 BRIEFING
Pacaya Samiria
Amazon Lodge is located at the Marañón River’s bank, and it is the only one
lodge inside of the buffer zone of the
Pacaya Samiria
National Reserve, north Amazon basin of Peru.
Our activities also
include visits to the local communities, hikes in primary rainforest, flora and
fauna observation, birdwatching, canoe rides, piranha fishing, excursions during
the day and night, you can enjoy the spectacular view from a 100 feet watching
tower to observe the confluence of the Marañón and Ucayali rivers where the
Amazonas river is born.
In the Pacaya
Samiria National Reserve visitors will also have the chance to observe The
exotic pink dolphin of the Amazon at their natural habitat. On top of all of
this, the bird-watching programs have been designed for you to experience the
beauty and diversity of the Amazon in its natural habitat.
OUR
LODGE
Surrounded by
abundant rainforest, Pacaya Samiria Amazon Lodge has been built in accordance
with the architecture of the zone and offers comfortable 8 bungalows.
Every bungalow has a
private terrace with view to the Marañón River, incorporated bathrooms with wall
tile, access to the main garden and all areas are protected with mosquito
nettings.
It has club-house,
dining room, hammock room, bar, watch-towers and hiking paths; hammock room and
viewpoints that offer stunning panoramic views of the Marañón River and the
surrounding forest.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Tours
from 3 to 6 days, depending on your particular interests and time
available. Rates include transfer by bus and riverboat lodging,
meals, entrance fee to the Reserve and guided excursions.
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Groups
are limited to a maximum of 10 guests per boat to allow a closer and
better appreciation of nature. Excursions are conducted by bilingual
guides with experience ecotourism and in some case supported by
local guides.
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Our
staff is well trained in first aid techniques.
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Transportation is comfortable in boats with roof and life jackets.
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The
lodge have a direct communication system by short wave radio with
the city of Iquitos.
Meals: At our
dining room, visitors can enjoy international and regional cuisine, as well as
bar service. Meals consist of soups and appetizers, salads, main course, pasta,
dessert, fresh fruits, coffee or tea., also fresh water for our visitors. If the
passenger requires an especial diet, please let us know during your booking.
Electricity:
Electricity (220 v) is only available at night. Schedule from 6 pm. to 10 pm;
Each room has a flashlight and a kerosene lamp in the terrace.
Others: We
have a library where you can find out more information about the Pacaya Samiria
National Reserve and the species that lives in its habitat.
Rates not included
alcoholics and not alcoholics drinks, must be paid with cash in the lodge,
because we do not accept credit cards.
The lodge has five
years opened to the visitants who enjoy the eco tourism activity, our
specialized guides in ecotourism have many years of experience working at the
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, most of them are natives of the communities who
know very well the forest, that is why we are ready to give you all the
facilities to develop the programs and the camping activity mentioned in the the
longer programs, we bring sleeping bags, small kitchens, portable bathroom,
tents, and some other things we will need when we spend the night at the inside
of the Reserve.
In every program we
include visit to some village to observe the lifestyle and daily activities of
the people, such as hunting, gathering, fishing or agriculture, where also we
can collaborate with the community development buying typical souvenirs hand
made by the natives, made of seeds and a vegetable ivory called tagua.
We recommend bring
just one piece of luggage and limit it to 15 kg. and also it is important to
mention that the lodge has some medicines to emergencies like to snakes bites
could happen.
All our programs
include the pick-up from Iquitos' airport, transfer from Iquitos to Nauta by bus
and riverboat from Nauta to the lodge and vice versa.
Daily flights from
Lima to Iquitos - approximately 1h 30' flight.
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