Tourism Statistics for Iquitos Peru
Tourism Statistics for Iquitos Peru
Come to Iquitos Peru to get away from the crowd. Cusco has as many tourists in one week as Iquitos has in one year.
| Total international tourists | 2005 | 32,556 |
| 2006 | 37,970 | |
| Total tourists from the USA | 2005 | 17,509 |
| 2006 | 19,010 | |
| Total tourists from Europe | 2005 | 3,961 |
| 2006 | 4,410 | |
| Total tourists from Asia | 2005 | 536 |
| 2006 | 835 | |
| Tourists from the UK | 2005 | 1,320 |
| 2006 | 1,938 | |
| Tourists from Germany | 2005 | 1,107 |
| 2006 | 1,036 | |
| Tourists from Spain | 2005 | 1,757 |
| 2006 | 2,076 | |
| Tourists from Canada | 2005 | 322 |
| 2006 | 1,361 | |
| Tourists from France | 2005 | 860 |
| 2006 | 1,081 |
The months with the fewest tourists in Iquitos Peru are Jan., Feb., April, May, Nov., Dec.
The months with the fewest tourists for Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises are April and May. That always surprises me because those are two of the best months for Amazon Cruises. The water is high and the boat rides above the river bank with the best view.
| International tourists who went to lodges | 2005 | 30,179 |
| 2006 | 30,208 | |
| Peruvian tourists who went to lodges | 2005 | 2,527 |
| 2006 | 3,893 | |
| International tourists who did not go to lodges or stay in hotels | 2005 | 6,410 |
| 2006 | 8,603 |
I speculate that most of the tourists that did not go to lodges or stay in hotels went on Amazon Cruises, were missionaries, or were seeking the services of a shaman, or curandero.
Tourism Statistics for Iquitos Peru
Bill Grimes, President, Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises
Very good information Bill. Thanks.
Comment by alan shoemaker — May 27, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
Thanks Alan, I am curious if anyone knows or could make an intelligent guess about how much of the total tourism to Iquitos is here primarily for Shamanism, ayauasca, and natural medicines?
Bill Grimes
Comment by Bill — May 27, 2008 @ 2:53 pm
Mucho ayudaria que exista una carretera que conecte Iquitos con el resto del Peru.
Comment by Jorge Matos — May 27, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
I was told that 30 percent are coming here for shamanism…that´s incredible. but I don´t know the facts…
Comment by alan shoemaker — May 30, 2008 @ 11:48 pm
In conversations on this subject with me people have guessed between 10% and 30%. I read on the internet one of the most well known shamanism destinations quoted as serving 600 tourists in two years. Although there are many shamans, the vast majority never see a tourist, so my gut instinct is that 30% is too high, but your guess is as good as mine until there are better statistics, which there can’t be. Some people have criticized the data in this article about tourism in general as too high. I only culled the information that seemed most interesting to me. I could have posted hotel occupancy per month, lodge occupancy per month, how many tourists from North Korea, the sharp decline in the number of tourists from Venezuela from 2005 to 2006, the number of Peruvian tourists to Iquitos, which cities they came from, and lots more. I look forward to seeing the 2007 figures to see if there is a trend. I suspect there were fewer tourists in 2007. For several months planes were only scheduled to Iquitos very early in the morning or after dark, and fewer flights because of buzzards on the runway. That problem has been solved but I am sure it cost Iquitos thousands of tourist in 2007.
Bill Grimes
Comment by Bill — May 31, 2008 @ 6:49 am
Wow, I never knew that Tourism Statistics for Iquitos Peru. That’s pretty interesting…
Comment by yachtcharter griechenland — April 11, 2009 @ 7:06 am