Day 1 Tarapoto
On your arrival in Tarapoto,
a booming tropical city whose principal
activities are commerce
and farming ( rice, corn, coffee, cacao, heart of
palm and tobacco), you will
spend the evening in a three star Hotel with
pool. (Either Hotel Rio
Shilcayo, Hotel Lily, or Hotel Nilas)
Day 2 Tarapoto - Lagunas
After an early breakfast
you will travel by road through the last chain of mountains of the high
jungle to the low jungle city of Yurimaguas and you will board a motor
boat for the 6
hour trip to the town of
Lagunas where you will register in the Alojamiento
Miraflores. After registering
you will have time to visit the town. In the
evening, after dinner, there
will be a orientation to acquaint you with your
guides and what to expect.
Day 3 Lagunas Samiria
River
After breakfast you will
depart for our put-in on a tributary of the
Samiria River, the put-in
is a two-hour walk. We begin our trip in native
dugout canoes paddled by
your guides. During the day we will have a cold
lunch and camp for the evening
where your guides will prepare your meal. In
the night you will paddle
with your guides to look for the animals such as
jaguars and tapirs that
come to drink at the river.
Days 4-6 Canoeing down
the Amazon - Jungle
For the next three days
you will travel by canoe stopping to take
walks in the jungle where
possible and viewing the incredible variety of
animals that abound in the
reserve. We will look for river otters, turtles,
hoatzins, macaws, monkeys
of various species, sloths, pink river dolphins,
caimans, anacondas, herons
and others. The evenings will be spent camping on beaches or under the
forest canopy and the guides or biologist will explain the complexity of
the Amazon rainforest.
Day 7 Return to Lagunas
After breakfast we will
retrace or journey to return to Lagunas.
Register in the Alojamiento
Miraflores. In the evening after dinner you can
walk to the nearby Lake
Lagunas to watch the local fishermen who fish at
night.
Day 8 Laguna - Yurimaguas
- Tarapoto
We will return to Yurimaguas
by motorboat and by land to Tarapoto
where we will transfer you
to a local three star hotel where you can relax
by the pool. (Either H.
Rio Shilcayo, H. Lily, or H. NILAS)
Day 9 Tarapoto
After breakfast you will
have free time to visit local attractions or
shop. In the afternoon you
will have lunch and we will transfer you to the
airport for the afternoon
commercial flight.
Optional day:
You can travel to the Aipena
River, one hour by motorized
boat. Both pink and gray
river dolphins are common in the Aipena River.
Activities involved:
Travel by dugout canoe, short hikes, camping,
and observation of plants
and animals of the Amazon Rainforest.
Recommended for children
over 12 years due to extended periods traveling by canoe. Little physical
exertion required but due to traveling under the sun and rain of tropics
participants should be in good health.
Price each:
USD $ 950.00 (2 passengers
minimum, total cost from Tarapoto)
Optional day to visit Aipena
River: USD $ 75.00 each
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