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, ExplorNapo Reserve 4days/3nights
Day 01 - Iquitos - Explorama Lodge: Reception at the airport and transfer to the Explorama dock with a brief city tour on the way. Fifty mile journey down the Amazon River to Explorama Lodge in large aluminum speed launches. Afternoon hike along the "Lake Trail" through lowland rainforest which is seasonally flooded. During the high water season, this excursion is done by canoe! After dinner, there is a chance to visit the Lodge's "Bar Tahuampa" where local musicians often play guitar and flute music or guides will also be pleased to have you invite them to your table to relate some of the local legends. Lunch, Dinner
Day 02 - Explorama Lodge - ExplorNapo: After breakfast, a boat ride down the Amazon and up the Napo River to the 250,000 acre
Amazon Rainforest Reserve and ExplorNapo. Afternoon visit to the ReNuPeRu Ethnobotanical Garden located next to ExplorNapo and tended by a local shaman. This garden is used to show visitors rainforest plants used in modern medicine as well as examples of native plant remedies which science may utilize in the future. Evening excursion by open canoe along the Sucusari Stream in search of caiman and to enjoy the night sounds and stars of the Southern sky. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 03 - ExplorNapo - Explorama Lodge: Morning hike to the Canopy Walkway, a suspended bridge spanning 500 meters, connected by tree platforms and reaching a height of over 115 feet above the ground. Here you observe a "bird's eye view" of part of the rainforest rarely seen by man but accessible without any type of climbing skill or equipment. Afternoon boat trip back to Explorama Lodge passing the town of Francisco de Orellana, where a statue is erected to the intrepid explorer who became the first European to see the Amazon River in 1542. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 04 - Explorama Lodge - Iquitos: Morning walk along the local river trail, paralleling the Amazon. Stops along the way to visit a local Yagua Indian village where you may be able to purchase or trade for local crafts. The walk continues to see the local sugar cane rum "factory" and visit our resident American medical doctor in her Rotary Club sponsored river clinic. Afternoon transfer upriver to Iquitos and to the airport. Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight permits).
Rates: Single $1115; Per Person 2 $775ea; 3-4 $700ea; 5-9 $615ea; 10-14 $550ea; 15+ $519ea
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