7-night program

DAY 1: IQUITOS – AMAZON RIVER – TANSHIYACU.

Upon arriving at the airport, our team will be there to welcome you to the city of Iquitos. You will be transferred by bus to the boarding port, where you will board the auxiliary boat that will take you to our home for the next eight days: the Amazon Cruise.

Once on board, we will settle you into your room. Then you will head to the third deck for the captain and crew’s welcome and a brief explanation of safety and evacuation protocols. We will tour the common areas of the Amazon Cruise and begin navigation from the Nanay River to the Amazon River towards Tamshiyacu.

As we navigate, we will talk about the variety of highly nutritious fruits that the Amazon offers, rich in protein, fiber, iron, vitamins, such as the Breadfruit Tree, camu camu, aguaje, macambo, aguaymanto, cocona, passion fruit, lúcuma, coffee, cocoa, etc.

We’ll talk about passion fruit, with its pleasant sweet and sour flavor. Well-known worldwide, it’s worth mentioning that it contains fiber, vitamins, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium, essential for combating stress, insomnia, and preventing respiratory infections. To enjoy its flavor and aroma, we’ll offer refreshing passion fruit sours, with and without liquor.

Our Chef and his team will pamper your palate with an exquisite gastronomic experience, using ingredients that the Amazon pantry decides to offer us in season.

Exploration of Tamshiyacu

The Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Communal Reserve is a suitable place to observe flora and fauna in their natural habitat. Therefore, upon reaching our destination, we will go on an excursion to the Tamshiyacu creek, in search of birds, monkeys, sloths, caimans, fish, and dolphins. Be attentive not to miss the beauty of a sunset in the Amazon rainforest.

Overnight in Tamshiyacu.

DAY 2: TAMSHIYACU – YARAPA RIVER.

The navigation continues along the Amazon River while breakfast is served buffet style. (We’ll depart around 8 am.)

Mid-morning, our bartender will be waiting for you on the third deck to offer fruit refreshments and cocktails inspired by the Amazon jungle.

Excursion to the Yarapa River

Upon reaching our destination, after lunch, we invite you to board the auxiliary boat to enter the calm black waters of the Yarapa River. Along the route, we will be accompanied by a variety of birds such as swallows, songbirds, piprites, black-necked falcons, as well as monkeys and sloths.

Breadfruit Tree

During our journey, you will get to know the Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus altilis), known as “Pandisho”. Its fruits have a neutral flavor and are consumed by the riverine inhabitants of the Amazon, and the natives use the tree resin to heal wounds and tumors, applying it directly to the affected skin surface.

Encounter of Giants

As we progress with the navigation, in the afternoon, you will be able to appreciate a unique natural scenario: the confluence of two large rivers, the Ucayali and the Marañón, which merge and inject their flow into the giant Amazon. The sounds of the waters, the swallows, and the noisy parrots will show nature in its full splendor. And then you will realize that you are part of this exclusive and captivating spectacle.

Overnight on the Yarapa River.

DAY 3: YARAPA RIVER – PUERTO MIGUEL – NAUTA.

Getting to know the Amazon Victoria Regia Lily. After breakfast, we invite you to board the auxiliary boat to go to Puerto Miguel and then continue to a connector of the Ucayali and Marañón rivers where we can meet the Amazon Victoria Lily, a native water lily, which is the largest of the lilies that grow in the shallow waters of the tributaries of the Amazon River.

Camu Camu

Today we’ll talk about camu camu. A red fruit with high antioxidant power due to its high concentration of vitamin C, it helps mitigate the negative impact of stress and the action of free radicals in the body, prevents cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.

Meeting a Prehistoric Bird

In the afternoon, we will take a guided tour to San José de Paranapuras where you will discover a variety of regional products from the Peruvian Amazon, and then walk through a primary forest where you can see huge trees and we can advance towards a lagoon to appreciate the Shansho, a prehistoric bird.

Later, we will visit Our Lady of Paranapuras, founded in 1652 by Father Figueroa near the “salinas de peña, an important condiment for consumption and for exchange between the missions and towns of the region”, an activity that continues to this day and is also used for the therapy of some pathologies.

Overnight in Nauta.

DAY 4: NAUTA – NAUTA CAÑO.

Tour of the town of Nauta

This morning, after breakfast, we will take a tour of the town of Nauta to meet the riverside inhabitants. In the local market, you can learn about fish species and Amazonian fruits.

Legend has it that Nauta was established on April 30, 1830, by the Kukama chief Manuel Pacaya Irarica. Officially, it was founded in 1930. It is an important point for local communities because this is where they sell their crops and also because it connects them with Iquitos, the capital of the department.

Cocona

Today we’ll talk about cocona, a fruit that grows in the tropical areas of the Peruvian Amazon. It is a delicious citrus fruit, reddish-yellow in color. Its high content of vitamin C allows for easy iron absorption. Also, it contains carbohydrates, iron, calcium, carotene, and phosphorus.

Exploring Nauta Caño

We will board the auxiliary boat to take an excursion through Nauta Caño, part of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Nauta Caño is known as the forest of mirrors because incredible and beautiful sunsets and natural scenes are reflected in the black waters of the cochas and the flooded forest. We will have the opportunity to observe wildlife such as squirrel monkeys, toucans, macaws, iguanas, birds, dolphins, and caimans.

Overnight in Nauta Caño.

DAY 5: NAUTA CAÑO – YANAYACU PUCATE

Fundo Casual

After breakfast, we will take a walk-through Fundo Casual, a tropical forest managed by local residents, where we will see different species of local fauna. We often find tarantulas, rainbow boas, sloths, anacondas, and poison frogs. We will have the opportunity to purchase handicrafts made of wood and other materials.

Aguaje

Today we will talk about aguaje. This fruit contains phytoestrogens, chemical compounds that have an anti-cancer effect against breast, colon, and prostate tumors. It is one of the richest foods in vitamin A on the planet. Aguaje plants can store large amounts of carbon, making them key ecosystems for mitigating the effects of climate change.

Exploring Yanayacu

After lunch, we will take an excursion to Yanayacu, a blackwater river inside the Pacaya Samiria Natural Reserve. There we can see macaws, different species of monkeys such as squirrel monkeys and howler monkeys, pink and gray dolphins, paiches, and black and white caimans.

Exploring Pucate

Before nightfall, we will enter the Pucate River in search of caimans, nocturnal birds, anacondas, and to observe the sunset colors over the river. If we stay until dark, we will be able to hear the sounds of the jungle.

We will spend the night in Yanayacu Pucate.