Great Amazon Expedition

Discover Your Wild Side

Great Amazon Expedition

50 Days
18+ Age

Expedition to one of the most remote and unexplored areas of ​​the Amazon

Expedition to one of the most remote and unexplored areas of the Amazon. In the depths of the Amazon there are unexplored regions. Some of the most unique species that are not found in another area of the jungle.

These expeditions are designed for teamwork. There are no “tourist” services. All participants will form a team and must strive to collect firewood, catch fish, prepare food, purify water, build shelters, make rafts, and other activities that help us succeed in this challenge.

Includes

  • Transfer from Iquitos Airport.
  • Land and river transportations included in the itinerary.
  • Light aircraft from Angamos to Iquitos.
  • Slow boat type peke-peke.
  • Permit from SERNANP (National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the Peruvian State).
  • Permission to the Matsés National Reserve and Native Community.
  • Expert indigenous trackers and Amazon Explorer’s tour leader.
  • First aid kit, includes antivenom serum.
  • Note: Participants must bring their own camping gear.

Important

  • The air transportation used for this expedition is subject to the dates established by the Peruvian Air Force. The flight may be postponed due to climatic conditions.
  • You must arrive in Iquitos a day before the starting date.
  • We suggest having additional days at the end of the itinerary. In the event that the flight is suspended, the days lost can be recovered.
  • In the event that the flight used in the expeditions is postponed, Amazon Explorer will not take charge of your stay in the city of Iquitos, nor will you receive any type of refund for the days lost.
  • Wildlife is unpredictable, sightings are not guaranteed, but by going to a remote area, you maximize the chance of finding.
  • This expedition is open to highly motivated participants with a strong capacity for adaptation and who are in good physical and mental condition.
  • During these expeditions, in totally unexplored areas, it may be necessary to change the activities and/or the route due to unforeseen situations.
  • These expeditions are extreme and high risky due to the inaccessible terrain and possible encounters whit uncontacted natives.
  • Book with a minimum of 60 days in advance.
  • LIMITED SPACES: 6 participants

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Itinerary

 
  • Expedition area: Peru/Brazil border.
  • Remain in complete isolation for two months.
  • Test our physical and mental strength, as well as the effort of the team to complete the challenge.
  • Discover unexplored areas where no one has reached.
  • Face inclement weather and difficult terrain.
  • Trek for days through virgin forest (without man made trails).
  • Cross hills, rivers, streams and aguajales (flooded areas where the aguaje palm trees grow).
  • Build shelters in different areas deep in the jungle.
  • Make dugout canoes.
  • Down river in our dugout canoes (218 miles/350 km).
  • Continue on foot when navigation is not possible.
  • Day and night explorations in search of animals.
  • Explore clay licks "Collpas" (containing mineral salts, where a large number and variety of animals congregate in order to ingest these salts).
  • Search for tracks and footprints of Jaguars.
  • Look for anacondas in the aguajales.
  • Collect and catch our food.
  • In this area new species may be discovered.
Departure/Return Location: Iquitos Hotel or Airport
Departure Time: To be confirmed
Return Time: To be confirmed
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