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Belén Tour: Exotic Market, Floating City & Amazonian Life

By Yakumama Amazon Tours
Price is €71 per adult
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Features

  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Discover the real Amazon life in just a few hours!
This immersive tour combines culture, adventure, and authenticity, perfect for travellers with limited time before a flight or upon arrival in Iquitos.
Explore the famous Belén Market with a local guide who will introduce you to the hidden world of Paquito Passage, known for its natural medicines, Amazonian herbs, tobacco, and ayahuasca preparations.
Then board a traditional canoe to navigate through the floating city of Belén, where houses rest on the water and local families live in harmony with the river.
The experience lasts about 2.5 to 3.5 hours, with small-group or private options, offering personalised attention in English or Spanish.
If weather allows, you can even try piranha fishing as an optional activity.

It’s a short but unforgettable journey into Amazonian life, ideal for travellers seeking authentic experiences, local culture, and safe adventure in the heart of Iquitos.

Activity location

  • Mercado de Belen
    • Iquitos, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Yakumama Amazon Tours - Iquitos
    • Malecón Tarapaca
    • 16002, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru

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Belén: Market and Floating City
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Price details
€70.74 x 1 Adult€70.74
Total
Price is €70.74

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private guided tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    For the visit through the floating area, a local canoe is used to explore the areas. The transport is private.

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Mercado de Belen

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Your local guide will take you through the famous Belén Market. You'll see exotic fruits, natural remedies, Amazonian products, and much more. You'll learn about the traditional uses of plants and have the chance to interact with local vendors to understand their way of life.

Itaya River

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
From the Itaya River, we’ll explore the floating area of Belén in a non-motorized canoe, passing by houses on the water, children paddling in canoes, and entire communities living on the river. A unique visual and cultural experience.

Location

Activity location

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    Mercado de Belen
    • Iquitos, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Yakumama Amazon Tours - Iquitos
    • Malecón Tarapaca
    • 16002, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru

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