Experience the exciting world of the Peruvian Amazon on this 4-night stay at the Ceiba Tops Lodge. Enjoy the comfort of air conditioned rooms with private bathrooms and hot water in a luxurious rainforest setting. Naturalist Guides lead you to a variety of habitats to observe wildlife such as caimans, pink and gray river dolphins, monkeys, and over 500 species of birds. Visit an indigenous Yagua community and learn about their traditions, culture, and history. Observe Amazon wildlife and vegetation from a 115-foot Canopy Walkway, an unequaled experience! Fish for pirahnas in the Amazon River and learn how to throw a cast net. Learn from a shaman about the local uses and spiritual healing of rainforest plants. A visit to the mighty Amazon River and rainforest is an experience of a lifetime!
Highlights
Hike primary rainforest among huge trees, epiphytes, & immense biodiversity
Visit a Yagua village and see a demonstration of the traditional blowgun
Spot freshwater dolphins and fish for piranhas in the Amazon River
Observe a rarely seen part of the rainforest from a suspended bridge
Browse Mazan's early morning market for a variety of products & produce
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Arrive at the Iquitos airport and meet the friendly staff from Ceiba Tops Lodge. After a brief city orientation transfer to the dock for a twenty-five mile journey down the Amazon River by motorized boat. Arrive at Ceiba Tops and settle into your private room, complete with air conditioning and hot water. This afternoon hike in the primary rainforest reserve around the lodge, observing wildlife and enormous trees covered with epiphytes. After dinner join your guide for a short walk to a lake where you can spot caimans, frogs, and buzzing insects.
Embark on an early morning birding excursion. After having breakfast, get on boats to go visit a Yagua indigenous community. Your guide will share insights about the Yagua culture and how it has changed over the years. Browse the local handicrafts and enjoy a demonstration of the Yagua blowgun, which some in the village still use for hunting.
In the afternoon, enjoy a boating adventure to experience fishing and witness the astonishing variety of fish that inhabit the Amazon River, home to more species than the entire Atlantic Ocean. You'll use a basic cane pole and line to try your hand at catching piranhas and other types of fish.
An exciting full-day adventure begins with an early departure from Ceiba Tops by speedboat, traveling along the Amazon and Napo Rivers to reach Explorama's Napo Rainforest Reserve and ExplorNapo Lodge, near the Maijuna Indigenous community of Sucusari. The Maijuna community oversees a vast rainforest reserve of 390,000 hectares, and one of their elders serves as a guide. He leads visitors on a forest walk to the Canopy Walkway, sharing stories and knowledge about plants. The Canopy Walkway is an impressive suspended bridge spanning 500 meters and rising 35 meters above the forest floor. It offers a unique opportunity to explore a rarely seen part of the rainforest accessible to people of all ages without special climbing skills or equipment.
After lunch at ExplorNapo, you can visit the ReNuPeRu Ethnobotanical Garden, which houses over 240 medicinal and useful plants. A shaman and healer tend to these plants, and your guide will help translate as the shaman explains their local uses and how they are involved in spiritual healing. Return to Ceiba Tops with some free time to enjoy the pool or hammocks before dinner.
In the morning, early risers can enjoy birdwatching, followed by a boat excursion to "Monkey Island." This private reserve houses various primate species, both wild and adapted, making it a great spot for photography. The owner has been reforesting the area with fruiting trees to provide natural food for the animals, which currently include wooly, saki, titi monkeys, tamarins, and marmosets.
In the afternoon, there's a boat excursion along the Amazon River to spot both pink and gray freshwater dolphins. The best chance to see them is where multiple tributaries meet, where these dolphins gather while hunting for fish.
Day 5: Return to Iquitos
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch
In the morning, there's a boat excursion to a rural village where houses are built on stilts to cope with rising river waters. The villagers, mostly farmers and fishermen, depend on the nearby forest for their livelihoods. These welcoming river communities often invite visitors into their homes, and if school is in session, the children are enthusiastic about demonstrating their skills and school life to guests. Return to Iquitos this afternoon for your flight.
Note: Daily activities in the rainforest may vary in order based on factors such as weather, trail conditions, or river conditions due to the ever-changing nature of the environment.
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Prices for are estimated based on inflation. Contact us to confirm pricing and availability for your desired departure date.
Initial deposit is $400, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
Final payment is due 70 days (10 weeks) prior to departure by bank transfer, check or credit card. All final payments by credit card may be subject to a surcharge and maximum of $20,000 charge
For full cancellation policy details, please contact us for a quote.
Included
4 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners
4 Nights Accommodations
Accommodations as listed
Ground transportation as listed
Activities as listed
Meals as listed
Access to a 24-7 Emergency line while traveling
Park Entrance Fee
Rubber boots are provided by your Amazon lodge. There are size limits for the following lodges in the Amazon. Hacienda Concepcion: Sizes 32-45 Reserva Amazonica: Sizes 32-46
Excluded
Gratuities
Travel Insurance
Personal Expenses
Flight costs (please request a quote)
Additional excursions during free time
Fuel and transportation surcharges (when applicable)
Airport Departure Tax
Internal Flights: Lima - Iquitos - Lima
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When to Go
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Good to ideal period to travel, and many people choose to visit at this time.
Chance for unpredictable weather but with fewer visitors.
We are so glad that we chose Adventure Life. The service is top-notch. Everything is well taken care of and we just have to print the documents and go. Franny even gave us timely updates on possible airport strike.
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The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
2 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
3 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.
