Out very early gets you the birds. Most of us took advantage of a pre breakfast outing to search for some of these colorful flying jewels. We covered a different type of habitat than we have seen until today, some marshy wetlands near the community we would visit later in the morning. In about an hour and a half, some 50 species of birds were spotted! After breakfast we had the chance to meet some locals in the community and hear about their sustainable projects carried out with the help of Minga Perú and the support we partly provide with our contributions. In the afternoon, after leaving the Marañón and entering the Ucayali River for the second half of our journey, we explored Clavero Lake with our skiffs and were rewarded with an incredibly acrobatic monkey show and a fantastic sunset in the lake.
5/31/2025
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Delfin II
Marayali River, Amazonas Village, Peru
Leaving Delfin II at 06:00 for our morning skiff ride, we explored the Marayali River. The birds were up and working on obtaining breakfast while the three-toed sloths chose to sleep the morning hours away. On our way back to the ship, we encountered a snail kite having its namesake prey for breakfast right in front of us! The rest of the morning was spent at Amazonas Village getting an introduction to life along the river. Demonstrations of how to get sugar water out of cane, how to make and dye fiber for baskets and other items, as well as food preparation were given. We chatted with children who had monkeys as pets! Our evening was topped off by a toast to the beginning of the actual Amazon River, where the Marañon and Ucayali Rivers converge. Salud! This is my final daily expedition report as a full-time Lindblad employee. I am retiring after 21 years as a National Geographic certified photo instructor and naturalist, ready to begin a new life of travel and exploration. I want to give a big thank you to all of those Lindblad guests whom I have traveled with over the years, and I will leave you with these words: Travel as often as you can, as far as you can, for as long as you can. May God and your luggage be with you!







