IQUITOS TO LETICIA (TABATINGA) 7 DAYS/ 6 NICHTS
CLASSIC CRUISE
Day 01-Sunday: Transfer from the airport/hotel to dock. Board the M/V Rio Amazonas. While sailing down the Amazon River, you will be able to appreciate the varied and beautiful landscapes along the river. Afternoon stop at Yanamono to visit a sugar cane rum still, then a short walk at Chamaleon Island to observe water Lilies.
Day 02-Monday: Early wake up call for morning bird watching at the Ampiyacu River. Visit the Bora and Huitoto villages. Later, stop at the town of Pevas, oldest Peruvian town on the Amazon. In the afternoon, a jungle hike through the dense rain forest at the Shicrapa River with opportunities to view wildlife.
Day 03-Tuesday: Morning jungle walk and visit to Paranaquiro village followed by a piranha fishing expedition on a small black water lake. In the afternoon a brief visit to the village of Caballococha. After sunset, cross the lake to look for the Amazon caiman in the reedy shallows and listen to the sounds of the rain forest.
Day 04-Wednesday: Early morning arrival in Santa Rosa Island, Peru, opposite to Leticia/Tabatinga cities. Transfer to Leticia or Tabatinga (optional hotel or airport in Leticia or Tabatinga or speedboat transfer back to Iquitos). Board the M/V Rio Amazonas. If time permitting there will be a late afternoon, or early evening shore excursion.
Day 05-Thursday: A morning jungle hike at Chimbote area to observe a wide variety of flora and fauna. Early afternoon, visit to the river village of San Pablo. Night exploration by launch up the Peruate River to listen to the sounds of the jungle and spot Amazon caiman.
Day 06-Friday: Morning visit to a Yagua village for trading your manufactured goods for native handicrafts. Late afternoon, shore excursion at the Apayacu River to observe this beautiful black water river and its lakes.
Day 07-Saturday: Early morning arrival in Iquitos in time for transfer to the airport for connecting flights to Lima or to a hotel in Iquitos.
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