Itinerary
- Day 1
Iquitos to Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Your adventure kicks off with an early pickup from your Iquitos location, whether that's your hotel or the airport. You'll drive about 1 hour and 45 minutes south to reach Nauta, where a private boat is waiting. From there, you head upriver for 3 hours through the landscape, keeping your eyes open for river dolphins, herons, and turtles along the way. After stopping at the Santo Domingo checkpoint to register, it's another 30 minutes to Buenos Aires community. Once you arrive, you'll walk through the primary jungle, then later join a nocturnal hike to look for spiders, snakes, frogs, and other night-active wildlife.
- Start point
- Aeropuerto Internacional Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta (IQT), Av. Abelardo Quiñones Km. 6, San Juan Bautista, Loreto 16008, Peru (Airport or your accommodation in Iquitos, 08:00 - 08:30)
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Pickup from accommodation or airport in Iquitos
- Private van/car transfer to Nauta
- Private boat upriver navigation
- Pacaya Samiria National Reserve entrance
- Wildlife observation along riverbanks (dolphins, herons, turtles)
- Jungle walking expedition
- Nocturnal hike
Landmarks Pacaya Samiria National Reserve Buenos Aires community Santo Domingo community 
- Day 2
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve Jungle Exploration
This day starts before sunrise so you can watch the rainforest come alive, then you're searching for monkeys and sloths. The Pucate river calls next, and you'll spend about 3 hours in a canoe going deeper into primary jungle. After that, local guides teach you artisanal piranha fishing with all equipment provided. You'll swim with pink and gray dolphins in the river, then walk to see the massive Lupuna tree. Later, you head to Iricahua lake about 2 to 3 hours on foot, where woolly monkeys, howler monkeys, and Paiche fish live. Evening brings a nocturnal expedition hunting for white and black caimans, and you'll sleep in the jungle that night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Sunrise viewing in rainforest
- Monkey and sloth spotting
- Pucate river canoe navigation
- Artisanal piranha fishing with instruction and equipment
- Pink and gray dolphin observation
- River swimming
- Jungle walk
- Lupuna tree viewing
- Iricahua lake exploration
- Wildlife spotting (monkeys, turtles, caimans)
- Nocturnal caiman expedition
Landmarks Pucate river Iricahua lake (cocha) Lupuna tree 
- Day 3
Return to Iquitos
Start early with a canoe excursion along the riverbanks and jungle, watching for wild birds in their natural habitat. A jungle walk follows, where you search for primates and check out the surrounding lakes. Back in Buenos Aires community, you'll have time to look at local handmade handicrafts if you want to pick something up. Then you board your boat back to Nauta and ride back to Iquitos by ground transport, arriving at the office or your accommodation or airport, whichever you prefer.
- End point
- Aeropuerto Internacional Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta (IQT), Av. Abelardo Quiñones Km. 6, San Juan Bautista, Loreto 16008, Peru (Airport or your accommodation in Iquitos (time is approximate), 17:00 - 17:30)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Early morning canoe excursion
- Bird watching
- Jungle walk and primate spotting
- Cocha (lake) exploration
- Visit to Buenos Aires community
- Boat return to Nauta
- Ground transportation to Iquitos
Optional Activities
- Purchase local hand-made handicrafts in Buenos Aires community
Landmarks Buenos Aires community
