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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