Amazon Travel & Tour Questions
Trouvez ici les réponses à vos questions sur le voyage en Amazonie:
Lodge and Stay
What is included in my stay at Grand Amazon Lodge And Tours?
When booking a bungalow at Grand Amazon Lodge, all the below is included with your Amazon jungle tour:
- Tous les repas dans notre lodge (petit déjeuner, déjeuner, dîner)
- All adventures or excursions you would like to do (Usually 3 activities a day, morning, afternoon, and night)
- Un guide privé qui restera avec vous tout le temps et personnalisera votre voyage afin que vous obteniez ce que vous voulez de l'expérience.
- Accommodation: private bungalow with balcony, hammock, bathroom, and riverfront view
- 24/7 access to our coffee and tea area, and of course, drinking water.
- WiFi – free in common areas
- Transport vers et depuis l'aéroport d'Iquitos ou votre hôtel Iquitos
Comment vais-je me rendre du lodge depuis / vers l'aéroport ou mon logement?
If you book the Grand Amazon Lodge, your private English/Spanish-speaking guide will greet you at the airport when your flight arrives in the morning before 2:00 pm. There is less than an hour an half drive through secondary Amazon jungle and an hour and half boat ride on the Amazon river and the Yanayacu river to reach the lodge in the middle of pristine, primary rainforest. If your flight arrives after 2:00 pm, you will have to stay in an Iquitos hotel, which we can arrange for you, and start your tour the next day. We will pick you up from an hotel at 11:00 am. The earliest you can leave the lodge is at 6:00 – 7:00 am arriving in the airport around 9:00-10:00 am. Please plan your departure flight after 12:00 am if you want to go from the lodge directly to the airport. Otherwise we can arrange an accommodation in Iquitos for your last night.
Si vous souhaitez rester dans la ville et visiter Iquitos, nous pouvons également organiser pour vous tous les forfaits de voyage. N'oubliez pas de vérifier tous les divers itinéraires that we offer.
Where is the best place to visit the Amazon rainforest in Peru?
The best place to see the Amazon jungle in Peru is Iquitos.
Only in Iquitos can you see, sail on, and swim in the Amazon River.
Only near Iquitos can you see and swim with the river pink dolphins.
Only near Iquitos can you see the largest aquatic plant in the world – the Victoria Regia
The most biodiverse rainforests are found near Iquitos, where you can find more than 10 species of monkeys and hundreds of species of birds, like the endangered Wattled Curassow, which is only found here.
You can experience all these at Grand Amazon Lodge and Tours.
Where is the best place to visit the Amazon rainforest in Iquitos?
The best place to visit the Amazon rainforest in Iquitos is up the Amazon River. Downstream the Amazon River, there are many inhabitants and the forest has been cut, and animals hunted, leaving secondary forest with little wildlife.
One of the few lodges in the primary rainforest upstream of the Amazon River is Grand Amazon Lodge and Tours. It is the deepest into the jungle than all the other lodges along the Yanayacu River, one of the rivers connected to the Amazon River.
How to get to Iquitos, Peru?
Iquitos is the largest city with no roads connecting it to any other major city. It is like an island in the middle of the jungle. The best way to get to Iquitos is to fly in from Lima and, in some seasons, from Cusco.
Once you arrive in Iquitos before 3:00 pm, we at Grand Amazon Lodge and Tours will pick you up and drive for an hour and a half to our speedboat on the Amazon River that will sail for another hour to the lodge.
What is the best time of the year to visit the Amazon rainforest in Peru?
The Amazon can be visited year-round. Wildlife viewing is excellent year-round, though seasonal differences in river levels and activities occur. During the high-water season from January to May, there is more exploration by boat and canoe, and more lakes form as the Amazon River rises. During the low-water season from June to December, exploration is more on foot, and fishing is easier because the river levels are low and the fish are more concentrated. Temperature and rainfall are about the same year-round, with daytime temperatures averaging 86-92 F (30-33 C), and rainfall slightly lower during the low-water season.
Vais-je contracter le paludisme? Dois-je voir un médecin de voyage?
Always see and listen to a travel doctor before coming to our lodge and make sure you get the recommended shots when travelling to Peru in general. We are on an Amazon Tributary known as Yanayacu, or black water river. That means the pH of our water does not support the mosquitos that carry malaria, zika, dengue, or other deadly illnesses. You can not get malaria at our lodge location. However, there is always a small chance these Mosquitoes exist in the town of Iquitos (where you will be landing) and on the way traveling to the lodge. For this reason, any lodge that claims there is no chance to get sick from mosquitoes while visiting the Peruvian Amazon is technically only speaking of the location of the lodge, like ourselves. Again, always listen to a travel doctor and get travelers insurance before coming.
As for personal experience: Dani, one of our co-founders, has gotten all the recommended vaccines but does not take malaria pills while working in the Amazon because he reacts badly to the medication and the chance of getting it are very small.
