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Exploring Amazonian Peru

December 1-12 , 2025 10 Patricipants From $5,300

Discover the mighty Amazon River. Leaving cities behind, you'll enter an ecosystem complete of unfamiliar plants, birds, and mammals. A canopy walkway presents birds at eye level. Gorgeous blue morpho butterflies will float amidst massive buttress roots of gigantic trees. Hundreds of new bird species will amaze with their vibrant colors. This bargain-priced trip should be on any birder's bucket list.

Trip Highlights

Visit Maijuna Indians

Bird from a boat

Walk one of the world's longest canopy walkways

Visit a bird reserve home to newly discovered species

The Marijuana Indians live in harmony with nature deep in the Amazonian rainforest. This endangered tribe is threatened by nearby developments. You'll accompany a scientist who lived with this tribe for many years and walk among them as a friend.

You'll drift the Napo River, birding as you slowly go downstream. Amazonian Umbrellabirds, and seven species of trogons are among the almost 600 birds seen here.

Fourteen suspension bridges, spanning more than 500 meters, put you above the canopy of the mighty Amazon jungle. This rare opportunity allows you to see birds and orchids missed by those tethered to the ground.

The Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve was formed in 2004 and is home to five newly discovered bird species. The rare habitat is key to many endangered species, including the critically endangered Iquitos Gnatcatcher.

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