Itinerary

1. Day 1: Iquitos City

   • Pick you up from the airport or hotel at Iquitos.

   • Go by car or moto-taxi to the Bellavista Nanay port area.  Here, you will see local markets and local vendors selling various local produce - fish, fruits, and vegetables. Your Peruvian tour guide will explain to you briefly about this market.

   • Take a tropical boat and set sail to see the meeting point of two rivers - Nanay and Amazon river - both of them are different colours.

   • On the way, stop at Pedrito Fundo at Barrio Florido village, about 45 minutes from Bellavista Nanay. Here, watch out for alligators, paiches (freshwater fish and one of the longest fish in the world) and the Victoria Amazonica (the biggest lily pad in the world). 

   • Arrive at the lodge near this place and enjoy welcome drinks at a private bungalow, and your guide will explain to you the activities at this lodge.

   • Enjoy a lovely tropical lunch and go for short walks near the lodge.

   • Have dinner at the lodge. 

2. Day 2: Macaw jungle expeditions lodge

   • Begin with an early excursion at 5:30 am for beautiful sunrises and bird sights. 

   • After a yummy breakfast, do jungle treks to see giant trees, and your Peruvian guide will explain the medicinal properties of some of these trees and plants.

   • After lunch, do a fishing tour (piranha, catfish, barracuda) and nocturnal walks to see nocturnal animals like tarantulas, snakes, scorpions, frogs, etc.

3. Day 3: Macaw jungle expeditions lodge

   • Begin with breakfast and then visit the Yahuas Indigenous tribes to learn about their customs, language, dance etc. They will show you how to use a blowgun - an ancient weapon. You can also buy some local handicrafts from them.

   • After this visit, go for some dolphin spotting (optional swimming) with your Iquitos tour guide.

   • Eat a lovely lunch.

   • After rest, go to the Yanayacu River to explore by boat ride and search for wildlife (monkeys, birds, giant trees, and swimming in this Black Water river). 

   • Relish dinner at the lodge 

   • Learn about the jungle. 

4. Day 4: Yanayacu river

   • Visit a butterfly farm called Morphosapi (45 species of butterfly), a beautiful project to protect and breed this remarkable insect; you will see all the butterfly circle life. 

   • Eat a yummy lunch.

   • Go to the sanctuary of animals. You will see different species of animals like parrots, toucans, macaws, monkeys, anaconda, a giant snake and many more of them in this rescued center sanctuary of animals. 

   • Break for dinner.

   • Relax at the lodge. 

5. Day 5: Monkey island

   • After breakfast, visit Monkey Island to see different species of monkeys. You can also interact with them.

   • Return to the lodge for lunch and then, back to Iquitos city for further airport or hotel transfers.