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Mythical Amazon Expedition Adventure

A unique trip down into the steaming Amazon basin of the Manu and Amarakeiri National Parks, far away from any form of tourism, in little boats, on cargo platforms of trucks and classic wooden freighters through Amazonia. Watch exotic wild animals “live“ in one of our earth’s largest rainforest areas, illegal gold seekers and Brazil nuts croppers at their work, participate in mysterious shamanic rites, live together with jungle farmers, take a swim in rivers in the middle of the jungle, ride on freight steamers and open pickups toward the Amazon metropolis of Manaus, jungle walks and visit salsa, cumbia and samba dance bars …There’s still plenty of the freedom of genuine traveling in Amazonia, every new day is still unspoilt and every human encounter awakes curiosity. This is a trip that adapts to the group of travelers and the circumstances in countless little details, something very special arises out of the trip itself! Truly everybody can do this tour, without any physical preconditioning!

Day 1 – Arrival in Peru / Lima You arrive from Europe or North America by airplane at the capital city of Peru. We are welcomed by our tour guide who takes us to our small colonial hotel. In the evening, we hold our expedition meeting, during which our tour guide will once again go through the exact tour program and pleasantly answer all the ques-tions we may have.

Days 2 to 5 – Jungle Tour Peru (Animal Watching & Matsiguenkas Indians) in Manu and Amarakeiri National Parks In the early morning, we fly from Lima to Cuzco. In Cuzco, we meet all the other pre-tour participants. On off-road routes and onboard a jeep, we take a ride down through the mighty High Andes into the steaming Amazon basin, where for some days we share the lives of the Matsiguenkas Indians, whose village is pro-tected by a social project. These once very wild Indians were christianized only at the beginning of the 20th century by Spanish Franciscans. We explore the protected rainforest on foot, take a revitalizing bath in hot volcanic springs, visit an orchid farm and watch parrots at mineral licks and tapirs in the jungle. Deep in the rainforest and far away from any civilization, we are able to watch many exotic animals: macaws and par-rots, capybaras, monkeys, caimans, sloths, butterflies, toucans and tropical birds in the brightest of colors. With some luck, we may even spot big cats, boas, anacondas and tarantulas. On our walks through the rain-forest, we get a genuine impression of the flora and fauna in the primary rainforest. Up to 55 m high saiba trees, chestnut trees, countless types of palm trees, lianas and strangler fig trees are only some of the species we will be able to see. We visit many Indian villages, among them Boca Manu, once founded by the legen-dary Fitzcarraldo in times of the rubber boom.

Day 6 – Puerto Maldonado / Peru (Market, Butterfly Farm & Custom Formalities)
From the Manu National Park, on adventurous paths, we ride directly to the small town of Puerto Maldonado, full of motor bikes. There, we undergo the customs formalities for our crossing into Bolivia, visit a colorful market and a butterfly farm, and in the evening enjoy a local dance bar, where a cumbia band performs live music!

Day 7 – Shamanic Ceremony at the Tambopata National Park
Today we enter the Tambopata National Park and visit a shaman living iso-lated in the wild. After being shown the shaman’s magical herbs garden, we have the opportunity of trying ayahuasca, of course supervised by the shaman. Ayahuasca, in the Quechua language meaning "Liana of the Soul" or "Liana of the Dead", is a beverage used by shamans to communicate with the world of the spirits. Certainly a highlight of our expedition! We spend the night at the shaman’s abode in camp beds with mattresses and bedcovers!

Days 8 & 9 – River Expedition Peru (Monkey Island, Animal Watching, Piranha Fishing)
We continue to the “monkey island”, where we meet five different species of monkeys. After that we go on a small 12 km long and 2m wide branch of the river through the deepest jungle. We head to a romantic jungle lake where we fish for piranhas for our dinner. Tonight we spend in camp beds in a small village of fishermen.

Days 9 to 11 – River Expedition Bolivia (Gold Seekers & Brazil Nuts)
From Peru, onboard a covered motorized boat we cross the border into Bolivia – an adventure of its own, very special kind! We will spend the night with local jungle farmers in a small supply village, visit small Brazil nut plantations and even illegal gold panning sites, where tiny gold dust is being washed out of the jungle rivers..

Days 11 & 12 – Riberalta / Bolivia
Then we ride on an open pickup vehicle or truck through the deep jungle on to colonial Riberalta. During this exciting trip, we cross some rivers on adven-turous ferries. At Riberalta, we visit a processing plant of Brazil nuts and spend the night in an enchanting colonial house owned by the local rubber baron.

Days 13 & 14 – Porto Velho (Massive Jungle Deforestation in Rondónia, Fish Markets & Old Railways)
Today we reach the remote area of Rondónia, where until some months ago massive deforestation and slash-and-burn clearings were common things to see. There, we visit the interesting railway museum from the times of the rubber barons, the market and the harbor, and undertake a little boat ride to the wa-terfalls of the Rio Madaira. Before the railway arrived there, some 150 years ago and organized a settlement in the Amazon region around Porto Velho, it was completely virgin jungle. Then we will spend the night in a small and sim-ple hotel in Porto Velho.

