BEYOND THE RIO TIGRE
Tour 1: July 13th - July 22nd, Macchu Picchu Extension: July 23rd - July 29th
Tour 2: August 10th - August 19th, Macchu Picchu Extension: August 20th - 26th
Tour 3: September 7th - September 16th, Macchu Picchu Extension: Sept. 17th - 3rd
10 days in the upper Amazon with the some of the finest curanderos:
During this time, you will have the opportunity to experience what we
lovingly call, "Grace and Madness", with at least three different
curanderos (shamans). The tour begins upon arrival into Iquitos via
your flight from Lima. The first evening is a group dinner in this city.
The following morning we travel by speedboat upriver one and a half hour
to a jungle lodge specifically built for ceremonial purposes:
A two story Maloca with skylights.
This night is for orientation to the medicine and the jungle.
Lodging is in private two-story cabins, each with a balcony that
overlooks the pristine Rio Tamshiyacu - a beautiful tributary of
the Amazon River, loaded with dolphins. This is our base camp.
From here we tour with a collectivo (bus) boat,
"Beyond the Rio Tigre", visiting other curanderos and partaking
in their healing sessions with other local Jivaro indigenous.
We will be visiting their villages, living as they do and participating
in their ceremonies. These ceremonies will be run exactly as they have
been for centuries. They will not be sessions that are arranged for
"ayahuasca tourism". Therefore, we must stress that you enter
"Beyond The Rio Tigre" with the knowledge that you are a part of the
whole and not the center of the universe.
Day 1 - Arrival in Iquitos and group dinner.
Lodging is in a local hostal of your choice.
Day 2 - Travel upriver to our jungle lodge and a flower bath.
In the evening, a healing ceremony with at least two curanderos (shaman).
Day 3 - Question and Answer session with the curanderos.
Translators are provided. Cleansing ceremony with ortega’s
(stinging nettles) and mapacho tobacco followed with clay baths
baked on by the sun and washed off by the water from the Rio Tamshiyacu.
After lunch we explore the jungle and it’s medicinal plants with the
Naturalist, "Richard Fowler".
Rest and preperation for the mornings voyage up the Rio Tigre.
Day 4 - Amazon River travel by river bus into the
"Beyonds of the Rio Tigre",
Touring some of the small villages of the Jivaro tribe.
Day 5 - Plant baths and a healing ceremony with a shaman of the Jivaro tribe.
Day 6 - Ortega (nettles), mapacho tobacco and clay baths.
Travel further up into the "Beyonds".
Day 7 - Ceremony in another village.
Day 8 - Baths and return to our base camp.
Day 9 - Two options: Final ceremony in the base camp and/or
return to Iquitos to a hostal.
This option is open for each individual to choose as they see fit.
Day 10 - Exploration of the plant market in Iquitos,
the floating city of Belen and a relaxing bask on a
lake at Quistachoco zoo. Group dinner.
Cost:
$1000.00 We accept bank wire transfers, Western Union,
or Visa/MasterCard and Diners Card.
Please email us for more specifics.
A $500 deposit is required to hold your space,
which is limited to 10.
Deposit is required one month before the program begins.
Cancellation is accepted up to two weeks before departure with a full refund.
Cautions:
Anyone taking medications must consult us prior to arrival.
Some medications require 6 weeks of abstinence before drinking MAOI’s.
Diet:
No salt, sugar or oil. We also advise that you refrain from sexual
stimulation 48 hours before arrival and continue to do so during the tour.
Anyone with special diet requirements should advise us.
Suggestions:
Insect repellant (very high percentage of DEET), pima or egyptian
cotton long-sleeved shirt for ceremonies (high thread count protection),
sandals and lightweight hiking boots, sunglasses, sunscreen, cap,
backpack and small daypack, water bottle
(filtered water is always traveling with us),
thermorest or similar airmattress (seat conversions are nice too),
camera, recording device for ceremonies, shorts and t-shirts,
lightweight rain jacket. Used t-shirts, baseball hats or other
gift/barter items.
Malaria
The odds of getting malaria are quite slim.
With proper precautions, it is nearly impossible.
For those that wish to take anti-malaria medications, go ahead. We don’t.
For more details, email us.
At any point in the tour, if anyone wishes to return to
base camp they may do so. This program is real curanderismo.
Chinchilejo will make your tour as comfortable as possible.
We tour with our own experienced chef and guarantee you will be
happy in your stomach. We have our own Naturalist - Richard Fowler,
(the only man we know who actually gains weight when on a jungle survival trip)
Richard is the most experienced jungle naturalist in the Upper Amazon
as well as a fifth degree black belt.
