Iquitos Enchanted 4D/3N

The itinerary begins before sunrise. At 4:30 in the morning, weather permitting, you will get outside to find birds on board traditional small boats with a local guide, who recognizes the species just by listening to them from a distance.

After an energizing breakfast, you will board another boat towards the Isla de los Monos (Monkey island), a completely green territory and inhabited by different primate species. Within its 450 hectares, there are more than 200 Andean saddle-back tamarins, bald uakaris and sloths in complete freedom. In addition, you will learn more about these species and you will be able to interact with the specimens recently arrived at this rescue center.

Lunch is a separate experience. Local flavors and exotic products invade our palate and captivate us. Our kitchen team impresses by reinterpreting classic recipes and surprising with signature dishes. However, the real protagonists are, once again, the native communities that produce the inputs. The result is not only pleasant for the dining companion but also for the economy of local people and the environment.

In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to explore the Amazon forest. The walk will allow you to appreciate its eco system and habitat. You can also see some dens of owl monkeys, leafcutter ant colonies and flock of herons. Weather permitting and depending on what nature wants to show you.

By the end of the night, we can enjoy a dinner prepared at the campfire and we will invite you a drink to make more pleasant the night while a beautiful starry sky accompanies us.

After the most pleasant eight hours of sleep in your life, in which you rest lulled by the sound of the wind hitting the trees and listening the sound of nature, you will take a tasty breakfast with seasonal fruits and more helping you to continue with this amazing trip.

We will get ready to sail on the Amazon River in search of the pink dolphins, one of the most rewarding experiences.

Then we will go back to the village for a restorative lunch. After rest, you will sail on the Rio Negro that takes you to have an encounter with a gigantic hundred-year-old ceiba tree, which reaches 40 meters in height. Its size and its lianas impress. Intrepid travelers climb it using their hands and feet. There is no better way to cool off from the suffocating humidity of the Amazon than standing under its shadow, ideal place to take a breath, the only one that does not reflect amazement.

The sun falls while painting the multi-colored sky. The river reflection is also colored. The sunset is so intense that it seems to be dying everything in its path. We left the place with that photographic view. Again, we go back to earth.

During sunset, a walk along the paths of the village awaits you. Get ready to discover all its charms with our team wearing rubber boots. The sunset presents a new scenario. Nocturnal animals wake up at sunset and you can only see them until the tour guides arrive carrying UV-light lanterns guiding you to tarantulas, scorpions and other species.

This intense day ends with a delicious dinner. Use this moment for internet access or to leave loading your device in the maloca (ancestral long house used by the natives of the Amazon), which is used as a social area.

This is already your last day in your hostel and you must have your entire luggage ready.
The indigenous people of Yagua will receive the foreigners in the midst of songs, dances and drums. It is fascinating to dance with the new generations inside a maloca (ancestral long house used by the natives of the Amazon), admire their art made with seeds, natural dyes and archaic techniques, as well as hear them speak in their native language, see them half-naked and with their skin painted.

Despite its inhabitants no longer dress like this every day, they struggle to maintain their authenticity. They teach to hunt as they did in the past, using huge blowguns, and paint the faces of travelers with achiote, as a welcome sign. The forest, which at times seems impenetrable, opens the doors to anyone who is willing to discover it.

Then we will go to the village and before leaving, you will once again be in front of one of the main attractions of the tour: our gastronomy. You will board a peque peque (motorized canoe) that will take you back to the small village of Timicuro, then to the road to Once Amigos, to the boat and finally to Iquitos. The vibrant major city where the adventure ends.