Explore the Peruvian Amazon on a 7-day, 6-night survival adventure from Iquitos, personally guided by Gerson Pizango, founder of Curuhuinsi Lodge and a local guide since 2000. Drawing on his Amazonian knowledge and military training, Gerson leads an experience combining rainforest exploration, traditional skills, and jungle camping.
Travel from Iquitos via Nauta and continue by boat past the confluence of the Marañón and Ucayali rivers. Spend your first two nights at Curuhuinsi Lodge before heading into the forest for four nights of camping, surrounded by the sounds of the Amazon.
Learn about medicinal plants and their traditional uses, shelter building, fire-making, traditional fishing, and jungle navigation. Put your skills into practice as you prepare camp and help cook meals over a campfire.
Explore rivers, lagoons, and forest trails in search of dolphins, sloths, howler monkeys, and birds. Enjoy piranha fishing and nighttime excursions to look for caimans, boas, and anacondas. Visit natural mineral licks, known locally as collpas, to look for mammals while respecting their space and natural behavior.
The tour includes round-trip transfers from Iquitos, two nights at the lodge, four nights camping, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinking water, rubber boots, and camping equipment.
This is a physically demanding experience. Please discuss preparation, camping conditions, and equipment with us before booking. Camping arrangements, routes, and the order of activities may vary depending on the weather and local conditions, with safety taking priority.
