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Amazon Jungle tours
Tuesday 8 day
special (8 days and 7 nights)
Price per person US$899
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Special combination program beginning in Iquitos on Tuesdays
all the year round.
Tuesday 8 day Special Combination Program
TUESDAY - IQUITOS EVENING ARRIVAL
Arrival in Iquitos from Lima on any
flight. Meeting service and transfer to your hotel. No meals included this
day.
WEDNESDAY - IQUITOS – EXPLORAMA LODGE
Reception at your hotel and
transfer to the Explorama dock. Fifty mile journey down the Amazon River
to Explorama Lodge. Afternoon hike along the "Lake Trail"
through lowland rainforest which is seasonally flooded. During high water
months, we use a canoe for this trail. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
THURSDAY - EXPLORAMA LODGE
Morning hike along the "Bushmaster
Trail". Scientific studies by the Missouri Botanical Gardens have
found the highest biodiversity of trees per square hectare in the world
along this trail. Your guide will point out many examples of native plants
used as remedies by local people. Afternoon canoe trip along the Amazon in
search of either of the two species of freshwater dolphin found in the
river. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
FRIDAY - EXPLORAMA LODGE - EXPLORNAPO
After breakfast, a boat ride down
the Amazon and up the Napo River to the 250,000 acre Amazon Rainforest
Reserve and ExplorNapo. Afternoon hike through primary, terra firme
rainforest. Evening excursion by open canoe along the Sucusari Stream in
search of caiman and to enjoy the night sounds and stars of the Southern
sky. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
SATURDAY - EXPLORNAPO
Morning hike to the Canopy Walkway, a suspended
bridge spanning 500 meters, connected by tree platforms and reaching a
height of over 115 feet above the forest floor. Here, there is time to
observe a part of the rainforest rarely seen by man but accessible without
any type of climbing skill or equipment. Afternoon excursion to a black
water oxbow lake formed when water from the Napo River became separated
from the main flow of the river. These lakes are often covered with giant
Victoria Regia water lilies and can offer a view of the elusive Hoatzin
bird. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
SUNDAY - EXPLORNAPO - EXPLORAMA INN
Morning canoeing 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 Inn where individual cabins with electricity
and private baths begin your return to "civilization". On the
return trip you will pass the town of Francisco de Orellana, where a
statue is erected to the intrepid explorer who in 1542 at the mouth of the
Napo River became the first European to see the Amazon River. Breakfast,
Lunch, Dinner
MONDAY - EXPLORAMA INN
Morning visit to the neighboring Yagua Indian
Community, an explanation of their native culture, blow gun demonstration
and trading. Afternoon hike in the beautiful primary rainforest reserve
surrounding Explorama Inn where many huge trees are covered in epiphytes.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
TUESDAY - EXPLORAMA INN - IQUITOS
Your choice of canoe ride or hike for
the morning or a chance to relax in a hammock and enjoy the sounds of the
surrounding rainforest. Transfer to Iquitos by boat and bus to the airport
for your departure to Lima or Miami. Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight
permits).
Due to the everchanging nature of the rainforest, day-by-day activities
are subject to change due to weather, trail or river conditions.
One week Combination Program (FAP): US$ 899.00 per
person. Single Room supplement: $ 170.00 |
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Canopy walkway |
Explorama Inn |
INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double occupancy.
All scheduled transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions
with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified
in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
Note : We can replace above Hotels with other one with the same characteristics
in the case that it becomes necessary for operative and other reasonable
causes
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International and domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa
fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due
to flight cancellations,alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled
water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls
or messages, reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal
nature.
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