Nauta Peru Amazon
415
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Aqua Expeditions (64 Cruises)
Aria Amazone
64 Cruises
Avalon Waterways (18 Cruises)
Delfin III
18 Cruises
Lindblad Expeditions (269 Cruises)
Delfin II
251 Cruises
Delfin III
18 Cruises
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (64 Cruises)
Aria Amazon
64 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
Along the bank of the Marañón, at the town landing. Nauta is mainly an embarkation point for expedition cruises into the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve.
By road from Iquitos, about a hundred kilometres through forest. It is the only real road in the whole Loreto department, and it stops dead at the river's edge.
The market, a few streets back from the water, and a stroll on the mango-shaded square. Calls are short, often a few hours before or after sailing, and Nauta claims nothing more.
Fish from the Marañón, Amazonian fruit such as camu camu, aguaje and cocona, and forest produce found nowhere else. Ten minutes here teaches more about the region than most briefings.
About ten kilometres downstream of Nauta, where the Marañón meets the Ucayali. Nearly every ship sailing from here crosses that confluence: stay on deck, the two bodies of water run side by side before merging.
Often, especially at the confluence where they hunt in the eddies. Nothing is guaranteed, but it is one of the best spots on the route to see them.
One of Peru's largest protected areas, upstream of Nauta: blackwater channels, flooded forest, howler monkeys, sloths and ibis. Expedition cruises spend most of their itinerary there.
By mototaxi, between the landing and the main square. They carry passengers, sacks of rice and blocks of ice alike.
The Peruvian sol, in cash and small notes. Nauta is the last place to buy a hat, a bottle of water or a bag of fruit before the forest.
A river town with nothing staged, not an attraction. It is a threshold: here you leave the world of roads for the world of the river. Anyone looking for monuments or shops will find none.
