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Peru · Loreto

Peruvian Amazon

📷 Gabymuaa · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

The largest city unreachable by road and river trips into the jungle.

Iquitos can only be reached by plane or boat and is the base for Amazon lodges and river cruises: pink river dolphins, sloths and monkeys, canoe trips through flooded forest and the Pacaya-Samiria reserve. The floating market of Belén shows river life.

Known for

  • Nature
  • Wildlife
  • Adventure
  • Boat trips
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Peruvian Amazon are June, July, August, September and October.

Suggested route

4 nights across 1 stop. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Iquitos · 4 nights