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2006 Rates
4
Days, 3 Nights
Iquitos - Leticia Sunday to Wednesday
Leticia - Iquitos Wednesday to Saturday
$990 US per person DBL
7 Days, 6 Nights
Iquitos - Iquitos Sundays
$1806 US per person DBL
Air
NOT included
All
rates in US dollars. Itineraries subject to change.
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Cruise
the Upper Amazon |
We are no longer
offering the Upper Amazon River Jungle Cruise. Please refer to other
trips we offer in the Amazon of Peru at
Discover Amazonia.
The M/V RIO AMAZONAS was built
in the late 1800's in Scotland. After following a long career as a cargo
/ passenger ship on the Amazon river it was completely rebuilt in
1981 to enable the international traveler to experience the Amazon in
basic comfort. It was again refurbished in 1994.
She carries 44 passengers in 21 air
conditioned cabins on an itinerary which explores life on the Amazon
river and its people. The ship has been designed as an informal cruise
ship. The major public rooms on the M/V RIO AMAZONAS - the dining room
and library - are also air conditioned. There is ample deck area, both
covered and uncovered, with Jacuzzi and comfortable deck chairs and
hammocks for a leisurely look at life on the river.
Upper deck cabins all have private
bath / showers and picture windows for a perfect view of the river. Two
lower beds with reading lamps and a small writing desk and chair
complete the cabins' furnishings Sun deck cabins are slightly larger,
have two twin beds, a third bed, a small closet and a chair.
Down river cruises operate from
Iquitos (Peru) to the twin cities of Tabatinga (Brazil) and Leticia
(Colombia), departing Sundays and arriving Wednesdays. Up river cruises
reverse the pattern, departing Leticia / Tabatinga on Wednesday and
arriving Iquitos on Saturday. Passengers can combine cruises in both
directions for an in-depth seven day / six night round trip cruise.
Sample Itineraries:
4 days, 3 nights – departs Iquitos Sunday 12:00 NOON.
Day 01.
Sunday: Transfer * from the airport/hotel to dock. Board the MN
RIO AMAZONAS. After a short briefing by the ship's cruise director
check into your cabin. Lunch will be served on board. Sail down river
from Iquitos passing the cities' industrial areas. Enjoy the changing
view and the atmosphere on board. Brief shore visit to see a
sugar-cane still.
Day 02.
Monday: Early wake up call for morning bird watching. Visit the
"Bora" and "Huitoto" Indian villages for a blow
gun demonstration. Later, stop at the town of Pevas, oldest Peruvian
town on the Amazon, and visit "La casa del Artista". In the
afternoon a jungle hike through the dense rain forest of the Shishita
river area. Night expedition by launch up a small tributary.
Day 03.
Tuesday: Morning jungle walk to see the Victoria Regia water
lilies, followed by a piranha fishing expedition on a small back-water
lake. Afternoon visit to the missionary village at Lake Caballococha.
After sunset, cross the lake to look for the Amazon caiman's eyes glow
in the flashlights in the reedy shallows.
Day 04.
Wednesday: Early arrival opposite Leticia and Tabatinga. Transfer
to a hotel in the city of Leticia (not included*).
* available upon request.
4 days, 3 nights – departs Leticia / Tabatinga Wednesday 2:00 PM.
Day 01.
Wednesday: Late morning transfer * from Leticia hotel to Santa
Rosa, opposite Leticia and Tabatinga. Board the M/V RIO AMAZONAS.
After a short briefing by the ship's cruise director check into your
cabin for an early afternoon sailing. Lunch will be served on board.
Time permitting there will be a late afternoon, or early evening,
shore excursion.
Day 02.
Thursday: A morning trip to visit a small riverside village.
Afternoon stop at the remote leper hospital of San Pablo, with time to
browse in the primitive 'gift shop' which sells patients' handicrafts.
Night exploration by launch up the Mayoruna river to listen to the
night sounds of the jungle and look for the Amazon caiman.
Day 03.
Friday: After a short stop at Pijuayal for a document check,
continue up the Ampiyacu river for a visit to Pevas and a group of
Yagua natives for trading your manufactured goods for native
handicrafts.
Day 04.
Saturday: Early morning arrival in Iquitos, in time for connecting
flights to Lima and Miami. *
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Transfers available upon request.
7 days, 6 nights –
departs Iquitos Sunday 12:00 NOON.
Combines the
down river and up river cruises for a closer and more leisurely look
at life on the Amazon (for itinerary see IQT-30 and IQT-31, above).
Wednesday morning visit to Leticia/Tabatinga. Note that different
shore excursions are made on the up river and down river segments.
*
Transfers available upon request.
| INCLUDES |
DOES
NOT INCLUDE |
YOU
SHOULD BRING |
- All meals and accommodation
- Naturalist Guides
- Guided Hikes and other
excursions
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- International or local flights
- Additional transfers, tours or
meals in the cities
- Laundry, liquor, tips
- Personal Items
- Items not mentioned
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- Day Pack
- Water bottle
- Head Lamp or Flashlight
- Hat
- Personal clothing
- Insect repellent
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