Explorama Lodges Office

Iquitos


This is a well-established and recommended company that owns and operates several lodges in the northern Amazon, including Explorama, Ceiba Tops and ExplorNapo. All can be booked through the lodge office here.

Explorama are an involved supporter of the Amazon Conservatory of Tropical Studies (ACTS). ACTS has a lab by the Explorama's famed canopy walkway, which is suspended 35m above the forest floor to give visitors a bird’s-eye view of the rainforest canopy and its wildlife, and is a major highlight of any trip to the northern Peruvian Amazon.

It is possible to arrange a trip to visit one or more lodges (each of which is very different) combined with a visit to the walkway. Contact Explorama for other options, combinations and discounts.

Explorama has some of the best fast boats around and well-trained, friendly and knowledgeable local guides who speak English (other languages on request).


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6. Belén Mercado

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7. Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm

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