Belén Market and Piranha Fishing Tour in Iquitos
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See availability →A three-hour Belén market and piranha fishing tour in Iquitos: rubber boom history, the stalls of Belén and a line in the river, with boat and tuk tuk rides included.
This Belén market and piranha fishing tour in Iquitos is a short way to understand the city. You begin along the riverside boulevard, with the old colonial buildings left by the rubber boom, and hear how Iquitos became one of the richest cities in Peru.
The market comes next. Belén is crowded and loud, and every stall is a surprise, from jungle meat and medicinal plants to remedies and potions with names you will not know. The floating neighbourhood around it shows how people live day to day.
Then the tour moves onto the river. In one safe spot, you fish for piranhas the way local people do, with traditional fishing tools that are part of the tour.
- Malecón Tarapacá and the rubber boom buildings
- Belén Market and the floating neighbourhood
- River fishing for piranhas
Getting around is by boat and tuk tuk, and a live guide tells the stories and curiosities of the city as you go. The tour lasts about three hours and offers pick-up.