Itinerary
- Day 1
Lima
You'll get picked up from Lima Airport and taken straight to your hotel, which is conveniently located just outside the arrivals terminal. This gives you time to settle in and rest up before your domestic flight to Iquitos tomorrow.
- Start point
- Lima, Lima Province, Peru (Airport or Hotel)
- Day 2
Lima to Iquitos
Late morning or early afternoon, you'll head to the airport for your flight to Iquitos. Once there, a transfer takes you to your jungle lodge deep in the Peruvian Amazon. That evening, you get on a boat ride along the Yarapa and Ucayali rivers where pink and gray river dolphins show up as the sun sets, and then you'll do some nighttime exploring from the lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Transfer to Iquitos Jungle lodge
- Boat ride along Yarapa and Ucayali rivers to Amazon proper
- Pink and gray river dolphin viewing at sunset
Optional Activities
- Nighttime caiman excursion
- Bird-watching excursion
- Piranha fishing
- Rainforest hiking
- Visits with native Amazonian tribes
- Canoe rides
- Additional wildlife viewing activities
Landmarks/POIs Yarapa River Ucayali River Amazon River 
- Day 3
Iquitos - Amazon Jungle
The day focuses on visiting an Amazon community to learn how river people live and work with the rainforest. You'll walk through their homes built from wood and palm, check out traditional crafts, and take a dugout canoe where you might see primates, birds, and river otters. There's also a chance to try piranha fishing if you're interested.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Amazon community and river people homes
- Exploration of traditional crafts and communal house
- Dugout canoe trip
- Bird watching from canoe
- Primate spotting (brown capuchins, squirrel monkeys, saddle backed tamarins)
- Piranha fishing
Optional Activities
- Purchase hand-crafted items from community artisans
Landmarks/POIs Amazon Rainforest 
- Day 4
Iquitos - Amazon Jungle
Two main activities fill your day here. First, you'll do piranha fishing using basic gear like wooden poles and string, and the lodge can cook your catch for dinner if you want. Later, a jungle walk takes you out to spot nocturnal night monkeys, sloths, owl monkeys, howler monkeys, and tamarins in their active hours.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Piranha fishing excursion
- Jungle walk for night monkeys and nocturnal wildlife
- Primate spotting (night monkeys, owl monkeys, pigmy marmosets, squirrel monkeys, red howlers, dusky titis, wooly monkeys, tamarins)
Optional Activities
- Catch-and-release or have caught piranhas prepared as dinner side dish
Landmarks/POIs Amazon Rainforest - Day 5
Lima to Iquitos
After landing in Iquitos, you're collected and driven to your boat at the departure point. There's an orientation happy hour, then you head out on the Marayali excursion to start exploring Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, which is one of the world's most biodiverse areas.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Collection and transfer to embarkation point
- Happy hour orientation
- Marayali excursion
Landmarks/POIs Pacaya Samiria National Reserve - Day 6
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Get up early to explore the active zones of Pacaya Samiria where wildlife is most visible. You'll trek through terra firme (dry rainforest) on trails like Fundo Casual with your guide pointing out animals and plants. After that, take a skiff to Yanayacu Pucate for paddle boarding and swimming with the Amazon's famous pink river dolphins.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Early morning jungle trail walk through Fundo Casual
- Canopy walk and terra firme exploration
- Skiff exploration to Yanayacu Pucate
- Paddle boarding
- Swimming with pink river dolphins
Landmarks/POIs Pacaya Samiria National Reserve Fundo Casual Yanayacu Pucate - Day 7
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Once evening comes, you'll go out on a night skiff through Fundo Casual. Listen to the jungle's intense sounds at night, look up at the incredibly dense star patterns, and let your guides show you nocturnal creatures like black caimans, bats, and frogs active after dark.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Fundo Casual skiff exploration
- Jungle trail walk
- Night safari and nocturnal wildlife viewing
- Black caiman spotting
- Bat and frog observation
Landmarks/POIs Pacaya Samiria National Reserve Fundo Casual - Day 8
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Start early with bird watching at Amazonas Village and stops at Ribereno communities. The Amazon has over 1500 bird species, and Pacaya Samiria is particularly rich. In the afternoon, head to Yarapa River for kayaking and skiff exploration through small creeks, tributaries, and lagoons.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Amazonas Village and Ribereno community
- Union of the rivers viewing
- Bird watching excursion
- Kayaking on Yarapa River
- Skiff exploration
Landmarks/POIs Pacaya Samiria National Reserve Yarapa River - Day 9
Iquitos - Lima
Visit ACOBIA, the Rescue and Rehabilitation Center for River Mammals near Iquitos, where you can meet baby manatees, learn about endangered species, and pet and feed river otters and monkeys. After that visit, you're transferred to the airport for your domestic flight back to Lima, which gets you there late afternoon before heading to Miraflores.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Disembarkation from cruise vessel
- Visit to ACOBIA Rescue & Rehabilitation Center
- Manatee interaction and feeding
- River otter and monkey viewing
- Transfer to airport
- Transfer to hotel in Miraflores
Optional Activities
- Donation to ACOBIA center
Landmarks/POIs ACOBIA Rescue & Rehabilitation Center of River Mammals - Day 10
Lima
After spending time in Miraflores and Barranco neighborhoods, you'll get picked up from your hotel in the late afternoon and driven to the airport for your international departure flight.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Miraflores neighborhood
- Explore Barranco neighborhood
Landmarks/POIs Miraflores Barranco
