5 days 4 Nights
Jungle tour

Day One: Our journey begins at 9:00 AM. We can pick you up from your hotel or the airport, in case your flight arrives on the same day the tour starts.

 

A car ride of approximately 1.5 hours will take us to the city of Nauta, the only city connected to Iquitos by road. Once in Nauta, a beautiful, comfortable, and traditional boat will be ready to take us to the Yarapa Communal Reserve, located in the buffer zone of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. This is where our Eco-Lodge is nestled, deep within the marvelous jungle.

Depending on the season and weather conditions, it takes about 2.5 hours to reach our lodge. The edges of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve offer beautiful views and a chance to spot colorful birds, river dolphins, and—if we are lucky—a sloth hanging from the branches of the Punga trees (Pseudobombax munguba).

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In the afternoon, we will visit Puerto Miguel, a beautiful, peaceful, and well-organized community belonging to the Cocama tribe. Although they have lost some of their ancestral customs, they still maintain interesting traits that our guide will explain. This is also a great opportunity to see if any locals have a pet sloth at home that you can hold and take photos with. You'll love this little animal!

Hoping for a spectacular sunset, we will head to the entrance of the Yarapa River to swim alongside pink dolphins while enjoying the final light of the day.

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We usually take a night walk after dinner. Tarantulas, scorpions, frogs, snakes, hundreds of insects, and other nocturnal creatures await. Be ready to find them! The goal is to catch a giant frog; a prize will be given to the person who catches the largest one.

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Day two: Today, after breakfast, we will prepare our camping gear and depart for the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. After an hour of navigating the Amazon River, we will arrive at the Control and Surveillance Post where we will present our entry permits. The park ranger will give us a brief talk about Pacaya Samiria.

 

 

We will continue our journey to Poza Cocha, a beautiful lake where we will camp. Our local guide will build a campfire to prepare our lunch.

After a short break, we will take a boat excursion around the lake to look for river otters. The sunsets here are splendid, and we will enjoy it from our boat.

Dinner will be served at our campsite.

Tonight, our guide will take us on a night walk to search for large rodents, snakes, scorpions, and more.

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Day three: Another jungle day begins with contemplating the sunrise. Groups of howler monkeys live around the lake, and their distinctive calls can be heard from far away. We will do our best to spot them. This is also an area where we can observe birds like tuqui tuquis, hoatzins (camungos), cushuris, herons, hawks, kingfishers, gulls, etc.

 

 

After a delicious breakfast, we will dismantle our tents to travel deeper into the jungle to Cocha Cushuri. Along the way, we may see squirrel monkeys and green iguanas.

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Lunch will be prepared while we set up our next camp.

There are specific spots where we will look for giant river otters and capybaras. Our local guide knows these places well and will take us there.

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We need to return to the campsite by sunset.

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Tonight, after dinner, we will take a boat excursion to look for large caimans.

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Day four: Our morning in this part of the jungle is very relaxing. Listen to dozens of birds welcoming the new day.

 

 

After breakfast, we will leave Pacaya Samiria to return to the Yarapa Communal Reserve.

Cocha Cumaceba is where we will set up our camp next. In the past, we have found anacondas along the riverbank, and we hope to find them again. Cocha Cumaceba is a habitat for piranhas, and this will be a great opportunity to go fishing. We are sure to catch other fish species, but our target is the piranha.

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We will eat what we catch! Lunch will be prepared around the lake, and afterward, our guide will take us on a hike to a macaw clay lick. This is also a place where you can see toucans and jungle condors. You will find enormous trees and virgin forest here. Our jungle guide will teach us about the medicinal uses of many of these trees. One of the most important plants is Cat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa), which has a great number of medicinal properties and also contains potable water.

We must return to our camp by sunset. On the way, we hope to see woolly monkeys (huapos), tamarins, and woodpeckers.

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Day five: After breakfast, we need to pack all our camping gear and return to the lodge.

 

 

We should arrive back at the lodge around lunchtime. We will take a refreshing shower before heading back to Iquitos.

 

Important note:

All our programs are flexible and subject to weather conditions.