LUXURY IQUITOS (JT 27)
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS
CEIBA TOPS & CANOPY WALKWAY SPECIAL
Day 1: Iquitos / Ceiba Tops
Am transfer from the hotel to the airport.
Am flight Lima/Iquitos.
Am reception at the airport, brief city orientation and transfer to the Explorama
dock. Twenty-five mile journey down the Amazon River to Ceiba Tops where private
rooms with air conditioning provide Amazon adventure in luxury. Afternoon hike in the
beautiful primary rainforest reserve surrounding Ceiba Tops that includes many huge
trees festooned with epiphytes. After dinner enjoy local flute or guitar music at the
"El Tucan" Bar or the guides are always ready to relate some of the many legends of the Amazon forest.
Lunch, Dinner.
Overnight Ceiba Tops.
Day 2: Ceiba Tops / Explorama Lodge / Ceiba Tops
Early morning birding excursion. After breakfast board boats to continue down the Amazon
River to the rustic Explorama Lodge and hike the "Bushmaster Trail" where scientific studies
by the Missouri Botanical Gardens have found the world's highest biodiversity of trees per
square hectare. Continue on to visit a small village of Yagua Indians where your guide will
explain their culture and how it has been affected by the passing of time. There will be an
opportunity to trade for or purchase some of their local crafts and for a demonstration of the
use of the blowgun which some of the Yagua elders still use for hunting. After lunch walk along a
local Amazon River trail stopping at a "ribereños" house, corner store and sugar cane rum factory.
Return by boat to Ceiba Tops.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight Ceiba Tops
Day 3: Ceiba Tops
Early morning birding. Morning boat excursion to “Monkey Island”, a private reserve where
more than five species of tropical primates including small tamarins, saki, titi and large
woolly monkeys are protected. Afternoon boating excursion in search of sloth, found in Cecropia
trees at the water’s edge, and the two species of freshwater river dolphin, pink and grey, found in
Amazonian waters. Weather permitting, enjoy a beautiful Amazonian sunset on the river.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Overnight Ceiba Tops
Day 4: Ceiba Tops / Canopy Walkway / Ceiba Tops
Early morning departure from Ceiba Tops by boat to the narrow motorcar crossing connecting
the Amazon and Napo Rivers to continue by boat to ExplorNapo Lodge for breakfast. Hike to the
spectacular Canopy Walkway spanning over 500 meters (one-third of a mile), connected by tree
platforms, and reaching a height of over 35 meters (115 feet) but accessible without any type
of climbing skill or equipment. After lunch, visit the "ReNuPeRu" Ethnobotanical Garden where
over 240 medicinal plants are cultivated by a local shaman who will explain the nature of Amazonian
natural healing and the uses of some of the plants. Return to Ceiba Tops in time to enjoy the pool
or hammocks before dinner.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Overnight Ceiba Tops
Day 5: Ceiba Tops / Iquitos
Boating or walking excursion to further enjoy the rainforest surrounding Ceiba Tops, or if you
prefer, time to relax at the hammock house or enjoy the pool and lodge gardens. Afternoon journey
back to Iquitos and on to the airport or to a local hotel.
Pm flight Iquitos/Lima.
Pm arrival in Lima and transfer to the hotel
Included :
Flight tickets Lima/Iquitos/Lima
04 nights accommodation at the luxury lodge with swimming pool and air conditioned “Ceiba tops”
All meals
Professional English speaking guide
Tours according to the program
The special tour Canopy walkway
Transportation in Iquitos
Transfers in Lima and Iquitos
Tax and service
Not included :
Airport tax
Price per person in US Dollars based in double occupancy : $895.00
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