Kukamas Tribe, Butterfly Preserve e Sport Piranha Fishing - Tutti i biglietti inclusi

It was wonderful, one of the best experiences of my life, great people and animals. Fast transport and comfortable on the boot

Took the butterfly sanctuary, tribe and piranha fishing trip in August 2025. Kelwin the tour owner/operator/guide was great. Knowledgeable and passionate. Asking to be contacted over WhatsApp, made our communication prior to tour very easy. Kelwin made sure we were ready and met us at the hotel for a short (5min) walk to the boat. Boat was nothing fancy but perfect for the tour length. Butterfly farm and wildlife rescue was awesome. Animals were well taken care of given the circumstances. Rescue founder took us on the tour and you could tell the love the place was built with. We then went next door and met the indigenous tribe. Definitly a money grab from them but much needed. Government doesn't help most of the rescues and tribes around Iquitos. They showed us a small piece of their culture and sold trinkets to survive. We went fishing afterwards which was way more fun than I imagined even though my wife caught way more piranha than I. Overall this was a great experience thanks to Kelwin.

Took the butterfly sanctuary, tribe and piranha fishing trip in August 2025. Kelwin the tour owner/operator/guide was great. Knowledgeable and passionate. Asking to be contacted over WhatsApp, made our communication prior to tour very easy. Kelwin made sure we were ready and met us at the hotel for a short (5min) walk to the boat. Boat was nothing fancy but perfect for the tour length. Butterfly farm and wildlife rescue was awesome. Animals were well taken care of given the circumstances. Rescue founder took us on the tour and you could tell the love the place was built with. We then went next door and met the indigenous tribe. Definitly a money grab from them but much needed. Government doesn't help most of the rescues and tribes around Iquitos. They showed us a small piece of their culture and sold trinkets to survive. We went fishing afterwards which was way more fun than I imagined even though my wife caught way more piranha than I. Overall this was a great experience thanks to Kelwin.

July 2025- My colleague and I went out on the Amazon River to visit the massive Avatar tree in the jungle and it was amazing! Kelwin is an excellent tour guide with a lot of knowledge of Iquitos and the Amazon River. He was accommodating to our schedule and he safely got us there and back. This is the second time I’ve done this tour with Kelwin. Again amazing! I highly recommend him! 👍🏼

Very unhappy I asked him that I wanted a lodge with a pool and I was cheated and charged twice as much as other tourists who were there also cheated because they liked the pool. I asked why there was no such lodge on Google and they told me it was because it is new I leave photos the heat is very strong do not have even the minimum measurements of a fan. Don't trust why you don't tell the truth for making money. No bottled water. And it is very precarious I asked for some quality and this I received be careful. And we did not visit much I do not recommend them I love peru and everything I saw my only bad experience.

I spent one day with Robinson on and around the Amazon, and by far this day was the highlight of my travel. Robin grew up himself in the jungle, so he knows his way in and out, and he knows all animals, plants or local customs you may be interested in. He was very caring and flexible, waited for me patiently when i needed more time and we added a couple of more activities to allow me to have a full experience. Dont miss the piranha fishing, as it is a lot of fun! 🙂 I loved the animal rescue centres and the presentation of the local communities. Robin was truly entertaining, kind, attentive and made me feel safe everywhere in the jungle. I am already planning my return 🙂

I spent one day with Robinson on and around the Amazon, and by far this day was the highlight of my travel. Robin grew up himself in the jungle, so he knows his way in and out, and he knows all animals, plants or local customs you may be interested in. He was very caring and flexible, waited for me patiently when i needed more time and we added a couple of more activities to allow me to have a full experience. Dont miss the piranha fishing, as it is a lot of fun! 🙂 I loved the animal rescue centres and the presentation of the local communities. Robin was truly entertaining, kind, attentive and made me feel safe everywhere in the jungle. I am already planning my return 🙂

