3-Day Amazon Jungle Experience from Iquitos with Pink Dolphins

Meet your Iquitos tour guide after pickup from your hotel or the airport and depart for the jungle lodge, located three hours from Iquitos.

First, travel by land transport and then embark on a boat that will take you directly to the lodge.

Before arriving at the lodge, stop where three rivers of Peru meet: the Amazon River, Maranon, and Ucayali River. Here, you may spot pink dolphins, mainly in the Amazon River.

Arrive at the lodge at lunchtime.

Later, begin canoeing along the river and the lakes and familiarize yourself with the jungle area, home to birds, monkeys, sloths, and other wildlife.

Enjoy a jungle sunset from the boat.

Head out for a thrilling night walk in the jungle in search of insects, tarantulas, scorpions, anacondas, snakes, frogs, and other giant reptiles.

Take a 3-4 hour walk through the jungle with a local bilingual guide, who will explain the rainforest ecosystem, its wildlife, and its medicinal plants.

Learn about the medicinal plants locals use to cure diseases, as well as aphrodisiacs and traditional healing drinks made from tree bark and roots.

After lunch and some time to relax, head to the Amazon River to see and swim with the dolphins. You will travel by boat to the river, where you can swim in the freshwater while the pink dolphins will likely come close to you.

At night, go canoeing to spot alligators. There are three different types of alligators in the Peruvian jungle, and the black alligator can grow up to 8 meters. You may also have the opportunity to see boas and nocturnal birds.

Set out early for birdwatching at 05:30 am and get the chance to spot new bird species you may not have seen before. The views are lovely as the birds gather for food.

Have breakfast at the hotel at 08:00 am.

Then head out by boat for piranha fishing and prepare for an artisanal fishing experience. You will learn to fish for piranha in the tributaries of the dark river of the Amazon. If you succeed, you may feast on the fearsome piranha.

Check out of the lodge and begin your return to Iquitos.

Arrive at Iquitos airport if you have a flight, or stay overnight at a hotel.