Loving Light Amazon Lodge & Expeditions Peru

Loving Light Amazon Lodge offers spectacular, untamed jungle ecotours for groups of one to 40. Freely explore under the guidance of our multilingual naturalist escorts as you participate in rainforest bird watching, jungle treks, swimming with the Amazon's pink river dolphins, ethnobotany tours, and the famous Peruvian ayahuasca ceremony performed to the music of the rainforest. Located on the Yanayacu River, a tributary of the upper Amazon River, approximately 100 kilometers southwest of the town of Iquitos (1000 kilometers northeast of Lima) , the Loving Light Amazon Lodge is a perfect blend between total wilderness experience and personal safety and comfort. The last human settlement on the upper Yanayacu River, Loving Light Amazon Lodge is surrounded by an exotic jungle alive with monkeys, tapir, boars, iguana, fish, alligators, and birds of every imaginable color and song. After a day of exploration, you can retire to your private thatched-roof hut with comfortable beds, shower, flush toilet, basin, and kerosene lighting. There is no electricity, only the glow of the moon, stars, and fireflies which seemingly pulsate to the music of the jungle night life. And in the morning you awaken to the beautiful chorus of a thousands birds, each singing their own unique song. If you've never meditated before, these birds will take you there. Mosquito netting surrounds all structures including private huts, welcome bar, dining room, kitchen, hammock room, and the shaman ceremony cottage so as to provide you with pest-free relaxation. Some of the lodge activities include fishing (piranha, tuna, bass, catfish) , jungle trekking, canoeing, down river village exploration, bird watching, alligator gazing, shaman ceremonies, ethnobotany, and swimming with the pink river dolphins. The guides at Loving Light Amazon Lodge were born and raised in the Peruvian rainforest and have many years of experience in trekking as well as in rainforest ecology. It is their land and a place they truly love. They explain that the jungle is not dangerous, only that it and all its creatures must be treated with respect and sensitivity. In addition to daytime excursions from the lodge, they are also well versed in all aspects of single or multi-night expeditions into the deeper forests via canoe or boat. The jungle around the Loving Light Amazon Lodge is home to many of Peru's most famous creatures including howler and squirrel monkeys, alligators, anacondas, the fearsome piranha, and over 500 species of birds. Our experienced guides can provide safe viewing of all the jungle's inhabitants. In the rainforest of the Loving Light Amazon Lodge there is neither a rainy nor dry season as in most tropical areas. Just four degrees south of the equator, we have only two "seasons. " While the water level can change more than 45 feet, our climate, warm and humid, is relatively constant throughout the year. Normal daytime highs are 88 degrees F and night time lows are 72 degrees F. Obviously, don't forget your passport. No visa for U. S. visitors is required. Visit your public health department or physician at least six weeks before your departure for all your necessary shots as well as prescriptions for malaria pills. Light, drip-dry cotton or safari clothing, at least one long-sleeved shirt (for evening treks) , hiking or rubber boots (jungle trails can become very muddy) , tennis shoes, raincoat or poncho, insect repellent, toilet paper (in many public restrooms, you'll find toilets but no TP) , toilet articles, sun glasses. Electricity is 220 volts, 60 hertz. Also, bring plenty of film, camera, binoculars, small flashlight, and a sense of adventure!