Tarapoto Family

Description Family Tour in Tarapoto

With the “Tarapoto Family Tour”, you can enjoy nature while discovering the wildlife of the 4 most visited destinations in Tarapoto and the entire jungle in San Martin.  Tarapoto, a city in central-eastern Peru on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, is the most populated city in the department of San Martin and the annual average maximum temperature is 29 °C.

It is designed to enjoy family and quiet tours suitable for everyone, you will have the unique opportunity to enjoy a night walk through the jungle where you will see different nocturnal jungle species, visit the famous blue lagoon and navigate and play with the little ones in its waters.

You will take a walk to the most famous waterfall of Tarapoto, the Ahuashiyacu Waterfall and you will be able to swim in its waters. You will spend a pleasant afternoon with your family doing sport fishing in the Huallaga River in search of various Amazonian fish. Finally, you will visit some of the most interesting places in the city: the chocolate factory, the cigar factory and the Urku animal reserve, ideal for the little ones.

Enjoy Family Packages in Tarapoto

MAIN POINTS OF VISIT

• Cocha Boscosa
• Blue Lagoon
• La Punta del Gallinazo Viewpoint
• Willow
• El Caño Tourist Recreation
• Ahuashiyacu Waterfall
• Escalera Mountain Range
• Shapaja
• Cigar Factory
• Chocolate Factory
• Urku Animal Reserve

• Day 01: Jungle Night Tour
• Day 02: Blue Lagoon
• Day 03: Ahuashiyacu and Fishing
• Day 04: Tarapoto City Tour

Day 1: Night Jungle Walk (06.30 – 09.30 pm)

• 06.30 pm We will pick you up at your hotel when it is getting dark to go to the small Cocha Boscosa near Tarapoto where the tour will take place.
• Once there we will provide you with boots and a helmet and our guide specialized in nocturnal species will give you a short introduction talk.  Afterwards, we will start the excursion through the small lagoon where you will be able to see different species of amphibians and nocturnal reptiles.
• We will finish the tour about two hours later and at 21.30 pm we will be back at your hotel for dinner.

PERNOCTE: Hotel – RIOSOL.

BREAKFAST – HOTEL/BRUNCH AND DINNER – PASSENGER

Day 2: Blue Lagoon (08.30 am – 04.00 pm)

• 08.30 am We will pick you up at your hotel to go to the Blue Lagoon. During the 2 hour drive we will make 2 stops. First we will cross the Huallaga River (sub tributary of the Amazon) on a raft where we will transport the car to the other bank; then we will stop at the Punta del Gallinazo viewpoint, from where we will see all the green riverbank of the Huallaga.
• When we arrive in Sauce, we will go to its port and take a boat to navigate the lagoon for about an hour. Then we will dock the boat at the Recreo Turístico El Caño where you can swim in the lagoon, take a short horseback ride in the surroundings and practice additional activities (not included in the price) such as kayaking, canopy and jet skiing.
• Then we will have lunch on the shores of the lagoon with a tourist menu where you can choose from various dishes of Amazonian cuisine.
• Afterwards, at 04.00 pm we will start our return to Tarapoto and around 06.00 pm we will drop you off at your hotel.

PERNOCTE: Hotel – RIOSOL.

BREAKFAST – HOTEL / LUNCH – AGENCY / DINNER – PASSENGER.

Day 3: Ahuashiyacu & Fishing (10.00 am – 6.00 pm)

• 10.00 am We will pick you up at your hotel, to go to do two different activities: the view of the Ahuashiyacu Waterfall and the fishing tour.
• We will arrive at the reserve where it is located after about 35 minutes. Before we will make a stop at a viewpoint from where you can contemplate beautiful views of the Cordillera Escalera with the Ahuashiyacu Waterfall in the background and take some pictures.
• Once at the entrance of the reserve, we will take a 15-minute walk through its interior along a trail specially prepared for tourist traffic. Finally, when we arrive at the waterfall we can swim in the natural pool in front of its fall and relax in the middle of its privileged jungle environment.
• Afterwards, at 01.00 pm we will drop you back at your hotel.
• In the afternoon we will pick you up again at your hotel at 3.00 pm, from there we will go to the village of Shapaja where we will take a boat to start the fishing tour. During the trip our specialized guide will explain some of the secrets of this activity as well as giving you a little talk and safety tips.
• Once we get to a suitable place to hold the boat we will start the fishing activity that will last approximately 2 hours. The type of fishing that we will practice is sport fishing, where the animal that is caught is returned back to the river, thus avoiding harming the environment with our practice.
• Finally, at 6.00 pm we will be back to Tarapoto.

PERNOCTE: Hotel – RIOSOL.

BREAKFAST – HOTEL/ LUNCH and DINNER – PASSENGER

Day 4: City Tour Tarapoto (9.00 am – 1.00 pm)

• 09.00 am We will pick you up at your hotel, to go to know and discover some of the most interesting places in the city. We will go, first of all, to the Cigar Factory. There you will be able to discover the artisanal process of elaboration of this product and be surprised with the strong smell that is impregnated in the whole building.
• Then we will go to the Chocolate Factory where you can also learn about the process of industrial production of this tasty product and make a small tasting of it.
• Finally we will visit, outside Tarapoto, the Urku Animal Reserve where you can see some of the species that are typical in this area of the Peruvian Amazon and learn more about the important conservation work done by the association that manages this reserve.
• Then at 12.00 am we will return back to the hotel.

BREAKFAST – HOTEL/ LUNCH and DINNER – PASSENGER