Monkey Island

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Visit a natural sanctuary where rescued monkeys live freely. Learn their stories and enjoy an educational, heartwarming experience before arriving at Heliconia Lodge.

🐒 Visit to Monkey Island – A Heartwarming Amazon Encounter
 

Begin your journey to Heliconia Lodge with a scenic boat ride along the majestic Amazon River from Iquitos. Your first stop is the Monkey Island, a riverside forest and rescue center dedicated to the protection and rehabilitation of endangered Amazonian monkeys, living freely in their natural environment — no cages, just trees and open space.
 
Here, you'll be surrounded by playful monkeys — including tamarins, squirrel monkeys, woolly monkeys, howlers, and spider monkeys — who roam safely across this privately protected reserve of over 1,100 acres. Our bilingual guides will share the inspiring story behind this family-run sanctuary and its mission to rescue, care for, and release monkeys back into the wild.
 
After this magical wildlife encounter, you’ll continue your boat journey deeper into the Amazon, where the team at Heliconia Amazon River Lodge will welcome you with a refreshing drink and all the comforts of our rainforest resort.
 
🌿 Why You Can’t Miss This Experience
 
THE COMMUNITY 
 
Common name Scientific name Local name
Marmosets Callithrix / Cebuella Leoncitos
Tamarins Saguinus Pichico
Howler Monkey Alouatta Mono aullador
Saki Monkey Pithecia Mono huapo
Spider Monkey Ateles Mono araña
Woolly Monkey Lagothrix Mono Choro
Titi Monkey Callicebus Mono Tocón
Sloth Bradypus Tridactylus Peresso
Red Uakari (*)  Cacajao Huapo Rojo

 
 

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