Exotic Amazon Cruise

You will be picked up at the airport and brought to the DoubleTree by Hilton Iquitos hotel where you will enjoy a delicious lunch before being transferred by private vehicle to Nauta to board the cruise ship.

Your staff will show you to your suite, which will be equipped with comfortable beds, 100% Peruvian Pima cotton sheets, cotton bathrobes, air conditioning and a private bathroom with a shower and amenities.

Before breakfast, you can go out for a boating expedition on the Amazon River to explore the local flora and fauna.

When you get back, you will enjoy our breakfast buffet, which offers a daily selection of traditional dishes, Peruvian specialties, freshly baked goods and freshly squeezed juices.

After having some breakfast, you will take a skiff out on the Yanayacu de Pucate River and do some piranha fishing using local techniques.

You will then head back for lunch aboard the Zafiro. Before starting the afternoon activity, there will be a talk about the philosophy of the Amazon.

Afterward, you will take a walk over hanging bridges, where you can admire the riches of the rainforest from the treetops.

In the morning, you will enjoy a nice picnic on the Samiria River, where you will be able to kayak and swim in the black waters. You will head back to the boat for lunch by midday.

After resting, your guides will offer some information about the myths and legends of the Amazon, which will help during your afternoon activity: a visit to the local San Regis community, where you will learn about the local way of life and traditions.

Before breakfast, you will visit Nauta, the second-largest city in the region. Upon arriving, you will take a motorcycle taxi to the local market where you will see what business in the city is like firsthand.

Later, you will visit the Sapi Sapi Lagoon, where arapaima, the second largest freshwater fish in the world, are raised. Discover a new habitat surrounded by fruit trees. You will also see Arrau turtles, butterflies and different species of birds and fish that call this lagoon home.

After breakfast, you will take a walk through Yucuruchi, around the Ucayali River in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, where you will see many native animal species.

Before midday, you will head back to the boat for a cooking demonstration by the executive chef.

After lunch, there will be a talk for anyone interested on the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve and in the afternoon you can join the kayaking and swimming on the river or the expedition on the skiff to Bagazan Lake.

Before breakfast, you will set out to explore the Yarapa River, where the famous pink and gray river dolphins swim in the black waters.

You will then head back to the boat for breakfast on board before visiting the community of Vista Alegre. You will see how the locals live and learn more about their customs with our guides, who will act as interpreters. Here, you will get to see their butterfly park.

After breakfast, you will begin disembarking. On the way to the airport, you will stop by the Amazon Rescue Center (CREA), where biologists and volunteers take care of manatees, an endangered species, rescued by the authorities. You will see how the manatees are cared for and prepped for reinsertion into their natural habitat. You will also get to see other animals that have been rescued from attempts to turn them into pets and other dangerous situations.

Afterward, you will be transferred to the airport to return to Montreal.