Day 1 - IQUITOS ARRIVAL
Day 2 -IQUITOS - EXPLORAMA LODGE
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Reception at your hotel and transfer to the Explorama dock. Fifty mile journey down the
Amazon River to Yanamono Stream where Explorama Lodge is located.
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Afternoon hike along the "Lake Trail" through lowland rainforest which is seasonally flooded. This trail is traversed by open boat during high water months !
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Overnight Explorama Lodge
Day 3 - EXPLORAMA LODGE
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Morning hike along the "Bushmaster Trail" where scientific studies by the Missouri Botanical Gardens have found the highest biodiversity of trees per square hectare in the world. Your guide will point out many examples of native plants used as remedies by local people.
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Afternoon open boat trip along the Amazon in search of the two species of freshwater dolphin found in the
river.
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Overnight Explorama Lodge
Day 4 - EXPLORAMA LODGE - EXPLORNAPO
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After breakfast, a boat ride down the Amazon and up the Napo River to the 250,000 acre Amazon Rainforest Reserve and ExplorNapo.
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Afternoon visit to the ReNuPeRu Ethno botanical Garden located adjacent to ExplorNapo and tended by a local shaman.
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Evening excursion by open boat along the Sucusari Stream in search of caiman and to enjoy the night sounds and stars of the Southern sky .
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Overnight ExplorNapo Lodge
Day 5- EXPLORNAPO
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Morning hike to the Canopy Walkway, a suspended bridge spanning 500 meters (one-third
of a mile), connected by tree platforms and reaching a height of over 35 meters (115 feet) above the forest floor. Here there is time to observe a part of the rainforest rarely seen by man but accessible without any type of climbing ski1l or equipment. Afternoon excursion to a black water oxbow lake formed when water from the Napo River became separated from the main flow of the river. These lakes are often covered with giant Victoria Regia water li1ies and can offer a view of the elusive Hoatzin bird.
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Overnight ExplorNapo Lodge
Day 6 - EXPLORNAPO - CEIBA TOPS
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Morning boating excursion along one of the Napo tributaries spotting for
sloth birding and fishing for piranha. Also a chance to visit some of the local river people called "ribereños" whose houses are seen along the river.
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Afternoon boat trip back to Ceiba Tops where private rooms with electricity and air conditioning begin your
return to "civilization". On the return trip you will pass the town of Francisco de
Orellana, where a statue is erected to the intrepid explorer who in 1542 at the mouth of the Napo River became the first European to see the Amazon River
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Overnight Ceiba Tops
Day 7 - CEIBA TOPS
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Morning visit to the neighboring Yagua Indian Community, an explanation of their native culture, blow gun demonstration and a chance to purchase or trade for their crafts.
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Afternoon hike in the beautiful primary rainforest reserve surrounding Ceiba Tops where many huge trees are festooned in epiphytes.
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Overnight Ceiba Tops
Day 8 - CEIBA TOPS - IQUITOS
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Your choice of morning open boat ride or hike or a chance to relax in a hammock and enjoy the sounds of the surrounding rainforest.
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Transfer to Iquitos by boat and bus to the airport for your departure.
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Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight permits)
Due to the ever-changing nature of the rainforest, day-by-day activities may vary due to weather, trail or river conditions.
Tour Operator: Amazon
Explorama Lodges
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