Pacaya Samiria Day Trip from Iquitos with Piranha Fishing
From €156 per person
See availability →A Pacaya Samiria day trip from Iquitos covers rivers by boat, with dolphin watching, a swim, piranha fishing and a walk to a giant Lupuna Blanca tree. About 11 hours.
The Pacaya Samiria day trip from Iquitos is a long day on the water, around 11 hours, in the largest reserve of the Peruvian Amazon. A road transfer takes you to Nauta, where the boat waits, and from there you follow the Marañón River, where pink and grey dolphins may surface if luck is with you.
The boat then enters the Yarapa River. This is where you can swim in Amazon water, eat a traditional lunch served on board, and watch for monkeys, birds and fish. With a handmade rod you try your hand at piranha fishing, and a guided walk leads to the Lupuna Blanca, a tree over 70 metres high and centuries old, where the guide explains what it means in the Amazonian worldview.
- Dolphin watching on the Marañón
- Swimming and lunch on the Yarapa
- Piranha fishing and a jungle walk
At the end of the day you go back by boat to Nauta and by road to Iquitos, with the drop-off a block from the Plaza de Armas. Transport, lunch, fishing gear and the guided walk are included; tips and personal expenses are not. Children under 7, pregnant women, non-swimmers and people with back or heart problems are advised against this trip.