Saint John Festival in Iquitos
June 22th-30th
| Destinations: | Iquitos. |
| Price: | Please contact us Why? |
| Departures: | June 22nd-30th. |
| Type of Tour: | Available in both Group and Private See Details |
| Number of People: | No minimums or maximums |
| Accommodations: | Budget, Moderate, Luxury See Details |
| Domestic Flights & Trains Options: | Best value, Well-known Airlines. All Train Options See Details |
About the Festival
During the entire week, the whole town celebrates as many activities happen along the streets. The main date is on June 24 where the San Juan Square turns into a fair with lots of booths of crafts, local meals, bars, games for the kids and live concerts of local artists. This is a great opportunity to share an authentic Peruvian festival with locals. The locals believe that on this day San Juan purifies the water. So everybody takes a purification bath in the Amazon River and then they parade and enjoy public parties. Around this date, the whole town celebrates and is decorated with colorful, traditional ornaments. They also eat a typical meal named “Juane“ which is a delicious and aromatic rice dish made with pepper, “achiote” or annatto seed, cumin, cilantro, oregano, and a bay leaf and stuffed with chicken pieces, egg, and olives. This preparation is wrapped in a large “bijao” or jungle leaf and boiled to achieve the true flavour of our deep Amazon. During your visit to Iquitos you should not miss a visit to the Main Square, where you can spot the “Iron House” built by Gustave Eiffel in late the XIX century. You can also get deeper into the jungle and enjoy a program in one of the lodges inside the reservation. 
We also recommend you to try the exotic Amazonian cuisine that includes many fruits such as camu camu, cocona, pitajaya and meats like river fishes. Dishes like “Juane” (mentioned above) or Tacacho (mashed fried bananas mixed with pieces of pork and served with dry meat) are just some few examples of what you can taste.
We will customize a tour for you.
As the festival offers many interesting options, we will like to hear from you as which of the days you are interested in the most and we will work with you on customizing your tour to better fit your interests and budget. Remember that we focus on providing the best available options without compromising the quality of your tour. Just contact us with your questions and preferences and we can create the best itinerary based on your expectations and requests.
Price
Upon request.
Price will depend on how much of the festival do you want to take part into and if you want to add an extension. Please contact our agents to help you put together an itinerary for you.
If you prefer a suggested itinerary, please send us the following information and we will respond.
- Number of people in your party
- Level of accommodation (3,4,5*). Please see options
- Choosing a Private or Group Tour?
- Adding options: if you like to add other destinations, day tours, extra days, meals, etc
- Need domestic or international flights?
- Have a special request (ie: special diet, wheelchair, children, senior, etc)
