Amazon and Ucayali rivers

Wild Jungle Trip/Wild Jungle 

healing journey in close contact with nature

You are very welcome to join us for a journey through the wild, magical jungles of Peru! During this trip you will have the opportunity to live in close contact with lush, vibrant nature and experience its healing. You will be able to learn about many medicinal plants, swim in paraisical, therapeutical hot springs, and partake in the sacred plant medicine of ayahuasca. Throughout the trip there will also be opportunities for ceremonial and spiritual work, increasing your communication and communion with self and nature – the earth, trees and waters. In addition, you will also have the possibility of receiving individual healing sessions.

     On this journey, being in close contact with nature implies living simply. We will spend some nights in simple hostals and others in tents. Some of the distances we will cross are only accessible by foot, so there will be a fair bit of walking. Some of the time we will, however, have the option of going by car – so the exact amount of walking will depend on the will of the group as well as on the condition of the roads. All long distance travel will take place by plane, though, leaving as much time as possible to stay and enjoy at the beautiful places we will visit. 

     After the jungle trip, you can chose between returning to Lima or to continue the journey with us to Chachapoyas. Here you will see a totally different aspect of Peru, in the remnants of a culture which developed totally independently of the Inka empire. Among the marked differences between the Chachapoya culture and the Inkas, are their architectural styles, their handicraft and their funerary customs. Chachapoyas offers you its beautiful nature, including an enormous quantity of different kinds of orchids, and its interesting archaological sites in relative freedom from tourists. These days will give you an opportunity to rest and recuperate after your wildlife and ayahuasca experiences, through a gradual return to city or travel life. It will also be possible for you to participate in a San Pedro ceremony.

     You will be guided on the trip by José ´Pepe´ Arrospide,  has been exploring and bringing travelers to the Peruvian jungle and its plant medicines for 38 years. He is a very inspirational guide, sharing generously his passion for and knowledge about its unique nature and its healing properties. This journey consists of Pepe´s uniquely developed itenary, which is not offered by any other guide or travel agency. Therefore we will probably not encounter many other travelers during our days in the jungle. pepe is  natural therapist and energy worker, as well as a traveler and Peru-lover. He works with different aspects of Peruvian healing, including plant medicines and energetic healing from the mountain traditions.

   When working with ayahuasca, our guide will have help of  other person in the songs  and  music  .

   Throughout the trip, translation will be available between Spanish, English, Francais and..  Deutsch

   The number of participants on the journey is limited to 12.

   The minimal number is 6.

ITINERARY:

Day 1

This is the day of arrival to Lima. Depending on the hour of your arrival and your energy level after the flight, you will be able to join an optional, relaxed tour to a few sights around the city. In the evening we will have dinner, before getting some rest at our hostal in the lovely city area of Miraflores.

Day 2 

In the morning we will travel by plane to the city ofPuccalpa, located in the Amazon. We will go straight into the jungle, to the village of Yarinacocha which is located next to a beautiful lake. After a short boattrip on the lake we will arrive to our friend Leonidas where we will stay the night. Leonidas will show us and teach us about some of the many plants and trees growing around his home, such as mango, huito, cocona and many others. We will be able to have a swim in the lake, while enjoying the beauty of the scenery. The area is full of exotic birds, and if we are lucky we will be able to see some of the pink dolphins residing here. We will also make a first circle, learning a bit more about each other as well as expressing and strengthening our intentions for the journey.

Day 3

In the morning we will explore a few other places next to the lake. We will visit a Shipibo community, meeting people and seeing their handicraft, including jewellery made of local seeds and textiles made of natural fibres and colors. Fruits such as aguagyna, copohasu, camu camu, ungurahui and many more, not only delicious but also extremely nutritious, will be available to eat. We will continue to Isla de amor, an uninhabited island where we can relax, swim and do meditation and ceremony. After this excursion we will go back to Leonidas, where we will spend another night.

Day 4

Early in the morning we will head back to Pucallpa. From there we will catch a flight to Contamana, which is anAmazonian village located on the side of the Ucayali river.Starting from here, we will move deeper into the jungle. Depending on the condition of the road, as well as on the group, we will either go by foot (5 hours) or by car for most of the way (1 hour car, 40 minutes walk). Our destination, located 20 km from the village of Contamana, is a beautiful location possessing natural thermal waters formed by the union of two different rivers. At the junction of these two rivers, one hot and one cold, we find our thermal waters – completely natural, without human alteration. Rock caverns also form natural saunas. Arriving at this mysterious place is an amazing experience, its beautiful landscape impossible to forget.

