Question 1

How do I get to Iquitos?

Accepted Answer

Since no roads lead to the city, the airport is the only practical way to arrive; it is served several times daily from Lima with a flight time of around two hours.

Question 2

Why is Iquitos considered the gateway to the Amazon?

Accepted Answer

As the largest city in the world without road access, Iquitos can only be reached by plane or boat and has long served as the most important starting point for expeditions into the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

Question 3

What awaits visitors at the jungle lodges near Iquitos?

Accepted Answer

Numerous eco-lodges along the Amazon and Napo rivers offer guided night walks, canoe trips and canopy walkways where caimans, pink river dolphins and an almost unimaginable variety of bird species can be observed.

Question 4

What is river life like on the Amazon in Iquitos?

Accepted Answer

The floating district of Belén, with its houses built on stilts and rafts, reflects the region's original river life, while the adjacent market offers exotic fruits, fish and traditional medicinal herbs from the rainforest.

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