Days 14 to 16 – Amazon Metropolis Manaus
On day 14, we will get to Manaus by plane, the "Gateway to Amazonia" bustling with South American vitality and multicultural joie de vivre. Manaus is the capital city of the Brazilian Federal State of Amazonas. We undertake a boat trip to the famous giant water lilies and visit its world famous opera house. A festive dinner (mostly with a 1 m long fish!) rounds out this unforgettable expedition! We spend the night in a beautiful 4-star hotel near the harbor – what a feeling of luxury after the past days in the deepest jungle!

Days 16 to 19 – Freighter Trip in Brazil to Santarem & the beautiful Amazon beach of Alter do Chão
From the harbor of Manaus we start our journey to Santarem. Onboard a wooden freighter on mighty Amazonas river, this trip will be a unique expe-rience. We spend the nights on deck, sleeping in hammocks. Contact with the native population is vivid and close, and our tour guide pleasantly assists us in translating the many interesting conversations with the locals. Once we arrive in Santarem, we head to the village Alter do Chão. Here we have time to relax on caribbean-like beaches and take a bath in the fresh sea. If you look for more activity, you will also have many possibilities. Different tours are available, for example a boat ride on Rio Tapajós o Rio Jari, a visit of the natural reserve of Tapajós or the settlements of Caboclo, Ford or Belterra. Do you look for more adventure? Then you can participate in kayaking, a canoe tour, snorkeling or fishing. Tonight we stay in a comfortable **hotel right near the beach or a small, familial posada right next to the boardwalk.

Day 19 to 22 – Freighter Trip to Belém (Delta of the Amazon) & Belém with the “Market of Magicians” & “Huge fish market”
After this short side trip to the “Caribbean” we go on another adventure on a freighter on the 20th or 21st day. Along the mighty Amazon river we head from Santarem to Belém, the gateway to the Amazon. As we are already used to it, we will spend the night in hammocks on the deck of the freighter. At the end of this trip another highlight of our journey already awaits us. You can amuse yourselves fantastically with the sensual and fun-loving Amazons in the spirited city of Belém with its large dance halls of the periphery, where Samba, Forrò and Lambada dominate. During day time we go on our city tour and get to know the old and authentic part of Belém with its main square Praça de Sé, the old and colorful facades, the imposing Teatro da Paz as well as the old cathe-dral. The highlight is certainly the famous market “Ver-O-Peso” in the old har-bor where herb-women sell “health” from the Amazonian forests.

Day 22 – Departure
The time has come to say good-bye to South America and a trip we will keep in our memories for the rest of our lives. After breakfast we head to the airport where our flight back home already awaits us.

PLEASE NOTE:
The departure time on Day 22nd should not be before 10H00am!

Highlights:
. 22-day exacting three-country expedition-type jungle trip
. Animal watching, jungle walks and shamanic ceremony in the Amarakeiri, Tambopata & Manu National Parks in Peru, Bolivia & Brasil
. Stay in jungle settlements without any road connection in Peru, Bolivia & Brazil
. River expeditions on expedition boats in Peru & Bolivia
. Amazon Metropolis Manaus with visits to Opera House, Harbor and Market, incl. boat tour to the famous giant water lilies
. Freighter ride on the Amazon river from Manaus through Santarem to Belém
. Stay at the Amazon beaches in “Alter do Chão”
. Visit of the “Market of Magician” and the famous market “Ver-O Peso” in Belém

Services Included:
. English-speaking expedition guides from Lima / Peru (with 4 & 5 Pax from Cuzco) to Belém (Brazil)
. Natural guides, professional cook, coxswain, several assistants and drivers in jungle expeditions & hikes
. Complete expedition equipment, expedition cooker etc. in the jungle
. All flights (Lima/Cuzco), rides, transfers, excursions, hikes as stated in tour program
. Accommodation: ***(*)Hotel / Manaus (2x), **(*)Hotel / Lima, Puerto Maldonado, Porto Velho, Alter do Chão, Belém (6x), very simple family jungle
pension with shared bathroom / Pillcopata, Shintuya & Boca Manu (3x), Tapir observation platform in the jungle without bathroom (1x), jungle settlements
and on camp beds with mattresses, bedcovers & mosquito net (4x), colonial house / Riberalta (2x), Amazon freighter in hammocks (3x)
. Full board in the jungle & on freighter, breakfasts in towns / hotel overnights (7x full board, 10x breakfast, 4x half-board)
. Half double room guaranteed!

Not Included:
. Tips, personal expenses
. Drinks & meals in towns
. Entrance fees, domestic + international airport + exit taxes, entrance fees for National Parks and
Ayahuasca intake (approx. 200 US$ – to be paid locally)

Travel Dates & Prices 2012
Please note that the beginning of the tour is always the arrival date in Lima. The departure is always in Belém and should not be before 10:00am. The net price includes the trip from Lima (Peru) to Belém (Brazil).
31.03.2012 - 21.04.2012 – Net Price: 3648 US$
28.07.2012 - 18.08.2012 – Net Price: 3648 US$
06.10.2012 - 27.10.2012 – Net Price: 3648 US$
Number of participants: 4-12 Persons

Requirements
This tour is an expedition demanding abdication of comfort; it also requires tolerance and openness toward the native population and fellow travelers as well as adaptation and flexibility to sometimes unfamiliar conditions and environments.

Participants must have a valid international health insurance.