Aqua Nera

Aboard our comfortable skiffs, we set sail from the Amazon River to the Yarapa River. Ready your binoculars to spot tropical songbirds, black collared hawks and sloths. Line-fish for Amazon’s notoriously ferocious piranhas while our naturalist guides share stories of Lake Moringo.

In the afternoon, we sail on to Lake Clavero where villagers rely on traditional dugout canoes to get around. Swim in the lake’s calm waters or visit native residents of Amazonia who welcome you to their community with open arms.

We explore the blackwater tributaries of the Yanallpa River by skiff, disembarking to walk deep into the wildlife-rich Amazonianrainforest. Later, we board the skiffs again to cruise along the El Dorado River for a dusk excursion in search of exotic nocturnal creatures.

In the morning, take a guided visit to the local market and marvel at the regional produce of the Peruvian Amazon, and sample exotic snacks if you wish.

Return to the Aqua Nera for breakfast before disembarkation. En route to the airport, visit the Manatee Rescue Center, where orphaned Amazonian manatees rehabilitate before they are released back into the wild.

Arriving on a morning flight*, receive a warm welcome at Iquitos International Airport by our crew. Board our private transfer to our exclusive Nauta Lounge for a welcome lunch before embarkation.

Settle into your generously-sized suite aboard the Aqua Nera as you begin one of life’s greatest adventures. Following an introduction to our naturalist guides and a routine safety drill, gather at the restaurant for the first of many Amazonian cuisine experiences created by Aqua Nera consulting chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, whose restaurant, ÁmaZ, is one of Peru’s most renowned dining establishments.

Rise with the sun for an early morning birdwatching along the Marañon River. Later, canoe or kayak in Yanayacu-Pucate River
and look out for Amazon’s legendary pink river dolphins. In the afternoon, visit an Amazonian village, where you can interact with native riberenos (people of the river) and visit local schoolchildren.

Awake to a lush jungle sunrise and birdwatching along the Samiria River, enjoying breakfast in the middle of the lush jungle.

Swimming and kayaking are some of the recommended activities at this part of the Reserve. In the evening, embark on a wildlife excursion on the blackwaters of Nauta Caño, and end the night with extraordinary stargazing.

In the morning, take a guided visit to the local market and marvel at the regional produce of the Peruvian Amazon, and sample exotic snacks if you wish. Return to the Aqua Nera for breakfastand to pack up. Before saying goodbye, we will visit the Manatee Rescue Center, a sanctuary for orphaned Amazonian manatees to rehabilitate before their release back into the wild.

Arriving on a morning flight*, receive a warm welcome at Iquitos International Airport by our crew and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. The afternoon continues with an introduction to the historic city of Iquitos and the opportunity to visit an indigenous Amazon community.

In the early evening, embark the Aqua Nera and settle into your generously-sized suite as you begin one of life’s greatest adventures. Following an introduction to our naturalist guides an a routine safety drill, gather at the restaurant for the first of many Amazonian cuisine experiences created by Aqua Nera consulting chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, whose restaurant, ámaZ, is one of
Peru’s most renowned dining establishments.

Boarding our skiffs, we start the day like Amazon River dwellers,
cruising along the Ucayali and Yanallpa River. As farmers and
fishermen go about their business, we search for pink river dolphins
in these pristine waters.
In the afternoon, explore a fascinating blackwater stream aboard
skiffs, part of the vast Amazon flooded forest within the Pacaya
Samiria National Reserve. Your guides will regale you with tales and
insights about the jungle as we explore what scientists call a
”gallery forest” because of dense vegetation that creates a tunnel
of leaves. As we explore this type of riparian vegetation, keep your
eyes peeled for parrots, macaws, and fluffy monk saki monkeys.

This morning we will embark on a full-day excursion along the
Pacaya tributary within the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve,
observing and exploring the flooded forest of this vast region of the
Peruvian Amazon. Sail among a wide variety of wildlife, birds
including large parrots, macaws, herons and storks, and many
species of primates like the capuchin, howler and squirrel monkeys.
After a picnic lunch, visit some of the most beautiful lakes in
Pacaya Samiria and meet local guardians of the Reserve’s natural
resources. On our return, behold the famous Ceiba tree, the tallest
of its kind in the Amazon.

Choose among jungle walking, canoeing, kayaking or swimming
excursions on the blackwaters Yarapa or Clavero River. In the
evening, before dinner, we will gather to introduce you to some of
the crewmembers whom you may not have met, working behind
the scenes to ensure a memorable experience aboard the Aqua
Nera.

Visit the quaint riverside town of San Jose de Paranapura en route
to Nauta. Before saying goodbye, we will visit the Manatee
Rescue Center, a sanctuary for orphaned Amazonian manatees
to rehabilitate before their release back into the wild.

Arriving on a morning flight*, receive a warm welcome at Iquitos
International Airport by our crew and enjoy lunch at a local
restaurant. The afternoon continues with an introduction to the
historic city of Iquitos and the opportunity to visit an indigenous
Amazon community.
In the early evening, embark the Aqua Nera and settle into your
generously-sized suite as you begin one of life’s greatest
adventures. Following an introduction to our naturalist guides and
a routine safety drill, gather at the restaurant for the first of many
Amazonian cuisine experiences created by Aqua Nera consulting
chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, whose restaurant, ámaZ, is one of
Peru’s most renowned dining establishments.

