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Day
01 - IQUITOS - EXPLORAMA LODGE Reception at the
airport, brief city orientation and transfer to the Explorama dock.
Fifty mile journey down the Amazon River to Yanamono Stream where
Explorama Lodge is located. Afternoon hike along the "Lake
Trail" through lowland rainforest which is seasonally flooded.
During the high water season, this excursion is done by open boat!
After dinner, there is a chance to visit the Lodge's "Bar Tahuampa"
where local musicians often play guitar and flute music or guides
will also be pleased to have you invite them to relate some of the
many legends of the Amazon forest.
| Lunch,
Dinner |
Overnight
Explorama Lodge |
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Day 02 - EXPLORAMA LODGE - EXPLORNAPO After breakfast,
a boat ride down the Amazon and up the Napo River to the ExplorNapo
Reserve and ExplorNapo Lodge. Afternoon visit to the ReNuPeRu Ethnobotanical
Garden located next to ExplorNapo and tended by a local shaman.
This garden is used to show visitors rainforest plants used in modern
medicine as well as examples of native plant remedies which science
may utilize in the future. Evening excursion by open boat along
the Sucusari Stream in search of caiman and to enjoy the night sounds
and stars of the Southern sky.
| Breakfast,
Lunch, Dinner |
Overnight
ExplorNapo Lodge |
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Day 03 - EXPLORNAPO - EXPLORTAMBOS
Morning hike to the Canopy Walkway, a suspended bridge spanning
500 meters (one-third of a mile), connected by tree platforms
and reaching a height of over 35 meters (115 feet) above the ground.
Here you observe a "bird's eye view" of part of the
rainforest rarely seen by man but accessible without any type
of climbing skill or equipment. Afternoon hike to the secluded
Tambo clearing where small sleeping shelters offer an intense
overnight camping experience in the rainforest. A night walk provides
the possibility of seeing animals rarely seen during the day.
| Breakfast,
Lunch, Dinner |
Overnight
ExplorTambos |
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Day
04 -EXPLORTAMBOS - EXPLORNAPO - EXPLORAMA LODGE Morning
return to ExplorNapo for a boating excursion along one of the Napo
tributaries spotting for sloth, birding and fishing for piranha.
Also a chance to visit some of the local river people called "ribereños"
whose houses are seen along the river. Afternoon boat trip back
to Explorama Lodge passing the town of Francisco de Orellana, where
a statue is erected to the intrepid explorer who became the first
European to see the Amazon River in 1542.
| Breakfast,
Lunch, Dinner |
Overnight
Explorama Lodge |
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Day 05 - EXPLORAMA LODGE - IQUITOS
Morning hike along the "Bushmaster Trail" where scientific
studies by the Missouri Botanical Gardens found one of the world's
highest biodiversity of trees per square hectare. Your guide will
point out many examples of native plants used as remedies by local
people. Afternoon return to Iquitos and transfer to the airport
for departure flight.
| Breakfast,
Lunch (if departure flight permits) |
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Due to the
everchanging nature of the rainforest, day-by-day activities are
subject to change due to weather, trail or river conditions. |
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| PROGRAM
: 5 Days/4 Nights ExplorTambos (Per Person Rates): |
| Rates |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5-9 |
10-14 |
15 + |
| 2004 |
$1,160* |
$902
ea |
$822
ea |
$822
ea |
$737
ea |
$672
ea |
$637
ea |
| Single
Room supplement $ 80.00 |
*Tariff
for 01 person includes single supplement. |
Additional
nights at Ceiba Tops:
US$85.00 per person per additional night,
Single Room supplement US$25.00 per additional night. |
Additional
nights at Explorama Lodge:
US$85.00 per person per additional night,
Single Room supplement US$20.00 per additional night. |
Additional
nights at ExplorNapo Lodge:
US$98.00 per person per additional night,
Single Room supplement US$20.00 per additional night. |
Additional
nights at ExplorTambos or ACTS Field Station:
US$120.00 per person per additional night,
Single Room supplement US$20.00 per additional night. |
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