Friday / Iquitos - Explorama Lodge
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 rooms with air conditioning and private bathrooms provide the comforts of home in the rainforest. Afternoon hike in the beautiful primary rainforest reserve surrounding the lodge which includes many huge trees festooned with epiphytes. After dinner your guide will take you on a short walk to a small lake where caiman can be spotted at night and where you can find some of the insects and frogs that produce the cacophony of sounds that begin after dark.
Lunch, Dinner --------------------- Overnight Explorama Lodge
Saturday / Explorama Lodge
Morning walk along the "Bushmaster Trail", where scientific studies by the Missouri Botanical Gardens have found the world's highest biodiversity of trees per square hectare. Your guide will point out many plants used in medicine today and many that we may use in the future. Afternoon open boat trip along the Amazon in search of either of the two species of freshwater dolphin found in the river and a chance for an afternoon swim.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ----------------- Overnight Explorama Lodge
SUNDAY / Explorama Lodge - Iquitos
Morning walk along a local river trail with stops along the way to visit the "ribereños" or river people, visit a river school, see the local sugar cane rum "factory" or visit our resident American medical doctor in her clinic sponsored by the Rotary Club. Transfer back to Iquitos for your departure flight to Lima.
Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight permits)
*Due to the everchanging nature of the rainforest, day-by-day activities may vary due to local conditions*
Please be sure to plan your arrival and departure to coordinate with Explorama boat departures to and from the city of Iquitos. Visit this link for more information - Flights to Iquitos
Program: EXPLORAMA LODGE "TGIF" FRIDAY 3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
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-2024 | US$ 520.00 ea |
IMPORTANT:
The "Explorama Lodge TGIF Friday Special " program only starts on Friday.
Additional Nights can be added after the "Explorama Lodge TGIF Friday Special" program at:
▪ Explorama Lodge
2024 US$ 125.00 per person per additional night. Single room supplement US$25.00 per additional night.
▪ Special Full Day excursion to the Canopy Walkway (2024):
Available for guests staying 2 or more nights at Ceiba Tops - $150.00 per person (min. 2 people).