Amazon Rescue Center: Experience Manatee Conservation Outside Iquitos City

Experience the noble Amazonian Manatee at the Amazon Rescue Center just outside Iquitos City. Learn about their rehabilitation process and support wildlife conservation.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Amazon Rescue Center - Amazon Rescue Center (CREA) is a conservation project that works in partnership with The Dallas World Aquarium Zoo and the Research Institute of the Peruvian Amazon.
    Located 30 minutes from Iquitos downtown by tuk tuk or 1 hour by bus, CREA offers you the possibility to experience the real conservation in the Peruvian…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Entrance fee
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

We would love to welcome you just beyond the outskirts of Iquitos city to meet the most noble creature of the Amazon - The Amazonian Manatee. Through our educational program, we not only rescue, rehabilitate, and reintroduce endangered wildlife, but also aim to raise consciousness among both tourists and residents. Each tour will take roughly an hour….

Location
Centro de Rescate Amazónico / Amazon Rescue Center
Carretera Iquitos-Nauta
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gersonl510
Aug 5, 2024
Go - Such a good and interesting place to visit while in Iquitos. Very informative and accessible outside Iquitos. Your visit supports the project. It is better if you go with a tour guide so you can also visit other places on the way.
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Alberty590
Jul 1, 2024
Great Learning Experience - After our Amazon River cruise on the way back to Iquitos, the tour stopped by the Manatee Rescue Center. The center works on rehabilitating manatees and other Amazonian animals back to the wild. For animals that cannot be rehabilitated, the center will take care of them or release them to the preserve nearby. Our guide there was very warm and polite to us. He was informative and told us how the center worked and how it was founded. He is very dedicated to preserving the rainforest and hopes that we learn how to do our part.
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Killvito40
Feb 5, 2024
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.
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Antymelm
Aug 6, 2023
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
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Laurence
Apr 9, 2023
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.
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Samcastelle
Feb 26, 2023
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!
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Natalie3255
Feb 24, 2023
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!
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Dixosh
Nov 12, 2022
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.
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Lucycan
Nov 11, 2022
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!
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Califreddy
Feb 19, 2023
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.
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