Pacaya Samiria 3-Day Jungle Expedition with Camping by Canoe
From €341 per person
See availability →The Pacaya Samiria 3-day jungle expedition goes by motor boat and canoe into the reserve, with nights in tents, wildlife walks, piranha fishing and dolphins.
A Pacaya Samiria 3-day jungle expedition for those who want the forest after dark as well as by day. From Iquitos you are driven to Nauta and board a motor boat that crosses the reserve through the Yanayacu-Pucate basin, where pink and grey dolphins and many birds appear. Lunch on the first day is a box lunch on board.
Once inside, you search a small island for sloths, pick a spot to camp and set out on foot at night for tarantulas, scorpions, giant frogs, pacas and agoutis. You sleep in tents or in shelters that visitors put up with their own hands.
Day two begins at first light on the river for macaws, herons and kingfishers, then moves to the forest to track howler, capuchin and squirrel monkeys by their sounds. An afternoon walk to a lagoon brings giant trees, native plants and survival practice. After dark a canoe searches for caimans and snakes, with a try at harpoon or bow fishing.
- Dawn birdwatching and a search for giant river otters
- Piranha fishing, with the catch tasted at lunch
- Swimming in the Pucate River with floating chairs
Entry tickets, meals, camping gear, rubber boots and English-speaking guides are included. Flashlights, raincoats, drinks and tips are not. Pregnant women and people with heart or back problems are advised against this trip.