Ceiba Tops with Canopy Walkway. Special
Day 1 – Iquitos / Ceiba Tops
Reception at the airport or hotel, brief city orientation and transfer
to the Explorama dock. Twenty-five mile journey down the Amazon
River to Ceiba Tops where private rooms with air conditioning provide
Amazon adventure in luxury. Afternoon hike in the beautiful primary
rainforest reserve surrounding Ceiba Tops that includes many huge
trees festooned with epiphytes. After dinner enjoy local flute or
guitar music at the "El Tucan" Bar or the guides are always
ready to relate some of the many legends of the Amazon forest.
Overnight Ceiba Tops
Day 2 – Ceiba Tops / Explorama Lodge / Ceiba Tops
Early morning birding excursion. After breakfast board boats to continue
down the Amazon River to the rustic Explorama Lodge and hike 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 visit 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 trade for or purchase some
of their local crafts and for a demonstration of the use of the blowgun
which some of the Yagua elders still use for hunting. After lunch
walk along a local Amazon River trail stopping at a "ribereños"
house, corner store and sugar cane rum factory. Return by boat to
Ceiba Tops.
Overnight Ceiba Tops
Day 3 – Ceiba Tops
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. 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. Weather permitting,
enjoy a beautiful Amazonian sunset on the river.
Overnight
Ceiba Tops
Day 4 – Ceiba Tops / Canopy Walkway / Ceiba Tops
Early morning departure from Ceiba Tops by boat to the narrow motorcar
crossing connecting the Amazon and Napo Rivers to continue by boat
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 Ceiba Tops in time to enjoy the pool or hammocks
before dinner.
Overnight
Ceiba Tops
Day 5 – Ceiba Tops / Iquitos
Boating or walking excursion to further enjoy the rainforest surrounding
Ceiba Tops, or if you prefer, time to relax at the hammock house or
enjoy the pool and lodge gardens. Afternoon journey back to Iquitos
and on to the airport or to a local hotel.
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