Yanayacu 5 days 4 nights

After arriving at the Iquitos International Airport, you are greeted by Amazon Marden Tours staff and transferred to the Iquitos port or travel by highway to the San Joaquin port. We then board a comfortable boat with a powerful, new engine to navigate the longest, widest and most voluminous river in the world – the mightiest river “Amazonas.” We then navigate a tributary of the Amazon the Yanayacu River to reach our lodge. Upon arrival, passengers will be welcomed with a typical tropical drink and shown to their respective bungalows.
Lunch
Walk behind the lodge in primary and seasonally flooded forest to learn about the biodiversity of the flora and fauna. Find medicinal plants and learn the many uses, including treatments for headaches, stomachaches, arthritis, prostate cancer, tuberculosis, etc. Taste the water from a wooden vine known as cat’s claw, Uncaria tomentosa. Cat’s claw is a traditional medicine used by indigenous people to treat asthma, inflammation, arthritis, cancer, and AIDS.
Dinner
A boat night tour on Corrientes lake to find caimans – one of the predatory species of the Amazon, fishing bats, night herons, tarantulas, different species of amphibians, potoos, nightjars, fireflies, arahuana or dragon fish, etc.
Gaze and marvel at the stunning stars creating the constellations of the Southern Hemisphere. Visible is a band of white light arching across the night sky – an awe-inspiring view of the Milky Way.

Breakfast
Travel to the black water lakes Corrientes and Ojé by boat, and then explore these lakes rowing in a wooden canoe. Search for iguanas, three-toed sloths – the slowest
mammals of the planet, squirrel monkeys, cormorants, herons, kingfishers, parrots, horned screamers, blue and yellow macaws, black collared hawks, great black hawks, vultures, toucans, etc.
Lunch
After lunch, depart for an afternoon and evening adventure along the lakes Corrientes, Purura and the Yanayacu tributary. It starts with a boat trip in search of wildlife: monkeys, horned screamers, tapaculos, horneros, parrots, cormorants, jacanas, blue and yellow macaws, etc.
After the walk, we board the boat to observe the beautiful Amazon sunset! The sky begins to illuminate a spectrum of colors from violets and blues to oranges and reds. We then slowly navigate the water to search for caimans, night herons, potoos, fishing bats, nocturnal fish, monkey fish, arahuana fish, insects, and capybaras – the largest and heaviest rodent on the planet, an adult male can weigh up to 60 kg!
Dinner
Relax and listen to the night sounds of the forest.

Breakfast
Full day boat excursion on Corrientes Lake, Yanayacu tributary and the Amazon River searching for iguanas, many species of birds in the seasonally flooded Igapo and Varzea forests such as roadside hawks, black collared hawks, great black hawks, kites, cormorants, terns, skimmers, stilts, caracaras, cuckoos, woodpeckers, woodcreepers, nunbirds, etc.
Observe one of the most beautiful species of the Amazon River, the grey and pink dolphins. While the dolphins are nearby, you may swim in the river.
After a beautiful, extraordinary day, we return to the lodge.
Dinner
A jungle night walk shares the nocturnal wonders of the rainforest. Be surrounded by jungle sounds, while finding unique and diverse creatures. Find beautiful tree frogs, cane toads, night monkeys, tarantulas, scorpions and other arachnids, insects, sleeping birds, snakes, lizards and more!

Half-day adventure inside the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve along the Yanayaku tributary and the lakes Corrientes, Purura, Sapote and Mohena. Search for three-toed sloths, titi monkeys, night monkeys – the only nocturnal primates in the rainforest, capuchin monkeys – the smartest primates in the world, squirrel monkeys, other species of monkeys, turtles, and many birds – blue and yellow macaws, parrots, vultures, toucans, wattled curassows – believed to be extinct 40 years ago, anhingas, trogons, tanagers, pigeons, doves, anis, capaculos, cuckoos, fly catchers, woodpeckers, nunbirds, different species of kingfishers, anacondas and much more!
Fishing for the most ferocious and aggressive fish of the Amazon – the piranhas! You may also catch cichlids, oscars, catfish, etc.
Breakfast served on the boat. It may include fruits, hard-boiled eggs, sandwiches, cookies, hot water for tea and coffee, water, depending upon any dietary restrictions.
Lunch
An afternoon and evening walk along and around the Ipahuantillo Lake in search of the prehistoric looking Hoatzin, the only species of bird that is ruminant with a multi-chambered digestive tract. This digestion causes a strong, foul odor, giving them the nickname “stinkbird”.
Other sightings may include birds (donacobius, anis, tanagers, kites, hawks, anhingas, flycatchers), monkeys, sloths, large night bullfrogs – a favorite food of anacondas, tree frogs, whip snakes, liana snakes, lizards, caimans, etc.
Dinner
Relax and listen to the sounds of the rainforest.

Breakfast
Visit the native village of Yanayacu to learn of their culture, folklore, and life in this part of the world and exchange culture by visiting the school (March to December) promoting mutual understanding.
View one of the largest aquatic plants in the world, the Victoria Regia Water Lilies. The gigantic floating leaves can measure up to 3 m across.
Lunch
Return by sailing to San Joaquin in our safe and comfortable boat, and then go by highway to Iquitos where we travel to the airport or to your hotel. This is where we say our goodbyes, thank you, and hope to see you in the future!