ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

The Amazon rainforest constitutes over half of the planet's remaining rainforests. The Amazon River is the life force of the forest, rising in the Peruvian Andes and winding it's way east over the northern half of South America until reaching the Atlantic Ocean.

The Amazon carries the highest volume of water into the ocean than the top ten largest rivers flowing into the ocean combined.  Recent studies claim that the Amazon is actually longer than the Nile; scientists have made new calculations of the Amazon's length and estimate that it is 65 miles longer than the Nile.

This 4-night Amazon River cruise aboard the 12-passenger capacity Delfin takes you into the heart of this magnificent forest, into the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, into Yanallpa Private Reserve and will hopefully give you a chance to witness the awe-inspiring, but endangered, pink dolphin.

General Information

• The weather in Iquitos is warm and humid with average annual maximum temperature of 33°C (95°F) and minimum of 21°C (70°C)
• The dry season is from May to November
• The wet season is from December to April
• The seasons feature differences in the plant and animal life as well as in the climate
• All activities are subject to change due to weather conditions and time of year; river and tributary levels may vary and thus navigation times and excursions may need to be modified at the captain´s discretion
• Bring comfortable soft-soled shoes, light-weight trousers and long-sleeved tops, hat, sun glasses, lightweight rain gear, sunscreen, mosquito repellant, BINOCULARS, camera and spare batteries
• Don´t forget to include some items that you can give away to the locals (T-shirts, pens and paper are especially prized)

Itinerary Highlights

Day 1
05:00 pm - Arrive Iquitos; transfer to Nauta
07:00 pm - Arrive Nauta
07:35 pm - Board Delfin
08:30 pm - Dinner
09:30 pm - Relax on observation deck

Day 2
06:00 am - Buffet Breakfast
07:00 am - Yanallpa Excursion
11:00 am - Back to vessel; cruising
12:30 pm - Lunch
03:30 pm - El Dorado River expeditions
07:00 pm - Back to vessel; cruising
08:00 pm - Dinner

Day 3
07:00 am - Buffet Breakfast
08:00 am - Atun Poza Excursions
11:00 am - Back to vessel
12:30 pm - Lunch
04:00 pm - Rio Pacaya Excursion

07:30 pm - Back to vessel
08:00 pm - Dinner

Day 4
05:30 am - Wake-Up call
06:00 am - Rio Pacaya excursion
11:30 am - Back to vessel; cruising
12:30 pm - Lunch
03:30 pm - Fishing excursion
05:30 pm - Back to vessel; cruising
06:00 pm - Briefing and slideshow
08:00 pm - Farewell dinner
09:30 pm - Relax on observation deck

Day 5
07:30 am - Buffet Breakfast
09:30 am - Yarapa River and Puerto Miguel Community
10:30 am - Back to vessel
12:00 pm - Lunch
01:30 pm - Disembark
03:45 pm - Arrive at airport
05:30 pm - Flight back to Lima