5-Day Samiria National Reserve Tour From Iquitos
Highlights
Iquitos, Nauta, Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
jungle, camping, Canoeing
Group Tour
5 Days
Hard
English, Spanish
Description
Take a 5-day private wildlife tour of the Amazon Jungle, considered to be a lush embodiment of Mother Earth herself. Head to the national reserve of Pacaya Samiria, 220 km upriver and discover the beauty of virgin South America.
Itinerary
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Day 1 : Iquitos - Nauta - Ecological Jungle Trips
At 8:00 a.m., pick up from the hotel or airport and transfer to Nauta city by private car. On the way, observe the small villages of farmers settled on the sides of the road. The trip lasts for 1.45 hrs approximately.
Upon arrival in Nauta city, take a private typical boat to your amazon lodge. Spend 2 hours and 30 min in the typical boat first the Marañon River then the main Amazon River and end on the Yarapa River affluent of the Ucayali River.
Arrive at the Amazon Lodge, check in to the private room, and coordinate for the jungle tours excursion.
Walk deep into the primary forest, knowing part of the Flora and fauna of the area, for approximately two hours.
Return to the Lodge for lunch.
Optional visit to small Amazon village to see their daily activities.
Continue to enjoy the amazon pink and grey amazon dolphin, take many pictures, and go swimming with them too.
Eat dinner.
During the night, the jungle guide coordinates to make the canoe trip to see different nocturnal species of monkeys, frogs, and more animals.
Night at the Lodge.
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Day 2 : Ecological Jungle Trips
Early in the morning, walk in the jungle to see varieties of families of monkeys, insects, spiders, in their habitat.
Have breakfast.
Tour by the Yarapa River by boat to fish for piranhas, catfish, and other species.
Eat lunch.
Continue the walking jungle activities such as knowing about medicinal plants and also learning about the techniques of survival using the elements of the Amazon jungle.
Enjoy dinner.
After food, continue to explore the jungle and enjoy some kind of insects, frogs, and other species.
Night at the Lodge
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Day 3 : Ecological Jungle Trips and River Yarapa
Early in the morning, go walking to see the Lupuna giant trees Ceiba pentandra, Capirona, and Capinuri Heliocóstilis scabra and enjoy bird watching for Toucan Pteroglossus, the red macaw Ara Macao, blue and yellow macaw Ara ararauna, Great Egret Egretta alba, Amazon Kingfisher and Amazon Chloroceryle.
Stop for lunch.
Enjoy the freshness of the river Yarapa by swimming and having the opportunity to observe the grey and pink dolphins. At the same time, many varieties of birds are flying by.
Return to the Lodge.
Eat dinner.
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Day 4 : Ecological Jungle Trips
Early in the morning, enjoy the sunrise in the heart of the jungle. Morning hike in the primary rainforest to talk about the different animals.
Have lunch at the Lodge.
After lunch, ride a canoe or motorboat deeper into the primary rainforest for camping where and spend the night exploring during the day and night to find different species of nocturnal animals. For example Balck and white caimans, frogs, owl monkeys, nocturnal birds, insects, etc. The next day early in the morning, you will be heading back to the lodge.
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Day 5 : Ecological Jungle Trips -Nauta- Iquitos
Eat breakfast at the camp.
Return to the lodge. On the way, you see small lakes and big rivers and enjoy pink and grey dolphins.
At the indicated time, return to Nauta City and then to Iquitos.
Head to the office in Iquitos or the airport.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Persons | |
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1 to 4 | /person |
This is a group tour |