Mosquitoes still exist in our area, so still bring and wear repellent!
Où vous situez-vous exactement?
Le Grand Amazon Lodge est situé sur l'affluent Yanayacu au large du fleuve Amazone à San Juan de Yanayacu, un village faisant partie de la réserve Tamshiyacu Tahuayo (ACRCTT). Nous sommes au milieu de la forêt tropicale primaire. San Juan de Yanayacu met des protections supplémentaires sur leurs terres qui sont encore plus strictes que sur la réserve elle-même, ce qui signifie que les animaux se rapprochent parce qu'ils se sentent plus en sécurité et que vous voyez plus de biodiversité dans notre région par rapport aux autres lodges de la réserve de Pacaya Samiria ou emplacements ACRCTT. C'est un endroit vraiment unique car la communauté travaille avec l'écotourisme pour coexister avec la nature.
Le bureau de Grand Amazon Tours est situé à San Diego en Californie, aux États-Unis. En ayant une base aux États-Unis, vous pouvez être assuré que les transactions par carte de crédit sont traitées en toute sécurité via Stripe et que nous respectons des normes élevées pour les deux pays.
Comment sont les hébergements?
Nous proposons un hébergement à Iquitos, au Pérou, avec nos Grand Amazon Lodge au milieu de la jungle amazonienne. Au lodge, chaque chambre est dotée d'un balcon privé, d'un hamac et d'une salle de bains complète.
Nous fournissons le WiFi gratuit dans les espaces communs et l'électricité 24h / 24. Étant au milieu de l'Amazonie, le WiFi n'est pas rapide.
Les douches fonctionnent à une température fraîche mais comme le temps devient chaud et humide, elles seront rafraîchissantes! Aucune eau chaude n'est disponible en raison de contraintes énergétiques au milieu de la jungle. Comme nous ne recommandons pas de boire l'eau de l'évier, nous fournissons à chaque chambre un pichet d'eau douce et de l'eau potable, du café et du thé gratuits dans la salle à manger qui est accessible à tout moment.
Votre séjour comprendra des repas pour votre fête avec un guide privé. Pour ceux d'entre vous qui recherchent le frisson de la randonnée en Amazonie, nous fournissons des tentes de randonnée, des tapis de couchage et de la nourriture pour votre expédition. Veuillez noter que l'âge minimum est de six ans.
Y a-t-il une connexion Wi-Fi gratuite au lodge?
Yes. You can communicate with friends and family.
Pourquoi nommer "Grand Amazon Lodge & Tours"
Avec la plus grande source d'eau douce du monde et étant la plus grande forêt tropicale du monde, Grandiose is a perfect word to describe the Amazon. Since our beautiful lodge is located here and our goal is to give incredible tours to discover the Amazon, we decided to go with the name Grand Amazon Lodge and Tours.
Préparation
Dois-je souscrire une assurance voyageurs?
Oui! Nous recommandons toujours une assurance des voyageurs, car ils peuvent vous aider en cas d'accident, y compris des blessures, des maladies et parfois même des retards de vol en fonction de votre assurance des voyageurs.
Où est l'hôpital le plus proche?
Nous sommes à 150 km en amont du fleuve Amazone d'Iquitos, ce qui signifie que l'hôpital le plus proche est à environ trois heures de nous dans de bonnes conditions météorologiques et des situations de voyage. Nous sommes un endroit éloigné au milieu de la jungle dans la forêt tropicale primaire.
What do I need to bring and pack for an Amazon jungle trip?
❏ Sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher recommended)
❏ Insect Repellent (we recommend Picaridin since it is safe on clothes, not as harmful
to the ecosystem, and used by the Australian military. Our guests also like mixing it
with natural sprays, or using only DEET)
❏ Sun glasses and/or hat, Poncho and/or rain gear
❏ Lightweight long sleeve insect repellent shirt (Easy to find options on Amazon.com)
❏ Lightweight long insect repellent pants
❏ Cash for tips & bar
❏ Small Backpack or drawstring to bring on hikes to carry water, etc and a flashlight for
night excursions
❏ Water bottle (Drinkable water of course provided free at lodge)
❏ Short sleeves and short pants for boat rides and around the lodge (still possible to
get mosquito bites, but less likely)
❏ Toothbrush, Toothpaste, bodywash, shampoo, and other personal care items all
natural if possible (Tree To Tub is one company we recommend, most bar soaps or
shampoo bars work as well. This is to help protect the environment)
❏ Deodorant, Personal wipes
❏ Travel medications and personal medications.
❏flashlight
❏camera
❏ EXCITEMENT!!!!
Besoin de plus d'informations?
Feel free to Contact Us at info@grandamazontours.com,
ou de notre Nous contacter Page, or by phone at 1-858-435-0234.