Full Week Combination 8days/7nights

Day 1 - Iquitos evening arrival: Arrival in Iquitos from Miami or Lima and transfer to your hotel in Iquitos.

Day 2 - Iquitos - Explorama Lodge: Reception at your hotel and transfer to the Explorama dock. Fifty mile journey down the Amazon River to Explorama Lodge. Afternoon hike along the "Lake Trail" through lowland rainforest which is seasonally flooded. This trail is traversed by canoe during high water months! Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3 - Explorama Lodge: Morning hike along the "Bushmaster Trail". Scientific studies by the Missouri Botanical Gardens have found the highest biodiversity of trees per square hectare in the world along this trail. Your guide will point out many examples of native plants used as remedies by local people. Afternoon canoe trip along the Amazon in search of either of the two species of freshwater dolphin found in the river. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 - 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 hike through primary, terra firme rainforest. 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 5 - ExplorNapo: 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 forest floor. Here there is time to observe a part of the rainforest rarely seen by man but accessible without any type of climbing skill or equipment. Afternoon excursion to a black water oxbow lake formed when water from the Napo River became separated from the main flow of the river. These lakes are often covered with giant Victoria Regia water lilies and can offer a view of the elusive Hoatzin bird. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 - ExplorNapo - Ceiba Tops: Morning canoeing excursion along one of the Napo tributaries spotting for sloth, birding and fishing for piranha. Also a chance to visit some of the local river people called "ribereños" whose houses are seen along the river. Afternoon boat trip back to Ceiba Tops where individual cabins with electricity and private baths begin your return to "civilization". On the return trip you will pass the town of Francisco de Orellana, where a statue is erected to the intrepid explorer who in 1542 at the mouth of the Napo River became the first European to see the Amazon River. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7 - Ceiba Tops: Morning visit to the neighboring Yagua Indian Community, an explanation of their native culture, blow gun demonstration and trading. Afternoon hike in the beautiful primary rainforest reserve surrounding Ceiba Tops where many huge trees are covered in epiphytes. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8 - Ceiba Tops - Iquitos: Your choice of canoe ride or hike for the morning or a chance to relax in a hammock and enjoy the sounds of the surrounding rainforest. Transfer to Iquitos by boat and bus to the airport for your departure to Lima or Miami. Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight permits)

Rates: Single $1400; Per Person 2 $1065; 3 $995ea; 4 $995ea; 5-9 $905ea; 10-14 $840ea; 15+ $800ea

This same itinerary is offered at $899 per person double and $1,069 single if taken Tuesday to Tuesday.

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