Amazon Lodge Adventure

Amazon Lodge Adventure

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Amazonian rainforest at dawn Randy Green

This hotel and lodge-based tour gives a full over-view of the splendor and richness of this diverse country: the archaeological wonders of Cuzco and Machu Picchu, the rainforest of the Amazon, and the bird and marine life of the Peruvian coast.

Day 1: Arrive Lima
Arrival in Lima and transfer to Hotel Leon de Oro.
O/N Leon de Oro

Day 2: Arrive Iquitos
Transfer to airport, fly to Iquitos, transfer to your hotel. Day and evening on own to explore Iquitos.
O/N Hotel in Iquitos

Day 3: Iquitos to Explorama Lodge
Transfer to the Explorama Dock for your 50 mile journey down the Amazon River to Explorama Lodge. You will have an afternoon hike along the ihLake Trailli through lowland rainforest which is seasonally flooded.
O/N Explorama Lodge

Day 4: Explorama Lodge
Morning hike along the 'Bushmaster Trailla'. This area is known for its biodiversity of trees and native plants that are used as remedies by local people. The afternoon will be a canoe trip in search of the two species of freshwater dolphin.
O/N Explorama Lodge

Day 5: Explorama Lodge - ExplorNapo Lodge
After breakfast, a boat ride down the Amazon and up the Napo to the 250,000 acre Amazon Rainforest Reserve. An evening excursion along the Sucusari Stream in search of caiman and to enjoy the jungle night sounds.
O/N ExplorNapo Lodge

Day 6: ExplorNapo Lodge
Morning hike to the Canopy Walkway, a suspended bridge spanning 500 meters and the tree platforms are about 115 feet above the forest floor. In the afternoon, we will go to the black water oxbow lake where the elusive Hoatzin bird may be spotted.
O/N ExplorNapo Lodge

Day 7: ExplorNapo to Ceiba Tops
Morning boat excursions to Napo tributaries spotting sloth, birding and fishing for piranha. We will get a chance to see local river people called i™±riberenosla.
O/N Cieba Tops

Day 8: Cieba Tops
Morning visit to Yagua Indian Community to purchase native crafts. Afternoon hike to the remote surrounding rainforests.
O/N Ceiba Tops

Day 9: Ceiba Tops/ Iquitos/Lima
You can have a boat ride or hike or just relax in the hammocks before your departure to Lima. On arrival in Lima, transfer to Leon de Oro for overnight.
O/N Leon de Oro

Day 10: Lima
Transfer to airport for flight to US

Date Information

Year-round

Rate Information

Price: from $1,695 USD based on double occupancy. Air costs not included. Single supplement of 30% applies.

Leon de Oro, Lima
Hotel Leon de Oro is a small friendly boutique hotel in the heart of the Miraflores neighborhood of Lima. The hotel features a residential environment including an intimate living room-like lobby with fireplace and comfortable furniture. Each of the elegantly appointed guest rooms is decorated with a highly detailed residential feel that is accentuated with a of Peruvian touch.

Explorama Lodge
Established in 1964, 50 miles down the Amazon River, Explorama Lodge is deep in primary rainforest. Romantic kerosene torches and lamps illuminate palm-thatched houses with 10-17 private sleeping rooms. Covered connecting walkways lead to the Tahuampa Bar, the dining room, the sun porch and two hammock houses. Showers & toilet facilities adjoin each house. A variety of treks are offered, including the Seven Bridges Trail walk.

ExplorNapo Lodge
On the Napo River, 100 miles from Iquitos, ExplorNapo provides access to the pristine forest of Explorama´s Sucusari Reserve, as well as access to the adjoining Amazon Canopy Walkway, one of the longest treetop walkways in the world. This adventure offers the opportunity to live in an authentic Amazon River style with palm-thatched houses, kerosene lighting and open-hearth cooking. Room, shower and toilet facilities are identical to those of Explorama Lodge. Enjoy special rainforest treks and excursions into the surrounding primeval forest in an area named by scientists as the “Biodiversity Capital of the World ”.

Cieba Tops
Ceiba Tops is located on the banks of the Amazon River just 25 miles from Iquitos. Ceiba Tops offers the comforts of home, air conditioned rooms with private bathrooms, in the most luxurious of Amazonian Rainforest settings. At Ceiba Tops, elaborate gardens, a swimming pool, water slide, hammock house and the Esmeralda lounge all complement the surrounding exotic environment. Explore the myths, mysteries and magic of the world’s most exotic jungle, and then step from the tropics into the air-conditioned comforts of Ceiba Tops.