Take a speed boat 100km down the Amazon to this remote family-run lodge in the jungle to create your own unique rainforest experience alongside your welcoming local hosts! You can relax at the comfortable lodge and venture out on short nature hikes to see rare wildlife like sloths or jungle cats, head out on river fishing expeditions to catch piranhas or go deep into the jungle to camp by hidden waterfalls and visit indigenous communities. Depending on the time of year, you can also canoe into flooded forests for an incredible wildlife viewing experience. You'll have a bilingual guide and local indigenous guide there to assist you in exploring this pristine rainforest in your own way and a private, comfortable lodge to return to every night.
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Otorongo Expeditions
Highlights
- Stay in a remote part of the rainforest along the Amazon River! There are no other lodges in the area so you'll be completely immersed in nature.
- See amazing wildlife, including Amazon River dolphins, sloths, anteaters, various frogs, snakes and jungle cats.
- Customize your adventure! Choose from jungle treks, fishing trips, relaxing at the lodge or connecting with indigenous communities.
- Otorongo pioneered the Fossil Creek rainforest reserve and your stay supports the conservation of over 1,000 hectares of rainforest!
Details
This season is perfect for canoe trips into the flooded forest, easily accessing hard to reach areas teeming with wildlife. You float through the treetops silently observing and listening to the marvels of the forest. and easy access to the Piedral Fossil Creek Reserve (high ground forest) where we camp to look the variety of wildlife living in that area and a beautiful small waterfall this trip is all about trekking and rainforest scenery wildlife watching.
This is the best season for dolphins, fishing, camping and trekking. There is less rain and it is possible to trek though the flooded forest. The fishes and dolphins are concentrated in the main river channels. Lucky guests get to see the waves of migrating fish jumping on the riverbanks escaping predators. in this time of the year to get to the Piedral Fossil Creek Reserve (high ground forest) takes twice time trekking from lodge due to the small creeks are dry and there is not access by boat unless walking from the lodge.
To get the full scope though, you need to experience both seasons uniquely Amazonian.
Here are some of the activities that are possible:
- Short and long daytime hikes.
- Nocturnal hikes and photo shoot searching for caimans, tarantulas, snakes and insects.
- Excursions by foot and boat to search for sloths, poison dart frogs, snakes, primates, birds and much more.
- Canoeing in flooded forest (high water season).
- Visit to a native community and learn their customs, purchase artesian necklaces and crafts.
- Piranha fishing.
- Plant a tree.
- Bird watching.
- Boat ride to see pink and grey dolphins.
- Learn medicinal plants.
- Camping out deep in the jungle (optional)
- Learn the techniques of Survival in the Rainforest
- Swimming in lakes and Amazon River.
- Entrance in the Communal Reserve Piedral Fossil Creek
- Hike to the small waterfall
- Fossil hunting.
- Hammock room siesta.
- Excursion to see GIANT water lilies.
- See the spectacular Amazon sunset and sunrise.
- Visit to a local sugar cane rum distillery.
- See MASSIVE Ceiba or Kapok Trees.
- Boat trips to view the constellations and Milky-way galaxy.
What's Included
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Otorongo Expeditions
Local/Foreign Owned Family Business
Explore Peru's lower Amazon River region at this ecologically responsible lodge and tour company, located in the jungle about 100km from Iquitos. OtoEx provides genuine Amazon rainforest adventures and custom expeditions, including sport fishing, trekking & camping, bird watching and comfortable personalized jungle lodging. Whether you prefer to take it all in from the lodge, boat through rivers and flooded forests, fish day and night or camp out in the preserve, they'll help you create your perfect Amazon experience.
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