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YARAPA RIVER
3 Days 2 Nights
Meeting the Amazon basin
INCLUDES CAMPING
In the seek of a genuine adventure
We very much enjoyed our trip, getting to see so many birds, animals and reptiles in just three days. My favorite experience was holding a baby sloth, but swimming with dolphins, seeing the monkeys, and eating exotic fruits from the trees was all great fun. The guides really made the trip -- they were knowledgeable, personable and good company. In just three days we felt like we had gotten away for a long time!
DAY ONE
Reception at: Hotel or Airport with a LUPUNA JUNGLE TOURS team member (Naturalist guide) will be there waiting to greet you, then we take a private car (1 Hour ½, approx.) to go to Nauta City, (Nauta’s port located on Marañon River), then we will take our typical wooden roofed boat to sail 2 hours roughly toward Lodge, along the rivers Marañon, Amazon, Ucayali and Yarapa, (our lodge is situated in Yarapa River). During this first navigation you might see some river birds, dolphins and river people activities.
LUNCH TIME: Table Service / Buffet Self-Service
CULTURAL VISIT TO THE LOCAL RIVER VILLAGE
The rive people always live in small villages along the river, because river is their main way to go everywhere, to get fish for food and for sale, some villages does not have treated water at home so sometimes get water from river or rain, this jungle dweller do their own best to live here by getting the supplies from nature and others makes very beautiful handicrafts in order to get some money.
To visit and learn the local culture, beliefs, lifestyle, dialects, education, etc. is one way to do some interaction and feel the real life of the Amazon People, the children are always happy to meet new friends from all over the world, and if you brought some school supplies this is the time to give them away and make them smile and light up their happiness
SWIMMING / PINK AND GREY DOLPHINS OBSERVATION
Combined with Sunset!
SUNSET (AFTERGLOW) ON THE RIVER
Do you think is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream? Don’t lose hope!!! You will fully enjoy the sun set into the nature, skipping through dewy trees or cruising along an apparently quiet river called Amazonas. A perfect time in between (5:45 to 6:15) to cherish one of the most stunning sun glints on the mighty Amazon River and also a splendorous afterglow in the sky.
This is on the most relaxing way to end up the day, you can take with you a bottle of wine and make a toast for being on the Amazon, a marvel place enjoying the breathtaking view and refreshing breeze, also during this excursion … you might find some animals such as grey dolphins or pink one, small flock of birds (egrets, small parrots, black skimmers, terns… or maybe on the way back to the lodge suddenly you can find a caimans…who knows… anyway, jungle is a place of full surprises, just enjoy it.
This excursion can be combined with other one connected to the big river and last longer and enjoy more time as much as you can.
DINNER TIME: Table Service / Buffet Self-Service
NIGHTTIME JUNGLE WALK
We get ready to get in the jungle by using our rubber boots which is the best way to walk in the bush and let’s meet and look for some strange creaturessuch us: night monkeys, opossum, snakes, frogs, toads, bullet ants, spiders, tarantulas, scorpions, insects, small reptiles,awl,etc.
DAY TWO
SUNRISE ON THE RIVER & BIRDWATCHING
You must wake up at 5:30 am and going out at 5:45 from our BASE CAMP in our excursion boat to the main river, then we turn off the boat in the middle of the river and keep in silence for 5 minutes to enjoy this nice moment by contemplating with the river’s whisper and bird’s whistles. The sunrise lasts about 15 minutes and we can appreciate the sun coming out from the clouds do to the high humidity of 90 % in the jungle.
After this we go upstream to look for wildlife along the river that you might find one the way some animals such as dolphins, Iguana, haws, terms, small, herons, and black skimmers, etc.). Then we go back to the BASE CAMP. This excursion is short but very interesting and marvel. May last 1 hours approx
BREAKFAST TIME:
AMAZON JUNGLE HIKE
It is time to stretch the legs, move the body, so Amazon Jungle hike is highly recommended for those who like the adrenaline and adventure to get into the amazon rainforest to explore it and learn in this time about the local medicinal plants used by our Amazonian tribes, look for big trees such as: kapok tree, Ficus, Amazon mahogany and also the famous tree during the history of the Amazon “The rubber tree”. Along the hike we look for some animals like: Monkeys, birds, rodents, spiders, ants, insects, snakes, etc.
The best time to do this activity is right after the breakfast, because animals are moving everywhere looking for food and also we will provide you Rubber boots that makes you feel comfortable and safe during the hike in the jungle against small ants, spiders, insects, and snakes on the ground. This excursion may last about 4 or 5 hours back and forth
LUNCH TIME:
CUMACEBA RIVER EXPLORATION
This is a small black river, where we can find wild life, we will go upstream in order to explore as far as we can, this excursion may last 4 hours back and forth, so we recommend to bring headlight, so on the way back we could spot caimans.
NIGHTTIME CAIMAN SPOTTING
We go out to the black lakes 40 minutes away from the lodge by boat, along the river you can spot some others animals such as snakes, opossums, bats, monkeys, etc. to look for some caimans sometimes is not easy but for us is nothing is impossible and if you want to take a closer picture to the caimans our guide can catch it and then release it.
DINNER TIME:
DAY TWO
BREAK FAST TIME:
PIRANHA FISHING
We go up river and enjoying the Amazon, over 2,000 species of fish such as, Peacock bass, barracuda, sardines, catfish, and other, it is time stroll through catching many Piranhas in some lakes deep in the area and bring it to the lodge, try to eat this yummy fish and have the experience to taste one of the most dangerous fish on Earth.
If you are fisher man, this is a great opportunity to spend half day catching many fish by enjoying with some beer and the jungle sounds.
We will provide you our local fishing road called (fishing stick) and bait, but if you have at home your fishing kit please bring it with you. At the end of the excursion, we have to do a donation to the Mother Nature for letting us to catch some fish in its water, so best donation a small piece of our finger. (Enjoy the Amazon with a little sense of humor). This excursion may last the time that you want to spend outside.
Giant Amazon Lily Pads Watching
Come to enjoy this specie of flowering plant, the largest water leaf of the word called Amazon Lily pads, its amazing large leaf reaching 3 meters (10 Ft) in diameter and along with its beautiful flower from white, pinkish and purplish color (named in the Amazon as: Victoria Regia). These plants are founded in mid-size streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands (Lentic Water Ecosystem).
To search this plants, we take our local typical boat and sailing up and down river in order to find this giant aquatic plant and along the way always trying to spot more animals as usual we do in each different excursion.