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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Kimberly
Apr 17, 2025
A must see - Amazon Animal Rehabilitation Center. - What an amazing facility if your in the area itis a MUST to see. The passion and dedication of the staff and vounlenteers was undeniable. I was in awe watching baby manatee be bottle feed. And impressed with the process and length of time it takes to release a manatee, parrot, turtle or any other animal they had in their facility back into there natural habit. In this case would be a National Park.
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Dianassan
Feb 16, 2025
Family Experience - My children loved the whole tour.. carry water and cap... my 2-year-old girl enjoyed the whole tour, loved the animals and my 10-year-old son threw himself off the zip line
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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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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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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).