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Iquitos and Amazonas Sinchicuy Lodge
(3 Days/2 Nights)
Code: PA-73
Enjoy the warm hospitality of Iquitos, the most
important town in Peru’s Northeastern Amazon
Rainforest. Meet the Amazon Rainforest and its
inhabitants, their customs, traditions and daily
activities in a 38-mile trip in two ecosystems
(the Sinchicuy and the Yanayacu Watersheds);
experience the encounter with the river, the
flora and fauna, the natural environment on
which the Amazon people depend for their living.
Itinerary
Day 01:
Iquitos
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Meet and greet at the Iquitos Airport from
where you will be transferred to the city
(you will briefly sightsee the tourist
highlights of Iquitos along the way).
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Arrive in the hotel. Check-in. Room
accommodation according to reservation.
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Rest of the day is free for shopping and/or
personal activities in town.
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Overnight.
Day 02: Iquitos /
Amazonas Sinchicuy Lodge
(B-L-D)
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Transfer in the morning from your hotel to
the river wharf.
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Speed boat trip on the Amazon, the world’s
largest river. During the trip, you will see
the magnificence of the Amazon, the
exuberance of the jungle and the picturesque
villages appearing on the shores with their
particular color and joy.
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Arrival and accommodation in the Amazonas
Sinchicuy Lodge located 45 minutes from
Iquitos. The native-style lodge built with
natural materials is upon high ground,
surrounded by trees, plants and flowers,
where birds and butterflies roam.
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Refreshing “welcome drink” made with
regional fruit (cocona, camu camu, copoazu,
other) and brief instructions about the
sustained conservation standards that must
be observed in the lodge and its
surroundings in order to make your tour best
enjoyable.
Ecocultural Circuit (The Sinchicuy Watershed
Ecosystem)
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Short walk or canoe ride in the afternoon
–depending on the season- to “Nuevo Peru”
where a Yagua community has established. You
will get acquainted with their customs, see
their unique apparel made of palm fibers and
even try their “pucuna” or blowgun.
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Lunch at the Amazonas Sinchicuy. Gastronomy
in the lodge is based upon the ample use of
natural and fresh products from the river
and the local farmlands.
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Guided ethnobotanic walk in the afternoon.
You will be able to identify species of the
Amazon plant kingdom (Cat’s Claw, Sour Cane,
Copaiba, Aguaje and even Ayahuasca, the
hallucinogen vine).
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Visit the local “shaman” who will explain
about the marvelous healing properties and
use of some of these plants and roots..
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Tour the Santa María del Ojeal farmlands
where you will visit the sugar cane squeeze,
the fruit orchard, the fish culture pond;
see the Amazon breed cattle and artisanal
dugout canoe fishing performed on the river
by locals.
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Visit a typical village on the shores of the
Amazon, see the homes, schools, churches,
shops and interact with its people..
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Visit the community’s sustained development
projects and the Wildlife Rescue Center that
are being made possible with ecotourism
support.
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Observe the beautiful sunset on the Amazon
River.
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Evening canoe ride or walk to discover the
awesome world of night insects, cicadas,
spiders, praying mantis, etc. Listen to owls
and pootos.
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Dinner.
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Tales and legends from the rich Amazon myths
told by the guides after dinner and/or a
short pleasant musical performance by our
lodge staff.
Day 03: Amazonas Sinchicuy Lodge /
Tambo
Yanayacu Lodge /
Iquitos
(B-L)
Flora and Fauna Circuit (The Yanayacu Watershed
Ecosystem)
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After breakfast you will motorboat to the
opposite side of the Amazon River. During
the trip you will probably spot river
dolphins, main characters of fantastic tales
and legends of the Amazon Myths.
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See typical riverside landscape plantations.
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Walk on tropical rainforest trail and boat
or canoe on the Yanayacu River to the Tambo
Yanayacu Lodge located in the “Kingdom of
the Giant Trees”.
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Watch the rich avian fauna of the area.
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See the diverse medicinal plants, epiphyte
plants (bromeliads) growing high on the
trees, and giant flora like the “lupuna” or
ceiba tree species over 150-feet high.
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Search for primates and sloths that mimetize
with the forest canopy.
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Lunch at Tambo Yanayacu (38 Miles NE of
Iquitos).
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Reforestation program activity Plant-a-Tree
in an area near the lodge.
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Native-style fishing on the river for
piranhas and other species.
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Return by boat to Iquitos and transferred
back to your hotel or to the airport at a
convenient time to board your flight.
Includes:
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Transfers airport / hotel / lodge / airport
(overland and river boat)
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01 night accommodation at selected hotel in
Iquitos
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Continental breakfast at the hotel
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01 night accommodation in Amazonas Sinchicuy
Lodge
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All meals in lodge
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Excursions as detailed in the program
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Guide in English or Spanish
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