Belen Market and La Venecia Loretana Tour With A Local Guide
Join us on this unique and adventurous experience! The tour begins when your local guide, Marlon, meets you in front of Restaurante Fitzcarraldo in Iquitos (2 short blocks from the Plaza de Armas). You will then take a motokar to the Belen Market where you will explore many stalls of regional foods, drinks, spices, medicines and craft goods. The tour is designed so you can see hidden corners of the market and taste local fruits and delicacies. Ask questions along the way because Marlon is very knowledgeable and can help you negotiate! To further this cultural experience, you’ll then take a boat ride along the Venice of Iquitos and see the daily life of the Belén neighborhood and people. Be sure to bring your camera and wear closed toe shoes! Tour includes bottled water, transportation between attractions (motokar and boat) and select tastings within the market.
Private Tour in Belen Market, Floating City and Amazon River
You will experience local flavor and views of the Itaya River at the Malecón Tarapacá and Belen Marketplace, the most important market from Iquitos where local food and traditional medicine are sold. Then travel to our unique Floating City where you will see an entire city built on the water and witness how the local residents live and work. Afterward you will see the Amazon River itself where the Rio Itaya meets the Amazon.
We will start the journey from the Iquitos Boulevard and walk to the populated market of Bethlehem where you can find the most varied products, from fresh fish, passing food, raccoons or cigars, amulets for luck, lotions for the love, medicinal preparations and exotic drinks many of them with curious names that honor their aphrodisiac properties, you dare to try them?!. Then we will go to the neighborhood of Belén Bajo, a spicy and populous neighborhood where you will live the deep Iquitos, we will go through its streets until we reach the Itaya River where we will sail among the famous floating houses or rafts. Which in seasons of increasing river flow forming the so-called Venice Loretana. Feel totally calm and safe, our specialized guides will provide you with the best experience within this tasty neighborhood bathed by the Itaya River.
Isla Bonita Discovery – Full Day Private Shore Tour from Iquitos
Experience the cultural and natural beauty of Iquitos on this immersive full-day Private Shore Tour. From the vibrant Belén Market to wildlife conservation centers and the serene Quistococha Lake, this journey blends Amazonian traditions, local life, and the region’s breathtaking biodiversity. Led by expert guides, this tour offers an authentic look into daily Amazon culture and the conservation efforts that protect its wildlife. Your adventure begins and ends at the Iquitos Cruise Port, ensuring convenient and seamless travel throughout the day.