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Activities to enjoy as part of your Amazon Cruise, Amazonian Peru, Peru

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Amazonian Peru, Peru

There are many activities included as part of an Amazon Cruise with Aqua Expeditions, to enable you to really get the best out of your holiday.

Read about the range of options under the 'Itineraries' tab below, or find out more in the trip information pages:

               Aqua Amazon Discovery - 3 Night Amazon Cruise
               Aqua Amazon Discovery - 4 Night Amazon Cruise
               Aqua Amazon Discovery - 7 Night Amazon Cruise

 

Itinerary

River Exploration: We will board our comfortable excursion skiff to explore main rivers and estuaries in the Amazon. We will pass fishermen paddling in their dug-out canoes and will have the chance to see a great variety of wildlife, including terns, orioles, blackbirds, black collared hawks, monkeys, and sloth. Your guides will provide lots of details about life along the river as we journey past its banks. 

Nightly excursions: As the sun sets, you will become aware of the rich and varied sounds of diurnal creatures marking their territories. As soon as it is dark enough, we will turn the spotlight on to search for night wildlife—nighthawks, frogs, opossums, tarantulas, and caimans are easily spotted along this part of the river.

Monkey and Dolphin Expedition: On this expedition, you are likely to see the two different kinds of freshwater dolphins—including the unusual pink ones—found in the Amazon. Later, keep your eyes directed toward the jungle canopy, where you can spot at least several kinds of primates—among the 13 species of monkeys resident in the National Park. Perhaps you will catch a glimpse of tamarins and howlers, dusky titi monkeys and pigmy marmoset monkeys.

Visit the Birthplace of the Amazon: Explore the edges of the vast Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, a flooded forest covering five million acres at the headwaters of the Amazon basin. Rise early and be on your skiffs at 5:30 a.m. to view one of the great spectacles of the Southern Hemisphere: the sun rising over the birthplace of the Amazon River. Here—where the union of two major tributaries, the Ucayali and the Marañon, form the world’s greatest waterway—nature is at its most dramatic. Your dawn excursion will be accompanied by abundant bird song, as you glide in small boats past river banks populated by large-billed terns, laughing falcons, gray tanagers, sandpipers, five kinds of parakeets, the exotic short-tailed parrot, and dozens of other birds.

Giant Water Lilies Night Excursion: We will travel by skiff to a small connector canal between the Ucayali and Marañon Rivers, where you will have a chance to see the world’s largest aquatic plant, the giant water lilies or “Victoria Regias.” You will be one of a very small number of people who have ever seen these plants bloom at night. On the way back to the Aqua you will also observe caimans, frogs, fishing bats, and other animals of the night.

Explore the Mirrored Forest: We will take a magical journey through the “Mirrored Forest,” seeing towering trees reflected in the black water river, while spotting dozens of enchanting parrots, blue-yellow macaws, and a great variety of primates and sloths enjoying nature unperturbed by our presence.

Breakfast in the middle of the Amazon: Back on the river as the sun rises, you will see a treasure trove of wildlife, including parrots, macaws, toucans, and many kinds of monkeys—as well as some “surprise” species that you have never seen before. Enjoy a “bag breakfast” of light sandwiches and fresh juice. Since we will stop near a popular dolphin feeding spot, you will see quite a show as you enjoy your meal.

Fishing Trip: We will travel to this splendid “hot spot” lake, where you will be certain to catch some of the more than 3,000 species of tropical fish that live in the Amazon basin. Our key focus will be on piranhas, those small, carnivorous fish with a big reputation for being scary.

Learn about sustainable tourism in the Amazon: Your Park Ranger will tell you all about sustainable resource management projects in Amazonia. You will visit one of the projects, where villagers are planting palms to obtain oil.

Visit native villages: We will travel by skiff to native villages, where you can meet and interact with local villagers from this most remote part of the world, and can learn a bit more about their culture, traditions, and folklore. You will also have the chance to trade items for local handicrafts.

Learn about farming in the Amazon and medicinal plants: Your guides will introduce you to native people doing subsistence farming, and will tell you how they learned to cultivate wild plants and trees to earn farm income. Deep in the primary forest, your guides will also show you the wealth of fruit trees and medicinal plants hidden in the jungle.

Iquitos City Tour: We will take you on a tour of Iquitos, once a glorious city in the days of the rubber boom. Later, we will stop at the San Juan Amazonian Indian Market, for a last chance to shop for local crafts.

 

Note: All itineraries are subject to change, due to weather and other conditions. All times indicated are approximate, and are also subject to change.

Prices Include:

A variety of the excursions described are included as part of your Aqua Expeditions Amazon Cruise.

Note: All itineraries are subject to change, due to weather and other conditions. All times indicated are approximate, and are also subject to change.
 

Prices Exclude:

Please see individual Trip and Tour information for full details.

Any prices indicated are for guidance only and are subject to final confirmation at the time of booking with the Travel Specialist who provides the service. For any activities displayed without an indication of price, a quotation can be obtained from the Travel Specialist through our enquiry system.

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