DAY FOUR:

Historic center of Iquitos, Belén market, Amazon Rescue Center.

We'll begin this interesting tour at 7:00 a.m. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the Belén Market, where you'll see a wide variety of Amazonian products. In this market, you'll also find a small space called Pasaje Paquito, also known as the Jungle Pharmacy, where you can find natural remedies and medicines made from different plant species and, in some cases, animal-based. You can also taste and learn about the variety of aphrodisiac drinks. A place you shouldn't miss. After our tour, we'll visit Casa Morey, a building dating back to the rubber era and now one of the city's main hotels. Afterward, we'll take a short tour aboard one of the first boats to travel the Amazon River, the Ayapúa.

 

After our visit, we'll walk to the Plaza de Armas, where our guide will give a historical overview of Iquitos. He'll explain the main church, the Iron House, the former Palace Hotel, and all the other iconic buildings on the beautiful island.

One of the places we shouldn't miss is the Museum of Indigenous Cultures of the Amazon. The guide will give us a brief tour of this interesting place, which houses much of the cultural wealth of our Indigenous peoples in the Peruvian rainforest. We'll have lunch at a restaurant in the city center, and then head to the Amazon Rescue Center (CREA).

 

This Rescue Center is one of the most important projects being developed in our city. We'll learn about the main species that have been rescued to date. Above all, we'll learn how this incredible project began and how important it is to raise awareness among Amazonian residents about the protection and conservation of our wildlife.

 

The city zoo will be our last stop today, which we will visit after completing our tour of the rescue center. Inside the zoo, we will be able to appreciate and learn about the wide variety of animals native to the Neotropics, some of which are endemic to the Peruvian rainforest.

 

This spacious area features a beautiful lagoon with a tempting artificial beach where we can swim and enjoy the sunset. We'll return to the city at dusk.

 

NOTE: Approximate arrival time to the city: 5:00 p.m.

All our programs are flexible, and activities may change order depending on weather conditions.