Belluda Creek and El Dorado River, 5/30/2024, Delfin II
Aboard the
Delfin II
Amazon
Today we began our exploration in the jungle of Peru. Belluda Creek and El Dorado River are both great places to spot different types of animals and ecosystems. In the morning we spotted saki monkeys, tamarin monkeys, toucans, tanagers, herons, and more. In the afternoon our guests explored the area using kayaks, and later on we explored the jungle at night. We had a super beginning for our expedition!
Christian was born on the island of Isabela in the Galápagos archipelago. He grew up on a farm and had a magical childhood devoid of cars, electricity, telephones—just pure nature and playful sea lions along the beach. At the age of seven, he moved w...
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We awoke with the sunrise and started looking for wildlife in a very special part of the Yarapa River. Many bird species filled the air with their beautiful calls. Our guides found a woolly monkey family eating very close to the shore of the river where we stopped our skiffs. Not long after that, we found a second group of monkeys, this time a bigger species known as the saki monkey. This mysterious animal looked at our group with curiosity from the heights of the canopy and climbed to the top of a huge tree to disappear in the foliage. In the afternoon, we visited a small community where we witnessed the different ways of life of the locals and the many projects the people of this area carry out in order to live sustainably and protect the forest.
Today our expedition started very early, at around 0600, and we went deep into the forest on the Pacaya River, the farthest destination and probably one of the most beautiful locations we will be exploring during our expedition. It was a beautiful sunny day without any rain at all. This weather accompanied us the whole morning. At around 0730, we had a great breakfast outdoors under a large tree accompanied by the sounds of the rainforest. Later, our caravan of skiffs arrived at a large, black lake called Yanayacu Lake. We stopped to stretch our legs at the Lake’s Pacaya Samiria Reserve Rangers’ Station. After, we continued with our explorations and were very lucky, finding monkeys, reptiles, and the famous hoatzin bird. After swimming in Yanayacu Lake, we returned to Delfin II . In the afternoon, we visited a sandy riverbank where we enjoyed drinks at the end of the walk. Our most adventurous guests had a mud therapy session. It was a long day of adventure with all the wonderful ingredients of a memorable expedition - remoteness, surprises, and exuberant wildlife.
Today was our first full day in the Amazon Rainforest and we started our adventure downriver. The low water season is at its peak and the riverbanks are exposed, hundreds of different species are coming to the shore, and many birds fly above us. Among them, we saw flycatchers, mockingbirds, hawks, king fishers, and herons. Just after we began exploring, we encountered a sloth that was on the move for breakfast in the tall canopy. We also spotted oropendolas webbing their nests. Before returning to our ship, we had the chance to walk in the forest to find the smallest monkey in the world, the pygmy marmoset. This little creature kept on showing up around a group of tall, sappy trees. In the afternoon, we arrived at El Dorado, a place where we had the chance to explore an area full of monkeys. At night, on the way back to Delfin II in the middle of hundreds of bats and under an amazingly clear night sky, we found tons of caymans hiding in the shallow waters at the shore. It was a spectacular first day in the Upper Amazon.
