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All our cruises and expeditions are operated on
the
M/F ARAPAIMA, our brand new 32 passenger deluxe expedition
cruise vessel.
Our Amazon
expedition cruise and expedition itineraries are specially
tailored to the active, inquisitive and eco-conscious audience.
Our programs have exceeded the expectations of our clients and
the Arapaima has been able to penetrate rivers and tributaries
seldom visited by tourists. We choose our crew, chefs, local
naturalist guides, entertainments and land tours carefully to
provide a top-notch vacation and to ensure an authentic
experience of the areas we visit in the jungles of Peru.
Our trips offer
guests the
opportunity to go where the big ships cannot enter.
A typical "shore excursion day" on the M/F ARAPAIMA
may include an early-morning bird-watching
excursion. The ship carries two aluminum boats each
holding 15 passengers. These boats take cruise
participants up small tributaries, streams and lakes
that weave their path through the jungle.
Breakfast will be served on board between
7:00 and 8:30 AM followed
by a landing. At
least two guides and two helpers accompany every
jungle trek expedition. From the boats the
group will set off on a hike. The pace is easy and
controlled by the guides. As one guide leads,
the other brings up the rear behind the hikers. The
small groups will stop often so our guides can
describe the always surrounding flora and its
traditional uses, discuss skills for surviving in
the jungle, look for animals, birds and unusual
insects and also visit local villages of indigenous
rainforest people. There will be plenty of time to
learn about the natives' nature-based culture,
marvel at their ancient skills, self-sufficiency,
their knowledge of the many medicinal plants they
collect and their use in their daily lives. We may
also have time and opportunity to buy, or bargain,
crafts made by them.
Lunch is ready between 12:30 and 2:00 PM followed by
afternoon special excursions for piranha fishing,
short and
long day jungle walks into primary and secondary
forests
or jungle exploration.
Dinner is
served between 7:30 and 9:00 PM and may be preceded
or followed by a
night-time viewing of fiery-eyed caimans or
nocturnal wildlife.
The bar opens
from 9:00 Am till 11:00 PM.
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