3-Day Amazon Rainforest Expedition from Iquitos with Capinuri Lodge

• Meet your tour guide, who will pick you up from the reception at Francisco Secada Viñeta Airport or from your hotel in the city to begin the program.
• Transfer to Bellavista Nanay Port, where we will take a short tour of approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Before boarding the boat, we will learn about the gastronomy of Iquitos.
• After that, we will begin navigating the Amazon River aboard comfortable and safe typical boats. This journey along the Amazon will allow you to appreciate a wonderful panorama, where the magnificence of the river makes its way through the exuberance of the jungle. Travel time is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Visit the Yaguas Native tribe, whose ancestors were discovered by Francisco de Orellana during his first exploration of the Amazon in 1541. This visit will allow you to learn about their ancestral customs, appreciate their original palm fibre clothing, and even test your aim with the "pucuna" (blowpipe) that the Yaguas used for centuries for hunting.
• Arrive at Capinuri Lodge and receive a short explanation of the rules that govern the sustainability of the lodge. After lunch, your accommodation will be arranged according to the type of room selected. A typical self-service lunch is included; if you are vegetarian, please inform in advance.
• Next, we will go to the Wildlife Rescue Center to observe and interact with some of the varieties of wild animals found in the Amazon, such as sloths, monkeys, macaws, toucans, boa constrictors, and turtles. It will be an interesting way to learn to value and respect the typical wildlife of our Amazon.
• After this activity, we will go in search of the grey and pink dolphins in the Amazon River. Observe the beautiful sunset over the Amazon, depending on weather conditions.
• In the evening, after dinner, your guide will tell you when the walking excursion will begin. This excursion will take you to discover the mysterious world of nocturnal insects, cicadas, spiders, mantises, snakes, and more.
• Head back to the lodge for an overnight stay.

• Observe the Amazon sunrise and enjoy birdwatching. During the early hours of the morning, it is the right time to observe many of the bird species that feed on the banks of the river.
• Have breakfast at the lodge. Then, your guide will tell you the exact time to begin the next excursion.
• Get ready to undertake the artisanal fishing tour, where the guide will introduce you to local techniques for piranha fishing or catching other species, using the same materials that jungle inhabitants use for subsistence purposes.
• After lunch at the lodge, we will get ready to visit San Juan de Huashalado village in order to learn about the customs of the inhabitants of the area and play and share with them.
• Have dinner at the lodge and later go out in a canoe in search of alligators. You will catch them to learn about their life cycle and their main role in nature, and then release them.
• Return to the lodge for an overnight stay.

• After breakfast, navigate through the Yanayacu River and observe the Victoria Regia, the largest aquatic plant in the world.
• Walk through the primary jungle, the kingdom of giant trees, where we will observe the Lupuna and Tarzan liana, among others. We will also learn about medicinal plants and how to make our natural repellent with termites.
• Transfer back to the lodge for lunch.
• At the appropriate time, we will take our boat back to Iquitos.
• Arrive and transfer to the hotel or the airport to conclude the tour.

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