When arriving to Iquitos from abroad
you may do it directly from the city of Manaos and Tabatinga from
Brasil and Leticia from Colombia. If this is not your case you should do it
through Lima. Then by air directly to Iquitos or by bus
to Pucallpa and from there by river to Iquitos.
Due to the geographical conditions, it is not possible to find means of
terrestrial transportation; the vehicles only circulate in the city and by
highway to the city of Nauta. The regional transportation is done by river or by
air means. To Iquitos the airplane arrived first and then the automobile.
By Air
The city of Iquitos counts with the International Airport
"Coronel FAP Francisco Secada" (IQT), with
comfortable facilities.
From Iquitos usually are found daily flights to the city of Lima, and there are also flights from/to
Pucallpa and Trujillo.
By River
In this region you can find a very peculiar kind of boat called
"peque-peque" (a canoe with motor), the boat called
"pecamari" (medium craft with roof), gliders with potent overboard
motors, and medium ships, dedicated to people transportation and others
exclusively dedicated to load and transport; with regular itineraries. You can
rent boats for a particular service.
The voyage from Pucallpa to Iquitos can take from 4 to 6 days. The rivers
most frequently used, as routes are Amazonas, Napo, Marañón and
Ucayali.
From Iquitos, by the Amazonas you can arrive to Manaos (Brazil) leaving the
continent by the Atlantic Ocean.
Cruises by the Amazonas River
You will also be able to enjoy attractive cruises by the Amazonas, spending
an average of 6 to 7 days. Leaving from Iquitos a stop is made in Leticia
(Colombia) and Tabatinga (Brazil) and return to Iquitos. During the voyage
visits are done to towns and native
communities, and are carried out walks to
the jungle, night expeditions and fishing sessions.
Medium crafts offer dinner service and rooms with conditioned air system.
Communication
Iquitos has all the modern communication systems, telephone, mail, television,
cable television, fax, connections to Internet, courier
services.