Amazon Rainforest Lodge

Set in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, Amazon Exploring Expedition offers rural accommodation and guided expeditions to the Pacaya Samiria Natural Reserve. 

Have the adventure of a lifetime with us and live an exciting experience in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon in our jungle lodge "Eretzen Tá!!!

With large windows overlooking the jungle, rooms at Amazon Exploring Expedition are very bright. All of them have mosquito nets, private bathrooms with Eco-toilets and showers with water 24 hours a day.

Full board service is provided.

Amazon Exploring Expedition is 130 km from Francisco Secada Vigneta International Airport. Return transport from Iquitos is provided.

LOCATION:

Our lodge is located near the village known as San Regis. The local community is traditional and lives alongside the Marañon River, a major tributary of the Amazon River.

Our facilities are surrounded by abundant vegetation and aquatic life which offer spectacular images. Here you can go canoeing, take a traditional fishing trip or simply wander through the water streams. You can also visit the village and mix with the welcoming community.

Because of its proximity, San Regis and its community offer a wonderful opportunity to travel into the protected National Reserve of Pacaya Samiria where you can experience the tranquil surroundings of this natural beauty and discover the diverse and unique flora and fauna that grow abundantly in this beautiful location.

OUR LODGE - “Eretzen Tá”:

We can cater for groups or individuals visiting our lodge. We currently offer 2 double bedrooms with large double beds, one double room with individual beds, and one bedroom with four single beds. All have private bathrooms. We are particularly pleased with the large communal lounge furnished with handmade original furniture, hammocks and numerous areas to relax and enjoy the experience and views of the surrounding vegetation and flowers. We have a small library of books that provide further information about the Peruvian culture and the wonders of its forests.

Next door we have another large two-story, traditional building constructed from natural resources which offers greater space for larger groups. There are three bedrooms, with four comfortable single beds each. We have fully equipped showers and bathrooms. On the second floor there is a spacious viewing lounge overlooking the jungle and the surrounding area from which you can enjoy the spectacular scenery.

Our services have been constructed using ecological technology and embracing sustainable principles. We have pure running water furnished by an elevated water system. All the buildings have shutters and mosquito nets.

In the future, we will implement an organic vegetable and herbs garden for cooking and medicinal purposes as well as reforestation projects.

HOW TO REACH OUR JUNGLE LODGE

Visitors must fly to the city of Iquitos. Iquitos has its own well equipped airport and transport system and receives daily flights from Lima three times a day. We will meet you here and transfer you via the road system to the Village of Nauta. This is approximately 1.5 hours away from Iquitos. From Nauta, the lodges are reached by boat up the river Marañon where you will get your first experience of the rivers and wonders of the Amazon rainforest. 

ACTIVITIES ON OFFER:

·         Visit the National Reserve of Pacaya Samiria.

·         Day and night walks in the jungle.

·         Overnight camping in the jungle.

·         Adopting a tree as part of the protection of the forest and jungle habitation.

·         Canoeing and rowing in traditional boats.

·         Fishing.

·         Observation and guided tours to view birds, insects, flowers, animals and natural history.

·         Visits to San Regis and other local villages.

From June until October, when the river is lower, you can enjoy sunsets and night bonfires in the emerging beaches under the open sky along the River Marañon.

We can customize the activities and the length of the programs to the needs of our visitors and be flexible to ensure that you can benefit from the many things on offer by visiting our lodges.

We are giving special discounts on our price list. Send us and e-mail and we will give you a special rate.

GENERAL PRICES:

5 Days and 4 Nights

1 person USD 600

2 people UDS 900

3 people USD 1145

4 people USD 1440

3 Days and 2 Nights

1 person USD 360
2 people USD 540
3 people USD 690
4 people USD 865

The following are also included in the above price:

·         Return transport from Iquitos.

·         Food and drink during the river transfer.

·         Accommodation as desired.

·         Breakfast, lunch and evening meal.

·         Local fruits and juices.

We welcome enquiries to discuss competitive quotes for groups of five people or more.

10 Days / 9 Nights 

Expedition to El Dorado Lake located 180 Km inside the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.

Minimum of two people is required for this expedition.

Please, e-mail us for more information about this program.

The journey from Iquitos to Nauta usually begins at 7am. We can arrange overnight stays on previous days in Iquitos to accommodate flights and other aspects of your holiday.

Spanish and English are spoken by our staff.

Amazon Exploring Expedition S.R.L.
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phone: +5165 631433 mobile: +51 975125726

                                      

 

    

   

Pacaya Samiria Natural Reserve

Discover the flora and fauna of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, the largest protected area of flooded

forest in the Amazon.

Pacaya Samiria National Reserve is located in the northeast of Peru, in the region of Loreto. It is bordered by the Marañon and Ucayali rivers which are major tributaries of the Amazon. These rivers form the Amazon where they meet. The area covers 2’000,000 ha with a predominantly flat topography and because of this most of its forest is flooded most of the year providing a unique beautiful landscape. There are 3 main river basins crossing the reserve: Samiria, Pacaya and Yanayacu Pucate. The reserve is also the most extensive area of protected flooded forest (várzea) in the Amazon Rainforest.

It has an annual monthly temperature between 20°C (68°F) and 33°C (91°F) and an annual rain fall of 2000 to 3000 millimetres.

Being the second largest protected area in Peru, it has high biologic diversity: it hosts 965 wild plants species and 59 farming ones, grouped in 558 genres and 132 families; the vertebrate fauna is constituted by nearly 1,025 species which represents 27,02% of the vertebrates diversity in Peru and 36,30% of the total registered in the Amazon; the ichthyologic resources are the most important, as for the importance in the ecologic processes in the reserve as for its economic value since it is the food base of the local population.

The Reserve and its surroundings are home to approximately 92.125 people divided in 208 small villages, of which 92 communities are inside the PSNR and 116 are in the nearby areas or "buffer zone” as they are commonly named.

The population living inside and outside of the reserve belongs to seven different cultures: 

Indigenous people Kukama Kukamilla whose ancestral territory spans much of the Reserve; the Kiwcha from San Martin who reached the basins of the Lower Huallaga and Marañón when the trade routes from the colonial times were established; the Shipibo Conibo whose traditional territory is the Ucayali basin, forming at least, a community inside the Reserve, as a result of the transfer occurred at the time of the missions; the Shiwilu (Jebero) whose traditional territory is the Paranapura basin in the Yurimaguas area, and from there, there was a migration process toward ​​the basins of the Lower Huallaga and Marañon, some descendants of the Shiwilu live in the communities of the reserve; the indigenous people Kacha Edze or Urarinas (shimaco), whose territory is the Chambira basin, in the buffer zone of the Reserve; the riverside inhabitants, which most of them have been subject of historical mixing processes, having an indigenous social base and recent migrants from mainly San Martin, Yurimaguas and Pucallpa (Eco APECO Studien, PIMA, 2005).

These populations are mainly engaged in traditional activities of fishing, hunting, gathering forest products, subsistence agriculture, small-scale marketing and extraction of forest resources.