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Programm 1
3 days / 2 nights – Start: friday or saturday only
• Reception at the airport (or hotel pick-up).
• Brief orientation in Iquitos on the way to the ship dock of Explorama.
• Boat trip over 160 km on the Amazonas and Napo rivers to the nature reserve of the ExplorNapo Lodge.
• Excursion on foot to the «ReNuPeRu» ethnobotanical garden, where a large number of medicinal plants are grown and a shaman explains the alternatives of natural medicine in the Amazon region.
• Night trip in an open boat to experience the nocturnal jungle with the sounds of toads, frogs and other forest inhabitants. When the sky is clear, thousands of stars and constellations such as the Southern Cross and the Milky Way can also be observed.
• Lunch, dinner, overnight at ExplorNapo Lodge.
Those wishing to observe birds in their natural environment can do so quite well early in the morning near the accommodation and at the Sucusari river.
• After breakfast excursion to the hanging bridges in the treetops (canopy path), which are over 500 m long in total and the highest platform is built at 35 m height.
• In the afternoon, excursion by boat to one of the Sucusari tributaries, where with a little luck you can see the strange bird Hoatzin, the gigantic leaves of the Victoria Amazónica and sloths hanging in the trees. There is also the possibility to fish pirañas!
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner, overnight at ExplorNapo Lodge.
• After breakfast, departure by boat to a riverside settlement with the opportunity to get to know the simple life of its inhabitants determined by the gigantic rivers and the surrounding jungle.
• After lunch depart for the return journey to Iquitos.
• Transfer to the airport or hotel in Iquitos.
• Breakfast, lunch.
Program 2
4 days / 3 nights – Start: only friday or saturday
• After breakfast, departure by boat to a riverside settlement with the opportunity to get to know the simple life of its inhabitants determined by the gigantic rivers and the surrounding jungle.
• After lunch boat trip on the Sucusari, Napo and Amazon rivers to Ceipa Tops.
• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Overnight at Ceipa Tops.
• Excursion: e.g. to a settlement of the Yaguas Indians, where there is the opportunity to learn about local handicrafts and the use of the blowgun, which is still used today by some Yaguas Indians for hunting.
• Visit the monkey island or hike through the primary jungle to the gigantic Ceiba tree. In the afternoon return to Iquitos and transfer to the airport or hotel.
• Breakfast, lunch.
Program 3
5 days / 4 nights
• Reception at the airport (or hotel pick-up). Brief orientation in Iquitos on the way to the ship dock of Explorama.
• Boat trip over 80 km on the Amazon river to the Explorama Lodge.
• Afternoon excursion through the flood forest, which is flooded by the water when the water level is high. In this case, the excursion will be conducted in an open boat.
• In the evening, after dinner, Bar La Tahuampa can be visited to listen to original local music or listen to the guides recount many a legend of the Amazon.
• Lunch, dinner, overnight at Explorama Lodge.
• After breakfast we board a speedboat for the journey that takes us first downstream on the Amazon and then upstream on the Napo and Sucusari to the nature reserve and primary forest at ExplorNapo Lodge.
• In the afternoon visit to the ethnobotanical garden «ReNuPeRu» near ExplorNapo, which is run by a local Shaman. In this garden, many medicinal plants are shown, which are already used in contemporary medicine and others that may become famous in the future.
• At night, open boat cruise on the Sucusari to seek out caimans, enjoy the sounds of the rainforest at night and gaze at the stars of the southern hemisphere.
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner, overnight at ExplorNapo Lodge.
• In the morning, walk to the hanging bridges in the treetops, which offer a unique experience. They extend over a total length of 500 m, reach a height of 35 m and offer a completely different and privileged view to observe the surrounding nature with birds, mammals, reptiles and insects that do not walk on the earth in their entire life and therefore below cannot be observed. Walking the suspension bridges is possible for everyone, it does not require any special equipment and no special skills. Suspended from 14 of the tallest trees in the ExplorNapo Nature Reserve, the bridges form the longest system of its kind in the world.
• In the afternoon, boat trip to one of the Sucusari tributaries, for watching bird, sloths, etc., including a stop to fish pirañas with the fishing rods used by the locals.
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner, overnight at ExplorNapo Lodge.
• Morning excursion to one of the black water lakes formed when parts separate from the main stream of the Napo river. These are often covered by the Victoria Regia and offer the opportunity to see the hoatzin, an ancient bird known as the shansho.
• In the afternoon return to the Explorama Lodge, passing the village of Francisco de Orellana, where a statue was erected in memory of the first european to discover the Amazon in 1542.
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner, overnight at Explorama Lodge.
• In the morning, hike to a riverside settlement to meet the residents, visit a school or rum factory, or perhaps an american lady doctor's clinic supported by the Rotary Club.
• Return to Iquitos and transfer to the airport.
• Breakfast, lunch.
Program 4
4 days / 3 nights
• Morning excursion to one of the black water lakes formed when parts separate from the main stream of the Napo river. These are often covered by the Victoria Regia and offer the opportunity to see the hoatzin, an ancient bird known as the shansho.
• In the afternoon return to Iquitos passing the village of Francisco de Orellana where a statue was erected in memory of the first european to discover the Amazon in 1542.
• Breakfast, lunch.
The itinerary of the programs can be changed according to the preferences of the travellers, as well as for climatic or organizational reasons.
Due to the proximity to the equator, the conditions of the tropical rainforest remain the same all year round: very warm and heavy rains possible at any time. Due to the rainy season in the Andes, the water level is higher in the months from January to May.
Across the Napo river, 160 km from Iquitos, is ExplorNapo, the gateway to the Sucusari Nature Reserve and access to the treetop suspension bridges. This adventure gives the possibility of a natural and ecological life in typical dwellings covered with palm leaves. A wonderful rainforest journey with excursions into primary forest in a region that scientists have dubbed the «Biodiversity Capital of the World».
Ceiba Tops, Explorama's newest hostel, opened in 2000, is located 40 km from Iquitos on the banks of the Amazon. With air-conditioned rooms, including private toilet and showers with hot and cold running water, surrounded by pretty tropical gardens, it is the most luxurious accommodation in the area. There is also a swimming pool, a water slide, hydromassage, a lounge with hammocks and the Esmeralda lounge for welcoming guests. A perfect place to enjoy the jungle! Explore the myths, mysteries and magic of the world's most exotic jungle!
Surrounded by primary jungle, the Explorama Lodge, built in 1964, is located 80 km from Iquitos downstream on the banks of the Amazon. Its wooden construction, covered with palm leaves, blends harmoniously into the surrounding nature. Not only the rooms are romantically illuminated at night, but also the corridors, the bar La Tahuampa, the hammock hall and the platform. Showers and shared toilets are nearby. Various hikes can be undertaken to explore the area, e.g. on the path of the seven bridges.
Arequipa
Cajamarca
Chachapoyas
Chiclayo, Trujillo
Cusco
Huaraz
Iquitos
Lima
Manu
Pacaya-Samiria
Paracas, Ica, Nasca
Puno
Selva Central
Northern Beaches
Tambopata
Tarapoto
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