The Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area is a protected natural area recognized for its high concentration of primate species. It is home to 16 species of primates, including the Red Uakari and the Pygmy Marmoset, the smallest monkey in the world. The conservation area covers about 420,000 hectares and is also home to a diverse range of aquatic species, over 600 species of birds, and many reptiles and amphibians. This conservation area is an important site for scientific research and ecotourism. Sustainable development and community involvement are being prioritized to protect the area's unique biodiversity and the livelihoods of local communities, including indigenous peoples who have lived in harmony with the rainforest for centuries.
The Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area has been studied for over 40 years due to its rich biological diversity and the presence of numerous species of fauna, including a high diversity of primates. Scientists recommended that the area be protected in the mid-1970s, and local communities, with the support of various institutions, began sustainable resource management in the mid-1980s. Between 1988 and 1990, government officials and scientists highlighted the area's unique biodiversity, including the presence of the Red Uakari monkey, which is classified as endangered. Various institutions have conducted research on the biology and ecology of species, ecosystems and communities in the area.
Experience a multi-day wildlife observation tour in the Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area, which is renowned for its diverse range of flora and fauna in the Peruvian Amazon. The tour provides a variety of activities such as fishing, bird watching, primate observation, poisonous frog spotting, anaconda tracking, and daytime and nighttime hikes. During your stay, you will have the opportunity to witness the rare and elusive Red Bald Uakari (Cacajao calvus) along with over 400 species of birds and 14 types of primates. Other remarkable creatures that you may encounter include pink dolphins, grey dolphins, brown-throated sloths, capybaras, spectacled caimans, black caimans, South American tapirs, giant river otters, giant anteaters, giant armadillos, jaguars, Amazonian manatees, wattled curassows, hoatzins, and harpy eagles.
The tour begins with a pick-up from your accommodation or the Iquitos airport early in the morning, followed by a 2-hour drive to Nauta town in a private vehicle. On the way, the guide will give you a brief historical review of the Iquitos region.
Once we arrive in Nauta, we'll embark on a comfortable boat equipped with life-saving vests and travel for an hour to reach the official formation point of the Amazon River, where the Marañón and Ucayali rivers converge. From there, we will continue downstream to the entrance of the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area. We will visit the village of Ayacucho-Tipishca to have a cross-cultural experience with our Amazonian hosts after a hearty lunch.
Later, we will go on our first expedition to search for pink and gray river dolphins, witness a beautiful sunset, and swim in the majestic Amazon River, which gives its name to the natural wonder of the world, the Amazon. After dinner, we will search for caimans and capybaras, the largest rodents in the world. Overnight, we will stay in the communal house of the small village of Ayacucho-Tipishca.
6:00 AM: Breakfast on board. We will have the opportunity to observe macaws, camungos, Shansho birds, and the incredible Piuri bird or Wattled Curassow. This bird was declared extinct by scientists, but we can still see it in this area.
11:00 AM: We will pack up our camp and get on the boat to go into the black water lakes where we will have the opportunity to see caimans, river otters, giant anacondas, and, if we are lucky, the chance to see a jaguar.
01:00 PM: Return by boat to Nauta town. Ground transportation from Nauta to Iquitos in private transportation. We will drop you off at your accommodation or at the airport | END OF SERVICES.
Meeting Point Options: Hotel, Address, or Intersection
Duration: 3 days / 2 nights tour
Air-conditioned transportation during city commuting plus a driver and a guide.
Outboard motor boat equiped with lifejackets, licensed boat driver.
Paddling canoe with lifejackets.
Light clothing, rain poncho or similar
water bottle, snacks
Sunscreen, sun hat, sun glasses, hiking shoes
Personal Prescription Medicine
Camera, Pocket money
Torch
Toilet Paper or cleansing towels
Anti-itch oitment
Hand sanitizer, mask
