Sample Itineraries with Explorama (cont'd)

One thing to note is that due to the everchanging nature of the rainforest, day-by-day activities are subject to change due to weather, trail or river conditions.


Explorama Lodge 3days/2nights

Day 01 - Iquitos - Explorama Lodge: Reception at the airport, 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 canoe! Night walk or canoe ride to enjoy the sounds of the rainforest and stars of the Southern sky. Lunch, Dinner

Day 02 - 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 canoe 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 and Dinner

Day 03 - Explorama Lodge - Iquitos: Morning walk along a local Amazon River trail with stops along the way to visit the local "ribereños" or river people, visit a river public school, see the local sugar cane rum "factory" and visit our resident American medical doctor in her Rotary Club sponsored river clinic. Transfer back to Iquitos for your departure flight to Lima. Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight permits).

Rates: Single $355; Per Person 2 $275ea; 3 $265ea; 4 $255ea; 5-9 $248ea; 10-14 $235ea; 15+ 227ea

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