This was an absolutely fantastic excursion with Kelwin in Iquitos Peru. He picked me up at my hotel & we rode in a moto taxi to meet our boat in front of the malecon. The boat, called a Peke Peke, is actually a huge wooden canoe with a thatched roof to block the sun. As our driver navigated the boat along the Itaya River, Kelwin talked about all of the different structures, huts, boats & businesses along the shore of Iquitos. We saw many different aquatic plants & river birds along the way. When we reached the meeting point of the Itaya & Amazon Rivers, our driver stopped the boat in an area of calm waters & the show began. We saw both gray & pink dolphins swimming & jumping. It was a special sight to see. We continued up the river until we went ashore for our short jungle walk to the butterfly farm. My guide here was a young man from Germany working as a volunteer at the farm. Not only are butterflies raised here, it is a sanctuary for various jungle animals that cannot live in the wild. I watched a jaguar be fed lunch, different types of monkeys be given ‘toys” & a curiious ant eater stick his long tongue through the fence. And a monkey named Ted joined in on the tour. This farm is run totally by donations & is not supported by the Peruvian government in any way. The next stop was to the Kukamas Tribe & they live very close to the farm. The women sang songs & danced while the men played drums. I was shown different hand goods made by the tribe & I was even able to purchase some handicrafts to bring home with me. Kelwin & I got back in the boat & our driver brought us to an area back towards the city where we went fishing. We stepped out of the boat onto a dock so we could fish for piranha. Three boats filled with local children joined us & went swimming while we caught some small piranha. We fished with sticks that had fishing line attached to them with fish hooks on the end. And our bait was raw chicken that the fish loved. When we got back to the city, Kelwin brought me to a local restaurant on the Malecon called El Mejor. I ate a fantastic pescado lunch so much so that I ate lunch there the next day. Kerwin was a great tour guide & I learned so much about Iquitos & it’s people. He is a local so he knew all of the ins & outs of this wonderful city in the Peruvian Amazon. I mentioned to him that I wanted to visit the Belen Market so he took me on a tour there the next day. He actually grew up there & I met his aunt who had a booth there. It was pouring rain but that didn’t slow down the market or dampen any spirits. There is booth after booth of fresh fruits, vegetables, seafood, fish, meats & other goods for sale. And there is also a section where traditional natural Peruvian medicines are sold. Then we got into a small wooden canoe with a motor for my tour of Venice Loretana where the Belen people live. The locals live in small huts on stilts that are built above the water. We floated by the Catholic Church & the school. In order to get anywhere the residents need to travel in their small boats. We then went back to the Malecon & rode a Peke Peke to a fish farm on the Amazon River. I was able to feed alligators, turtles, huge piranha & young Arapaima (Paiche) fish. The Arapaima were young but they were at least 3 feet long! These 2 days touring with Kelwin were not only fantastic but very special. I was a solo traveler & he did everything he could to make me feel welcome in his community. This was an experience I will never forget. And I am so grateful & thankful to Kelwin. Mucho gracias!

This one-day trip was just great. Kelwin is a great guide. He speaks English which helps a lot! He definitely knew the right places for an amazing experience in nature. The part I've loved most was the fact that he was pretty flexible with creating a customized trip more suitable for us. 10+ Downside: noting with Kelwin, but for us, as a couple, the zip line adventure park was a bit 🥵. That place is not something you want to try if you don't have children under 16 years. Plus the gear is not cleaned after every use and is really sticky and dirty. You can watch our adventure on Youtube : Nostiem Travel. I will definitely recommend this tour. Thank you Kelwin

I'm not sure which tribes I visited but my day trip went to the butterfly and animal sanctuary then an indigenous village, then after lunch two more tribes and a spot of piranha fishing. I loved meeting the locals and see it as a highlight of my trip. I enjoyed dancing with them and took lots of pictures. There was a small payment needed to each village for their performances and I bought a souvenir from each one. It was a bit touristy in set up and hard to tell how much the people still live in the thatched buildings we saw/dress in the clothes they wore, but it was within a day trip so not a completely remote or untouched community.