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Day 1: Day 1 - Saturday: NAUTA - SAN JOAQUรN DE OMAGUAS - AMAZON RIVER
Stop At: Iquitos, Iquitos, Loreto Region
Youโll be picked up at the airport and brought to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels Iquitos where youโll enjoy a delicious lunch before being transferred by private vehicle to Nauta to board the cruise ship.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nauta, Nauta, Loreto Region
Our staff will show you to your suite, which will be equipped with comfortable beds, 100% Peruvian Pima cotton sheets, cotton bathrobes, air conditioning and a private bathroom with a shower and amenities.
Before setting sail, our bartender will serve you a cocktail prepared with local fruit and pisco, the most popular liquor in Peru. You can sip it while enjoying 360ยฐ views from the observation deck or a panoramic view from the indoor or outdoor lounge.
After setting sail, our naturalist guides will offer an overview of the travel itinerary, including activities, routes, information about wildlife and vegetation, geographical and historical context, as well as other useful info. If you have any doubts or concerns, our guides are always available to answer your questions.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: San Joaquin de Omaguas, Las Begonias 154, Iquitos 16008, Peru
Weโll then enjoy the welcome dinner. Start your journey by sampling the house wines and dining Peruvian cuisine with an Amazon flare. There are many options on our menu, including vegetarian alternatives. Please let us know in advance if you have any special dietary needs.
After dinner, youโll be able to take in stunning views of the starry night sky while we start our journey to San Joaquรญn de Omaguas.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 2: Sunday: PACAYA SAMIRIA NATIONAL RESERVE -AMAZON RIVER -UCAYALI AND MARAรรN RIVER CONFLUENCE -MARAรรN RIVER -NAUTA CREEK
Stop At: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Saint Tomas # 410 San Juan Bautista Distrit, 00512 Peru
Before breakfast, you can go out for a boating expedition on the Amazon River to explore the local flora and fauna.
When you get back, youโll enjoy our breakfast buffet, which offers a daily selection of traditional dishes, Peruvian specialties, freshly baked goods and freshly squeezed juices.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ucayali River, Peru
After breakfast, weโll hear a talk on the source of the Amazon River and later head out to see the confluence of the Ucayali y Maraรฑรณn rivers. Weโll then take a walk to Puerto Prado to see the โVictoria Regiasโ, the largest water lily in the world. There, weโll also see a market set up by women from the community to sell their handmade crafts.
By midday, weโll be back at the boat for some lunch and rest before heading out to Nauta Caรฑo, where youโll see the โForrest of Mirrorsโ. This is the perfect place to spot toucans, parrots, macaws, iguanas, sloths and monkeys in the treetops.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Maraรฑรณn River, Peru
Before heading back on board, weโll take a nighttime outing in search of caimans, tarantulas and other species that make an appearance only after the sun goes down.
Dinner will then be served aboard the Zafiro.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 3: Day 3 - Monday: MARAรรN RIVER - YANAYACU DE PUCATE - SAN REGIS
Stop At: Yanayacu, 16310, Peru
After having some breakfast, weโll take a skiff out on the Yanayacu de Pucate River and do some piranha fishing using local techniques.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: San Regis, 16300, Peru
Weโll then head back for lunch aboard the Zafiro. Before starting the afternoon activity, there will be a talk about the philosophy of the Amazon.
Afterward, weโll take a walk over hanging bridges, where you can admire the riches of the rainforest from the treetops.
Once weโre back on the Zafiro, there will be time for resting and enjoying live music while we await the gala dinner with the captain.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 4: Day 4 - Tuesday: MARAรรN RIVER - SAMIRIA RIVER - SAN REGIS
Stop At: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Saint Tomas # 410 San Juan Bautista Distrit, 00512 Peru
In the morning, weโll enjoy a nice picnic on the Samiria River, where youโll be able to kayak and swim in the black waters. Weโll head back to the boat for lunch by midday.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: San Regis, 16300, Peru
After resting, our guides will offer some information about the myths and legends of the Amazon, which will help during our afternoon activity: a visit to the local San Regis community, where weโll learn about the local way of life and traditions.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: San Regis, 16300, Peru
Weโll also learn about their ancestral traditions with a shaman. With our guides as interpreters, youโll be able to ask questions about spiritual connections and healing the soul. Weโll then continue the ceremony by planting a tree as a positive contribution to the environment.
