Three full days in the rainforest, every night on the riverbank.
Four nights on the riverbank out of San Regis on the Marañón, with three full days in the rainforest, a Cucama community visit and canopy walk, and piranha fishing. Tents, meals and crew are included.
Three full days in the rainforest
Full day hiking primary jungle
Cucama community visit & canopy walk
Piranha fishing on traditional wooden poles
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Pink river dolphins
Look for them at the surface as you cruise the river.
Great chances, but wildlife sightings can't be guaranteed.
Your group gets its own guide, boat, camp and cook.
You're in the forest at dawn and after dark, when the jungle is busiest.
Full camp setup, crew, boats, fuel and round-trip transport from your Iquitos hotel, with hotel or airport drop-off on your last day.
Tents, bedding, camp kitchen and crew all included. While most Amazon outfitters hand you a packing list, ours is short: bring clothes.
A 5-day private camping expedition out of San Regis on the Marañón, at the edge of the Pacaya Samiria basin, with three full days in the rainforest. Day 1 is the journey in, a scenic 4-hour run from Iquitos with river dolphins, villages and birdlife along the way, and by afternoon camp is built and you're on your first walk into the forest. Day 2 starts on the water at dawn, then a visit to a Cucama river community and a climb to the canopy walkway. Day 3 is a full day on foot in primary jungle. Day 4 is piranha fishing with traditional wooden poles and wildlife hours on foot and by boat. Day 5 is breakfast and the daylight run back to Iquitos.
This is real camping: tents and bedding provided, meals cooked fresh at camp, river bathing, no electricity and no crowds. Each evening ends where few travelers ever sleep, on a riverbank in the Amazon. Along the way, chances to see pink and gray river dolphins, sloths, several species of monkeys, macaws, the prehistoric hoatzin and more, as your guide reads the forest and the season.
Every itinerary can be customized.
Every night
Your camp is private: just your group, no other guests. Tents and bedding provided, hammocks, fresh camp meals and river bathing. There's no electricity.
5:30 AM pickup from your Iquitos hotel.
Two hours by road to the river port at Nauta with a snack-style breakfast en route, then two hours upriver by boat. The ride in is part of the trip: pink river dolphins, riverside villages and birdlife as the Amazon wakes up. Arrive San Regis late morning.
Your crew builds camp while you settle in: tents and bedding ready, dinner cooked fresh over the camp stove. No lodge, no other guests. Home tonight is a riverbank in the Amazon.
An afternoon walk from camp with your guide, and the jungle starts immediately: chances to spot squirrel monkeys overhead, and frogs and insects most people have only seen in documentaries.
On the water for the jungle's loudest hour. Pink and gray river dolphins hunt these river mouths at first light, macaws and herons cross overhead, and howler monkeys roar in the distance.
Morning visit to a Cucama river community, then a climb to the canopy walkway for panoramic views over the rainforest.
A full day hiking primary jungle. Stand under towering kapok trees, learn the medicinal plants locals still use, and watch the forest change from flooded lowland to high ground. All the way, chances to see sloths, monkeys and the prehistoric hoatzin.
A wooden pole, a hand line and a quiet backwater: fish for piranha the way local fishermen have for generations. Easy to learn, addictive fast.
The rest of the day is for wildlife watching with your guide, on foot and from the boat, then a last evening at camp.
An early start with breakfast before the journey back: downriver to Nauta and overland to Iquitos, a daylight run through the same wildlife-rich stretch of river. Hotel or airport drop-off between 1 and 2 PM.
Itinerary order subject to change based on guide recommendation and river conditions.
US$1,900
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Every package departs from Iquitos.
Tour highlights
Meals & guide included
Tour highlights
Meals & guide included
Tour highlights
Meals & guide included
About trip difficulty
Easy: a relaxed pace, comfortable for all ages and fitness levels.
Moderate: longer days with more time on jungle trails and the water, which asks a little more of your body.
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