15-Day Expedition to the Matses Indigenous Territory
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About This Experience in Iquitos
Why Visit Iquitos?
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Getting to Iquitos
You can reach Iquitos, Peru by air, train, or road depending on your starting location. The city offers various transportation options including taxis, public transit, and private transfers to help you reach your destination. Many hotels can arrange airport transfers, and local transportation options vary by location.
What's Included
- Transfer from Iquitos airport.
- Indigenous Matses guides.
- Tour leader.
- Public speedboat from Requena to Nauta.
- Taxes.
- Purified water.
- Support to local indigenous communities.
- Permission to the Matsés National Reserve, permission to the Community and Maloca
- Materials/Gear: Mosquito nets and sheets.
- Air ticket from Iquitos to Angamos.
What's Not Included
- Additional costs in Iquitos, if Iquitos-Angamos flight is postponed
- Gratuities
- Light camping mat.
Cancellation Policy
Additional Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Air transport used in this expedition is subject to pre-established dates by the Peruvian Air Force. Angamos village has an aerodrome with a dirt runway, therefore, depending on weather conditions, flights may be postponed. We suggest having additional days after finishing the itinerary.
- We suggest you have additional days after finishing the itinerary to recover the days lost in case the flight from Iquitos-Angamos has been postponed
- You must get your flights from Iquitos to Lima or out of Peru, flexible to change dates if necessary.
- If the plane postpones its departure from Iquitos to Angamos, Amazon Explorer will not cover additional costs as accommodation and food in Iquitos, there will also be no refund for lost days.
- It is suggested to arrive in Iquitos a day before to avoid issues caused by flight delays. Flight out must be taken a day or, much better, days after the program
- The return trip requires hiking in the jungle for 3 days (50 km or 32 miles)
- This program is for adventurers. We spend the night in a villager's traditional house and camp. We do not offer eco-lodges
- We provide financial support for the villages and Matses people
- We reserve the right to change the activities listed in the itinerary, in case they cannot be performed due to weather conditions or due to water levels of rivers in different seasons
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Meeting and Pickup
Pickup Information
Pickup Option: Pickup available for all travelers
Pickup Time: 30 minutes before departure
Custom pickup locations may be available. Please contact the supplier for details.
Itinerary
From Iquitos to Angamos Village, border between Peru and Brazil
• Departure by light aircraft from the Iquitos Air Force Base 24 hours
• Departure by light aircraft from the Iquitos Air Force Base. • One-hour flight to the town of Angamos located on the border with Brazil. • Meet with the natives who will accompany us on this expedition. • Overnight in Angamos.
From Angamos to the Matses tribe territory
• Organization of supplies and logistics before navigation 24 hours
• Organization of supplies and logistics before navigation. • Motor boat to one of the least explored areas of the Amazon rainforest, the Matsés Reserve (8 h). • Bird watching. • Hike to reach the genuine Maloca of the "Feline Tribe". • Camp in the jungle, next the genuine Maloca.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Enter to the Authentic Maloca (indigenous longhouse) 24 hours
• Enter to the Authentic Maloca (indigenous longhouse). • Live with a tribal family. • Learn their customs and way of life. • Listen to ancient stories told by elderly Matsés. • Harvest food from their “Chacras” (plantations and crops). • Motor boat (2 h). • Fish for piranha (Serrasalmus nattereri) and other species. • Fish with “Barbasco” (toxic plant). Just during Low river season (June to November). • Identify medicinal plants. • Sniff “Nënë” (native tobacco) ritual (optional). • Night exploration in search of the monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) used for the Kambô. • Watch or participate in the Frog ritual “Kambô” (optional). • Ritual of the bullet ant - isula (Paraponera clavata). • Buy or barter for handicrafts and authentic weapons (optional). • Overnight in a jungle camp, next to the Maloca.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Enter to the Authentic Maloca (indigenous longhouse) 24 hours
