Explornapo Lodge Basic Program

Day by day

The itinerary

1. Day 1 · Iquitos

   Arrive Iquitos - Explorama Lodge

   Upon arrival at airport in Peru, you will be warmly met by a representative, who will provide assistance and transfer to your accommodation to check-in. Activities: • A 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. Overnight: Explorama Lodge – (B, L, D)

   Explorama Lodge
   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

2. Day 2 · Explorama Lodge

   Explorama Lodge - Explornapo

   Activities: • 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. Overnight: Explornapo Lodge – (B, L, D)

   Explorama Lodge
   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

3. Day 3 · Explornapo

   Explornapo

   Activities: • 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 encounter 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 boating excursion along one of the many Napo tributaries spotting along the way for birds and sloth. • A stop is included for a try at river fishing with cane poles or a chance to swim. Overnight: Explornapo Lodge – (B, L, D)

   Explorama Lodge
   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

4. Day 4 · Explorama

   Explorama

   Activities: • 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. Explornapo – Explorama Lodge – Morning excursion to a black water oxbow lake formed when water from the Napo River became separated from the main flow of the river. These lakes are often covered with giant Victoria Regia water lilies and sometimes offer a glimpse of the elusive Hoatzin bird. Overnight: Explorama Lodge – (B, L, D)

   Explorama Lodge
   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

5. Day 5 · Iquitos

   Explornapo Lodge - Iquitos

   Activities: Morning walk along a local river trail with stops along the way to visit the ”ribereños” or river people, visit a river school, see the local sugar cane rum ”factory” or visit our resident American medical doctor in her clinic sponsored by the Rotary Club. Departure: Transfer back to Iquitos for your departure flight to Lima. Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight permits). – (B, L) Due to the ever-changing nature of the rainforest, day-by-day activities are subject to change due to weather, trail or river conditions. Meals as per itinerary: (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner) We can personalize this tour just for you! Call: 1 800 263 2995 / 416 391 0334 or complete form in: CUSTOM-CRAFTED tab on this page.

   Breakfast, Lunch