After returning to the Zafiro, there will be live music and dinner.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 5: Day 5 - Wednesday: MARAรรN RIVER - NAUTA - CASUAL - PAHUACHIRO
Stop At: Nauta, Nauta, Loreto Region
Before breakfast, weโll visit Nauta, the second-largest city in the region. Upon arriving, weโll take a motorcycle taxi to the local market where youโll see what business in the city is like firsthand.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Laguna Sapi sapi, Nauta 16300, Peru
Later, weโll visit the Sapi Sapi lagoon, where arapaima, the secondlargest freshwater fish in the world, are raised. Discover a new habitat surrounded by fruit trees. Weโll also see Arrau turtles, butterflies and different species of birds and fish that call this lagoon home.
After, weโll head back to the Zafiro for breakfast.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nauta, Nauta, Loreto Region
Weโll then walk to Casual in search of wildlife, such as poison dart frogs and other exotic species. In this area, weโll see giant trees known as avatar trees.
Weโll have lunch at midday and then rest up for the afternoon activity: an outing on the skiff to explore the area of Pahuachiro and its wildlife. Weโll then head back to the boat for some free time until dinner.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 6: Day 6 - Thursday: UCAYALI RIVER - BAGAZรN LAKE - YUCURICHI
Stop At: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Saint Tomas # 410 San Juan Bautista Distrit, 00512 Peru
After breakfast, weโll take a walk through Yucuruchi, around the Ucayali River in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, where weโll see many native animal species. Before midday, weโll head back to the boat for a cooking demonstration by the executive chef.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Saint Tomas # 410 San Juan Bautista Distrit, 00512 Peru
After lunch, there will be a talk for anyone interested on the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve and in the afternoon you can join the kayaking and swimming on the river or the expedition on the skiff to Bagazรกn Lake.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ucayali River, Peru
Before dinner, there will be time to enjoy live music from the boatโs band, which will play a varied repertoire of Amazonian, national and international music.
Later, weโll take a nighttime outing on the Ucayali river in search of caymans, lizards and other nighttime species.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 7: Day 7 - Friday: UCAYALI RIVER - YARAPA RIVER - AMAZON RIVER - MARAรรN RIVER
Stop At: Ucayali River, Peru
Before breakfast, weโll set out to explore the Yarapa River, where the infamous pink and gray river dolphins swim in the black waters.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ucayali River, Peru
Weโll then head back to the boat for breakfast on board before visiting the community of Vista Alegre. Weโll see how the locals live and learn more about their customs with our guides, who will act as interpreters. Here, weโll get to see their butterfly park. After lunch, weโll take the skiff out on the Amazon River to enjoy the stunning colors of the sunset.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Maraรฑรณn River, Peru
Back on the Zafiro, youโll have some time to relax and enjoy live music before a presentation by the crew and the goodbye dinner.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 8: Day 8 - Saturday: DISEMBARK IN NAUTA
Stop At: Amazon Rescue Center, Carr. Iquitos-Nauta Km 4, 5,, Iquitos 16000 Peru
After breakfast, weโll begin disembarking. On the way to the airport, weโll stop by the Amazon Rescue Center (CREA), where biologists and volunteers take care of manatees โ an endangered species โ rescued by the authorities. Weโll see how the manatees are cared for and prepped for reinsertion into their natural habitat. Weโll also get to see other animals that have been rescued from attempts to turn them into pets and other dangerous situations.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Iquitos, Iquitos, Loreto Region
Afterward, youโll be transferred to the airport.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Day 1 - Saturday: NAUTA - SAN JOAQUรN DE OMAGUAS - AMAZON RIVER
Stop At: Iquitos, Iquitos, Loreto Region
Youโll be picked up at the airport and brought to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels Iquitos where youโll enjoy a delicious lunch before being transferred by private vehicle to Nauta to board the cruise ship.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nauta, Nauta, Loreto Region
Our staff will show you to your suite, which will be equipped with comfortable beds, 100% Peruvian Pima cotton sheets, cotton bathrobes, air conditioning and a private bathroom with a shower and amenities.
