Pacaya Samiria Amazon Lodge
3 Days 2 Nights
Dive into the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve! Meet the local people of the Fundo Casual and San Jorge communities. Live the adventure in our Private Reserve.
Integrate ecotourism, experiential and sensorial experiences through 3 days and 2 nights of continuous adventure and sustainable activities in the EcoLodge’s own primary forest, in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve and in surrounding communities.
All programs include transfers to and from the Iquitos airport, land transfer Iquitos / Nauta / Iquitos and, by fast boat, from Nauta to our lodge.
Transfer times:
Iquitos – Nauta Port: 1 hour 45 min.
Nauta Port – Pacaya Samiria Amazon Lodge: 30-40min.
Pacaya Samiria Amazon Lodge – Pacaya Samiria National Reserve: 5-10 min.
NOTE.-
- Recommendation to choose flight schedule to enter and exit to the Lodge:
Lima/Iquitos: take flights arriving before 09:00 am
Iquitos/Lima: Take flights departing after 18:00 hrs
Another schedule ask about additional price for transfer. - The last day includes lunch, depending on the departure flight time. If there is no time for lunch before the flight, there will be no discount or reimbursement.
- This program can vary due to weather conditions and low/high – water season. Our guides may do some changes in the program in order to get most of the excursion.
- Pacaya Samiria Amazon Lodge has launched the “Rescue of Princess Amana” an interactive game supported by augmented reality technology that has been specially designed for children and teenagers. This game can be played during the available free time that our customers may have during their stay.
Programs
Departure: Daily
Do you want to know more about the fauna that lives inside the Reserve? A Nature Guide will help you learn about the various bird species found inside the reserve...
Departure: Daily
Each extra day in the reserve allows you the unique opportunity to explore deeper into the jungle.
Departure: Daily
Experience one of our most complete tours! Follow the footprints of the local residents of the Reserve and awaken your adventurous spirit inside the Jungle of Mirrors.
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Day 1 : Iquitos / Ecolodge
- We start our adventure through the Peruvian jungle at the airport in the city of Iquitos or pick up in the hotel, then we will move to the town of Nauta, the first town founded by the Spaniards on the banks of the Maranon River; the trip takes about 1.30 h. with a distance of 97 km. On our way to the port of Nauta we will visit San Joaquín de Omaguas, one of the oldest population centers in the Loreto region, from where we will be able to see the main stem of the great Amazon River, the largest and longest in the world. We will also visit the Samuel Fritz Interpretation Center where our guides will tell us the history of San Joaquín de Omaguas and the strategic role it played in the 17th and 18th centuries as the head of the evangelical missions. In Nauta we take the boats to continue our journey to the Lodge, on the way we will visit the Fundo Casual (high water season) where we will go in search of species of flora and fauna. Upon arrival at the Lodge, we give a warm welcome a descendant of the Kukama Kukamiria culture and we can also enjoy a fruit drink station, from there we were invited to go to our cabins to leave the luggage.
- Lunch.
- After lunch, our guide will invite us to select a sustainable activity that we will do during our stay in the ecolodge (for example, planting a tree or a plant, learning 10 words in kukama, etc.).
- To complete the experience we will have the chance of touring the Ethnobotanical Ecotrail that will allow us to visit 10 species of the Amazon flora with the support of Amana (virtual guide generated by our augmented reality App). After dinner, our guide will start a conversation on the myths and legends of the Amazon and will also invite us to tour the Mythological Ecotrail that will allow us to see and "meet" 5 characters from the Amazon mythology. Likewise, we will have the possibility of visiting the Cosmovisión Ecotrail that would present us the astronomical chart of the place where the ecolodge is located together with a narration about the cultural connection between Amazonian man and the cosmos, all this with the use of augmented reality technology.
- Overnight.
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DAY 2: Private Reserve / Nauta Caño- Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
- After breakfast our guide will invite us to take a short tour in our Private Reserve (restinga forest). Here our adventurous spirit we will challenged with the significant biodiversity of the area. During our tour we will have the possibility of experiencing the Ecotrail of Fauna that will allow us to acquire more knowledge about 6 groups of species of the area through the narration of a virtual guide.
- Lunch.
- In the afternoon, departure to the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Nauta Caño area. On our visit, we will hike in search of pink and gray by the creek of the same name dolphins we will be in contact with the vast variety of flora and fauna that the reserve offers. The first thing that catches our attention is the river so faithfully reflecting the sky, clouds, vegetation from the banks and the big trees, the visitor has the sensation of traveling between mirrors, so Pacaya Samiria is also known as "the forest of mirrors". Also, a walk of interpretation of flooded forests, where we will try to see some primates and sloths, during the journey we can identify birds and a variety of traditional fishing practice with the material used by the Amazonian man for subsistence.
- Dinner.
- Night excursion through the surrounding forest to the ecolodge
- Overnight.
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DAY 3: Cocha Shirayacu / San Jorge Community / Iquitos
- Riverboat trip on the Marañon River either to the Cocha Shiriyacu or down the river (according to the season and conditions suitable for fishing activities). Visit to the community of San Jorge to interact with its members and understand their way of life and ancestral customs. Visit to the Center for Kukama Women Crafts (Pua Kamatawara) Project developed by Pacaya Samiria Amazon Lodge.
- Lunch.
- Transfer to the airport or hotel city of Iquitos.
- Recommendation to choose flight schedule to enter and exit to the Lodge: Lima/Iquitos: take flights arriving before 09:00 am Iquitos/Lima: Take flights departing after 18:00 hrs Another schedule ask about additional price for transfer.
- The last day includes lunch, depending on the departure flight time. If there is no time for lunch before the flight, there will be no discount or reimbursement.
- This program can vary due to weather conditions and low/high – water season. Our guides may do some changes in the program in order to get most of the excursion.
- Pacaya Samiria Amazon Lodge has launched the "Rescue of Princess Amana" an interactive game supported by augmented reality technology that has been specially designed for children and teenagers. This game can be played during the available free time that our customers may have during their stay.
| Price per person in USD Double/Matri/Triple | 2025-26 |
| 1 pax | US$ 1,076 |
| 2 pax a mas | US$ 538 |
- Single suplement US$ 45.00 per person per night
- Child policy: - Child aged 0-11 or under : 40% discount in based on the number of adults
- Transfer from the airport or hotel in Iquitos city to Pacaya Samiria Lodge ( RT)
- Full Board
- Accommodation in the Lodge
- Guide excursions according to the selected package
- Fee to the National Reserve.
- Air Tickets
- Airport taxes
- Bottled drinks and other not specified services
Payment Policies
- FIT 1-5 passengers , 100% of the amount of booking up to 35 days after being confirmed .
- Group 6-more passengers, 50% of the amount of booking up to 50 days after being confirmed. The remaining 50% will be paid at lest 50 days before the arrival to the Lodge.
- Last minutes reservations ( less than one week before the arrival of the lodge) must be paid up to 24 hours booked.
- No payment according the dates indicated here, the booking will be voided.
- FIT 1-5 people, the cancellation of reservations will be made at least 35 days prior to the arrival of the passengers and will only be subject to the administtrative charges. If the reservation is canceled after that date, no refund will be made.
- Group 6-more people, the cancelation of reservations will be made at least 50 days days prior to the arrival of the group and will only be subject to the administtrative charges. If the reservation is canceled after that date, no refund will be made.
- In High Season ( long weekend, Easter days , National Holidays, Christmas and New Year) Voied bookings will not be refundable.