Belen Guided Tour in Iquitos with Pharmacy and Boat
From €72 per person
See availability →A Belen guided tour in Iquitos of about three hours: the Malecon Tarapaca, the market, the Farmacia de la Selva and a boat among stilt and floating homes.
This Belen guided tour in Iquitos lasts about three hours and starts with a hotel collection. From there you walk the Malecon Tarapaca, taking in the architecture and atmosphere of the city and some of its old houses, before reaching the traditional market district.
Inside Belen Market the Amazon shows itself in fruit, fish, crafts and exotic products. A stop at the well-known Farmacia de la Selva follows, a good place to learn how traditional medicine is used in the region.
- Malecon Tarapaca, with the old houses of Iquitos
- Belen Market, among fruit, fish and crafts
- Farmacia de la Selva, on traditional medicine
- A boat through lower Belen, the Amazonian Venice
The last part is on the water. A typical boat takes you through the lower area of Belen, known as the Amazonian Venice, past floating and stilt homes, while the guide explains the history and daily life of the people who live there. Then you go back to the boarding point and on to your hotel.
Food, drinks and tips are not included.