Amazon Voyage
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Highlights
- View wildlife on hikes, excursion boat rides & even while kayaking in three different habitats
- Enjoy Sample local culture with cooking demonstrations, village & school visits, stops at riverside markets & Shaman blessing ceremony.
- Learn during guided tours, lectures & field interpretation by experienced native naturalists
- Dance to traditional music during nightly Happy Hour receptions.
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Trip includes
- Guided tours & lectures by native naturalists
- Services of experienced expedition leader
- 8 nights’ accommodation
- All meals on cruise
- Wildlife excursions on land & by skiff in three habitats: varzea, igapó & terra firma
- Piranha fishing
- Dawn birding
- Local village & school visits
- Nighttime skiff rides & rainforest walks
- Full educational program with lectures & field interpretation
- Visit to Ranger Station used for scientific study
- Cooking demonstrations
- Guides’ reception with a complimentary Peruvian cocktail, soft drink, wine or beer onboard daily.
- Blessing ceremony with a local Shaman
- Tips to porters & waiters for included meals
- Arrival & departure transfers
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