Thursday, August 30, 2012

First trip booked!

Today I booked a trip to Iquitos 20-23.9 :) Three nights and four days in the city where u only get by flying or by boat. Here is the four day program copied from their papers:

Day 1: Navigating the Amazon observing different villages. Typical drink upon arrival at Cumaceba Lodge. Typical lunch, walk through the jungle knowing flora and fauna. Sunset on the Amazon River. Night walk - insects, frogs, tarantulas etc. Dinner and myths of Amazon.

Day 2: Hiking and birdwatching morning walk or in the lagoon, knowing the legendary Shansho-Hoatzin. Breakfast, visit the native group Yagua to know their typical dress, dialect, lifestyle, demonstration of old way of hunting, with the "blowgun", make crafts that can be redeemed or purchased. Typical lunch tour down the Amazon river. Visiting a family who preserve some varieties of animals like sloths, monkeys, turtles, anacondas or boa constrictors. Search grey or pink dolphins in the river. Evening canoe, typical sounds of the tropical rainforest. Dinner and over night.

Day 3: Sunrise on the banks of the Amazon River observing birds in the island by canoe or boat father. Breakfast. Tour trough Amazon River and visit the private kennel Paiche (Arapaima gigas), largest fish freshwater also observing alligators of various sizes. Walk through the small town, knowing part of their daily work. Return to Cumaceba Lodge. Canoe tour through a tax, especially for shooting. Dinner and over night.

Day 4: Breakfast and Aquatic Lila observation World's Largest Victory. Recreational fishing excursion Regia species such as catfish, sardines and voracious Piranha. Typical lunch. Hour return to the city of Iquitos, transfer to hotel or airport.


This sounds great! It's +30 degrees in Iquitos, so little variety to this grey city Lima.



We are staying at Cumaceba Lodge.


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