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PROGRAM INCLUDES:
CRUISE (DETAILED ITINERARY) + Airfare LIMA - IQUITOS - LIMA (NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE ABOVE)
Day 1: Tuesday
IQUITOS / Nauta / BOARDING / RIO MARAÑON
5:00 p.m. Arrival
The guides are waiting for you, while your flight from Lima, swept by the skies, landing at the International Airport of Iquitos.
After having collected your baggage, you will board a bus with air conditioning in which we will have one hour and a half to enjoy a beautiful natural view through the Peruvian jungle toward the small town of Nauta, where our boat AQUA anchored , is Waiting for your arrival.
7:30 PM Check In
Just take a few minutes to settle in your spacious room before dinner. Within the next four days, we will sail along the two largest tributaries of the Amazon River, the Ucayali and Maranon, as well as the mighty Amazon itself. You will embark on a spectacular adventure, to a place visited only by some of the world's most experienced travelers.
8:00 PM Guidance on Security on board
Before dinner, we will meet on the upper deck to report on the safety board. Then, the Director of Cruise and naturalist guides will give you a brief orientation talk about life on board, on the places you go and what we will see during your trip through the Amazon.
8:30 PM Welcome Dinner.
Peruvian cuisine is considered one of the best in the world. This is presented here with a touch of European maridando dishes with a fine selection of South American wines. While enjoying these delicacies, watch the river and surrounding area through our panoramic windows. Before retiring to rest, we encourage you to enjoy a cocktail on the upper deck under the stars.
Day 2: Wednesday
RIOS Ucayali / YANALLPA / DORADO / RESERVE NATIONAL Pacaya Samiria
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Issuance by the river Yanallpa
This morning board the boats to explore this fascinating torrent of dark water, part of the vast drainage of the Amazon rain forest. The guides will talk about while we explore the jungle, what scientists call the "gallery of the jungle" because of its dense vegetation, creating a tunnel of leaves. While fleet by this tunnel, one can easily observe parrots, macaws, and Amazon furry monkeys friars close to the boats.
10:30 a.m. Return to AQUA
12:30 p.m. Lunch
4:00 p.m. Exploration of Rio and Dorado Night Tour
This afternoon we will make a magical journey through "The Jungle of Mirrors", seeing huge trees reflected on the dark river, while appearing watch dozens Delightful of parrots, macaws and a variety of primates to enjoy nature without immutable before our presence. While we make the journey back to our ship, will also have the opportunity to see alligators, frogs and bats fishermen.
7:30 PM Return to AQUA
8:00 PM Dinner
Day 3: Thursday
RIO PUINAHUA / LAKE HATUM POSA / RIO Pacaya
6:00 a.m. Expedition to Lake Hatum Posa
This morning we rise early to cross this beautiful and intricate horseshoe-shaped lake. While we travel along its banks, will be left pleasantly surprised by the variety of monkeys and birds, including swallows, Tropic of cormorants, herons, hawks and our favorite, with some birds Amazon crest that emit sounds funny and sharp. Also we will go to the boats to other lakes in dark waters, coupled with this large lake in the vast Amazon hydrography.
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Walk through the jungle near the town Hatum Posa.
On this hike, the guides will introduce you to native villages, where you can appreciate the people carrying out their daily work and teach you how they learned to cultivate wild plants and trees to generate their income. Within the jungle primary, the guides also teach them the valuable contribution of fruit trees and medicinal plants that are hidden in the jungle.
1100 Return to AQUA
12:30 p.m. Lunch
4:00 p.m. Exploration at Rio Pacaya Night Journey and the Additional Guard Station from 1 to N th Lake Yanayacu At the end of the afternoon, we will take our boats and sail along the river from the Pacaya Ranger Station No. 1 until Yanayacu Lake, where you can appreciate the abundant wildlife that is hidden deep in the jungle. We have chosen this time of day to observe the activity
of wild animals at sunset, including monkeys friars, a Capuchin monkeys and howler monkeys. When the sun falls, listen to the acute and fierce sounds warning issued by the howler monkeys, marking their territory. Into the night, you hear the second symphony of the Amazon rain forest, where other nocturnal animals give their strident appeals through the treetops. AQUA stream it back to the nocturnal creatures, including, perhaps, large alligators.
7:30 PM Return to AQUA
8:00 PM Dinner
Day 4: Friday
RIOS PUINAHUA / Pacaya and CAROCURAHUAYTE LAKE
6:30 a.m. Exploration of the Pacaya and breakfast aboard the boats
Again in the river to escape the sun, you will appreciate a treasure of wildlife, including parrots, macaws, toucans and a variety of monkeys - as well as some species that we never have seen before. Enjoy a light breakfast on board, consisting of sandwiches and fresh juice. We will make a stop near a place of power where you Dolphins can appreciate a show while you enjoy its unique snack.
1100 Return to AQUA
From this point, we will start sailing downstream, toward Iquitos.
12:30 p.m. Lunch
3:30 PM Lake Carocurahuayte / Fishing Trip
This afternoon we travel to this splendid lake Carocurahuayte, where you can catch some of the more than 3,000 varieties of tropical fish that live in the Amazon basin. Our special focus will be put into piranhas, those small carnivorous fish with a reputation for being frightening.
6:30 p.m. Return to AQUA
Once back on board, the boat will continue its journey downstream, navigating to Iquitos during the night.
8:00 p.m. Farewell dinner
Leaving the peace and beauty of the jungle behind, we can watch our final dinner, sharing stories about the wonderful experiences shared in the river.
9:00 PM Presentation of the Crew
After dinner, the guides will present some of the crew members that you have not known yet who have been assigned to work "after racks" that have helped create an unforgettable journey filled with countless experiences.
Day 5: Saturday
ARRIVAL IN IQUITOS / RECORD OUTPUT AND LANDED IN THE SPRING HOME / WALK TO THE CITY / AIRPORT TRANSFER
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Last boat ride (optional)
For those who wish to spend some last moments in the Amazon, your guides will lead in the last boats to take some photographs of the special flora and fauna they have seen along the river.
10:00 AM Return to AQUA
Unfortunately, it's time to pack. Please, before lunch, leave your luggage to your room ready to be picked.
12:00 p.m. Light lunch
12:40 p.m. Landing / Walk around the City / Transfer to the Airport
This afternoon, we will take walk in Iquitos, glorious city in the days of the rubber boom. Later, we will make a stop in the Amazonian Indian Market in San Juan, where, if you wish, you can buy some local handicrafts before leaving.
4:00 p.m. Register at the International Airport of Iquitos
The guides will help with registration at the airport and will stay with you until you've addressed his flight back to Lima.
5:30 p.m. Leave for Lima.
Note: All itineraries are subject to change because of weather conditions and other aspects not predictable. All times listed are approximate and are also subject to change. |