The MUYUNA AMAZON LODGE is located in the Yanayacu river banks at 140 kms. (84 miles) southeast from Iquitos city, the capital of the Peruvian department of Loreto, very close to the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, with its 2’080,000 hectares is the biggest in Peru.  This is why we can GUARANTEE that your passengers will observe animals in their own habitat.
Muyuna is located in the Yanayacu River that means “black water” (in Quechua—Inca’s language), because of the darkness given by the minerals that it brings from the highlands.  The ten lakes that are around Muyuna also have black water, making easier the fishing and bird watching excursions.
The Muyuna Lodge can receive up to 48 people in bungalows of two, three, four or six beds.  They have their private bathroom, comfortable big beds and a walk-in-closet.  The illumination is made by the use of kerosene lamps.  Each bungalow is protected hermetically by a mosquito net and has a terrace with its own hammock facing the river, where is possible to watch Dolphins as well as fish in the river’s flood times.  The passengers can be pleased by colorful sunsets and by the deafening silence of the rainforest at night. 
Close to the lodge is San Juan de Yanayacu, a small village, where the time seems to be stopped.  This people born and grew up having jungle as their habitat, without fashion mode, electricity, internet or big amounts of money.  Our intention is not to change their customs, this is why the visits our tourists make to them are very spontaneous, they are not going to find a “prepared and touristy” show.  .

FAUNA
The Muyuna visitors will have several opportunities to watch different types of monkeys (squirrel monkey, pygmy marmoset, dusky cappucin monkey, black monkey, howler monkey), three toed sloth, pink and gray fresh water dolphins, birds (kingfishers, hoatzin, macaws, toucans, horned screamers, ducks, egrets, parrots, parakeets),  butterflies (blue morphos, heliconias), giant frogs, tarantulas, fish (peacock bass, electric eels, cat fish, piranhas).  With less possibilities ant eaters, river otters, sting rays, wild pigs, etc.  Likewise, enormous trees (ceiba, strangle figs, rubber trees), medicinal plants (cat claw, hundred of different resins), aqcuatic plants (victoria regia, jacinto of water), etc.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
One of our priorities is to conserve the environment as we have found it, finding the right usage of the recourses without destroying the ones that can not be restored. To minimize our impact in this primary rainforest, we recycle, composting, organic gardening, and biodegradable detergents. The non renewable garbage is taken back to Iquitos. The drain from the bathrooms go to a septic well which we clean and maintain. We do not kill local animals for eating or for fun. Entering to the Yanayacu River, we slow down the speed boat to avoid disturbing the animals.

GUIDES
The manners that the guides communicate their knowledge and enthusiasm are the most important things for having a grateful experience. That is the reason why an exhaustive searching is necessary. In our bilingual guides your passengers will find the sensibility and reliability that are needed. They, all Peruvians, were born and raised around the jungle, having enough knowledge to be doctors applying natural medicine whenever it is needed, and in other moments seem to be part of the nature climbing huge trees like jungle animals.
Muyuna Visitors will find on them the enough knowledge for answering the most strange and researched questions than an expert biologist may ask. Following our philosophy of making the passenger feel comfortable and satisfied, the guide will do all his best to reach this aim. This is possible because the groups are small ones, in this way, your passengers will feel safe and free to ask anything they want.

WEATHER
As all the jungles in the world, we have in Iquitos, tropical weather. The rains are unpredictable, but few times it lasts for more than two hours, and mainly it rains in the night. December to April suppose to be the rainy season. During April to June, the snow of the highlands melts and this makes the Amazon River increase its level. The white sandy beaches appear during July until November. This is the best season for fishing. As you can see, your passengers can come to visit Muyuna anytime of the year.

ITINERARIES
Although is true that the packages are established, they are flexible and can be changed according to the passengers requirements. For example, they can choose to sleep in the lodge and other nights in the outdoors, or stay more days than it was planned. Saying that the packages are flexible, we mean that we can make special programs for groups that have a particular interest (lumbermen, biologists, doctors, birdwatchers, etc.). Only you have to consult us in advance.
As Iquitos is a jungle city without highways that connects it to other cities, the only way to reach it is by flight or by river.  There are flights that come from Lima, Pucallpa, and Tarapoto.

ANY OF THE TOURS INCLUDES:
- The guide will pick your passengers up from our counter in the Airport and take them in nice buses to the port.
- Visitors will sail by the Amazon River using comfortable and safe speed boats.
- Visit small and remote local villages to see how different life style the jungle people have.
- Visitors can feel safe to drink purified water during the whole trip.
- Visitors will enjoy at breakfast, lunch and dinner, our delicious Peruvian and international dishes, prepared by Muyuna chefs.  If there are vegetarians in the group, please tell us in advance.
- Relax after the excursions in private bungalows with their own bathroom and terrace with a hammock facing the river.
- Tents and mattresses to make camping in the “Full Adventure” trip.
- Guided nocturnal and day excursions to look for animals.
- Specialized tour for listening the Pink-Amazon river dolphins.
- Expert bilingual naturalist guide from the area in charge of small groups.
- A check list of the animals that live close to the Muyuna area.
- First aid kit.

NOT INCLUDES:
- Flight tickets and airport taxes (although the flight tickets are not included in our prices, we can help you to organize the trip planning the schedule and buying the tickets).
- Tips for the guide and members of the staff.
- Travel or health insurance.
- Liquors and beverages.

WHAT TO TAKE :
Swimming suit, tennis shoes, sandals, a long sleeved shirt, shorts, long pants, a hat, mosquito repellent, sun screen, a torch, a good book, binoculars, camera and several rolls of films.  Rubber boots are recommendable to wear when the people are walking through dense jungle.  They are available in Iquitos (not included in the price).  As a recommendation, they should wear light-colored-clothing to avoid mosquitoes.

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