5-Day Pacaya Samiria Jungle Expedition from Iquitos with Camping

Meet your local tour guide at your hotel for pick-up and transfer.

Drive south for 1 hour and 45 minutes to arrive in Nauta town. On the way, you will receive a brief description of Iquitos city, its surroundings, and some of its main attractions.

Depart by private boat from Nauta port and continue upriver for 3 hours, enjoying the beautiful landscapes and the possibility of seeing grey and pink river dolphins, herons, turtles, many other species, and spectacular flora.

Arrive at Santo Domingo community, the checkpoint for entering the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, where the entry permit is obtained.

Continue by boat for 30 minutes to reach the community of Buenos Aires.

Go on a walking expedition through the primary jungle to look for wildlife and enjoy nature.

Set out on a nocturnal hike in search of spiders, snakes, lizards, frogs, or rodents, while listening to the different sounds of nocturnal animals.

Overnight at a typical village house in the Buenos Aires community.

Wake up early to begin your expedition, taking the boat and navigating for around 3 hours along the Pucate River, going deeper and deeper into the primary jungle.

Try some artisanal piranha sport fishing, just as the locals do. The guide will instruct you, help you, and provide all the equipment needed.

Observe pink dolphins (Inia geoforensics) and grey dolphins, also known as tucuxis.

Walk through the virgin rainforest, where you can observe the flora and fauna of the Amazon.

Go on a night expedition, looking and listening for nocturnal animals.

Camp in the primary jungle.

Go on a morning botanical walk and get to know different medicinal plants of the Amazon jungle.

Learn how to cut and drink from a vine called "Soga de Agua" (water rope).

Walk to see the Lupuna, one of the biggest trees in the Amazon rainforest.

Go on an expedition looking for primates in their natural habitat.

Set out on a nocturnal expedition to find caimans (big river lizards).

Camp in the primary jungle.

Take a 2-hour boat trip to reach your next camping area, deeper in the virgin jungle.

Walk through the jungle to find and observe monkeys and other animals.

Embark on an excursion to find and observe giant river otters.

Camp in the virgin jungle.

Go on an early morning canoe excursion to wake up your senses.

Enjoy birdwatching at the best time of day to see wild birds in their natural habitat along the riverbank and inside the jungle.

Begin your journey back, stopping at the Buenos Aires community to stretch your legs and, if you wish, contribute to the community by buying their handmade handicrafts.

Return by boat to Nauta town.

Continue by ground transportation from Nauta to Iquitos.

Arrive at the office, or, if you prefer, be taken to your accommodation in Iquitos or to the airport.