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Heliconia Amazon River Lodge

  • 3 days / 2 nigths
  • Iquitos

Reception at the luggage claim area of the Iquitos International Airport, where lodge staff will be waiting for you. Then you will be taken on to Heliconia operations offices in Iquitos where a briefing of services will be given according to your program. Afterwards, you will be driven to the Bellavista Port.

  • Reception at the luggage claim area of the Iquitos International Airport, where lodge staff will be waiting for you.  Then you will be taken on to Heliconia operations offices in Iquitos where a briefing of services will be given according to your program. Afterwards, you will be driven to the Bellavista Port, where one of lodge speedboats will take you along the Amazon River to the Heliconia Lodge.
  • During this boat ride you will have the opportunity to observe the convergence of the brown turbid waters of the Amazon River with the dark waters of the Nanay River. You will enjoy the impressive jungle landscapes with the rustic small houses of the riverside towns.
  • A visit to a native community is also scheduled in this part of the boat ride to the Lodge. In this community you will have the opportunity to hear about their way of life and to see their customs, dances and handcrafts.
  • After 1:30 hrs boat ride you will arrive to the Lodge where lodge staff will welcome you with a complimentary and exotic jungle drink. Lunch.
  • In the afternoon the first excursion will start: a jungle hike into the Yanamono Reserve, which is a primary rainforest reserve, for approximately 2 hours accompanied by lodge expert guides, they will be able to identify several botanical species such as heliconia flowers, medicinal plants and giant trees such as the White silk-cotton tree (Ceiba Pentandra) whose dimensions are so big that 25 persons can circle it holding their hands.
  • During this excursion you will also watch several birds species such as the Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura), Black Fronted Nanbird (Monasa-Atia), etc., and with a little luck you will be able to see small monkeys such as marmosets (saguinus fusicollis) , and the Titi Monkey (Callicebus Mollock Mollock) and the squirrel monkey (Saimiri Boliviense).
  • Return to the lodge for rest. Free time.
  • After observing the Amazon Sunset, a night boat ride to a stream is included, if the river is high enough, or along the Amazon River where you will enjoy the magical sounds of the jungle, the light of the moon or, if it is a clear night, you will observe the stars and constellations.
  • Early birdwatching. You will be taken on very early in the morning going by boat to one of the several streams (if the water level allows).  Birds such as the Tuki (Jacana Jacana), Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle-Torquata), Black-Collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis), etc. may be seen.
  • Return to the lodge, where a delicious breakfast will be waiting for you.
  • After a short rest a small fishing trip into small tributaries of the Amazon River is offered. The most daring can try for fishing Piranhas. During this excursion you may also have the opportunity to look for the famous Pink River Dolphin (Inia Geoffrensis).
  • Return to the Lodge for lunch.
  • In the afternoon, you will also be able to see the very impressive giant Victoria Regia plant (Giant Water Lily) on the lakes inside the Yanamono Island (if the water allows us).
  • At night the adventurers can take a hike around the perimeter of the Lodge to look for tarantulas, fire flies, bats and other jungle nocturnal animals.
  • After breakfast, a rustic sugar cane distillery is visited where you can try different exotic beverages made from sugar cane liquor and also you will see how they use horses in the process of obtaining this liquor.
  • Return to the Lodge. After Lunch, transfer to Iquitos City and according to your flight schedule, transfer to the airport.

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