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The “Ceiba Tops &
Canopy Walkway” Special starts any day of the week.
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Day 1 – Iquitos / Ceiba
Tops
Reception at the airport or hotel, brief city
orientation and transfer to the Explorama dock.
Twenty-five mile journey down the Amazon River to Ceiba
Tops where private rooms with air conditioning provide
Amazon adventure in luxury. Afternoon hike in the
beautiful primary rainforest reserve surrounding Ceiba
Tops that includes many huge trees festooned with
epiphytes. After dinner enjoy local flute or guitar
music at the "El Tucan" Bar or the guides are always
ready to relate some of the many legends of the Amazon
forest.
Lunch, Dinner. Overnight Ceiba Tops.
Day 2 – Ceiba Tops / Explorama Lodge / Ceiba Tops
Early morning birding excursion. After breakfast board
boats to continue down the Amazon River to the rustic
Explorama Lodge and hike the "Bushmaster Trail" where
scientific studies by the Missouri Botanical Gardens
have found the world's highest biodiversity of trees per
square hectare. Continue on to visit a small village of
Yagua Indians where your guide will explain their
culture and how it has been affected by the passing of
time. There will be an opportunity to trade for or
purchase some of their local crafts and for a
demonstration of the use of the blowgun which some of
the Yagua elders still use for hunting. After lunch walk
along a local Amazon River trail stopping at a "ribereńos"
house, corner store and sugar cane rum factory. Return
by boat to Ceiba Tops.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Overnight Ceiba Tops
Day 3 – Ceiba Tops
Early morning birding. Morning boat excursion to “Monkey
Island”, a private reserve where more than five species
of tropical primates including small tamarins, saki,
titi and large woolly monkeys are protected. Afternoon
boating excursion in search of sloth, found in Cecropia
trees at the water’s edge, and the two species of
freshwater river dolphin, pink and grey, found in
Amazonian waters. Weather permitting, enjoy a beautiful
Amazonian sunset on the river.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Overnight Ceiba Tops.
Day 4 – Ceiba Tops / Canopy Walkway / Ceiba Tops
Early morning departure from Ceiba Tops by boat to the
narrow motorcar crossing connecting the Amazon and Napo
Rivers to continue by boat to ExplorNapo Lodge for
breakfast. Hike to the spectacular Canopy Walkway
spanning over 500 meters (one-third of a mile),
connected by tree platforms, and reaching a height of
over 35 meters (115 feet) but accessible without any
type of climbing skill or equipment. After lunch, visit
the "ReNuPeRu" Ethnobotanical Garden where over 240
medicinal plants are cultivated by a local shaman who
will explain the nature of Amazonian natural healing and
the uses of some of the plants. Return to Ceiba Tops in
time to enjoy the pool or hammocks before dinner.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Overnight Ceiba Tops.
Day 5 – Ceiba Tops / Iquitos
Boating or walking excursion to further enjoy the
rainforest surrounding Ceiba Tops, or if you prefer,
time to relax at the hammock house or enjoy the pool and
lodge gardens. Afternoon journey back to Iquitos and on
to the airport or to a local hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight permits)
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PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
Due to the everchanging nature of the rainforest,
day-by-day activities may vary due to local conditions.
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