the visit to Monkeys Island. Boat trip through the Amazon. Here we can see up to 8 varieties of primates in their natural habitats like; the Spider Monkey, Woolly Monkey, Titi Monkey, Tamarin Monkey, Pygmy Marmoset, Howler Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, and Saki Monk. We will also observe other animals like; macaws and sloths.

This monkey sanctuary is a non-profit organization formed and run by a local family to protect the New World monkeys. Since 1997 they have been in charge of the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of monkeys that have been victims of species trafficking. An attractive place where children and adults can interact and learn more about these jungle species. We will return to our lodge for a delicious lunch and a short rest. Then, we will continue with navigation for a short time. In the next activity, we will have the opportunity to fish in the Amazon river some piranhas, catfish, sardines, etc. Our guide will provide you with traditional fishing tools.

After an entertaining afternoon, we will return to the lodge for dinner. After resting, we will continue with a night excursion by canoe to listen to the nocturnal sounds of the tropical jungle and observe different species of animals like; nocturnal birds, alligators, snakes, electric eels, and more.

After breakfast, we will begin our day navigating the Amazon River towards the Yanayacu River Basin. A blackwater river is rich in flora and fauna. This ecosystem is considered by researchers as the jungle of mirrors. We will go in search of exotic birds, mammals, insects, primates, and sloths and see firsthand the biodiversity of the rainforest along the riverbank. After our delicious lunch, we will take an ethnobotanical walk through the jungle, where we will have the opportunity to see the giant Lupuna tree (Ceiba Petandra), the largest tree in the Amazon rainforest that can grow to more than 164 feet (50 mt). We will also be able to see a variety of birds, insects, arachnids, reptiles, and amphibians along the way. Later we will go back to the lodge for dinner and rest till the next day.

Breakfast at the Lodge

After our breakfast we will head upriver for 30 minutes to visit the Yagua Native Community where we will enjoy some of their typical dances, rituals and customs. We will also have the opportunity to use one of their hunting weapons “Blow Dart”, an ancestral instrument of the tribe.

At the end of the visit we will return to the lodge to enjoy our last lunch together. After having enjoyed our meal, we will begin our return trip upriver to the city of Iquitos for 2 hours.

Once you arrive in the city, we will be ready to drop you off at your respective destinations (airport /
hostel)