Host: The Cocamas-Cocamilla people When: Anytime Length of stay: One to several days Minimum number of guests: One Languages: Someone will speak English but Spanish is most useful Fee: 3 days, US $180 per person 5 days, US $260 per person To the above you should add one day for reaching the location where the program begins, and another day for leaving. The fee includes the following Reception at the airport Payment to the General Office of Environmental Care Transportation from Iquitos to the Reserve Food Guide Typical beverages upon reception Fee does not include airport bar tickets. "Fast boat" needing only 7 hours can be arranged for extra fee with a week's prior notice. Pacaya Samiria National Reserve is located between the river Marañon and the Ucayali in the Department of Loreto. It is the second largest natural protected area in Peru, consisting of 2,080.000 hectares. Inhabiting the reserve are 449 species of birds, 102 of mammals, 69 of reptiles, 58 of amphibians, 256 of fish and 1024 of wild plants. We offer you the opportunity to observe the jungle in all its wildlife, including the rowdy little monkey, the "leoncito," a great variety of tropical birds, beautiful pink dolphins, and countless other animals. In the evenings you will witness breathtaking sunsets reflected in the mirror-like glassy black waters of Samiria. We offer excursions with local guides who know the secrets of the jungle and will take you on a marvelous adventure with visits to lagoons, walking trails, night excursions, etc. Also we offer the option of camping in the jungle while there are also comfortable sleeping accommodations in the village. The guest house is of typical cultural design, constructed with materials native to the region and equipped with bathrooms, hammocks, lanterns and private rooms with mosquito netting and beds. Accommodations also include delicious regional meals, and typical drinks. The following is a proposed three-day, but please know that you are welcome to stay as long as you wish, and we can arrange many other activities. The following is just a sample. SAMPLE ITINERARY DAY 1: leave Iquitos and travel up the Amazon River, arriving at the community of San Martín Tipishca in the Reserve. Rest, eat dinner and spend the night in guest house "the tambo cocama" DAY 2: Eat breakfast, visit the community, have lunch. In the afternoon travel by canoe to visit the "Quebrada Yanayaquillo" river where you'll observe gray and pink dolphins. From there you'll travel to the "Wiuri lagoon", where you'll camp by lakeside and observe different species of plants, animals, and insects and night crocodiles. DAY 3: Eat breakfast, walk through trails in the jungle observing the diverse wildlife, eat lunch and return to San Martin. Leave for Iquitos in the evening and arrive the next morning.

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