Trips & Tours: Aqua Amazon Discovery - 4 Night Program

5:00 p.m. Arrival -  Board an air-conditioned bus for a scenic one-and-a-half hour drive through the Peruvian countryside to the small village of Nauta, where the M/V Aqua lies at anchor, awaiting your arrival.
8:00 p.m. Safety Drill and Briefing on the Top Deck
8:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner
 

7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Jungle Walk to Yanallpa Lake
This morning we will go in search of the bizarre-looking birds called “hoatzins”, which live in huge colonies in a very strange Jurassic Park-like lake.
12:30 p.m. Lunch
4:00 p.m. Ucayali Exploration and Discovery Tour
This afternoon we will cruise the majestic Ucayali River, giving you a chance to see and meet native balseros, or fishermen, who will demonstrate their skill and let you see their catch.
7:30 p.m. Dinner
8:30 p.m. Night Trip at Sapote River
Your guides will show you several types of caiman, members of the alligator family, along the fish-rich Sapote River.

7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Jungle Walk Near Hatum Posa Village
On this walk, 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.
12:30 p.m. Lunch
4:00 p.m. Pacaya River Exploration, Plus Night Trip from Ranger Station No. 1 to Yanayacu Lake
In the late afternoon, we will take our skiffs along the Pacaya River where you can view the abundant life that is hidden in the deep rainforest. You may see saki monkeys, capuchin monkeys, and the easy-to-spot heavy howler monkeys.
8:00 p.m. Dinner

6:30 a.m. Pacaya Exploration; Breakfast on the Skiffs
In the bright morning light, your guides will show you parrots, macaws, toucans, and many different types of monkeys. We will also go to the dolphin feeding spots along Yanayacu Lake.
12:30 p.m. Lunch
3:30 p.m. Sapote River Fishing Trip
Armed with poles and bait, we will take you to a special place on this fish-rich river, where you will catch some of the more than 3,000 species of tropical fish that live in the Amazon Basin.
8:00 p.m. Farewell Dinner

7:30 a.m. Breakfast
12:00 p.m. Light Lunch
12:40 p.m. Disembarkation/City Tour and Transfer to the Airport
Your afternoon in the remote city of Iquitos, accessible only by river or air, will not disappoint. After a city tour, we will make a stop at San Juan Amazonian Indians’ Market for some last-minute shopping.
5:30 p.m. Flight Departs for Lima