4-Day Birdwatching Tour in Iquitos with Canoe Rides and Pink Dolphins

Be escorted from your hotel or airport to the Jungle Lodge, located three hours from Iquitos.

First, travel by land transport and then embark on a boat ride directly to the lodge.

Before arriving at the lodge, stop at the confluence of the three most important rivers in Peru: the Amazon River, Marañon, and Ucayali River. Here, you can see the pink dolphins, which are mainly found in the Amazon River.

Arrive at the lodge around 12:00 and have lunch at the lodge.

Enjoy a canoe ride along the river and around the lakes to familiarize yourself with the jungle.

Be on the lookout for birds, monkeys, sloths, and other wildlife species.

Enjoy the sunset in the jungle from your boat.

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

In the morning, walk through the jungle with a bilingual local guide and learn about the ecosystems of the rainforest, its wildlife, and medicinal plants.

Learn about medicinal plants that locals use to treat illnesses, including aphrodisiacs and traditional healing drinks made from tree bark and roots.

After lunch and a moment of relaxation, see and swim in the Amazon River with the dolphins.

Leave by boat for the Amazon River, where you can swim. The pink dolphins may come close to you.

Discover alligators by canoe at night. There are three different types of alligators in the Peruvian jungle. The black alligator, the largest, can grow up to 8 meters, and your guide will take you to places and lakes where these wild animals can be found.

See boas and nocturnal birds.

After breakfast at the lodge, leave for a visit to the local community and meet the local people to exchange some crafts.

Take the opportunity to learn about and observe their way of life on the banks of the Amazon River. Appreciate their homes, types of construction, schools, and churches, and interact with the people. Learn about their techniques of agriculture and fisheries. Observe their customs and traditions and gain an understanding of their austere natural style of life. People in the jungle are very cheerful and welcoming. Respect the indigenous cultures of the Amazonian forests, as well as the animals, plants, rivers, and lakes, because this is their home.

Optional dinner at the lodge and activities such as a night hike or night fishing.

Here, you have the opportunity to meet Pablito, a cute sloth.

Have lunch at the lodge. Before dusk, take a short boat ride to a lake where you can appreciate the majestic Victoria Regia, the queen of the waterlilies.

See the indigenous white flowers. These stunning lake and swamp plants can grow up to 2 m in diameter and are known for their huge round leaves, which are a symbol of strength.

Get up early at 5:30 a.m. for a chance to see new species of birds as they gather in search of food.

Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. at the lodge.

Proceed for boating and artisanal piranha fishing.

Learn to fish for piranha in the dark river tributaries of the Amazon.

If you succeed, you can have them for lunch.

Leave the lodge to return to Iquitos.

Prepare for your departure. End of the tour.