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Amazon Riverboat Adventure In Depth
9 days, Lima to Lima
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Hop aboard a riverboat and experience the Amazon in style. Led by an Amazon Reserve naturalist guide, your cruise will include daily excursions by motorized skiff designed to reveal the exotic wildlife that calls the rainforest home – with any luck you’ll spot sloths, toucans, or pink dolphins! And, with two full days for exploration in Pacaya–Samiria National Reserve, you'll have the chance to experience the jungle up close. The cuisine on board is regional and provides a unique and delicious window into local culture. Gain a rare glimpse of how life "on the river" is lived and experience the magic of the Amazon on this once-in-a-lifetime riverboat adventure.
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Trip Code: PVIIA
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Travel Style: Marine
Small-ship adventures on the world’s great seas, rivers, and other places only accessible by boat.
Service Level: Upgraded
Quality accommodations and more inclusions than on other G Adventures tours, like meals, private transport, and activities.
Physical Rating: 2 - Light
Light walking and hiking suitable for most fitness levels. Nothing too challenging.
Trip Type: Small Group
Small group experience; Max 30
Age requirement: 12+
All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Places visited
- Amazon
- Peru
Amazon River Adventures
Get an up-close look at your Amazon riverboat, the 28-passenger Amatista.
Learn moreItinerary
Day 1Lima
Arrive at any time (arrival transfer included).
Day 2Lima/Río Marañon
Fly to Iquitos. Take a city orientation tour and visit a manatee rescue centre. Transfer to the boat and cast off onto the Amazon River.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 3Río Marañon/Río Ucayali
Begin to explore with a boat excursion on the Amazon River and some of its tributaries to see the wonders of the rainforest. After lunch, enjoy a presentation on the Amazon River then walk along the shores of the Ucayali River.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 4Río Ucayali/Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
Take a morning skiff excursion into the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve for more wildlife viewing. In the afternoon, visit a village to meet a local shaman and discover the mystical world of spiritual healing.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 5Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
Today get off the boat and meet a local family, enjoy a home cooked meal and experience the Indigenous culture. At night take a boat to go search for wildlife that comes active after dark.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 6Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Take a trip to explore Choroyacu, go piranha fishing, and explore the mangroves in a dugout canoe. Opt to go swimming in the Amazon. In the evening, go on another night wildlife excursion.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 7Pacaya Samiria National Reserve/Iquitos
Return to Iquitos with en-route stops at the Sapisapi River and the port town of Nauta.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 8Iquitos/Lima
Disembark at Iquitos. Transfer to the airport for the flight back to Lima. Free afternoon to explore the capital of Peru.
Meals included:
BreakfastDay 9Lima
Depart at any time.
Meals included:
BreakfastWhat's Included
- Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
- Your Wellness Moment: Local Shaman Visit, Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
- Your Local Living Moment: Local Indigenous Family Visit, Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
- Your Hands-On Moment: Piranha Fishing, Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
- Arrival transfer
- Cruise aboard the Amatista Amazon Riverboat (6 nts)
- Orientation tour of Iquitos
- Launches and land excursions with our expert naturalist team
- Internal flights
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodations
Aboard the Amatista Amazon riverboat (6 nts), upgraded hotels (2 nts).
Meals
8 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners
Allow USD115-150 for meals not included. Drinks and tips on board not included.
Transportation
Amazon riverboat, plane, private bus.
Staff & experts
2 Certified Amazon Reserve naturalist guide and support staff aboard the Amatista.
Departures
Make it a private tour
Book this tour as a private departure, with your own CEO and all the benefits of a G Adventures group tour.