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Blue morpho butterflyRío TigreIquitospacaya-samiriareserveRío Marañón1Río Amazonas4RangerStation #2Río PacayaCanal dePurinahuaDoradoCreek3Río UcayaliBagazánIquitosBretañaSapoteCreek2RequenaLimaRío UcayaliBeginning of the Amazon: 1 The mighty Amazon begins at the confluence of the Ucayali and Marañon.2 Smiling faces and curious children greet you on village excursions. 3 18-passenger excursion boats make it easy toexplore even the narrowest tributaries. 4 Your small group visits Ranger Station #2, a base for scientific research.10-Day ItineraryDay 1 • Friday U.S. / Lima Fly independently to Lima, Peru andovernight at the Swissôtel. (D Aloft)Day 2 • Saturday Lima / Iquitos / Embark riverboat / amazonriver Tour historic Lima, visiting the Cathedral, Plaza deArmas, and the monastery and catacombs of the Iglesia deSan Francisco. Fly over the Andes to Iquitos where we boardour riverboat. Enjoy stargazing and storytelling with our localguides while cruising slowly on the Amazon River toward theconfluence of the Marañón and Ucayali Rivers. (B,L,D)Day 3 • Sunday origin of the Amazon River / Río UcayaliWake to the ever-changing panorama of rainforest life. Our firstexploration, at the origin of this mighty river, navigates thewaterways aboard stable excursion boats to areas where we mayfind marsh birds such as oriole blackbirds, green ibis and yellowheadedcaracaras. Venture into the flooded varzea in searchof a variety of birds, giant water lilies, monkeys and sloths. (B,L,D)Day 4 • Monday RíoUcayali / Pacaya-SamiriaReserve Explore this tangledrealm of forest, rivers and lagoonson foot and aboard excursionboats, where you may see pinkdolphins and wading birds. Usehydrophones to listen to pink riverdolphins as our naturalists sharelocal lore and explain how dolphinsuse these sounds to hunt. (B,L,D)Day 5 • Tuesday Río pacaya / pacaya-Samiria Reserve Thismorning, enjoy a peaceful breakfast along the blackwaterSapote Creek. Excursion boats grant us deeper access to thisvast wetland as we continue to the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve.At night, board excursion boats and perhapswalk in the rainforest for a chance to findcaimans, capybaras, common potoos, frogsand nocturnal wildlife. (B,L,D)Poison dart frog