10-Day Amazon Rainforest Survival Expedition from Iquitos, Peru

Begin your ten-day Amazon survival expedition with pickup in Iquitos and a transfer to Nauta. Continue by boat to Curuhuinsi Lodge, looking for river dolphins along the way.

In the afternoon, explore the Amazon waterways by canoe with your local guide, Gerson Pizango. After dark, head out on a nighttime excursion to look for caimans.

Return to Curuhuinsi Lodge for dinner and your first night’s accommodation.

Leave Curuhuinsi Lodge and head into the jungle expedition area with Gerson Pizango.

Set up camp and learn about shelter building and traditional fishing under your guide’s supervision. In the evening, help prepare dinner over a campfire before heading out by canoe in search of boas.

Spend your first night camping in the Amazon rainforest, surrounded by the sounds of the forest.

Set out with Gerson Pizango on a jungle trek lasting approximately three to five hours, adapted to the terrain and the group’s fitness level.

Look for animal tracks and learn how to identify potential water sources in certain vines and tree roots under your guide’s supervision.

After dark, head out by boat in search of larger caimans, observing them from a respectful distance without disturbing them. Return to camp for your second night camping in the Amazon rainforest.

Begin with guided navigation practice, learning to use landmarks and the position of the sun to find your way through the rainforest.

Explore lagoons and channels by canoe with Gerson Pizango, looking for monkeys, sloths, macaws, and toucans in their natural habitat. In the afternoon, try piranha fishing.

After dinner, head into the forest to look for poison frogs, tarantulas, snakes, and other nocturnal wildlife. Observe them under your guide’s supervision without touching or disturbing them.

Return to camp for your third night camping in the Amazon rainforest.

Follow jungle trails to Amazon lagoons with Gerson Pizango, learning to recognize animal tracks, calls, and other signs of rainforest wildlife.

Pause for lunch surrounded by the sights and sounds of the Amazon.

As night falls, explore natural mineral licks, locally known as collpas, where some animals come to consume minerals. Look for tapirs, peccaries, and other mammals in their natural habitat, keeping a respectful distance without disturbing them.

Return to camp for your fourth night camping in the Amazon rainforest.

Spend the day learning and practicing traditional fishing techniques passed down through generations of Amazonian communities.

With guidance from Gerson Pizango, learn to use traditional fishing equipment and understand river conditions while fishing.

In the evening, prepare dinner together over a campfire, including freshly caught fish if the day’s catch allows. Enjoy local flavors, stories, and the sounds of the rainforest before settling down for your fifth night camping in the Amazon.

Pack up camp and continue to a new area of the rainforest with Gerson Pizango. Along the way, look for birds and monkeys, including howler monkeys, and learn to recognize their calls and movements in the trees.

Practice your jungle navigation skills using landmarks before setting up the new campsite under your guide’s supervision.

After dinner, head out in search of anacondas and boa constrictors, keeping a respectful distance without handling or disturbing them. This outing depends on the weather and local conditions.

Return to camp for your sixth night camping in the Amazon rainforest.

Explore rainforest trails with Gerson Pizango to discover plants traditionally used by Amazonian communities and learn to recognize their characteristics.

Learn about knowledge passed down through generations and the important role these plants play in local culture and everyday life.

Walk at the group’s pace, pausing to observe plants and discuss their traditional uses and the importance of conserving them.

Return to camp for dinner and your seventh night camping in the Amazon rainforest.

Explore the rainforest with Gerson Pizango to interpret footprints, markings, and other signs of animal activity. Learn how wind direction can influence wildlife observation and put your expedition skills into practice.

Watch a guided demonstration explaining the design and function of traditional traps as part of your survival training. The route and pace will be adapted to the terrain and the group’s fitness level.

After dinner, take a final nighttime walk near camp to identify frog species traditionally used as food by local communities. This is an observation activity only, without collecting or consuming the frogs.

Return to camp for your eighth and final night camping in the Amazon rainforest.

After breakfast, pack up camp and begin your return journey to Curuhuinsi Lodge with Gerson Pizango. Along the way, enjoy a final opportunity to look for birds, monkeys, and other rainforest wildlife.

Share a farewell lunch at the lodge and discuss Amazon conservation and the role of tourism in supporting local communities.

Continue by boat and land transportation to your hotel or Iquitos Airport. If you are flying that day, provide your flight details in advance so we can confirm that the return schedule allows enough time for your departure.

End of the tour.

Please note: Camping arrangements, routes, and the order of activities throughout the expedition may change depending on the weather, local conditions, and the group’s fitness level, with safety taking priority. All survival activities are supervised by your guide.