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 travel 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 - Cocha Puga, 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 our last 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. Passengers will leave the ship in Nauta to be transfer to Iquitos city.
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:
- 5 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:
- Bus transfer to the boat from any location
- Entrance fee to the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, this payment is per person
- 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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South America
Peru
Boating and Sailing
Wildlife Viewing
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