4-Day Amazon Jungle Adventure from Iquitos
Iquitos, Peru
Trip Type: Multi-day Tours
Duration: 4 days
Depart from the port by fast boat for a 3-hour ride traversing the Amazon river to reach the jungle lodge. On this adventure you will visit lake Sapote, go on a boat safari to see caimans, catch fish, go on a night-walk to search for huge frogs and nocturnal jungle animals and take a 5-hour nature hike into the jungle to visit local villages and immerse yourself in nature, among many other activities!
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Depart from the port by fast boat for a 3-hour ride traversing the Amazon river to reach the jungle lodge. On this adventure you will visit lake Sapote, go on a boat safari to see caimans, catch fish, go on a night-walk to search for huge frogs and nocturnal jungle animals and take a 5-hour nature hike into the jungle to visit local villages and immerse yourself in nature, among many other activities!Day 1: Transfer Iquitos - Jungle Lodge & Activities in the Amazon Jungle (L/D)
Arrive to Iquitos before 9am. Transfer from the airport arrivals lounge to Iquitos (or hotel to the office) for shopping and last-minute coordination. Transfer to the port for a 3-hour boat ride upriver from Iquitos on the Amazon River. Upon arrival, get settled in to your lodge and enjoy a delicious buffet lunch.
Take an afternoon boat trip to Lake Sapote to see different birds and then move to the other end of the Moena lagoon to see sloths, monkeys, squirrels, dusky titi monkeys, etc. After watching a sunset over the forest of mirrors, it's back to the lodge for a dinner buffet. In the evening, take a boat ride to see caimans, nocturnal birds and mammals.
Day 2: Activities in the Amazon Jungle (B/L/D)
Have an early breakfast to charge your batteries for your Leoncito Hike. On this walk you can taste the water that Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) has within its vines. In addition, you'll see the world's smallest monkey, the pigmy marmoset, and the squirrel and tamarin monkeys. If you're lucky, you'll see the howler monkey, whose deafening roar can be heard many miles away. Enjoy a lunch buffet at the lodge. Take a boat trip to the lakes Purura and Corrientes and catch different kind of fish, including the famous piranha (more difficult in March, April, May). This is an area that has many strangler vines, being the favorite spot of the bird "hoatzin" or shansho. Return to the lodge for a dinner buffet.
At night, you do a night walk in search of huge frogs, anaconda´s favorite food, and tarantulas.
Day 3: Activities in the Amazon Jungle (B/L/D)
Rise early and have breakfast this morning before embarking on a 5-hour hike near the lodge where you can appreciate the immense variety of flora and fauna that exist in the vicinity. Reach the black waters creek (between the rivers Tahuayo-Yanayacu). Here lunch will be served outdoors and you can enjoy the pure and virgin Amazon jungle site. Share the late afternoon with the friendly people of the jungle, in the village San Juan de Yanayacu. Return to the lodge for a dinner buffet. On your last night, take a night canoe trip, to feel the sounds and animals of the jungle more closely.
Day 4: Activities in the Amazon Jungle & Return to Iquitos (B/L)
Enjoy breakfast on the boat this morning while cruising on the Amazon River, where you will experience the most magical moment of your trip, which is to swim in the same river where the pink and gray dolphins live. On the way back to the lodge, you will see the biggest aquatic plant in the world, the famous Victoria Regia. It is also easy to see iguanas.
Lunch buffet. Your experience of the jungle comes to an end and you will sail three hours back to Iquitos and be dropped off at the hotel or airport. Please plan to fly out of Iquitos after 6pm.
Arrive to Iquitos before 9am. Transfer from the airport arrivals lounge to Iquitos (or hotel to the office) for shopping and last-minute coordination. Transfer to the port for a 3-hour boat ride upriver from Iquitos on the Amazon River. Upon arrival, get settled in to your lodge and enjoy a delicious buffet lunch.
Take an afternoon boat trip to Lake Sapote to see different birds and then move to the other end of the Moena lagoon to see sloths, monkeys, squirrels, dusky titi monkeys, etc. After watching a sunset over the forest of mirrors, it's back to the lodge for a dinner buffet. In the evening, take a boat ride to see caimans, nocturnal birds and mammals.
Day 2: Activities in the Amazon Jungle (B/L/D)
Have an early breakfast to charge your batteries for your Leoncito Hike. On this walk you can taste the water that Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) has within its vines. In addition, you'll see the world's smallest monkey, the pigmy marmoset, and the squirrel and tamarin monkeys. If you're lucky, you'll see the howler monkey, whose deafening roar can be heard many miles away. Enjoy a lunch buffet at the lodge. Take a boat trip to the lakes Purura and Corrientes and catch different kind of fish, including the famous piranha (more difficult in March, April, May). This is an area that has many strangler vines, being the favorite spot of the bird "hoatzin" or shansho. Return to the lodge for a dinner buffet.
At night, you do a night walk in search of huge frogs, anaconda´s favorite food, and tarantulas.
Day 3: Activities in the Amazon Jungle (B/L/D)
Rise early and have breakfast this morning before embarking on a 5-hour hike near the lodge where you can appreciate the immense variety of flora and fauna that exist in the vicinity. Reach the black waters creek (between the rivers Tahuayo-Yanayacu). Here lunch will be served outdoors and you can enjoy the pure and virgin Amazon jungle site. Share the late afternoon with the friendly people of the jungle, in the village San Juan de Yanayacu. Return to the lodge for a dinner buffet. On your last night, take a night canoe trip, to feel the sounds and animals of the jungle more closely.
Day 4: Activities in the Amazon Jungle & Return to Iquitos (B/L)
Enjoy breakfast on the boat this morning while cruising on the Amazon River, where you will experience the most magical moment of your trip, which is to swim in the same river where the pink and gray dolphins live. On the way back to the lodge, you will see the biggest aquatic plant in the world, the famous Victoria Regia. It is also easy to see iguanas.
Lunch buffet. Your experience of the jungle comes to an end and you will sail three hours back to Iquitos and be dropped off at the hotel or airport. Please plan to fly out of Iquitos after 6pm.
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