Amazon Sinchicuy Lodge

Departures: Daily

Itinerary

Day 01: IQUITOS – AMAZON SINCHICUY LODGE

• Arrival to Iquitos airport, brief city tour and transfer to the river port on the Amazon River to head for the Amazon Sinchicuy Lodge. Arrival to lodge and brief explanation of the lodge facilities and activities. Canoe or hiking excursion (depends on the season) to Yagua Town and see how these locals live and see how they use the “pucuna” (local hunting blowpipe). Return to lodge for lunch.
• In the afternoon, excursion to the surrounding areas of the lodge to identify several plants. Visit the local expert in medical plants (“shaman”) who will explain the several uses different local plants. Afterwards, journey to “Santa Maria de Ojeal”, a small riverside farm where you will see the local method of the cane juice extraction. Visit to a fish farm and surrounding areas of a riverside town.
• Return to lodge just in time for sunset. At nightfall, canoe or hiking excursion (depends on the season) to observe the rainforest at night. Return to lodge for dinner and local music at bar or hear legend stories about the rainforest told by guides. Overnight. (L-D).

Breackfast: Not Included Lunch: Agency Dinner: Agency Overnight: Hotel

Day 02: AMAZON SINCHICUY LODGE

• Breakfast. Trip by the Amazon River to try and found pink dolphins. Arrival to “Huashalado”, a small village where hike to Yanayacu River will start. During hike you will enter the “Kingdom of Gigantic Trees”, specially the “lupuna”. You will be able to see great variety of birds feeding themselves, maybe monkeys on the canopy trees or sloths. Box lunch in boat or river shore.
• Canoe or hiking excursion (depends on the season) through the primary forest to observe plants and trees, such as the Victorias Regias, water lilies (diameter 1.80 m.). During the return to lodge opportunity to fish local style. Arrival to lodge, canoe trip through the Amazon River gorge, resting time in hammocks or spend time at bar. Dinner and overnight. (B–BL-D).

Breackfast: Agency Lunch: Agency Dinner: Agency Overnight: Hotel

Day 03: AMAZON SINCHICUY LODGE – IQUITOS

• Early breakfast and transfer by boat to Iquitos, then transfer to the airport or requested hotel. (B).

Breackfast: Agency Lunch: Not Included Dinner: Not Included Overnight: Hotel

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Day 04:

• Breakfast. Additional tour. Return to lodge, lunch, dinner and overnight. (B–L-D).

Breackfast: Agency Lunch: Agency Dinner: Agency Overnight: Hotel

Highlights

• Sail on the Amazon River, the largest river of the World!
• Visit the Yagua Native Community, one of the most ancient ethnic groups of the Amazon rainforest
• Visit the “shaman’s cottage”, to find out about the particularities of the regional flora and its applications
• Tour the Santa María del Ojeal farmlands where you will see an artisanal sugar cane squeeze and fruit orchard
• Walk around a typical village on the shores of the Amazon.
• Birdwatching
• Flora and Fauna Circuit (The Yanayacu Watershed Ecosystem)
• Native-style fishing for Piranhas
• Interact with wild animals

INCLUDED

• Excursions as described, transportation, entrances, specialised tour guide.
• Accommodation with breakfast.
• Meals where stated (B=Breakfast / L=Lunch / D=Dinner).
• Transfer airport / hotel / airport.

NOT INCLUDED

• Excursions not specified in the programme, extras and tips.
• National flights to & from Iquitos
• Local airport taxes (US$ 6,05).