White sand - It was nice to take a walk through part of the Amazon and learn about the program to save Manatees. I also liked seeing the white sandy piece of jungle.

Visit to CREA - Beautiful place and seeing that the rescued animals are recovering. The guide was good. He told us the story of the animals and plants they handle. #SaveTheManaties #JusticeForJorgito

Worthy to go - The Amazon Rescue Center is one of my favorite places outside Iquitos. The effort of those volunteers in impressive. You can learn about the good care they are doing to rescue the amazonian manatee. Actually, they are now working on rescuing other animal species that are endangered.

Excellent visit, would recommend - Very interesting and informative experience and our guide translated our whole tour into English for us. A good way to spend money towards something worth while in helping the rehabilitation of the animals!

Fun place to visit in Iquitos! - CREA is doing such incredible work for the wildlife in the Amazon rain forest. I could have stayed and stared at the manatees for hours. Our guide also woke up the sloth for us to meet, and it was a highlight of my whole trip to Peru. The part of the tour about plants was not quite as exciting, but there were some fun places to take pictures. It felt special to contribute to CREA's mission and is a fun activity in Iquitos for visitors of all ages!

Came away inspired - I had the opportunity to visit CREA twice over the past week. The first time was as a solo traveler. I was given the option to join a larger group, or to wait for an English group (10 minutes). I opted to wait, and I am really glad. The tour guides really helped me to understand the mission of the place, the history of each animal being treated, the treatment plan for each animal & more. It was obvious that they were working hard to truly care for these animals. My second visit was to meet with the director about their business. I came away from that meeting so inspired by what they are doing (and I am not any sort of environmentalist. Respect the environment—yes, but sometimes I disagree with environmentalists. So this is saying a lot.) Go if you want: —to observe rescued animals as they are being rehabilitated. —to support a state accredited agency that is working hard to protect endangered & injured animals (this is not a zoo). —to learn more about the troubles facing the animals of Amazon. —to get out of Iquitos and see the countryside. —you have kids with you. They are great at teaching kids. Do not go if: —you only want to pet animals. They are very protective of the animals as they recover and want them to be able to integrate back into the wild safely. —you are expecting a fancy facility. The facilities are nice, but not fancy. Notes: It is approximately 1 hour, each way, from Iquitos by motocar. I paid approximately 100 soles ($32) for the roundtrip taxi which was probably high, but I was okay with that. We were gone about 3 hours. Wear bug spray, just in case. My first visit was bug-free but my second had a few more (nothing too annoying). Bring water. The Amazon basin is hot! The facilities will be a little difficult in a wheelchair, but not impossible if someone strong can push.

Highlight of Iquitos - I wasn't sure if this would be worth it, but it ended up being the highlight of my trip and a charity I care about. I got to feed a baby manatee, and I was changed. These are the most gentle kind, sweet creatures. Clearly, this center is dedicated to changing the hearts and minds of the people who have the best chance to protect these animals. I had spent the days before visiting the center in the Jungle and I was really disappointed by how very little wildlife I saw. Compared to another trip I had done on the Napo Wildlife Center in Ecuador, the jungle trip I took 4 hours outside of Iquitos had so few monkeys, birds, reptiles, and critters. We're on a dying planet and the Amazon Rescue Center gave me some hope that there are places and people dedicated to saving animals and educating humans. 5-Stars!

Great stop - Small place we visited on the way to the airport. We got a nice private tour that lasted about an hour. They have sloths, manatees, caymans, turtles, birds, etc. Nice to see that someone is taking care of these animals!

Small but entertaining - Small faculty but very informative staff. Sad to see manatees in such small tanks, but seem well taken care of Great way to spend a little time in Iquitos

Pretty much a total waste of time. - Hard to imagine the good reviews. I know the mission the group is doing is good, however all they have is a couple of young manatees in jacuzzi size tubs. There's nothing else. Then they walk you around and show you a few turtles and some plants. It's really unimpressive.