Before setting sail, our bartender will serve you a cocktail prepared with local fruit and pisco, the most popular liquor in Peru. You can sip it while enjoying 360ยฐ views from the observation deck or a panoramic view from the indoor or outdoor lounge.
After setting sail, our naturalist guides will offer an overview of the travel itinerary, including activities, routes, information about wildlife and vegetation, geographical and historical context, as well as other useful info. If you have any doubts or concerns, our guides are always available to answer your questions.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: San Joaquin de Omaguas, Las Begonias 154, Iquitos 16008, Peru
Weโll then enjoy the welcome dinner. Start your journey by sampling the house wines and dining Peruvian cuisine with an Amazon flare. There are many options on our menu, including vegetarian alternatives. Please let us know in advance if you have any special dietary needs.
After dinner, youโll be able to take in stunning views of the starry night sky while we start our journey to San Joaquรญn de Omaguas.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 2: Sunday: PACAYA SAMIRIA NATIONAL RESERVE -AMAZON RIVER -UCAYALI AND MARAรรN RIVER CONFLUENCE -MARAรรN RIVER -NAUTA CREEK
Stop At: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Saint Tomas # 410 San Juan Bautista Distrit, 00512 Peru
Before breakfast, you can go out for a boating expedition on the Amazon River to explore the local flora and fauna.
When you get back, youโll enjoy our breakfast buffet, which offers a daily selection of traditional dishes, Peruvian specialties, freshly baked goods and freshly squeezed juices.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ucayali River, Peru
After breakfast, weโll hear a talk on the source of the Amazon River and later head out to see the confluence of the Ucayali y Maraรฑรณn rivers. Weโll then take a walk to Puerto Prado to see the โVictoria Regiasโ, the largest water lily in the world. There, weโll also see a market set up by women from the community to sell their handmade crafts.
By midday, weโll be back at the boat for some lunch and rest before heading out to Nauta Caรฑo, where youโll see the โForrest of Mirrorsโ. This is the perfect place to spot toucans, parrots, macaws, iguanas, sloths and monkeys in the treetops.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Maraรฑรณn River, Peru
Before heading back on board, weโll take a nighttime outing in search of caimans, tarantulas and other species that make an appearance only after the sun goes down.
Dinner will then be served aboard the Zafiro.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 3: Day 3 - Monday: MARAรรN RIVER - YANAYACU DE PUCATE - SAN REGIS
Stop At: Yanayacu, 16310, Peru
After having some breakfast, weโll take a skiff out on the Yanayacu de Pucate River and do some piranha fishing using local techniques.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: San Regis, 16300, Peru
Weโll then head back for lunch aboard the Zafiro. Before starting the afternoon activity, there will be a talk about the philosophy of the Amazon.
Afterward, weโll take a walk over hanging bridges, where you can admire the riches of the rainforest from the treetops.
Once weโre back on the Zafiro, there will be time for resting and enjoying live music while we await the gala dinner with the captain.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 4: Day 4 - Tuesday: MARAรรN RIVER - SAMIRIA RIVER - SAN REGIS
Stop At: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Saint Tomas # 410 San Juan Bautista Distrit, 00512 Peru
In the morning, weโll enjoy a nice picnic on the Samiria River, where youโll be able to kayak and swim in the black waters. Weโll head back to the boat for lunch by midday.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: San Regis, 16300, Peru
After resting, our guides will offer some information about the myths and legends of the Amazon, which will help during our afternoon activity: a visit to the local San Regis community, where weโll learn about the local way of life and traditions.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: San Regis, 16300, Peru
Weโll also learn about their ancestral traditions with a shaman. With our guides as interpreters, youโll be able to ask questions about spiritual connections and healing the soul. Weโll then continue the ceremony by planting a tree as a positive contribution to the environment.
