Iquitos Jungle Tour 3D / 2N
Description
Iquitos is located in the North of Peru on the bank of the Amazon river, and it is the largest city in the world that cannot be reached by road, but only by boat or plane. The Amazon tours are the perfect way to explore this impressive jungle in Northern Peru. You will have the opportunity to see lots of wildlife like dolphins, monkeys, crocodiles, and insects. During the day, you will see the most intriguing parts of the Peruvian Amazon jungle. While during the night, you will be sleeping in a beautiful jungle lodge. On tour, you can enjoy the Amazon jungle in different ways: by boat while fishing, hiking through the rainforest and at night under the impressive starry sky. If you like wildlife and nature, this Amazon jungle tour is the best way to discover the Peruvian rainforest.
Itinerary
Day 1: Iquitos - Nauta - Ecological Jungle Trips
Pick up from the hotel or the airport in Iquitos in the morning and transfer to a town called Nauta with our private car. The ride lasts for about 2 hours. After arrival in Nauta, we will go on the boats that will take us to our lodge, which is about 2.5 hours upstream the Maranon, Amazon, Ucayali and Yarapa rivers. After that, we will discover flora and fauna in the primary forest for approximately two hours. After having lunch, we will visit a typical Amazon village and go to the Ucayali river to watch dolphins. After dinner, we will do canoe trip to spot different nocturnal animals. We will spend the night in the Lodge.
Day 2: Ecological jungle trips - Lodge and excursions
We will start the second day with an early walk through the jungle to see different kinds of monkeys, insects, spiders in their natural habitat. After breakfast, we will do a tour over the Yarapa river with a motor boat for catfish and Piranha fishing, as well as bird watching. After lunch, we will do another hike through the jungle where the guide will explain us about medicinal plants and also teach us about the art of survival using the elements of the Amazon jungle. In the evening, we will have dinner and will do another hike to explore different kinds of insects and frogs. We will spend the night again in a lodge.
Day 3: Ecological Jungle Trips - Iquitos
We will start the third day with an early canoe trip down the Yarapa river to spot different kinds of birds like Hoatzin, Scarlet Macaw, and the Toucan. After the breakfast, we go fishing for piranhas, catfish, and sardines in the lagoon near the lodge. After the fishing trip, we will return to the lodge where we will have lunch. Later, we will return to the city of Nauta and then to the city of Iquitos.
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Practical Information
Transport: Boat
Duration: 3 days
Price: Contact us
Others: Please note that all itineraries are subject to change.
More: find more details on our blog post about Best Amazon Tours in Peru
Bring With You
- Day Pack
- Good Shoes
- Thin long sleeve shirts and thin long pants
- Rain Jacket or a Poncho
- Water Bottle
- Hat to protect you from the sun
- Sun Block
- Insect repellent
- Water bottle
- Camera
- Bathing suit
Included
- Professional bilingual guide (English/Spanish)
- Pick up from the airport or your hotel in Iquitos and return
- 2 nights stay at jungle bungalow
- Transfer to the sites and return
- Entrance to all visited sites
- Purified water all day
- Generator to charge batteries of cameras
- Meals (with exceptions - see below)
- All excursions
- First aid kit
Not Included
- Plane tickets to Iquitos (We are happy to help you with the booking - please contact us)
- Tip for your guide
- Extra costs in the city of Iquitos (drinks, snacks etc.)
- Breakfast on day 1, dinner on day 3
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