Day 01 IQUITOS - M/V RIO AMAZONAS
Sunday
Transfer from the airport/hotel to dock. Board the M/V RIO AMAZONAS. After short briefing by the ship's cruise director, check into your cabin. Lunch will be served on board. Sail down river from Iquitos passing the city's industrial areas. Enjoy the changing view and the atmosphere on board. Brief shore visit to see a sugar-cane still.

Day 02 M/V RIO AMAZONAS
Monday
Early wake-up call for morning bird-watching. Visit the "Bora" and "Huitoto" Indian villages for a blow gun demonstration. Later, stop at the town of Pevas, oldest Peruvian town on the Amazon, and a visit "La Casa del Artista". In the afternoon, a jungle hikes through the dense rain forest of the Shishita river area. Night expeditions by launch up a small tributary.

Day 03 M/V RIO AMAZONAS
Tuesday
Morning jungle walk to see the Victoria Regia water lilies, followed by a piranha fishing expedition on a small back-water lake. Afternoon visit to the river village at Lake Caballo Cocha. After sunset, cross the lake to look for the Amazon caiman's eyes glow in the flashlights in the reedy shallows.

Day 04 M/V RIO AMAZONAS - LETICIA/TABATINGA - M/V RIO AMAZONAS
Wednesday
Early morning arrival to Santa Rosa Island (Peru), opposite Leticia (Colombia), and Tabatinga (Brazil). While the ship will remain in Santa Rosa, you will be transferred across the Amazon river for a morning without ship's activities. Plenty of time to shop and visit both cities in the "Tres Fronteras" region where you might want to visit the local zoo and museum on your own. At noon return across the river and board the M/V RIO AMAZONAS for the up river sails. Time permitting, there will be a shore excursion in the Cayaru River area.

Day 05 M/V RIO AMAZONAS
Thursday
A morning trip to visit a small village at the Atacuari River area. Afternoon stop at the remote leper hospital of San Pablo, with time to browse in the primitive "gift shop", which sells patients' handicrafts. Night explorations up the Mayoruna River to listen to the night sounds of the jungle and look for the Amazon caiman.

Day 06 M/V RIO AMAZONAS
Friday
After a short stop at Pijuayal for a document check, continue up the Ampiyacu River for a visit to Pevas and a group of Yagua natives for trading your manufactured goods with native handicrafts.

Day 07 M/V RIO AMAZONAS - IQUITOS
Saturday
Early morning arrival in Iquitos. Transfer to the airport or to your hotel. You may continue with the extension of your choice.

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