Iquitos Jungle Lodges

Iquitos Jungle Lodges:
Explorama and ExplorNapo Lodges
5 Days/4 Nights
Departs Daily from Iquitos
Combine Explorama and ExplorNapo lodges for the ultimate jungle experience. Located 50
miles downriver from Iquitos, Explorama Lodge is situated deep in primary rainforest.
Accommodations are in palm-thatched houses with 10-17 private sleeping rooms. Shower
and toilet facilities adjoin each house. Kerosene lamps provide lighting.
8 nights
4 NightsIncludes
Includes
• Roundtrip Ground and
Boat Transfers
• 4 Nights
Accommodations
• Guided Tours
• All Meals
Day 1 ~ IquitosExplorama: Reception at
the airport, brief city
orientation and transfer to
the Explorama dock. Fiftymile journey down the
Amazon River to Yanamono
Stream where Explorama
Lodge is located. Afternoon hike along the "Lake
Trail" through lowland rainforest, which is
seasonally flooded. After dinner, there is a chance
to visit the Lodge's "Bar Tahuampa" where local
musicians often play guitar and flute music. (Lunch,
Dinner, Accommodations, Explorama)
Day 2 ~ ExploramaExplorNapo: After
breakfast, a boat ride down
the Amazon to the
ExplorNapo Reserve and
ExplorNapo Lodge.
Afternoon visit to the
ReNuPeRu Ethnobotanical
Garden located next to
ExplorNapo, and tended by
a local shaman. Evening excursion by open boat
along the Sucusari Stream in search of caiman and
to enjoy the night sounds and stars of the Southern
sky. (Breakfast, Explorama; Lunch, Dinner, Accommodations,
ExplorNapo)
Day 3 ~ ExplorNapo: Morning hike to the
Canopy Walkway, a suspended bridge spanning
one-third of a mile, connected by tree platforms and
reaching a height of over 115 feet above the ground.
Here you encounter a "bird's eye view" of part of the
rainforest rarely seen by man but accessible without
any type of climbing skill or equipment. Afternoon
boating excursion along one of the many Napo
tributaries spotting along
the way for birds and
sloth. A stop is included
for a try at river fishing
with cane poles or a
chance to swim. (Breakfast,
Lunch, Dinner,
Accommodations, ExplorNapo)
Day 4 ~ ExplorNapo-Explorama: Morning
excursion to a black water oxbow lake formed when
water from the Napo River became separated from
the main flow of the river. These lakes are often
covered with giant Victoria Regia water lilies and
sometimes offer a glimpse of the elusive Hoatzin
bird. Afternoon boat trip back to Explorama Lodge
passing the town of Francisco de Orellana, where a
statue is erected to the intrepid explorer who
became the first European to see the Amazon River
in 1542 (Breakfast, ExplorNapo; Lunch, Dinner,
Accommodations, Explorama)
Day 5 ~ Explorama-Iquitos: Morning walk
along a local river trail with stops along the way to
visit the "ribereños" or river people, visit a river
school, see the local sugar cane rum "factory" or visit
our resident American medical doctor in her clinic
sponsored by the Rotary Club. Transfer back to
Iquitos for your departure flight to Lima (Breakfast,
Lunch, Explorama)
For information and reservations, please see your professional travel agent
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Peru
Eplorama and
ExplorNapo
01-10-2013