Private Amazing Amazon Discovery Tour - 3 Days, Iquitos, Peru

Itinerary

Day 1: Transport to the lodge, visiting the place where the Amazon River begins, taking a night nucturnal wildlife excursion

Stop At: Amazon River, Iquitos 16000 Peru
· Our friendly, experienced and bilingual guide will greet you at Iquitos airport when you arrive before 2:00pm, or if you arrive after 2:00pm our guide will pick you up from your Iquitos Hotel the next morning.

· After picking you up we will take a two-hour car ride to Nauta through scenic Amazon Jungle as you enjoy lunch on the ride.

· In Nauta we will board our bathroom-equipped speedboat and ride it for 30 minutes down the Marañon river until it joins the Ucayali river. The meeting of these two rivers is where the Amazon river officially begins. The place is called Ucamara and it is the official start of the biggest river in the world, which contains 20% of all the fresh water and extends for more than 7000 kilometers. After spending a while at this impressive place, you will continue for another hour down the Amazon river and into the Yanayacu tributary where you may be greeted by the pink dolphins and birds. You will ride up the Yanayacu river deep into a pristine, primary Amazon rainforest where animals run free and Amazon Discovery Lodge resides.

· Once at the lodge, you will be greeted with a jungle refreshment and settle into your private, riverfront view bungalow with bathroom, balcony and a hammock.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Amazon Rainforest, Peru
· Enjoy a delicious Peruvian/International dinner in our beautiful octagonal dining room with the canoe bar and a lounge.

· Night excursion: You will be taking a boat ride or a night hike to see nocturnal animals like caiman, bats, frogs, nocturnal birds, and owl monkeys (a nocturnal primate and the only monkey in the Amazon active at night)

Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Amazon Discovery Lodge, new, river-view bungalow with a balcony, hammock and private bathroom.

Day 2: Morning, afternoon and night excursions.

Stop At: Amazon Rainforest, Peru
· Enjoy Breakfast at the lodge.

· Morning excursion: Hike through the jungle to see the Pygmy Marmosets, the smallest monkey in the world, and search for the owl monkeys and a variety of birds and lizards and learn about medicinal, like the iodine tree, and industrial plants, such as the rubber trees.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Amazon Rainforest, Peru
· Enjoy Lunch at the lodge.

· Afternoon excursion: Boat ride to look for wildlife such as over ten species of monkeys like the squirrel and howler monkeys, and hundreds of species of birds like macaws, toucans, horned screamers, and varieties of king fishers and hawks. the tour will end with seeing the Victoria Amazonica - the largest water lily in the world and enjoying sunset views over the lake.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Amazon Rainforest, Peru
· Enjoy Dinner at the lodge

· Night excursion: Boat ride or night hike to search for nocturnal creatures. You can also relax at the canoe bar or in your private bungalow.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Amazon Discovery Lodge, a new, river-view bungalow with a balcony, hammock and private bathroom.

Day 3: Morning excursion, lunch, visit Nauta and return to the Iquitos Airport or Hotel

Stop At: Amazon Rainforest, Peru
· Enjoy breakfast at the lodge.

· Morning excursion: A hike or a boat tour to look for new animals in your last day at the lodge.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Amazon Rainforest, Peru
· Enjoy Lunch at the lodge.

· Say farewell to the lodge and board our speedboat for 2 hours ride to Nauta.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Amazon River, Iquitos 16000 Peru
· Visit Nauta Lagoona Sapi Sapi where you will see and feed the Paiche - the largest fresh water fish in the world, and the yellow spotted turtle - which are a threatened species.

· Take a car ride back to Iquitos. Arrive at the airport or your hotel by 6:00pm.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.