DAY 01 - IQUITOS –
EXPLORAMA LODGE
- Reception at the airport or hotel, brief city orientation and transfer to
the Explorama dock.
- Fifty mile journey down the Amazon River to Yanamono Stream where
Explorama Lodge is located.
- Afternoon hike along the "Lake trail" through lowland rainforest which is
seasonally flooded.
- During the high water season, this excursion is done by open boat!
- Night walk or open boat ride to enjoy the sounds of the rainforest and
stars of the Southern sky.
- Lunch, Dinner
- Overnight Explorama Lodge
DAY 02 – EXPLORAMA LODGE
- Early morning birding excursion. Morning walk along the "Bushmaster
Trail", where scientific studies by the Missouri Botanical Gardens have found
the world's highest biodiversity of trees per square hectare.
- Continue on to visit a small village of Yagua Indians where your guide
will explain their culture and how it has been affected by the passing of
time. There will be an opportunity to trade for or purchase some of their
local crafts and for a demonstration of the use of the blowgun which some of
the Yagua elders still use for hunting.
- Afternoon boating excursion in search of sloth, found in Cecropia trees at
the water’s edge, and the two species of freshwater river dolphin, pink and
grey, found in Amazonian waters.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Overnight Explorama Lodge
DAY 03 – EXPLORAMA LODGE / CANOPY WALKWAY / EXPLORAMA LODGE
- Early morning departure from the Lodge by boat to the mouth of the Napo
River where in 1542, the intrepid explorer Francisco de Orellano, became the
first European to discover the Amazon River.
- Continue on the Napo River to ExplorNapo Lodge for breakfast. Hike to the
spectacular Canopy Walkway spanning over 500 meters (one-third of a mile),
connected by tree platforms, and reaching a height of over 35 meters (115
feet) but accessible without any type of climbing skill or equipment.
- After lunch, visit the "ReNuPeRu" Ethnobotanical Garden where over 240
medicinal plants are cultivated by a local shaman who will explain the nature
of Amazonian natural healing and the uses of some of the plants.
- Return to Explorama Lodge in time to relax in the hammock house or at the
Tahuampa Bar before dinner.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Overnight Explorama Lodge
DAY 04 – EXPLORAMA LODGE – IQUITOS
- Morning walk along a local Amazon River trail stopping at a "ribereños"
house, corner store and sugar cane rum factory.
- Afternoon return to Iquitos and on to the airport or hotel in Iquitos.
- Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight permits)
- Due to the ever-changing nature of the rainforest, day-by-day activities may
vary due to local conditions.
- The "Explorama Lodge & Canopy Walkway" Special begins any day of the week.
- Additional nights at Ceiba Tops or Explorama Lodge can be added to the "Explorama
Lodge & Canopy Walkway Special" program at US$85.00 per person per night in a
double room, single supplement US$20.00 at Explorama Lodge or US$25.00 at Ceiba
Tops.
- Minimum
02 people
Tour Operator:
Amazon Explorama Lodges
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