After setting up camp on the beachy edges of the waters we will prepare ourselves a rustic lunch and eat there along the banks of the water. After lunch we will have time to soak in the sulfurous thermal waters, experiencing its relaxing, detoxifying and healing effects. We will spend the night here in this location, sleeping in tents, in true contact with nature, listening to the hundreds of sounds of wild animals.

Day 5

We will wake up before sunrise to begin a trek through the National Reserve jungle, during which we will hopefully see a range of wild animals. Our first stop is a location where we will hide and watch for the many parrots which gather at this point to eat and mate. We will then continue to a beautiful waterfall where we will stop and be able to enjoy a relaxing natural bath. We will return to our campsite for lunch, after which we will have more time to enjoy the hot thermal baths situated between natural, gigantic rock formations. We will spend another night here at this site. Depending on the weather we will be able to enjoy the natural baths into the night, under the stars, and/or the warmth of our bonfire. At some point while staying next to the thermal waters we will also make ceremony, getting closer to the water element, cleansing and giving thanks.

Day 6

After breakfast we will make our way back to Contamana (again by foot or car) where we will have some free time to explore the village and have lunch. Later in the afternoon we will leave Contamana, making the 6 hour journey by boat along the Ucayali river towards Canchahualla. In this Shipibo community we will lodge with the inhabitants, in one of their houses.  

Day 7

From Canchahualla we will begin an unforgettable trek along a rugged path during which we will pass three beautiful waterfalls. The first two are too hot for swimming, but in the third one (7 metres high) we will be able to enjoy a relaxing bath in the spectacular surroundings. Here we will also make a meditation journey, beginning to prepare us for our upcoming ayahuasca ceremonies. On the same path we will pass a small mountain, the only place in the jungle where it´s possible to see all three rows of Andean mountains crossing the lands of Peru. After having returned to our lodgings we will prepare ourselves a meal, before returning by boat to the village of Contamana.

Day 8

After breakfast in Contamana we will go to the airport and board a plane to Iquitos, capital city of the Amazon. After some time to relax we will make a tour around the city, beginning at the Plaza de Armas and continuing to Malecon, a site where we will have a wonderful view of the Amazon river. Depending on time and will, we will be able to visit the market of Belen and its medicinal/shamanic section. 

Other optional visits include the floating town of Belem, Pintilwasi where we can view many different animals such as 32 species of butterflies, monkeys, speaking parrots and a bear by the name of Rosita, and El Serpentario, with its anacondas and many other kinds of snakes.  In the evening we will have dinner together in the city.

Day 9

Today we will leave Iquitos and travel via bus towards the city of Nauta, stopping after about forty-five minutes at Km 50. From here we will embark on a beautiful 6km walk through the forest until we reach our lodging Nuevo Paraiso. Our lodgings are constructed in native fashion, surrounded by trees, plants and flowers - a true tropical garden, home to an abundant variety of birds and butterflies. We will be received by our host Artidoro, who holds a vast knowledge of the jungle plants, covering the medicinal, cosmetic and  psychotropic. In the evening we will have our first ayahuasca session, under his supervision.

Day 10-13

We will have four whole days in Nuevo Paraiso, with lots of time to relax and enjoy the sensory experience of the jungle. During these days, each person will have plenty of space for reflection preparing for and following the ayahuasca ceremonies, which will be held every night. You may also want to bring books, writing or drawing material, for entertainment but above all for recording and processing visions and insights from the ceremonies. We will also be able to take long walks around the area, learning about the medical and mystical uses of plants. We will encounter the gigantic trees such as renaco, copaiba, oje, lupuna and a multitude of other native species, all known for their curative properties. We will be able to taste the resins and fresh waters of the plants, drinking straight from the trees and vines. During the days you will also be able to practice direct communication with trees and other natural phenomena, during meditations and simple ceremonies.

Day 14

We will spend the morning at Nuevo Paraiso, relaxing after the final ayahuasca ceremony, before we travel back to Iquitos around midday. The afternoon and evening will be free, for exploration, relaxing or shopping in Iquitos. We will have dinner together in one of the city´s restaurants, overlooking the Amazon river.

Day 15

This is the final day for those returning to Lima after the jungle. You will catch a flight from Iquitos to Lima in the morning, then continuing your travels to your next destination or to your home country. Those of us continuing to Chachapoyas will fly to Yurimaguas, and from there journey by bus to Chachapoyas. When we arrive in the evening, we will check into our hotel and get some rest. Chachapoyas will allow you to experience a totally different side of Peru. It will also give you a chance to make a gradual return to the hustle and bustle of city and travel life, after your ayahuasca and jungle adventures.