Loreto: getting to know the Amazon with the Matses

Duration: 5D/4N

Iquitos

5D/4N

Difficulty: Easy

Shared service

Iquitos

5D/4N

Dificultad Easy

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Shared service

Description

Route Iquitos /Angamos /Matses /Angamos Iquitos

Description

Iquitos: It’s the gateway to the Peruvian Amazon from where the magic extends in all directions through the majestic Amazon River, considered the capital of the Peruvian Amazon as it houses all the representativeness of our abundant culture, flora, fauna and excellent gastronomy of the jungle region.

Angamos: Peruvian town located in the Loreto region of Peru, Yaquerana District, Peru.

Matsés: The Matsés, also known as Mayoruna, are made up of peoples whose language is part of the Pano linguistic family.

Climate

Summers are hot and cloudy, winters are hot, partly cloudy, oppressive and wet all year round. During the course of the year, the temperature generally varies from 22°C to 32°C and rarely drops below 20°C or rises above 34°C.

Purchase with purpose

10% contributes to the Eco-Friendly Good Practices Project and social entrepreneurship in Peasant, Indigenous and Vulnerable Communities directed by our NGO Red Ecovoluntariado Nassf Latinoamérica.

Itinerary

Departure from Morona by Air Force plane (subject to availability and weather factors) to the community of Angamos. Upon arrival in the community, reception by a local guide and accommodation in accommodation.
Important: If you arrive in the morning, optional departure the same day after collecting food and a short rest you will leave in peke peke (motor boat). Arrival after 6 hours. That day we spent the night in the house of one of the families.

Local Breakfast
07:00 am: Salida en Peque Peque Departure by Peque Peque (motor boat) to the Community of San Mateo de Los Matsés. On the way, you will be able to observe different types of birds, aquatic turtles and parrots. You can also see two gray or pink buffeos. Throughout the journey, different birds such as seagulls, macaws, among others, are always flying overhead. Peque Peque reaches the community after a six-hour drive.
Welcomed by a family of the Matsés. Local lunch. Tour of the area. Overnight and dinner at the family home.

Local Breakfast
07:30 am: Visit of the surroundings of the community and presentation of the culture of the Matsés, presentation of the handicrafts hammocks, wallets, arrows, bows, baskets, fans, etc. Next, the white spider area continues part of the Galvez River (known by them for the white beach area) opportunity to fish and learn about the benefits of the Amazon. Return to the family home. Local lunch. In the afternoon, free walks along different trails for the observation of flora and fauna.
Por la tarde, caminatas libres por diferentes senderos para la observación de flora y fauna.
At night, as part of their ancestral culture, they present the frog known by the Matsés, as acaté, a purgative to purify the body that they used in the past to lose their fear, be brave and a better hunter. As well as extracting diseases from the stomach.

Local breakfast.
Return to the community of Angamos by motor boat.

Dinner and overnight stay at local accommodation.

Departure by light aircraft (subject to availability and weather factors) to the city of Iquitos.

Pick up and drop off at the hotel of your choice.

Fin de los servicios

Includes:

Transfer from the hotel to the boarding area.
Air tickets Iquitos/ Angamos/ Iquitos (light aircraft).
River transport Angamos/ San Mateo de Los Matsés Community/Angamos.
Food and water for 3 days.
Entrance ticket to the community of San Mateo de Los Matsés.
Local guide of the Matsés for each day of visit.
Welcome by a Matsés family and representative of the Matsés culture.
Field trip by boat on the Galvéz River.
Handmade gift by enterprising woman Matsés.
Two nights lodging in the Angamos community.
Two nights lodging in a family home in the community of San Mateo Los Matsés.
Four breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners.

Not included:

International or domestic airfare
Food and beverages not mentioned
Additional costs.
Medicines
Travel insurance
Tents
Rain ponchos

Tips for the trip:

Who is suitable to make this trip?

Eco-responsible traveler and nature lover as a couple, family with children over 8 years old.

Difficulty level: Facil

Maximum altitude: 220 m.s.n.m.

What to bring:

Identity document

Sunglasses and hat

Sunscreen

Comfortable shoes

Portable charger

Medicines

Protector for camera and/or camcorder

Reuse water bottle carrier

Portable taper and cutlery

Sheets and towels

Gallery

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Why buy with us?

SOCIAL

Opportunity for empowerment and leadership in indigenous and / or vulnerable communities.

ENVIRONMENT

You contribute to the care of nature with a project for the preservation of the environment.

ECONOMIC

You generate fair trade and job opportunities for local people, mostly women from indigenous communities.

PURPOSE

Every time you buy, between 5% to 10% is invested in socio-environmental projects directed by our NGO Red Ecovoluntariado Nassf Latinoamerica.

EMPOWERMENT

Development of the solid waste management project. Rescue of core skills and talents. Community leadership and shared responsibility in sustainable tourism.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Delivery of materials for the development of prototypes for your ventures. It is managed and monitored for the creation of formal entrepreneurship and development of responsible tourism in its community.