by Aucayacu | Mar 24, 2015 | Testimonials
A great, real Amazon experience! My girlfriend and I visited the Amazon with Ruber & his family in November. We had high expectations as it came highly recommended by some friends that had explored with Ruber and his family a year earlier. The tour was very well organised from picking us up at Iquitos airport & considering the remote location ran very smoothly up to dropping us back off a week later. Apparently Juan – Ruber’s father is the chief organiser & previously ran the tours himself. Only Ruber speaks English and I wish we could have spoken a bit more Spanish when we visited to chat with George & Juan as both seemed like great characters! The journey to the family home in their little village took 24 hours by cargo boat and then small canoe (an interesting experience with our big backpacks!) The reason it takes so long as we were not just going to the tourist camps on the edges of the Amazon we were going somewhere remote and beautiful! Our accommodation was more than comfortable in the cabins at the jungle home. We ate very fresh and tasty food that Juan’s wife Ladi would cook every morning and night. We normally did 2 or 3 different excursions a day including: – successful pirhana fishing! – day and night boat trips where we saw and got to play with. – sloths, snakes, caymans, monkeys, dolphins and heaps of interesting bird varieties – overnight camping with mosquito proof hammocks along the river – hiking to see lillypads, medicinal plants and native fruits – visit to...
by Aucayacu | Nov 15, 2013 | Photos, Testimonials
by Daniel Australia 08/06/2013 We recently went on a trip to the jungle with Ruber. It was an unforgettable journey, and a definite highlight of our trip to South America. Landing in Iquitos, we got beautiful views of jungle tributaries from within the aircraft cabin during our descent. We met Ruber outside the tiny complex, where a motokar (a motorised rickshaw) was waiting for us. Ruber, my girlfriend Véra, and I all jumped in with our two massive suitcases stuffed in the back, and set off. Zooming through Iquitos in the open seat of a motokar was the perfect introduction to our trip; it gave us an eye-opening cross section of the jungle, the colonial architecture, the colourful streets, and the hustle-bustle madness that makes up this charming river city. We arrived at the port, and a single man took both our suitcases down a narrow, rickety, wooden staircase to the triple-decked river barge that was waiting at the bottom. Ruber ushered us into the boat, and showed us to our cabin. On deck we met various members of Ruber’s large family, including his father, don Juan, and don Juan’s wife, Lady, who were to take excellent care of us over the course of our trip. We set off to Genaro Herrera soon after. The size of the Amazon river is truly awesome, and it was wonderful to drink in the scenery from our seats in the boat. It was also handy that we speak a bit of Spanish, as this allowed us to get to know the rest of his family a bit better. After nightfall we retired...
by Aucayacu | May 24, 2013 | News
Welcome to Extreme Forest Expeditions. Expeditions begin in Iquitos, Peru and travel up the Amazon and Ucayali rivers on an overnight riverboat to the small town of Genaro Herrera, then on to the Aucayacu Camp, on the Aucayacu river. From here expeditions go further and deeper into the jungle, in the area around Aucayacu and, depending on the length of the expedition, out to the Galvez River, to the Matsés village of Remoyacu, near the Peru-Brazil border. And back. Explore the site, read the testimonials, check out the photos and let us know if you have any questions. Gracias!...
by Aucayacu | May 23, 2013 | Getting to Iquitos
Flights Book your international flight to Lima, Peru – and then a domestic flight from Lima to Iquitos. Until recently there were no direct flights into Iquitos, now Copa Airlines is currently offering service to Iquitos from New York, LA and Miami (with a stop in Panama)....
by Aucayacu | May 21, 2013 | Costs
Spring/Summer 2023 – Aucayacu camp (3 – 7 days, with Speedboat) 1 – 2 people: $180 per person, per day 3 – 5 people: $160 per person, per day Aucayacu camp (7 – 10 days) 1 – 2 people: $160 per person, per day 3 – 5 people: $130 per person, per day – Matses Expeditions (17 days) 1 – 2 people: $160 per person, per day 3 – 5 people: $130 per person, per day – Contact us for further information...
