| Expedition
in Iquitos
Amazon Rainforest Tour :
Boat Excursion - Canopy Walkway
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| Duration |
4
Days / 3 Nights |
| Starting
Point |
Iquitos |
| Ending
Point |
Iquitos |
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Tour Type |
Adventure
- Natural |
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Price from |
$
585 € 400 |
All
our tours are fully customizable according to your requirements,
length of stay, special intrests and optional destinations.
The
Lodges
CEIBA
TOPS, the newest of Explorama’s lodges, opened in 2000,
is located on the banks of the Amazon River just 40 km (25 mi)
from Iquitos. Ceiba Tops offers the comforts of home, air conditioned
rooms with private bathrooms, in the most luxurious of Amazonian
Rainforest settings. At Ceiba Tops, elaborate gardens, a swimming
pool, water slide, hammock house and the Esmeralda lounge all
complement the surrounding exotic environment and you can even
stay in touch with your home via free WiFi Internet.
Ceiba
Tops is perfect for stays of one or more nights. For families,
connecting rooms are available or you can upgrade your Amazonian
Adventure by choosing the Presidential, Ministerial or Junior
Suite. A special Full Day excursion to the Canopy Walkway is available
for Ceiba Tops guests staying 2 or more nights. Explore the myths,
mysteries and magic of the world’s most exotic jungle, and
then step from the tropics into the air-conditioned comforts of
Ceiba Tops.
This luxury lodge now has courtesy WiFi Internet service in all
public areas, so you can send your e-mail while swinging in a
hammock or in a lounge chair by the pool on your own laptop. Public
telephone and internet service are also available in our public
booth at normal hotel rates.
Tour Description
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Day
1 – Iquitos / Ceiba Tops |
Reception
at the airport, brief city orientation and transfer to the Explorama
dock. Twenty-five mile journey down the Amazon River to Ceiba
Tops where private rooms with air conditioning and hot water provide
all of the comforts of home.
Afternoon
hike in the beautiful primary rainforest reserve surrounding Ceiba
Tops which includes many huge trees festooned with epiphytes.
After dinner there may be local flute or guitar music at the El
Toucan Bar or the guides are always ready to relate some of the
many legends of the Amazon forest.
Lunch, Dinner | Overnight Ceiba Tops
Morning
boat ride, spotting for dolphins, to visit a small village of
Yagua Indians where your guide will explain the Yagua Indian culture
and how it was affected by the arrival of Europeans and the passing
of time. There will also be an opportunity to see some of the
local crafts and for a demonstration of the blowgun which some
of the Yagua elders still use for hunting.
Afternoon
walking excursion to the neighboring town of Indiana. Originally
a Franciscan mission, Indiana has grown into a large river community
with its own market, high school and small hospital.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight Ceiba Tops
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Day
3 – Ceiba Tops / Canopy Walkway / Ceiba Tops
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Early
morning departure from Ceiba Tops by boat to the narrow motorcar
crossing connecting the Amazon and Napo Rivers to continue by
boat to ExplorNapo Lodge for breakfast. Hike to the spectacular
Canopy Walkway spanning over 500 meters (one-third of a mile),
connected by tree platforms, and reaching a height of over 35
meters (115 feet) but accessible without any type of climbing
skill or equipment.
After
lunch, visit the "ReNuPeRu" Ethnobotanical Garden where
over 240 medicinal plants are cultivated by a local shaman who
will explain the nature of Amazonian natural healing and the uses
of some of the plants. Return to Ceiba Tops in time to enjoy the
pool or hammocks before dinner.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight Ceiba Tops
| Day
4 – Ceiba Tops / Iquitos
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Your choice of a morning walking
or boating excursion to further enjoy the rainforest and Amazon
River or time to relax by the pool until departure time. Afternoon
transfer to Iquitos and to the airport.
Breakfast, Lunch (if departure flight permits)
Due to the everchanging nature of the rainforest,
day-by-day activities may vary due to local conditions.
See
all our hotels
in Iquitos
1
pax |
2
+ pax |
$
675 € 462
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$
585 € 400 |
The
Canopy Walkway is an experience unequaled in the rainforest! At
a height of over 35 meters (115 feet) and extending for 500 meters
(one-third of a mile), the Canopy Walkway provides a view of the
rainforest from the treetops, the best vantage point for observing
Amazon wildlife and vegetation.
The Canopy Walkway is accessible to all and requires no special
skills or equipment. The suspended walkway is spread between 14
of the area's largest rainforest trees and is one of the longest
canopy walkways in the world.

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