Duration	5 Days / 4 Nights
Starting Point	Iquitos
Ending Point	Iquitos
Tour Type	Nature - Birdwatching
Price from	$ 860 € 641

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Tour Description
Bird watching as practice of continuous tourism and showing our interest in supporting the conservation, contributing with local communities and preserving birds habitat, has committed us to design three programs that are part of the Route of birds of Amazonas River (Amazon River Birding Routes) that will be for the birdwatchers a great and marvelous experience.

5 days / 4 nights This program combines a visit to Allpahuayo Mishana with visits to the Islands of Amazonas River, specifically to the zone of Yanamono, 80 kms. far from the city of Iquitos. In places like Hondococha (island in front of Heliconia Lodge), Caño Cáceres, Quebrada Manco and the surroundings of Heliconia Lodge. 150 species of birds has been registered.

Ceryle Torquata Amazon Kingfisher Martín pescador grande

Busarellus nigricollis Black-collared Hawk Gavilán de Ciénega

Heliconia Lodge is located in one of the richest places in birds varzea species, being this one of the most important concerning species to observe, particularly in species easy to observe as: Festive Parrot (Amazona festiva), Black-collared Hawk ( Busarellus nigricollis), White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) , Plum-throated Cotinga (Cotinga maynana), Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoatzin), Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus).

Regarding birds of dry land, thanks to a series of roads and bridges located in the lands of Heliconia Lodge, you will be able to observe typical birds as: Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicas cela), White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus), Silver-beak Tanager (Ramphocelus Carbo), Masked-crimson Manager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis), Blue-crowned Manakin (Pipra coronata), Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra erythrocephala), Striped Manakin (Machaeropterus regulus). The Chesnut-crowned Becard (Pachyramphus castaneus), a little weird species and located only in the Amazonia, has been registered as well in the surroundings of Heliconia Lodge.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

1 night Victoria Regia Hotel (Iquitos) and
1 night at Zungarococha Bungalows (close to the Reserve Allpahuayo- Mishana)
2 nights Heliconia Lodge (Yanamono Rainforest)
All transfers
Guides, bird experts
Check List of birds
Service in English / Spanish

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The lodge has the traditional and rustic design of Rio Amazonas houses. Each bungalow – rooms, restaurant, lobby, bar and hammock bungalow is totally protected by screens (they avoid mosquitoes to enter) and is connected by sidewalks with roofs of palm leaves, accomplishing security standards. The rooms are distributed in 14 Bungalows of 2 rooms each, making in total 28 rooms in doubles, triples, and quadruples, all with private bathroom. The water that supplies the rooms come from a crystalline water well. The electric generator is used for short periods: 2 hours in the morning and approximately 5 hours during night. From 10.00 p.m thru 06.00 a.m. Zungarococha Bungalows are illuminated by lamps of kerosene giving a magic environment to the place.