Amazon River Cruise

Aboard La Amatista

 

November 12 – 21, 2010

$3,598 per person for lower-deck cabins or $3,798 per person for upper-deck cabins, both based on double occupancy. Single supplement: $1,649

Trip Details

Trip Overview

Our March tour quickly sold out, so we've added this second departure to the Amazon in November 2010. Motor up the Amazon River to discover a diversity of towering trees, thick plants and abundant wildlife in the rain forest. Observe its complex interactions, from industrious leaf-cutter ants scurrying beneath the canopy to scarlet macaws flying two-by-two through the misty air at sunrise. Take daily excursions to explore narrow channels, and look for pink dolphins gracefully undulating through the water. Forest walks provide an even closer look at the dynamics of tropical nature.

Trip Itinerary

Awaken each morning on the Amazon, seeing some of the ever-changing panorama of rain forest life. Small villages dot the shoreline, and channels weaving through island mazes provide close-up views of a variety of marsh birds. We’re apt to find gray river dolphins and Amazon pink dolphins cavorting near the boat and along the shoreline and see many of the hundreds of species of birds that call this lush land home.

Visit villages along the river, with the chance to learn about the lives of the “Ribereño” people who live there. Accompanied by guides who grew up along the river, this is a fantastic opportunity to stroll through gardens learning about medicinal plants and folklore and visit a school. Take excursions into the surrounding rain forest in search of giant water lilies and elusive wildlife such as monkeys and sloths. As dusk approaches, fishing bats begin their night’s foraging.

Optional Extension

Cusco and Machu Picchu
Explore mystical Machu Picchu and Cusco, the heart of the Inca Empire, on an optional, five-day extension. Extension cost: $2,398 per person, based on double occupancy. Single supplement: $688. (Airfare is additional.)

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