Amazon Rainforest Cruise - Premium Adventure

Land Only

Day 1 Start Lima

Welcome to Peru! Today is an arrival day into the city of Lima, the nation’s capital and largest city. On arrival, you'll be met at the airport and accompanied the very short walk to the Wyndham Costa del Sol, a premium hotel with comfortable rooms and facilities. A meet and greet on arrival is included for everyone, regardless of which flight you arrive on today.  Premium accommodation: Wyndham Costa del Sol Lima (4*) or similar

Day 2 Fly from Lima to Iquitos; board the Zafiro 

Our adventure begins with a flight over the Andes to Iquitos, the gateway to the Amazon River. The local team in Lima will assist with flight check in today. On arrival in Iquitos, we have a welcome lunch together with all guests before boarding the elegant Zafiro - a premium riverboat and our home for the next seven nights. The crew will be waiting to welcome you on board, and help you get settled into your cabin and familiar with the boat. All suites have 100% Peruvian prima cotton sheets, comfortable beds, bathrobes, air conditioning and floor to ceiling windows for that all important view!  After a welcome Pisco Sour, enjoy your first chance for stargazing and storytelling with the expert naturalist guides while cruising slowly on the Amazon River toward the confluence of the Marañón and Ucayali Rivers.Premium accommodation: Zafiro

Day 3-8 Amazon River & Tributaries

Spend the next six nights aboard the premium Zafiro riverboat navigating deep into the tributaries of the Amazon—a web of forests and lakes that pulsates with a chorus of birdlife, the calls of primates, and flashes of colorful butterflies. More than 1,300 species of birds, 40,000 plant species and Grey and Pink River dolphins can be found in this lush, ever-changing rainforest known collectively as “The Amazon.” Enjoy unprecedented access to three habitats, varzea, igapó and palm-flooded forest, including the deep reaches of the protected Pacaya-Samiria Reserve. There is a huge diversity of possible wildlife sightings here, including spectacular blue-and-gold Scarlet macaws, Hoatzins and Horned screamers. Traverse the waterways aboard sturdy excursion boats to areas where you may find marsh birds such as Oriole blackbirds, Green ibis, Yellow-headed caracaras, Black-capped donacobis and White-headed marsh-tyrant. Night time excursions may reveal caimans, capybaras, Common pootoos, frogs and other nocturnal wildlife. Periodically throughout the year, guests may even release turtle hatchlings.Daily excursions include early morning birding, enriching presentations, visits in local villages and even piranha fishing! Learn about the lives of the Ribereño people as we visit villages perched along the riverbanks. This is a fantastic opportunity to stroll through their gardens and learn about medicinal plants from a local Shaman. Pointing out details no guidebook could provide are the onboard team of world-class naturalists, while Zafiro’s attentive crew ensures exceptional service in the wild. Please note that our navigational itinerary will have some seasonal variations depending on the water levels of the river. Premium accommodation: Zafiro

Day 9 Fly from Iquitos to Lima

This morning we disembark the Zafiro, waving goodbye to our excellent crew and guides who go above and beyond to deliver exceptional service. En route to the airport we have the opportunity to visit the Amazon Rescue Center where biologists and volunteers take care of manatees before their eventual release. Following this excursion we transfer back to Iquitos for our flight to Lima.Upon arrival back in Lima this afternoon, it's just a short walk to our premium airport hotel. Most guests stay overnight and depart on day 10. If you have a tight schedule, you could use the hotel as a dayroom to freshen up before connecting with independent overnight flights (from late evening onwards). Please discuss with your sales consultant whether your international flight timings will work. Premium accommodation: Wyndham Costa del Sol Lima (4*) or similar

Day 10 End Lima

You are free to depart Lima at any time today, or alternatively consider extending your stay to spend some more time discovering Peru.