Pacaya Samiria Tour 3D/2N

Duration

3 days

Max People

15

Min Age

18+

Pickup

Hotel

Pacaya Samiria is one of the protected natural areas with the greatest biodiversity. This 3-day tour in the Peruvian Amazon allows you to delve into the dense vegetation and observe a great variety of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and other wildlife.

If you want to explore the best of the northern Peruvian rainforest, then this tour in Pacaya Samiria is the best option for you and your loved ones. During 3 days in the jungle, you can observe the mythical pink river dolphin, the jaguar, macaws of various colors, and perhaps witness locals performing their ancestral Ayahuasca ceremonies.

We have native guides who are highly specialized in the wildlife of the Peruvian Amazon.

Highlights of our Iquitos Tour Pacaya Samiria.

  • In order to provide you a fantastic wildlife experience. We located our lodge and campsite in the best spots and where there are more chances to see big mammals and caimans.
  • Be part of our social and environmental projects.
  • We visit an incredible oxbow lake where you have many opportunities to spot pink dolphins.
  • We have very well educated guides who are passionate about their work and nature.
  • Because we going to be in the Amazon jungle, we will surprise you with delicious typical dishes from this region.
  • We include, binoculars and books to facilitate the sighting of animals and birds.
  • Be part of our social and environmental projects.
  • We prepare food for our tourists and team with 100% organic vegetables purchased from local producers.
  • Our Pacaya Samiria tour has a fair and cheap price compared to other operators.

Trip overview of our Iquitos Tour Pacaya Samiria

  • Trek Type: Connection with nature, animal watching, typical jungle food and walks in the jungle.
  • Good for: Those in moderate shape or better
  • Difficulty: Moderate to difficult. You need to understand that it is not about comfort; but in exchange you get to leave everything behind and live an amazing experience in the Pacaya Samiria jungle.
  • Consideration: There is not hot showers in most of the lodges, we’ll be in the jungle where temperatures are around 35 °C. And shower water is not cold. In the lodges electricity is only two to three hours; and it is usually at night. (Basic accommodation but clean). Always keep in mind, that you are going to the jungle; and you will be in direct contact with many types of insects (thick presence of mosquitoes) and animals. The weather is hot and humid. The paths are usually muddy, due the humidity of the amazon forest; and to see animals we need a little bit of luck and to keep our eyes up. The short night walks; are done every day. Because every night there is a great possibility; to see a different animal species.
  • Season: All year
  • In addition to all of the above: We have a unique itinerary of just 3 days, that will take you into the depths of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.

Tour Plan

Day 01 Iquitos – Nauta – Pacaya Samiria.
  • Activities: pink dolphins, sloth and bird spotting. We will do a short night walk to spot snakes, scorpions, frogs and owls.
  • Lodge altitude: 1.83 meters above sea level
  • Considered: you will walk on paths that are usually muddy, “we will provide wellington boots”
  • Weather: humid and hot

This Pacaya Samiria tour starts at 8 in the morning. Your tour guide will pick you up from the reception of your hotel or from the airport. Then you will be driven for 1 hour and 30 minutes from Iquitos to Nauta, a fluvial port where you take a motor boat for 3 hours and 30 minutes along the Marañon river to the first Pacaya Samiria checkpoint. Here you will obtain your entry permit to the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, which it is controlled and regulated by the SERNANP (National Service of Natural Protected Areas). Afterwards you will navigate 30 minutes observing many types of herons in the river bank. Upon arrival to the community of Buenos Aires, the native Cocama people will give a charming welcoming. Here also you will have a delicious jungle dish in the community.

In the afternoon you will navigate the Yanayacu-Pucate river in order to appreciate gray and pink dolphins and seasonal birds such as: toucans, macaws, seagulls, kingfishers and Camungos. Also, you will be able to spot tapirs, charapitas or jungle turtles, capybaras and peccaries. The you will return to a house in Buenos Aires, where you will spend the night. At night you will take a night walk in the jungle, in order to appreciate the nocturnal fauna (tarantulas, snakes, scorpions and night monkeys).

** The highlight today in the Pacaya Samiria tour is the spotting of pink and gray dolphins, sloths and seasonal birds.

Day 02 Pacaya Samiria – Prehistoric birds – Caiman Spotting.
  • Activities: we’ll spot stunning animals and interesting plants and trees.
  • Lodge altitude: 200 meters above sea level
  • Considered: a lot of walking to observe the mentioned activities “the paths may be muddy”
  • Weather: hot and humid

Today you will explore Pacaya Samiria jungle in a canoe. You will paddle a canoe throughout the Huayllas river where you will spot sloths and some prehistoric birds known as Shanshos. Then you will return to Buenos Aires to have a nutritious breakfast. After you have to pack all your belongings, due today you will take a motor boat for 1 hour and 30 minutes to the Alvan ravine, which is a strategic point in the Pacaya Samiria tour to spot wildlife. You will walk through the jungle forest where the tour guide will explain about the medicinal plants like the cat’s claw, dragon’s blood, uvos, among others. You will also learn the lifestyle of native peoples. During the walk you will see giant trees that are about 500-years old. (Ceiba, capiruri, cedars, mahogany and others). Along the walk in the Amazonia, you have chances to observe big mammals such as: tapirs, peccaries, ocelots and monkeys to mention a few.

Then you will have a yummy Amazonian lunch. In the afternoon you will tour the forest looking for 5 types of monkeys who are usually jumping from tree to tree. At night you will head to the river bank to spot caimans, animals that are very active during the night waiting for their thirsty preys. Then you will have dinner and a tea time while your guide is sharing Peruvian jungle stories with you and your loved ones.

** Yes, you will have a second chance to spot pink dolphins in the Yanayacu-Pucate basin and also you will spot caimans at night.

Day 03 Pacaya Samiria – Nauta – Iquitos.
  • Considered: Breakfast and Lunch.

Your last day in Pacaya Samiria, the protected Amazon jungle of Iquitos. After an exquisite breakfast, you will go to a portion of the river to carry out artisanal fishing with hooks, arrows and machetes. Among the varieties of fish that can be caught are piranhas, river sardines, tucunares and catfishes. Then you will return to the native community where a delicious lunch will be waiting for you. You can also fry or steam the fish you have caught with local ingredients. Also, the native people of Buenos Aires will teach you how to prepare the famous yucca beer, called Masato. Afterwards, you will board a motor boat and a car that takes you to Iquitos, where you will arrive around 18:00 PM. We will drop you off at your hotel or the airport if you have a flight scheduled for that day.

** The memories and lifelong experiences that you will take with you when exploring the virgin and protected Pacaya Samiria forest will be something that you can tell your grandchildren about.

Included/Excluded

  • Professional bi-lingual guide (English/Spanish)
  • Private transfer from airport or accommodation
  • All ground transportation needed
  • All boat transportation needed
  • Typical village house accommodation
  • Pacaya Samiria entrance fee
  • All meals (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
  • Purified water
  • First aid
  • Rubber boots
  • All camping equipment
  • All fishing equipment
  • Camping tent
  • Sleeping bags
  • Individual mattresses
  • Daypack: We suggest you to use a daypack that not exceed 25L to carry passport, water, sun hat, sunglasses, sunscream, bug spray, rain jacket and a warm jacket
  • Binocular
  • Water bottles: you can buy at the lodges, however be aware that they will be more expensive than Puerto Maldonado city.
  • Snacks
  • Flight tickets or bus tickets
  • Gratuities for our staff: Incas Path ensures all staff are fairly paid and therefore gratuities are optional and at your own discretion
  • Travel Insurance: Highly recommended for all tourist
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