Ceiba Tops Lodge

Departures: Daily

Itinerary

Day 01: IQUITOS – CEIBA TOPS

• Arrival to Iquitos airport, brief city tour and transfer to the port located at the Amazon River to take boat towards Ceiba Tops. Arrival to lodge, in the afternoon walk around the primary forest to see the huge trees, such as the Ceiba. Dinner and then 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: CEIBA TOPS

• Early excursion for watching birds.
• Breakfast. Visit to the Yagua Native Group, where you will learn about their culture and the impact caused by the arrival of the Spaniard and rubber gatherers. Afterwards, demonstration in the use of the “cerbatana”, (local hunting blowpipe) and time to appreciate local crafts. Lunch.
• On the way back to the lodge, trip by boat to look for pink dolphins. In the afternoon, excursion to the riverside town of Indiana and appreciate the sunset. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight.
• (B–L-D). 

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

Day 03: CEIBA TOPS – IQUITOS

• Breakfast. Boat or hiking excursion through the Jungle, otherwise free time to enjoy the lodge facilities. Transfer to Iquitos for your flight to Lima. (B).

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

OPTIONAL EXCURSION

• For passengers with programmes of two or more nights at Ceiba Tops, they will have the opportunity to know the wonderful Canopy Walkway (hanging bridges) which has 500 meters long from the top of the trees till the highest platform 35 m high from the ground. This excursion includes visit to the Ethno botanic Garden “ReNuPeRu”, where you can appreciate more than 240 species of medical plants cultivated by shaman (local expert in medical plants) who will explain the use of some.

Breackfast: Not Included Lunch: Not Included Dinner: Not Included Overnight: Not Included

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).