Km 0: Iquitos
Land between 6 am and 3 pm and your private English and Spanish speaking guide picks you up at the airport or your hotel. They stay with you the whole trip.
Grand Amazon Lodge & ToursIquitos, Peru
★★★★★ 5.0 on TripAdvisor, 370+ reviews
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Privately guided, all-inclusive, from Iquitos
5.0 ★370+ TripAdvisor reviews
4.9 ★90+ Google reviews
Travelers’ ChoiceSeveral years running
Your own guide, 150 km up the Amazon, to find the pink dolphins.
Private guide, river bungalow, all meals and three excursions a day. One price, from Iquitos.
Fly into Iquitos and your private guide is waiting. Your bungalow, every meal, every boat ride and hike, morning, afternoon and night, and the river transfers are all in one price. Founded by five scientists, deep in primary rainforest on the Yanayacu River.
Rather talk first? Call our US office 1-858-435-02345.0 ★370+ TripAdvisor reviews4.9 ★90+ Google reviewsTravelers’ ChoiceSeveral years runningResume your trip plan?
Plan your trip
Pick your nights and group size. Prices are per person, everything included.
How many nights?FromIQTIquitos
ToGALYanayacu, 150 km
PackageAdventure Seeker
Trip4 days / 3 nights
Guests2 adults
Per person, all in$899
$699 /person
About $1,398 for 2. Only a 10% deposit today ($140), fully refundable up to 8 days out.
Kids get a bigger discount, ask us. Min. age 6. Or send this plan on WhatsApp.
What do you want to see?
Pick as many as you like. Your guide plans the days around it.
Your plan is on its way to the lodge.
We’ll email you open dates and a sample itinerary. Want an answer faster?
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The trip upstream
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Iquitos airport. Your guide is holding a sign with your name.
The furthest lodge upstream on the Yanayacu. Further from town means quieter forest, and the animals come closer.
Then: onto the Amazon
Road transfer, then the boat. Watch for gray dolphins on the main river. Transfers both ways are included.
Then: up the Yanayacu
A black water tributary with extra protection from the San Juan de Yanayacu community, on top of the reserve rules. Primary rainforest on both banks.
Km 150: Grand Amazon Lodge
River-view bungalows with private bath, balcony and hammock, 24 hour solar power, fans and WiFi in the common areas. Dinner is waiting.
Three excursions a day
Every day has a morning, an afternoon and a night out.
Your guide builds each day around what you want to see. Here is what a normal day looks like.
Boat and canoe at first light
- Macaws and parrots, out of 600+ bird species
- Monkeys in the canopy, up to 10 species around the lodge
- Sloths, capybaras and the strange hoatzin
- Pink and gray river dolphins
Into the forest on foot
- Giant trees and medicinal plants with your guide
- Swim with the pink river dolphins
- Fish for piranha, then the chef cooks your catch
- Visit the village of San Juan de Yanayacu
The jungle after dark
- Night hikes for frogs, tarantulas and insects
- Night boat rides for caiman eyes on the water
- Owl monkeys, the only nocturnal monkey
- Back to your bungalow to fall asleep to the forest
600+bird species in the area
10monkey species, pygmy marmoset to howlers
2kinds of river dolphin, pink and gray
3xguided excursions every day
One price, no surprises
Everything is on the bill already.
No add-on excursions, no transfer fees, no paying for meals. The only extras are drinks at the bar and tips for the crew.
Trips run from $549 per person for 3 days and 2 nights, with 20% off for adults sharing right now. Singles add $200. You hold your dates with a 10% deposit, fully refundable up to 8 days before.
CHECK OPEN DATESGRAND AMAZON LODGE
Yanayacu River · Iquitos, Peru
Private guide (EN/ES), whole tripINCL
River-view bungalow, bath, balconyINCL
Breakfast, lunch, dinnerINCL
Morning excursion, every dayINCL
Afternoon excursion, every dayINCL
Night excursion, every dayINCL
Airport/hotel transfers, road + riverINCL
24/7 coffee, tea, drinking waterINCL
WiFi in common areasINCL
Bar drinks and tipsyour call
SURPRISE FEES$0.00
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INCLUSIVE
INCLUSIVE
The lodge
Screened bungalows on the river, and a chef who never repeats a meal.
Every bungalow is fully screened, so no mosquito net over the bed. Cool showers, 24 hour solar power, plugs and a fan in every room.
Started by five scientists
Free medical care
Schools and supplies
River turtle releases
Biologists built this lodge, and your stay pays it forward.
Alfredo, a biologist born in Iquitos with years guiding and working with WWF and WCS, runs the lodge and picks the guides. His co-founders are biologists and a doctor. Your stay gives the village work in ecotourism instead of hunting and logging, and funds medical care, schools, and wildlife releases.
Free medical careSchools and suppliesRiver turtle releasesFrom guests
“The highlight of our trip.” Even next to Machu Picchu.
★★★★★
It was marvelous!!
“We expected Cusco and Machu Picchu to be amazing (and they were) but had no idea that our stay on the Amazon at the Grand Amazon Lodge would be the highlight of our trip.”
John Pragle, group of five friends
★★★★★
Trip of a Lifetime!
“We saw all 7 species of monkeys that live in the area. We saw multiple sloths. Too many bird species to count. A family of 9 capybara… If we could give this trip 10 stars we would.”
Gail, 30th anniversary trip
★★★★★
Amazing.
“The tours were unique from swimming with pink dolphins in the Amazon to night walks in the jungle. It was surreal to lay in bed at night and listen to the jungle talk.”
Nancy Moser
5.0 on TripAdvisor370+ reviews
4.9 on Google90+ reviews
Travelers’ ChoiceSeveral years runningNational Geographic TravelerLatin America 2024 collection
Before you book
Good questions we get every week.
How do I get there?
Fly into Iquitos. Flights should land between 6 am and 3 pm, and departing flights should leave after 12 pm. Your guide picks you up at the airport or your Iquitos hotel and handles the road and river transfers both ways.
What about mosquitoes and malaria?
The lodge sits on the Yanayacu, a black water river, and the lodge says its water does not support the mosquitoes that carry malaria. There can still be some risk in Iquitos and on the way, and mosquitoes still exist, so bring repellent and always follow a travel doctor’s advice and get travel insurance before you come.
Is there hot water, power and WiFi?
Showers are cool, which feels great in the heat. There is 24 hour solar power with plugs and a fan in every room, and WiFi in the common areas.
How does the deposit work?
A 10% deposit holds your dates and is fully refundable up to 8 days before your stay. The balance is charged 7 days before.
Can kids come?
Yes, from age 6. Kids get a bigger discount than adults, message us for your exact price.
Can you plan something special?
Honeymoons, anniversaries, birthdays, birding, photography, school and research groups. Tell us what you want to see and your guide builds the days around it.
Your guide is waiting in Iquitos
Pick your dates. We handle everything after the plane lands.
Hold your spot with a 10% deposit, fully refundable up to 8 days out. Questions first? Message us on WhatsApp and a real person answers.
Grand Amazon Lodge and Tours · San Juan de Yanayacu, Loreto, Peru · US office San Diego, CA · 1-858-435-0234 · info@grandamazontours.com
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