The Pacaya Samiria National Reserve A beautiful section of flooded Amazon Rainforest. The Pacaya Samiria National Reserve sits in Peru’s northern Amazon Rainforest and is accessed from the city of Iquitos. This is the largest city in the world unconnected to any other by road. And it’s one of Peru’s main gateways to the rainforest. […]
Here is our selection of the top 10 cities in Peru. We will give a summary of each city and mention some tours or link to some travel bloggers to give you their own opinions of each place. Cusco Peru’s main tourist destination and worthy of its popularity, the Cusco region was the birthplace of […]
Here is our selection of the top things to do in and around Iquitos. As this is Peru’s gateway to the northern Amazon, the best attraction around Iquitos is the Amazon Rainforest, which you can explore on some of the top Amazon River tours from Iquitos. While in Iquitos itself, there are also a number […]
Iquitos is a small city in the Amazon Rainforest of northeastern Peru. The city sits on the mighty Amazon River, which begins only 60 km west of the city and is located between the Rio Nanay and Rio Itaya Amazon tributaries. The city of Iquitos is surrounded by incredibly diverse tropical forests filled with wildlife. […]
Iquitos is one of the favored places to enjoy a luxury Amazon cruise for quality conscious travelers. From Iquitos, you will voyage deep into the Amazon Rainforest’s Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, which is a gigantic flooded forest filled with some of the rainforest’s most diverse and fascinating wildlife. To match the magnificence of this incredible […]
First a brief intro to both of these areas and then we’ll suggest some representative tours for you to decide between Manu National Park or Iquitos for an Amazon tour. Both Manu and the Iquitos Amazon are home to exceptional tours and both offers something a little different, so your choice depends on your own […]
What to wear on an Amazon Rainforest cruise will be a little different than what to wear on other Amazon tours. You have the convenience of air conditioning, a more secure hotel-like accommodation to return to, and aboard our luxury Amazon cruises, a dining experience similar to top of the line hotels. For your rainforest […]
To experience Peru’s Amazon Rainforest, the two main gateways are Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado. Both provide a fantastic rainforest experience and when comparing Iquitos vs. Puerto Maldonado note that there are importance differences. Both of these rainforest gateway provide excellent longer rainforest tours of 6 days or more. But if you’re interested in a short […]
Iquitos is a port city of the Amazon River in the north east of Peru and is the Peruvian gateway to the Amazon Rainforest near the Amazon River. There are a few fantastic protected areas accessible from Iquitos aboard some of the Amazon’s best cruises and rainforest lodges, which will collect you from Iquitos airport […]
The Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Reserve is a fantastic protected area to visit in the Amazon Rainforest of northern Peru. The reserve is named after the Tamshiyacu River on one side and the Tahuayo River on the other, and was founded to protect the Red Uakari, one of several Amazon monkeys living within the protected area. On […]