Itinerary
- Day 1
Iquitos to Jungle Lodge
After landing at Iquitos airport, you'll head to the main harbor and board a speedboat to see the floating houses in Belen district. The boat then takes you down the Amazon River to your ecological reserve lodge. Following lunch, you'll trek through the forest with a guide pointing out medicinal plants and spotting wildlife. Later in the evening, a night jungle walk lets you take in the sounds of the tropics and catch sight of nocturnal insects and frogs active after dark.
- Meals
- Lunch (Typical lunch with locally grown foods), Dinner (Dinner at jungle lodge)
Included Activities
- Airport transfer and brief city tour
- Speedboat visit to floating houses in Belen district
- Welcome reception with typical welcome drink
- Forest trek to see medicinal plants and wildlife
- Night jungle walk to observe nocturnal animals and insects
Landmarks Belen District Amazon River Itaya River 
- Day 2
Jungle Lodge, Amazon River
This morning starts early with a canoe ride at Shansho Lagoon for bird watching before breakfast. Next, you'll visit the Yagua native community to learn about their customs, language, and how they hunt with blowguns, plus there's time to pick up handcrafts. After lunch, you're out on the Amazon River visiting a wildlife caretaker who works with sloths, monkeys, turtles, caimans, and snakes. The day wraps up watching the Amazon sunset and then taking a canoe out at night to look for caimans.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at jungle lodge), Lunch (Typical lunch with locally grown foods), Dinner (Dinner at jungle lodge)
Included Activities
- Early canoe ride for bird watching at Shansho Lagoon
- Visit to Yagua native community to observe customs and dialect
- Demonstration of traditional hunting with blowgun (Pucuna)
- Papagayo Tropical Bird Watching tour
- Amazon River tour visiting native animal conservation area with sloths, monkeys, turtles, caimans, anaconda, and red tail boa
- Amazon sunset viewing
- Nocturnal canoe excursion by lagoon with possibility of observing caimans
Optional Activities
- Purchase or trade handcrafts with Yagua community
Landmarks Shansho Lagoon Amazon River - Day 3
Jungle Lodge, Shansho Lagoon
After breakfast, you'll go to a private primate conservation project where you can see five different endangered species. Following that, a canoe ride takes you through Shansho Lagoon to observe the giant Victoria Regia water lilies with an ecological guide who speaks your language. Later, you'll move to another lake for fishing, trying to catch piranhas, catfish, and fresh water sardines. Back at the lodge, lunch is served, and then you'll spend the night there in the jungle.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at jungle lodge), Lunch (Typical buffet lunch with locally grown foods and bilingual guide), Dinner (Dinner at jungle lodge)
Included Activities
- Visit to private primate conservation project with 5 endangered species
- Canoe ride in Shansho Lagoon to observe giant Victoria Regia water lilies
- Fishing excursion for piranhas, catfish, and fresh water sardines
- Bilingual ecological guide service
Landmarks Shansho Lagoon Victoria Regia Water Lilies - Day 4
Jungle Lodge to Iquitos
After breakfast, double check that you've packed everything from the jungle lodge before transferring to Iquitos airport. Your flight departs from there to your next destination.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at jungle lodge)
