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Tour Description: This program is ideal
for those who are traveling from Peru to Brazil or Colombia
but still wish to have a taste of a few days on the Amazon
River. The Iquitos to Leticia River Voyage is a great
program allowing you to travel some 250 miles on the river
while exploring the rain forest, towns and native villages
on the way. Local Naturalist guides will accompany you on
all excursions by shore boats and by foot and explain all
about the forest and people who live here. |
Day 1
- Sunday
- IQUITOS / AMAZON RIVER
AM - (We strongly suggest to arrive in Iquitos one day
early *1 ) Our services will begin upon
arrival of your flight to Iquitos or at your hotel in the city.
Passengers arriving from Lima will be greeted by our guide outside
the customs area of the airport. Transfer to hotel in the city
center or to dock (depending on arrival time). There may be some
time to enjoy the morning hours in the city on your own. Take a
stroll alongside the river or visit the floating city of Belen. You
may also want to observe the weekly parade at the main square with
participation of schools, companies, army, navy, police and other
governments agencies. Be prepared for a late morning pick up from
the hotel for the transfer to the dock. Here you will board the "M/V
RIO AMAZONAS", your exploration vessel that will be your
home for the next 3 nights. The cruise director will give a briefing
on the safety procedures on board and the program for the next few
days.
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*1 Contact us for
accommodations and services in Iquitos and the Leticia
(Colombia) / Tabatinga (Brazil) area.
We can also provide our clients with airfare quotes from
within Peru, Colombia and Brazil |
 PM - Check into your air conditioned cabin
while the ship departs down the Amazon River towards the border with
Colombia and Brazil. The landscape will soon turn from buildings and
shipyards to water and a shoreline of vast jungle and an occasional
settlement on both sides of the vessel. Time and weather permitting
we will make a stop at Yanamono to visit a sugar cane rum still,
followed by a short walk at Chamaleon Island to observe the Victoria
Regia water Lilies.
EVE - Dinner will be served and the crew may get together for
some singing and story telling on the moon deck.
(L, D)
Day 2 -
Monday - AMAZON RIVER
AM - Our guides will wake us up early in the morning for the
first excursion of the day. After a fresh cup of coffee or tea we
will board the skiffs and navigate away from the vessel up the
Ampiyacu River for bird watching. Don't forget your cameras and
binoculars. The early morning hours are the best time to observe
birds preparing for their day. The guides will point out the many
species of birds that find their habitat in this area. The guides
will have the engines turned off at a remote site. Sit back and
absorb the beauty of the area and the sounds of the surrounding rain
forest. Times like this will remain in our memories forever. Return
to the vessel for breakfast and maybe a shower.
Later in the morning we will visit two native settlements at the
Bora and Huitoto villages. Natives from both tribes have been in
contact with westerners for several years but still retain their
culture and practice their rituals. The woman of both tribes are
involved with making handicrafts and will offer these to us on our
visit. Later we will visit the town of Pevas,
which is the oldest Peruvian town on the Amazon.
PM - Return back to the vessel for
refreshments and lunch. After a morning full of activity we have
some time to lean back and relax in a lounge chair or hammock on the
sun deck, read a book or take a nap in our cabin. Later in the
afternoon the crew will gather travelers for a jungle hike in the
dense rain forest of the Shishita River area. Small groups, each
with their naturalist guide, will head out into the forest to take
advantage of the area where we have great opportunities to view
wildlife.
EVE - Other than dinner on board, no activities are scheduled
for the evening. A normal night on board consists of a get together
at the area around the bar. We socialize with our fellow travelers
and crew. People from around the world join on this trip and each
individual has their own story. Travelers normally retire to their
cabins rather early in preparation for the next day. The vessel will
continue its voyage down the Amazon River.
(B, L, D)
Day 3 - Tuesday - AMAZON RIVER
AM - After a healthy breakfast we prepare to disembark at
Paranaquiro village from where we explore the forest. Regularly we
will observe primates and macaws in the area. Our guides will
explain about the trees and vines of the jungle and their use to
locals and modern medicine. Several universities and study groups
visit the region every year to set up research centers in the
forest. On our way back to the vessel we will stop at a backwater
lake for some Piranha fishing "Amazon style". With just a line, a
hook and some meat we will catch this legendary fish just over the
side of the skiffs.
PM - We will catch up with the our exploration vessel, the
Rio Amazonas, further down the river where lunch will be ready to be
served. After our meal we will have some time to relax on board. The
ship will turn up a tributary of the Amazon and through a narrow
canal to the village of Caballococha. We will disembark for a brief
visit of the village followed by a late afternoon boat excursion up
the canal. Sunset is an amazing time of the day in the Amazon and
many of our great photographs will be taken at this time. When the
night sets we will cross a large lake to
look for the
Amazon caiman in the reedy shallows and listen to the sounds of the
forest.
EVE - Return to the Rio Amazonas for dinner and your last
night on board at
leisure.
(B, L, D)
Day 4 -
Wednesday
- AMAZON RIVER / THREE
FRONTIERS (Peru - Brazil - Colombia)
AM - During the overnight hours the vessel has arrived at
the "Three Frontiers". This is the point where Peru,
Brazil and
Colombia meet on the Amazon River. The vessel will dock on the
Peruvian side of the river at the island of Santa Rosa, opposite the
small cities of
Leticia (Colombia) and Tabatinga (Brazil). This is where
passengers will disembark and transfer by boat to the city of Leticia *1.
Transfer to the airport in Leticia or Tabatinga can be provided upon
request.
(B.)
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