• Enter to the Authentic Maloca (indigenous longhouse). • Live with a tribal family. • Learn their customs and way of life. • Listen to ancient stories told by elderly Matsés. • Harvest food from their “Chacras” (plantations and crops). • Motor boat (2 h). • Fish for piranha (Serrasalmus nattereri) and other species. • Fish with “Barbasco” (toxic plant). Just during Low river season (June to November). • Identify medicinal plants. • Sniff “Nënë” (native tobacco) ritual (optional). • Night exploration in search of the monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) used for the Kambô. • Watch or participate in the Frog ritual “Kambô” (optional). • Ritual of the bullet ant - isula (Paraponera clavata). • Buy or barter for handicrafts and authentic weapons (optional). • Overnight in a jungle camp, next to the Maloca.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Enter to the Authentic Maloca (indigenous longhouse) 24 hours
• Enter to the Authentic Maloca (indigenous longhouse). • Live with a tribal family. • Learn their customs and way of life. • Listen to ancient stories told by elderly Matsés. • Harvest food from their “Chacras” (plantations and crops). • Motor boat (2 h). • Fish for piranha (Serrasalmus nattereri) and other species. • Fish with “Barbasco” (toxic plant). Just during Low river season (June to November). • Identify medicinal plants. • Sniff “Nënë” (native tobacco) ritual (optional). • Night exploration in search of the monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) used for the Kambô. • Watch or participate in the Frog ritual “Kambô” (optional). • Ritual of the bullet ant - isula (Paraponera clavata). • Buy or barter for handicrafts and authentic weapons (optional). • Overnight in a jungle camp, next to the Maloca.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Motor boat (6 h) back to Angamos village 24 hours
• Motor boat (6 h) back to Angamos village. • Overnight in Angamos.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Motorboat during (8 h) 24 hours
• Motorboat during (8 h). • Overnight in a Native Community.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Motorboat to our base camp (4 h) 24 hours
• Motorboat to our base camp (4 h). • During this period: • Search for wildlife by canoe. • Hiking on primary jungle. • Drink water from forest vines “Soga de agua”. • Excursion a palm wetland to observe macaws and parrots. • Explore clay licks “Collpas” (deposit of clay containing mineral salts where a large number and variety of animals gather). Only from June to November, when the rivers are low. • Identify animal tracks and footprints. • Overnight in our base camp.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Motorboat to our base camp (4 h) 24 hours
• Motorboat to our base camp (4 h). • During this period: • Search for wildlife by canoe. • Hiking on primary jungle. • Drink water from forest vines “Soga de agua”. • Excursion a palm wetland to observe macaws and parrots. • Explore clay licks “Collpas” (deposit of clay containing mineral salts where a large number and variety of animals gather). Only from June to November, when the rivers are low. • Identify animal tracks and footprints. • Overnight in our base camp.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Motorboat to our base camp (4 h) 24 hours
• Motorboat to our base camp (4 h). • During this period: • Search for wildlife by canoe. • Hiking on primary jungle. • Drink water from forest vines “Soga de agua”. • Excursion a palm wetland to observe macaws and parrots. • Explore clay licks “Collpas” (deposit of clay containing mineral salts where a large number and variety of animals gather). Only from June to November, when the rivers are low. • Identify animal tracks and footprints. • Overnight in our base camp.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Motorboat to the Matanza River 24 hours
• Motorboat to the Matanza River. • Overnight in the jungle.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Motorboat to the Matanza River 24 hours
• Motorboat to the Matanza River. • Overnight in the jungle.
Matses Indigenous Tribe Territory
• Hike through primary jungle to the town of Requena (31 mi or 50 km) 24 hours
• Hike through primary jungle to the town of Requena (31 mi or 50 km). • Cross rivers and streams. • Overnight in the jungle.
From the Amazon Rainforest to Requena and Iquitos
• Hike through primary jungle to the town of Requena (31 mi or 50 km) 24 hours
• Hike through primary jungle to the town of Requena (31 mi or 50 km). • Cross rivers and streams. • Overnight in the jungle.
Back in Iquitos
• Arrive in Requena 24 hours
• Arrive in Requena. • Speedboat from Requena to Nauta city (3 h). • Bus from Nauta to Iquitos (2 h). • Arrive in Iquitos.
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