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Explorama Lodge with Canopy Walkway and Ceiba Tops excursion. Special
Day 1 – Iquitos / Explorama Lodge
Reception at the airport or hotel, brief city orientation and transfer
to the Explorama dock. Fifty mile journey down the Amazon River
to Yanamono Stream where Explorama Lodge is located. Afternoon hike
along the "Lake Trail" through lowland rainforest which
is seasonally flooded. During the high water season, this excursion
is done by boat! Night walk or boat to enjoy the sounds of the forest
and stars of the Southern sky.
Overnight Explorama Lodge
Day 2 – Explorama Lodge
Early morning birding excursion. 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.
Continue on to a small village of Yagua Indians where your guide will
explain their culture and how it has been affected by the passing
of time. There will be an opportunity to see their local crafts and
for a demonstration of the use of the blowgun which some of the Yagua
elders still use. Afternoon boating excursion in search of sloth,
found in Cecropia trees at the water’s edge, and the two species
of freshwater river dolphin, pink and grey, found in Amazonian waters.
Overnight Explorama Lodge
Day 3 – Explorama Lodge / Canopy Walkway / Explorama
Lodge
Early morning departure from the Lodge by boat to the mouth of the
Napo River where in 1542, the intrepid explorer Francisco de Orellano,
became the first European to discover the Amazon River. Continue on
the Napo River to ExplorNapo Lodge for breakfast. Hike to the spectacular
Canopy Walkway spanning over 500 meters (one-third of a mile), connected
by tree platforms, and reaching a height of over 35 meters (115 feet)
but accessible without any type of climbing skill or equipment. After
lunch, visit the "ReNuPeRu" Ethnobotanical Garden where
over 240 medicinal plants are cultivated by a local shaman who will
explain the nature of Amazonian natural healing and the uses of some
of the plants. Return to Explorama Lodge in time to relax in the hammock
house or at the Tahuampa Bar before dinner.
Overnight Explorama Lodge
Day 4 – Explorama Lodge / Ceiba Tops / Explorama
Lodge
Early morning birding. Morning boat excursion to “Monkey Island”,
a private reserve where more than five species of tropical primates
including small tamarins, saki, titi and large woolly monkeys are
protected. Lunch will be served at Ceiba Tops luxury lodge. Afternoon
hike in the beautiful primary rainforest reserve surrounding Ceiba
Tops that includes many huge trees festooned with epiphytes or, if
you prefer, time to enjoy the pool, water slide, Jacuzzi and lovely
gardens around Ceiba Tops. Return to Explorama Lodge in time to once
again enjoy the hammock house or Tahuampa Bar.
Overnight Explorama Lodge
Day 5 – Explorama Lodge / Iquitos
Morning walk along a local Amazon River trail stopping at a "ribereños"
house, corner store and sugar cane rum factory. Afternoon return to
Iquitos and on to the airport or hotel.
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