8 Day Survival Skills Program

$1040 per person

Day 1ː

Arrive in Iquitos and be transported to Nauta. From Nauta, you will travel by boat for approximately 5 hours and arrive in the Tamshiacu Yanayacu Reserve. That night, you will stay in a basecamp.

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Day 2ː

After breakfast, you will pack your bags and begin your hike to Yarina Lake, enjoying a 3-hour hike and tour through the Amazon jungle. On this hike, you will see various types of monkeys, birds, snakes, and various other local creatures. Along the way, your guide will show you how to locate drinkable water in native vines. In addition, your guide will locate and describe many medicinal plants and their uses.

When you arrive at the lake, you will continue your learning experience by foraging for food.

Afterward, the local guide will teach you to build your own natural weapons, such as spears, harpoons, and blowguns so that you can hunt and catch your food. (You will camp for 2 days at the Lake and will continue your learning experience.)

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Day 3ː

Enjoy another day of learning survival skills with your guide. Camp overnight at Lake Yarina.

Day 4ː

Wake up at Lake Yarina and enjoy breakfast in the peaceful nature. After, your guide will help you find balsa wood to build a raft for crossing the lake. After building your raft, you can enjoy fishing and paddling around the lake. After, you will cross the lake and continue on with your adventure. On the other side of the lake, you will build and set up camp for the night.

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Day 5ː

After breakfast, enjoy exploring the diverse foliage of the jungle as you continue to your next destination on a 4 hour hike through the Amazon to the Tahuayo River. At the river, enjoy camping in this unique, secluded part of the forest.

Day 6ː

Wake up refreshed at the beautiful Tahuayo River. After, you will explore the surrounding area with your guide or choose to relax and spend your time at your leisure. At night, you will cook food and camp next to the river.

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Day 7ː

After waking up from your second night at the Tahuayo River, you will begin your journey back through the Amazon and once again camp at Lake Yarina. Throughout the day, you will continue learning about medicinal plants, native animals, and indigenous survival skills.

Day 8ː

Wake up at Lake Yarina and enjoy breakfast.

After breakfast, we’ll begin our trek back to the basecamp.

Your boat will be waiting to take you back to Nauta. From there, you will then be transported to Iquitos.

Survival Skills

Here are some of the jungle survival skills I can teach.

Building Shelters

Finding Drinkable Water

Using a Machete

Making Animal Traps

Raft Building

Piranha Fishing

Starting Fires

Preparing Food

Activities

Below are some of the activities you can do on this trip.

Jungle Hiking

Birding

Fishing

Finding Sloths

Night Hikes

Piranha Fishing

Reptile Search

Sunrise Expeditions

Frog Experience

Pink Dolphin Search

Forest Canoeing

Camping in Virgin Jungle

Book This Trip

					  We spend 4 days and 3 nights with our local guide Edgar, and he is definitely a professional! We feel so lucky to have him in our trip, he knows... read more how to “communicate” with animals, he knows all the plants and animals in the jungle. Edgar is very knowledgeable and he is well educated. He has been a great friend to us, he was always patient, humorous, and polite. The trip is full of surprises, we hugged cute sloth and we saw many wildlifes like alligators and snake. I would totally recommend this trip to anyone !				
Tia D
February 24, 2020 

					  The best tour guide you might ever get. A wonderful experience in the jungle. I chose a five days activity, still want to go back.				
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June 28, 2021 

					  In June, we stayed at Amazonas Sinchicuy Lodge with Edgar as our guide on a 3 day jungle expedition. Edgar was knowledgeable, friendly, and welcoming from the time he picked... read more us up at the airport, through our stay and adventures, until he dropped us off again at the airport. Edgar was confident in his knowledge of the jungle and encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone and try new things, while keeping our safety of utmost importance. His calm demeanor made me feel safe and comfortable in a completely foreign area. Edgar's love of the jungle was evident and made it easy for us to fall in love with it as well. Edgar grew up in the jungle and his expertise of the land is immeasurable and impressive; we learned more about the Amazon than I knew wa possible. Edgar had a great plan for the 3 days, but he was very flexible about what we wanted to do, allowing more time in certain places (like with the animals which I LOVED) and skipping one activity when we were too exhausted from the days adventures. He was easy to talk to, but respectful when we wanted to quietly enjoy the beautiful scenery and sounds of the jungle. Edgar quickly became our friend during this once in a lifetime expedition. I am thankful to have had such a wonderful guide to provide such unforgettable memories on this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

I can't recommend this trip enough! Thank you, my friend!				
dj_mollyd_07
January 27, 2020 

					  In June, we stayed at Amazonas Sinchicuy Lodge with Edgar as our guide on a 3 day jungle expedition. Edgar was knowledgeable, friendly, and welcoming from the time he picked... read more us up at the airport, through our stay and adventures, until he dropped us off again at the airport.				
Molly D
June 1, 2019 

					  Had such a great time exploring the Amazon river and its tributaries. Saw a ton of wildlife from caiman, sloths, river dolphins, capybaras, to tons of different birds including prehistoric... read more birds and macaws! It was just an amazing trip and Edgar was really the most critical part of it. He is exceptionally knowledgeable about the jungle from tracking animals and telling about their behaviors, to describing traditional health properties of plants and vines. He is a survival expert in his element in the jungle and it really shows. He was always looking for cool and exciting things to show us and tell us about. He is really a caring guy and wants his guests to experience as much as possible. Could not recommend Edgar enough! 



Booking here on trip advisors doesn't seem to work... The best way to get in touch is his website (amazonjunglesurvival.tours) or on Instagram (amazon.jungle.survival).				
821todda
October 21, 2022 

					  Edgar is a wonderful tour guide and incredibly knowledgable. He was able to show us so much wildlife and teach us a bit about the jungle. I also was really... read more sick one day and Edgar went to one of the villages to get me medicine. He is a very kind soul. Book with Edgar for an amazing experience!				
255amandae
November 3, 2021 

					   Me and my friends did a 3 day jungle walk and camping with Edgar. All of that trip was absolutely amazing and i can highly recommend the adventure! It can... read more go either soft or hardcore, and it is up to you. Edgar is very experienced and skilful guide with a lot of knowledge about …				
Veneti G
January 1, 2020 

					  Edgar is a really special tour guide. Since he grew up in the Amazonas, he knows everything about the animals and plants in the jungle. I really liked that Edgar... read more explained so much while we were walking through the jungle and we had the opportunity to see and also interact with some animals. He is also a really funny guy and we had an amazing time in the jungle. I can only recommend Edgar, he was one of the best guides we ever had.				
leonien946
May 13, 2022 

					  We had a fantastic time with Edgar in the Amazon!  He was very knowledgeable, he knows the river and he knows the jungle.  We felt very safe and... read more well looked after.  He was also a lot fun, and had a great sense of humor.  Highly recommended!				
Ashley O
December 1, 2019 