Aboard our comfortable skiffs, we set sail from the Amazon River to
the Yarapa River. Ready your binoculars for tropical songbirds,
black collared hawks and sloths. Line-fish for Amazon’s notoriously
ferocious piranhas as our naturalist guides share stories of Lake
Moringo.
In the afternoon, we sail on to Lake Clavero where villagers rely on
traditional dugout canoes to get around. Swim in the lake’s calm
waters or visit native residents of Amazonia who welcome you to
their community with open arms.

We explore the blackwater tributaries of the Yanallpa River by skiff,
disembarking to walk deep into the wildlife-rich Amazonian
rainforest. Later, we board the skiffs again to cruise along the El
Dorado River for a dusk excursion in search of exotic nocturnal
creatures.

In the morning, take a guided visit to the local market and marvel
at the regional produce of the Peruvian Amazon, and sample
exotic snacks if you wish.
In the afternoon, witness one of the great spectacles of the
Southern Hemisphere, the birthplace of the Amazon River. By
nightfall, you will meet the new passengers who signed on for the
four-night trip, as we start our journey together along the Marañon
River.

Rise with the sun for early morning birdwatching along the
Marañon River and enjoy breakfast in the middle of the jungle.
Later, swim, canoe or kayak in Yanayacu-Pucate River as we seek
the legendary pink river dolphins. In the afternoon, visit a local
village and interact with the native people and visit local
schoolchildren.

The rewards for our early start today are plentiful: a full day
excursion including a picnic lunch accompanied by the jungle
symphony, and fishing on the blackwater of the Samiria River. On
the way back to the Marañon River after lunch, we venture out by
skiffs alongside the banana boats transporting jungle products,
keeping an eye out for pink river dolphins.

As the day begins, embark on a morning wildlife excursion on the
extraordinary blackwater Nauta Caño River.
In the afternoon, we will take a jungle walk on the firm soil forest of
Casual while looking for flora and fauna which may include
medicinal trees, insects and poison dart frogs. Learn more about
the different rainforest strata and ecosystems. At night, focus our
hi-tech telescope on the sky to identify the stars, planets and the
milky way.

In the morning, take a guided visit to the local market and marvel
at the regional produce of the Peruvian Amazon, and sample
exotic snacks if you wish.
Return to the Aqua Nera for breakfast before disembarkation. En
route to the airport, visit the Manatee Rescue Center, where
orphaned Amazonian manatees rehabilitate before they are
released back into the wild.

Arriving on a morning flight*, receive a warm welcome at Iquitos
International Airport by our crew. Board our private transfer to our
exclusive Nauta Lounge for a welcome lunch before embarkation.
Settle into your generously-sized suite aboard the Aqua Nera as
you begin one of life’s greatest adventures. Following an
introduction to our naturalist guides and a routine safety drill,
gather at the restaurant for the first of many Amazonian cuisine
experiences created by Aqua Nera consulting chef Pedro Miguel
Schiaffino, whose restaurant, ámaZ, is one of Peru’s most
renowned dining establishments.

Rise with the sun for an early morning birdwatching along the
Marañon River. Later, canoe or kayak in Yanayacu-Pucate River
and look out for Amazon’s legendary pink river dolphins. In the
afternoon, visit an Amazonian village, where you can interact with
native riberenos (people of the river) and visit local schoolchildren.

Awake to a lush jungle sunrise and birdwatching along the Samiria
River, enjoying breakfast in the middle of the lush jungle. Swimming
and kayaking are some of the recommended activities at this part
of the Reserve. In the evening, embark on a wildlife excursion on
the blackwaters of Nauta Caño, and end the night with
extraordinary stargazing.

In the morning, take a guided visit to the local market and marvel
at the regional produce of the Peruvian Amazon, and sample
exotic snacks if you wish.
In the afternoon, witness one of the great spectacles of the
Southern Hemisphere, the birthplace of the Amazon River. By
nightfall, you will meet the new passengers who signed on for the
four-night trip, as we start our journey together along the Marañon
River.

Boarding our skiffs, we start the day like Amazon River dwellers,
cruising along the Ucayali and Yanallpa River. As farmers and
fishermen go about their business, we search for pink river dolphins
in these pristine waters.
In the afternoon, explore a fascinating blackwater stream aboard
skiffs, part of the vast Amazon flooded forest within the Pacaya
Samiria National Reserve. Your guides will regale you with tales and
insights about the jungle as we explore what scientists call a
”gallery forest” because of dense vegetation that creates a tunnel
of leaves. As we explore this type of riparian vegetation, keep your
eyes peeled for parrots, macaws, and fluffy monk saki monkeys.

This morning we will embark on a full-day excursion along the
Pacaya tributary within the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve,
observing and exploring the flooded forest of this vast region of the
Peruvian Amazon. Sail among a wide variety of wildlife, birds
including large parrots, macaws, herons and storks, and many
species of primates like the capuchin, howler and squirrel monkeys.
After a picnic lunch, visit some of the most beautiful lakes in
Pacaya Samiria and meet local guardians of the Reserve’s natural
resources. On our return, behold the famous Ceiba tree, the tallest
of its kind in the Amazon.

Choose among jungle walking, canoeing, kayaking or swimming
excursions on the blackwaters Yarapa or Clavero River. In the
evening, before dinner, we will gather to introduce you to some of
the crewmembers whom you may not have met, working behind
the scenes to ensure a memorable experience aboard the Aqua
Nera.

Visit the quaint riverside town of San Jose de Paranapura en route
to Nauta. Before saying goodbye, we will visit the Manatee
Rescue Center, a sanctuary for orphaned Amazonian manatees
to rehabilitate before their release back into the wild.