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DISCOVER THE
AMAZON
(5 Days / 4 Nights)
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ITINERARY
1st DAY: LIMA -
IQUITOS - HELICONIA
Transfer
from your hotel in Lima to flight to Iquitos the entrance to the
wildlife and natural reserves of the Amazon rainforest . Arrival and transfer
to Bellavista Port, on the shores of the Nanay River,
leave by riverboat to visit the Boras Indians of San Andres (Momon
River) and we observe their dances and purchase.
Later,
we travel for an hour and fifteen minutes by the Amazon River to
Yanamono Forest Reserve at 80 km.
downstream from Iquitos where the Heliconia
Amazon River Lodge is located. Reception and welcome with a refreshing
cold drink, lodging and lunch.
In
the afternoon, a 2 hours (approx.) introductory walk in the jungle with expert guides, identifying botanical species, medicinal
plants and amazing trees such as
the "LUPUNA", a forest giant prized as raw material for plywood and return to the lodge. Later we can
observe a beautiful Amazonian
sunset, and enjoy the magic sounds of the jungle. At
night walk by the Yanamono Lagoons, observing constellations and the
eyes of the caiman reflected in
the lights of our flashlights, and other
amphibians. Dinner
and lodging.
2nd DAY: HELICONIA
Very early,
we start a first bird watching tour and see the world famous Victoria Regia water lilies.
Breakfast in the Lodge.
At 10:00, we start a tour around the creek
Yanamono, where we visit a sugar cane mill and learn about rum
preparation through fermentation and distillation. Return to the Lodge
for lunch.
In
the afternoon, we participate
in a fishing tour in the "quebradas"
( creeks) or "cochas" or lagoons of the Amazon River with
an expert guide. The most experienced fishers will feel the emotion of
catching piranhas and other varieties of Amazon.
During
this journey, we will observe the shy pink and gray dolphins or river
porpoises. Return to the Lodge. Dinner. Lodging.
3rd DAY: HELICONIA
- MAZAN - SUCUSARI
Breakfast
at the Heliconia Lodge. continuing your Amazon adventure. At an
opportune hour, transport
to a lodge located at 30 Km. from Heliconia. After the
arrival, we will begin an excursion in the jungle. Lunch.
After
lunch we leave to the Mazan dry dock, which is located between the Napo
and Amazon River, at the arrival, a riverboat will waiting
for us to continue the
trip to the rustic lodge located in a reservation of 113 000
hectares. (bathrooms and showers are shared and are constructed near
the rooms having two or three beds, each one with a mosquito net).
After
accommodation, we make a short excursion to a medicinal plants
botanical garden.
Dinner with Kerosene lamps
light. A night walk and ride in canoe, through
the Quebrada of Sucusari, where the silence of the night is interrupted
by the exotic yet mysterious
sounds of the inner jungle.
4thDAY:
ACCER - CANOPY WALKWAY
Very
early, a bird-watch and excursion in the surroundings of the lodge and
the Quebrada.
After breakfast,
we walk the famous CANOPY WALKWAY, a suspension bridge, located between
and on the treetops it's over 500 meters longer, connected by 12 platforms and
reaching an altitude of more than
37 meters over the ground level. From here, we are able to
observe this part of the jungle, which is rarely seen or known by man.
In
the afternoon, after lunch, excursion in riverboat or walk in search
for some fauna species. Dinner
and spend the night.
5th DAY: CASERIO -
IQUITOS - LIMA
After breakfast, we visit a
homlet where we will be able to observe living customs and
traditions of the Amazonian People. Early lunch and return to Iquitos. Arrival
and transfer to the airport to take the return flight.
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