Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Sunday. Departure from Iquitos by bus. One hour and a half if the road is good. Board the ship in Nauta. Later we will pass the amazing meeting of two rivers - Marañon River and Ucayalí River. Both form the Amazon River. Lunch a board. We will traveling toward Requena, a river town, we will have a brief city tour of this town. Dinner on board. If the weather permit us we will see a sky crowed of stars. Later we will have our first nocturnal excursion looking for caymans and animals sounds.
Day 2: Monday. Early morning we will have an excursion into the mysterious jungle. Returning to the ship we will have breakfast. We will have a trekking into the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, this protected area has 13 species of monkeys, 2 species of sloths, 449 species of birds and other wildlife. Lunch on board awhile we are sailing down river. Dinner on board. We will spend a funny night with our new friends with some music.
Day 3: Tuesday. Bird watching excursion at the morning. Breakfast on board. Later we will have an excursion for piranha fishing program. Lunch on board. We will have an excursion toward a seldom visited are, where we will have a long walk to explore this areas and watch wildlife while the guide gives us the explanation. Dinner on board. Later we will have a nocturnal excursion to observe the cayman and alligators.
Day 4: Wednesday. Early morning we will have breakfast. Later we will have a long walk to observe parrots, macaws, monkeys, sloths, etc. Because this an excellent zone for animal observation. Lunch on board. After that we will have a boat expedition to look for the pink and gray dolphin. Returning to the ship we will have dinner ready. We will have a nocturnal expedition to listen to the sound of some animal of the night.
Day 5: Thursday. We will sail Tapihe River which is born from the Ucayali River. Breakfast on board. We will make an excursion by boat in a black water lake where we will have some piranha fishing. Returning to the ship lunch is ready. Then we will have a walk around Tapiche River. Dinner on board. We will have an excursion to look for caymans and alligators.
Day 6: Friday. We will wake up early to observe the spectacular Amazon dawn from the observations areas of the ship. Breakfast on board. A bird watching excursion and we will visit the tower viewer of Nauta, passengers will able to take beautiful pictures of the landscapes. Lunch on board. Later we will have a boat expedition to do fishing into Tahuayo River. Dinner on board. We will have our last night doing excursion and looking for caymans, wild animal's sounds.
Day 7: Saturday. Arrival to Iquitos City. Breakfast on board. Goodbye from the passengers.
Transfer on bus are not included in cost of the cruise, but are available upon request.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- 6 nights of Cruise in cabins with private bathrooms and air conditioning
- Tour guide (Spanish/English)
- We will provide a boat for excursions, all meals (buffet)
- All day free coffee, tea and infusions (24 hours) on dinner room
Price Excludes:
- Entrance fee to the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, this payment is per person
- Bus transfer to the boat from any location
- Transfers from the Airport to the Port, Airport to the Hotel or vice versa
- International and National flight tickets
- International and domestics flight taxes
- Airport excess luggage
- Bar expenses
- Snacks
- Laundry
- National or international telephone calls
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Peru
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Boating and Sailing
Wildlife Viewing
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