Duration
5 Days & 4 Nights
Departures Daily departures
Airfares Not included, available upon request
Customizable YES, feel free to ask for extra services
DAY 1 IQUITOS – EXPLORAMA LODGE
Reception at the airport, brief city orientation and transfer to
the Explorama dock. Fifty mile journey down the Amazon River to
Yanamono Stream where Explorama Lodge is located. Afternoon hike
along the "Lake Trail" through lowland rainforest which is
seasonally flooded. During the high water season, this excursion
is done by open boat! After dinner, there is a chance to visit
the Lodge's "Bar Tahuampa" where local musicians often play
guitar and flute music or guides will also be pleased to have
you invite them to relate some of the many legends of the Amazon
forest. Overnight at Explorama Lodge (L, D)
DAY 2
EXPLORAMA LODGE - EXPLORNAPO LODGE
After breakfast, a boat ride down the Amazon and up the Napo
River to the ExplorNapo Reserve and ExplorNapo Lodge. Afternoon
visit to the RenuPeru Ethnobotanical Garden located next to
ExplorNapo and tended by a local shaman. This garden is used to
show visitors rainforest plants used in modern medicine as well
as examples of native plant remedies which science may utilize
in the future. Evening excursion by open boat along the Sucusari
Stream in search of caiman and to enjoy the night sounds and
stars of the Southern sky. Overnight at ExploNapo Lodge (B, L,
D)
DAY 3
EXPLORNAPO LODGE - EXPLORTAMBOS CAMP
Morning hike to the Canopy Walkway, a suspended bridge spanning
500 meters (one-third of a mile), connected by tree platforms
and reaching a height of over 35 meters (115 feet) above the
ground. Here you observe a "bird's eye view" of part of the
rainforest rarely seen by man but accessible without any type of
climbing skill or equipment. Afternoon hike to the secluded
Tambo clearing where small sleeping shelters offer an intense
overnight camping experience in the rainforest. A night walk
provides the possibility of seeing animals rarely seen during
the day. Overnight at ExploTambos Lodge (B, L, D)
DAY 4
EXPLORTAMBOS CAMP - EXPLORAMA LODGE
Morning return to ExplorNapo for a boating excursion along one
of the Napo tributaries spotting for sloth, birding and fishing
for piranha. Also a chance to visit some of the local river
people called "ribereños" whose houses are seen along the river.
Afternoon boat trip back to Explorama Lodge passing the town of
Francisco de Orellana, where a statue is erected to the intrepid
explorer who became the first European to see the Amazon River
in 1542. Overnight at Explorama Lodge (B, L, D)
DAY 5 EXPLORAMA LODGE - IQUITOS
Morning hike along the "Bushmaster Trail" where scientific
studies by the Missouri Botanical Gardens found one of the
world's highest biodiversity of trees per square hectare. Your
guide will point out many examples of native plants used as
remedies by local people. Afternoon return to Iquitos and
transfer to the airport for your departure flight. (B, Lunch if
departure flight permits)
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the ever-changing nature of the
rainforest, day-by-day activities may vary due to local
conditions
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