Aria Amazon: 7-Night Low Water Season

Upon arriving on a noon flight, you will receive a warm welcome at Iquitos International Airport from our crew. A private transfer will then take you to downtown Iquitos for a panoramic city tour and a welcome lunch, allowing you to immerse yourself in the local culture. Following this, you will transfer to Nauta port for embarkation onto the Aria Amazon. Settle into your generously sized suite as you begin one of life’s greatest adventures. The evening will include an introduction to our naturalist guides and a routine safety drill, followed by the first of many Amazonian cuisine experiences created by Aria Amazon’s renowned consulting chef, Pedro Miguel Schiaffino.

The day begins with a search for incredible wildlife along the Ucayali River, where you might spot parrots, egrets, hawks, and monkeys. After breakfast, you have the choice to go fishing for Amazonia’s notoriously ferocious piranhas, or opt to canoe, kayak, or swim in the black waters of Clavero Lake. Alternatively, you can visit an Amazonian village to interact with native “riberenos” (people of the river). After dinner, enjoy a leisurely evening walk in the floodplain forest of San Jose de Paranapura.

As the day begins, embark on a morning wildlife excursion on the extraordinary Amazon River. After breakfast, you will explore the Tahuayo River, a black water tributary of the Amazon River, while our naturalist guides share captivating stories of Amazonia. Following lunch, we will take a jungle walk at San Pedro or Puerto Prado’s forest to learn about the Amazonian flora and fauna. At dusk, we will explore the Amazon River in search of exotic nocturnal wildlife.

This morning, visit the local fresh market with your guides, who can identify the day’s catch from Amazonian fishermen as well as the region’s exotic fruits. After breakfast, take a short boat ride along the Marañón River, where you will have the opportunity to visit a group of Amazonian artisans and learn the art of weaving palm fibers, as traditionally done in the Peruvian Amazon. In the afternoon, visit a beekeeper in the community on San Francisco before heading out on skiffs to witness one of the great spectacles of the Southern Hemisphere, the birthplace of the Amazon River. At night, new passengers joining for the four-night trip will be introduced as we start our journey along the Marañón River.

Get an early start to the day with a birdwatching excursion along the Marañón River. After breakfast, explore the black waters of Yanayacu Pucate River with a possibility to see sloths, great egrets, parrots, and Taricaya turtles. Visit an Amazon village to witness a demonstration of Aguaje palm harvesting. After lunch, head out on skiffs for a piranha fishing excursion. Finally, at night time, sail along Yanayaquillo River in search of nocturnal wildlife amidst a sky full of stars.

The rewards of our early start today are plentiful, including a picnic lunch under the Amazonian shade, orchestrated to the sound of the jungle symphony. Go fishing along the black waters of Samiria River and choose to go on a jungle walk, canoeing, kayaking, or swimming inside the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Later, cruise along the Ucayali River and enjoy the sunset.

After breakfast, embark on a morning skiff excursion on the Marañón River. Make sure to bring along your binoculars as we try to spot sloths and birds along this majestic river. In the afternoon, we sail along the river to Puerto Prado, an indigenous village where there will be an opportunity to see giant water lilies.

In the morning, take a guided visit to the local market in Nauta and marvel at the regional produce of the Peruvian Amazon. Return to Aria Amazon for breakfast before disembarkation. En route to the airport, visit the Manatee Rescue Center, where orphaned Amazonian manatees rehabilitate before they are released back into the wild.