We start our adventure of the Peruvian forest at the Iquitos City
Airport, from there we will transport in a modern and comfortable
air-conditioned minivan traveling on a nice highway to the town of Nauta.
Nauta was the first township founded by the Spanish at the Maranon River’s
bank. The trip takes approximately 1.30 hours, a 97 Km journey.
In Nauta we will take boats, which belong to the lodge, to visit the
Ucayali and Marañón River, where the Amazon River is born, from here we have
a spectacular sight of the forest because of the 100 foot high watching
tower.
Next we will go on with our trip to the lodge for lunch and
accommodation.
In the afternoon, we will go on a hike through the rainforests that
surround the lodge, to appreciate rainforest flora and fauna; depending on
the weather conditions, we are able to observe a beautiful sunset.
Dependant on night time climate conditions, we will make an excursion by
boat to observe night animals and insects; also enjoyable is hearing the
various sounds that come from the forest, later we will be back to the lodge
for dinner and resting.
DAY 2: LODGE / NAUTA CREEK / LODGE (B-L-D)
At dawn, we will make a small hike through the forest around the lodge,
searching for birds to observe, followed by breakfast back at the lodge.
Immediately after, we make an excursion by boat around the Nauta Creek
and the closest lakes, where we observe flora and fauna (monkeys, sloths and
wide variety of aquatic birds) and other; we will stop for a while to enjoy
our box lunch under the shadow of the surrounding jungle trees.
Later, during our excursion to the primary forest, the guide will
identify medicinal plants and trees of special interest.
Finally we go back to the lodge for dinner and resting.
We will go on with our bird watching session very early this morning
followed by breakfast at the lodge.
Immediately after, we will go to the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
where we register our entry and then continue out journey into the reserve.
In our visit to the reserve we will make a special excursion to observe the
"gray" and "pink dolphin" down the Yanayacu River, in addition we will be in
contact with the vast variety of flora and fauna that the reserve offers.
Something that immediately catches our attention is the black waters of the
rivers, which reflects with such an identical image, the sky, the clouds,
the bank’s vegetation, the huge trees, that the tourists have the sensation
of traveling between mirrors; this is why the Pacaya Samiria National
Reserve is known as the “jungle of the mirrors”.
At noon we will stop to have our box lunch.
We will visit Japon and Plantano lakes (cochas), with a great variety of
palms, large trees and a beautiful landscape. At this place, we can make a
variety of activities, dependant on the tourist, such as canoe rides,
piranha fishing, and identification of plants, bird watching or maybe just
relaxing with a nice cool swim in one of the lakes.
During the day we will stay at the camping area, and at night time after
dinner, we will make an excursion by boat to search for the white and black
caiman as well as various night birds, this also gives us the enjoyable
opportunity to hear the symphony of sounds that comes from the forest at
nighttime.
DAY 4: PACAYA SAMIRIA NATIONAL RESERVE / LODGE (B-L-D)
In the morning, we will visit a lake close to the camping area; from
here we make another excursion to the primary forest to observe the flora
and fauna as well as to observe more varieties of birds.
A few hours after the start of this excursion we will stop in the shadow
of the trees to eat our box lunch at a riverbank village, as well as to
observe the lifestyle and daily activities, such as hunting, gathering,
fishing or agriculture, we can also collaborate with the community
development buying typical souvenirs hand made by the natives, made of seeds
and vegetal ivory called tagua.
Finally we go back to the lodge for dinner and resting.
DAY 5: LODGE / RIVERBANK VILLAGE / IQUITOS / .... (LIMA) (B-L)
During the morning, we will spend the day fishing in the river; we are able
to fish piranhas or other kinds of fish, after this unforgettable experience we
will back to the lodge for lunch.
Immediately after, we will go out to the Iquitos City Airport ready to
aboard our flight to come back to Lima City.
CHECK LIST
Climate: The climate in the Reserve is tropical, warm and humid with
minimum temperatures of 72º F (22º C) and maximum temperatures that can reach up
to 88º F (28º C), except for the month of June in which the temperature can drop
abruptly due to the action of the cold fronts that come from the Argentinean
Patagonia. Generally, dawns and nights in the jungle tend to be fresh. It can
rain on any day of the year, being showers more frequent between the months of
February and May.
Vaccinations: It is recommended to be vaccinated against yellow fever;
however it is not mandatory.
We recommend to bring one piece of luggage and to
limit its weight to 15 kg (32 pounds).
IMPORTANT NOTE
The program can vary depending on arrival and departure times of the
flights and also because of the weather conditions.
For your flight to Iquitos we recommend that you take the first. For
your return flight to Lima we suggest that you take the last flight that
leaves Iquitos at night.
Include:
Transfer Iquitos' airport / Nauta / Iquitos' airport in private car
River transfer Natuta / Lodge / Nauta
Accommodation and meals indicated in the program
Guided excursion (English or Spanish)
Entrance to Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Not Include:
Flight tickets
Airport taxes
Sodas or alcoholic beverages
Tips
Important:
Expiration date:31/12/2012
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rates are per person, in US $ dollars.
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