5 Day All Inclusive Birding Tour from Iquitos

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Amazon Jungle Eco-Lodge & First Birds
6 stops
1
Iquitos Amazon Region
Amazon River birding cruise — scan the banks for horned screamers, black-collared hawks, and kingfishers, with a chance at pink river dolphins along the way.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Fundo Pedrito
Rainforest wildlife and bird viewing — hoatzins, herons, and exotic parrots alongside capybara, caiman, and Arapaima.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
3
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Dolphin watching and river birding — a quest to spot the elusive pink dolphin while scanning for terns, skimmers, and flycatchers over the water.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
Iquitos Amazon Region
Animal Rescue Center — rescue center dedicated to rehabilitating animals, with close-up views of macaws, parrots, and other rescued birds.
1 minute • Admission ticket free
5
Iquitos Amazon Region
Visit to giant Ceiba Tree — towering over the rainforest, a magnet for canopy birds like toucans, aracaris, and cotingas. 40min
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
Iquitos Amazon Region
Night jungle hike — listen for owls, potoos, and nightjars among the unique sounds of nocturnal creatures.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Dawn Chorus & Cultural Immersion
4 stops
7
Iquitos Amazon Region
Sunrise birding excursion — 5:30am wake up for the dawn chorus, the richest birding window of the day: antbirds, trogons, woodcreepers, and tanagers.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
Iquitos Amazon Region
Visit with Yagua Tribe — known for their rich cultural traditions; learn how the Yagua identify birds by call and the role birds play in their forest knowledge.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
Iquitos Amazon Region
River fishing with riverside birding — fish for piranhas and other species with the chief while kingfishers, herons, and raptors patrol the banks.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
10
Yanayacu Timicuro
Visit Yanayacu Timicuro Village — a mestizo community along the river; village edges and gardens attract oropendolas, caciques, and seedeaters.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Monkey Island & Canopy Birding
4 stops
11
Dolphin watching and morning river birding — marvel at these playful creatures while scanning for early-morning bird activity along the river.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
La Isla De Los Monos
La Isla de los Monos (Monkey Island) — a variety of monkeys up close, with island trails that also host tanagers, flycatchers, and parrots.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
13
Iquitos Amazon Region
Afternoon birding walk — target understory specialties like manakins, antwrens, and puffbirds along the lodge trails with your guide.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
14
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Dusk riverside birding — watch parrots and macaws stream to their evening roosts, with nighthawks and bats emerging as the light fades.
1 minute • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Hoatzin Lake & Deep Jungle Birding
4 stops
15
Iquitos Amazon Region
Sunrise birding by boat — glassy morning water and peak bird activity: macaw flyovers, herons, plus monkeys, sloths, and river dolphins.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
16
Iquitos Amazon Region
Remote lake visit — renowned for its rare Hoatzin birds numbering in the thousands; one of the Amazon's most extraordinary birding spectacles, with jacanas, herons, and kingfishers around the lake edges.
2 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
17
Iquitos Amazon Region
River fishing and lagoon birding — enjoy the peaceful surroundings while trying to catch piranha, with herons, jacanas, and kingfishers working the same water.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
18
Iquitos Amazon Region
Nocturnal jungle excursion — the night reveals a hidden world of owls, nightjars, and calling frogs.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Final Checklist, Iquitos-Bound
4 stops
19
Iquitos Amazon Region
Morning birding walk — one last session for vibrant birds, playful monkeys, and sloths before departure.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
20
Iquitos Amazon Region
San Juan Village walkthrough — small community along the Amazon River; open edges and fruiting trees draw tanagers, saltators, and parakeets.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
21
Jungle and river birding — final serene boat ride through the jungle; tally your trip checklist with last chances at macaws, raptors, and waterbirds.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
22
Iquitos
Airport/Hotel drop-off
20 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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