After returning to the Zafiro, there will be live music and dinner.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 5: Day 5 - Wednesday: MARAรรN RIVER - NAUTA - CASUAL - PAHUACHIRO
Stop At: Nauta, Nauta, Loreto Region
Before breakfast, weโll visit Nauta, the second-largest city in the region. Upon arriving, weโll take a motorcycle taxi to the local market where youโll see what business in the city is like firsthand.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Laguna Sapi sapi, Nauta 16300, Peru
Later, weโll visit the Sapi Sapi lagoon, where arapaima, the secondlargest freshwater fish in the world, are raised. Discover a new habitat surrounded by fruit trees. Weโll also see Arrau turtles, butterflies and different species of birds and fish that call this lagoon home.
After, weโll head back to the Zafiro for breakfast.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nauta, Nauta, Loreto Region
Weโll then walk to Casual in search of wildlife, such as poison dart frogs and other exotic species. In this area, weโll see giant trees known as avatar trees.
Weโll have lunch at midday and then rest up for the afternoon activity: an outing on the skiff to explore the area of Pahuachiro and its wildlife. Weโll then head back to the boat for some free time until dinner.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 6: Day 6 - Thursday: UCAYALI RIVER - BAGAZรN LAKE - YUCURICHI
Stop At: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Saint Tomas # 410 San Juan Bautista Distrit, 00512 Peru
After breakfast, weโll take a walk through Yucuruchi, around the Ucayali River in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, where weโll see many native animal species. Before midday, weโll head back to the boat for a cooking demonstration by the executive chef.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Saint Tomas # 410 San Juan Bautista Distrit, 00512 Peru
After lunch, there will be a talk for anyone interested on the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve and in the afternoon you can join the kayaking and swimming on the river or the expedition on the skiff to Bagazรกn Lake.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ucayali River, Peru
Before dinner, there will be time to enjoy live music from the boatโs band, which will play a varied repertoire of Amazonian, national and international music.
Later, weโll take a nighttime outing on the Ucayali river in search of caymans, lizards and other nighttime species.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 7: Day 7 - Friday: UCAYALI RIVER - YARAPA RIVER - AMAZON RIVER - MARAรรN RIVER
Stop At: Ucayali River, Peru
Before breakfast, weโll set out to explore the Yarapa River, where the infamous pink and gray river dolphins swim in the black waters.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ucayali River, Peru
Weโll then head back to the boat for breakfast on board before visiting the community of Vista Alegre. Weโll see how the locals live and learn more about their customs with our guides, who will act as interpreters. Here, weโll get to see their butterfly park. After lunch, weโll take the skiff out on the Amazon River to enjoy the stunning colors of the sunset.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Maraรฑรณn River, Peru
Back on the Zafiro, youโll have some time to relax and enjoy live music before a presentation by the crew and the goodbye dinner.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Cruise Zafiro
Day 8: Day 8 - Saturday: DISEMBARK IN NAUTA
Stop At: Amazon Rescue Center, Carr. Iquitos-Nauta Km 4, 5,, Iquitos 16000 Peru
After breakfast, weโll begin disembarking. On the way to the airport, weโll stop by the Amazon Rescue Center (CREA), where biologists and volunteers take care of manatees โ an endangered species โ rescued by the authorities. Weโll see how the manatees are cared for and prepped for reinsertion into their natural habitat. Weโll also get to see other animals that have been rescued from attempts to turn them into pets and other dangerous situations.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Iquitos, Iquitos, Loreto Region
Afterward, youโll be transferred to the airport.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Tour leaving from Iquitos
Iquitos is one of Peruโs largest cities, you can only get there by plane or through the river since it doesnโt have a highway. Moving around the streets of Iquitos is almost impossible if you donโt have a scooter, this makes the tuk-tuk the king of all means of transportation in this place. This city is one of the best to explore around the Amazon River.
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