Itinerary
- Day 1
Iquitos
Your guide meets you at Iquitos airport and drives you to the DoubleTree Hilton for lunch before heading to Nauta. Once you board your cruise ship, you'll check into your suite and grab a welcome cocktail with local pisco on the observation deck. The naturalist guides go over your itinerary, and then you'll sit down to Peruvian cuisine with an Amazon twist as the ship sets sail into the rainforest.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner (Peruvian cuisine with Amazon flare, selected wines, vegetarian alternatives available)
Included Activities
- Airport pickup and transfer to DoubleTree Hilton Hotel
- Lunch at hotel
- Private vehicle transfer to Nauta
- Check-in to cruise suite with orientation
- Welcome cocktail with local pisco and fruit on observation deck
- Naturalist guide overview of itinerary, wildlife, vegetation, and geographical context
- Welcome dinner with Peruvian cuisine and selected wines
Landmarks/POIs DoubleTree by Hilton Iquitos - Day 2
Amazon River
Before breakfast, you're out on a boat exploring Amazon flora and fauna. After a full breakfast buffet back on the ship, you head out to see where the Ucayali and Marañón rivers meet and form the Amazon, which is where pink and gray river dolphins hang out. Following lunch and some rest time, there's a talk about the Amazon's source before you walk to Puerto Prado to see the Victoria Regias water lilies. Back on the ship for dinner and live music, then you go out searching for caimans, tarantulas, frogs, and other nocturnal creatures.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Buffet with traditional Peruvian specialties, freshly baked goods, and freshly squeezed juices), Lunch, Dinner (Dinner with live music)
Included Activities
- Early morning boating expedition on Amazon River to explore flora and fauna
- Breakfast buffet with Peruvian specialties, freshly baked goods, and fresh juices
- Visit to confluence of Ucayali and Marañón rivers to observe pink and gray river dolphins
- Talk about Amazon source and river hydrography
- Walk to Puerto Prado to view Victoria Regias water lilies
- Dinner on ship with live music
- Nighttime outing searching for caimans, tarantulas, frogs, and nocturnal species
Landmarks/POIs Confluence of Ucayali and Marañón Rivers Puerto Prado - Day 3
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
After breakfast, you take a skiff to explore different lakes and lagoons, reaching the Japanese Lagoon in one of the most protected sections of Pacaya Samiria National Reserve where pink river dolphins are often spotted. You stop at Yanaquillo before returning to the ship for kayaking in black waters. Post-lunch, there's a guide's talk on Amazon philosophy, and then you trek through rainforest on overhanging bridges to view the canopy. Back on the ship, you learn to make Peruvian cocktails, catch some live music, and sit down to a gala dinner with the captain.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch at Japanese Lagoon), Dinner (Gala dinner with captain)
Included Activities
- Breakfast
- Skiff outing to lakes and lagoons including Japanese Lagoon
- Picnic at Japanese Lagoon in Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
- Pink river dolphin viewing from skiff
- Visit to Yanaquillo
- Kayaking in black waters
- Lunch aboard Zafiro
- Talk about Amazon philosophy
- Rainforest walk on overhanging bridges
- Peruvian cocktail demonstration by bartender
- Live music
- Gala dinner with captain
Landmarks/POIs Japanese Lagoon Pacaya Samiria National Reserve Yanaquillo - Day 4
San Regis Community
After breakfast, you visit the San Regis community to learn about local life and traditions from the community's shaman, with your guide interpreting discussions about spiritual connections and soul healing. You help plant a tree as an environmental contribution and check out local women's handmade crafts at a market. After lunch and rest, guides share Amazon myths and legends with the group. In the afternoon, you take a skiff to Shiriyacu stream for piranha fishing using local techniques, watch the sunset, then head back for live music, a crew presentation, and a farewell dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Farewell dinner)
Included Activities
- Breakfast
- Visit to San Regis community
- Learn about local people's way of life and traditions
- Meeting with community shaman to discuss ancestral traditions and spiritual connections
- Tree planting ceremony
- Visit to community market for handmade crafts
- Lunch aboard Zafiro
- Talk about Amazon myths and legends
- Skiff outing to Shiriyacu stream
- Piranha fishing using local techniques and equipment
- Sunset viewing
- Live music
- Crew presentation and farewell dinner
Landmarks/POIs San Regis Community Shiriyacu Stream - Day 5
Nauta to Iquitos
Before breakfast, you visit Nauta, the region's second most important city, taking a motorcycle taxi to the local market to see the town's commerce. Then you head to Sapi Sapi lagoon, a hatchery for arapaimas (the world's second-largest freshwater fish), where you can see Arrau turtles, butterflies, and various bird and fish species. Back on the ship for breakfast and disembarkation, you stop at the Amazon Rescue Center (CREA) on the way to the airport to see how manatees and other rescued animals are rehabilitated and prepared for release into the wild. After that, you transfer to Iquitos airport for your departure flight.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Nauta city
- Motorcycle taxi transfer to local market
- Visit to Sapi Sapi lagoon arapaima hatchery
- Viewing of Arrau turtles, butterflies, and bird and fish species
- Breakfast aboard Zafiro
- Disembarkation
- Visit to Amazon Rescue Center (CREA) to see manatee and animal rescue operations
- Transfer to Iquitos airport
Landmarks/POIs Nauta Sapi Sapi Lagoon Amazon Rescue Center (CREA)
