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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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JUNGLE EXPRESS
3 days and 2 nights
Daily Departures
Per Person Prices:$295 based on Double occupancy
Per Person Prices:$385 based on Single occupancy
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Duration |
3 days and 2 nights |
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US$295 per person based on double occupancy |
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Departures |
Daily departures |
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Airfares |
Not included, available upon request |
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Accommodations |
Included |
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Meals |
included as specified below |
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Customizable |
YES, feel free to ask for extra
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DAY 1: PUERTO MALDONADO - POSADA AMAZONAS
Upon arrival from Lima or Cusco, reception and
transfer to the Tambopata river port in Puerto
Maldonado. Puerto Maldonado is situated at the
confluence of the mighty Madre de Dios and Tambopata
Rivers and is a bustling, booming tropical frontier town. Its
principal activities are gold mining, Brazil nut
collecting, timber extraction, agriculture and
ecotourism.
After a brief survey of the town we will depart on a 1
hour ride via Infierno road, followed by 30 minutes boat
journey by motorized canoe to Posada
Amazonas. Depending on the arrival time of the plane
we will have a boxed lunch aboard the boats or have
lunch upon arrival at Posada Amazonas. During our voyage
we may see bird species typical of the river or forest
edge such as: Black Skimmer, Pied Lapwing, Capped Heron,
Jabiru Stork, Roadside Hawk, and several species of
kingfishers, swallows and flycatchers. When we arrive at
Posada Amazonas we will unpack and unwind. Posada
Amazonas is a comfortable yet unobtrusive 30 room lodge
owned jointly by Rainforest Expeditions and the Local
Community of Infierno. We will receive a short
orientation and a complete briefing on the lodge and the
Ecotourism Project before our afternoon activity : the
canopy tower. In this activity, we will visit a 35 meter
scaffolding tower that is 15 minutes walking from the
lodge. The scaffolding tower is built so that you safely
climb using the internal staircase with verandahs on
each side, and rest in platforms present every 2 meters.
From the top you not only get spectacular views of the
river and the surrounding forest but also excellent
opportunities to observe birds from the canopy including
parrots, toucans and macaws. A video about the forest of
Tambopata will be displayed after dinner.
(L, D)
DAY 2: POSADA AMAZONAS
We will be up at dawn for a visit to the Tres Chimbadas
oxbow lake. After an early breakfast we depart, fifteen
minutes from Posada Amazonas by boat and a 30 minute
walk take us to the lake shore. From here we take a
long, easy canoe ride around it. We will look for giant
river otters, turtles, hoatzin, and wading birds. The
giant river otters that are seen in Tres Chimbadas
belong to a resident family of nine. We will return to
the lodge’s trails in time for a visit to a small
parakeet clay lick. Dozens and sometimes hundreds of
Blue Headed Parrots, Orange-Cheeked Parrots, Cobalt-winged
parakeets, and sometimes even the rare Rock Parakeet
congregate here on clear days to ingest clay. This
congregation creates a riotous and colorful wildlife
spectacle where the greens, oranges, reds and blues of
the parrots dance around the bank as each individual
parrot competes for their choice beakful of clay. At
times, this spectacle lasts for hours. Then we will
return to the lodge for lunch before embarking on our
afternoon outing. In the afternoon we will visit the
community’s ethnobotanical center. From this little shop,
the community has been registering the uses of medicinal
plants from elders and planting, producing and
distributing them for over ten years. We will hike the
trails around the center with one of the residents who
will explain to us the everyday uses of forest resources
in medicine, construction, food and fiber. We will
return to Posada Amazonas for dinner and overnight.
After enjoying our popular happy hour and refurbishing
your spirits with ours, you will be up for an optional
night walk to look for amphibians and insects.
(B,L,D)
DAY 3: POSADA AMAZONAS-PUERTO MALDONADO
After an early breakfast, we will return to Puerto
Maldonado for our flight back to Lima or Cusco.
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END OF OUR SEVICES
INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double
occupancy. All scheduled land, lake and river transportation. All
transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide
services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast;L=Lunch;D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
Entrance to the protected area of Tambopata (INRENA TAX) is USD $36 per person . International or domestic airfares, airport departure
taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during
the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic
beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry,
phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of
international flights and items of personal nature. |
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Published articles and reviews about us
2009
Testimonials
Noelle Melnychuk
Calgary, AB
Our tour to
the islands on Lake Titicaca was a
wonderful day. We had great weather and the people that we met
were very friendly. The island of Taguile was a beautiful little
paradise. The hotel in Puno was very good, with a great
breakfast. It is too bad we could only stay one night. We kept
the room for the second night so that we could freshen up before
going on the bus to Cusco Peru.
Thank you for everything that you have done to make our trip so
enjoyable. Please pass along to Christi our thanks for the great
job that she did in organizing our tour. She was able to
assemble an itinerary that included everything that we asked for
and still was not too rushed. It was an enjoyable, informative
and relaxing time.
Thank you again to all of the staff at
Peru travel Gateway
and your suppliers for making this a wonderful experience.
Peggy Chang
McLean, VA
US
I always wanted to write
you a line and let you know my husband and I had a great time in
Peru. Thank
you so much for the arrangement; everything was really smooth! The
guide in
Cusco, Eriksson, was really great. thank
you also for helping me with all
the reservation and all the changes!! Cusco and
Machu Picchu were all
fantastic, I"m sure we will want to go back to Peru at some point
again, and
I"ll definitely contact you again!! Thank you!!
Sincerely,
Peggy Chang
Mary W. Earp
WINNALSAW, NC
US
We had a very nice trip to Peru.
Thanks for you help. Our hotels in Peru
were what we expected, very nice and the hotel help went out of
their way to make sure we were comfortable and had what we needed.
Our guides were outstanding. Always on time and catered to our
needs. Our groups were small except for the Sacred Valley tour where
we had 25 members. Food was plentiful and tasty at each restaurant.
The Hotel Casa Andina in Cusco gave us an upgrade when we returned
from MP which was very nice. Also, the Radisson gave us an upgrade
when we returned to Lima although we stayed only 6 hours.
Again, thanks for your services. I feel very fortunate that I
selected your travel services, because of the services. Several on
the trip thought I was mighty brave to select an unknown agency. I
was impressed with Ivan during our first emails and phone
conversations. I trusted him and he trusted me, this makes for happy
results for everyone.
Sincerely, Mary Earp.
Wendy Feldman
Los Angeles, CA
US 90025
I just returned back to the US from my trip to Peru. I wanted to let
you know how grateful I am for the wonderful experience that you
help me coordinate and plan. I loved all of the sites and felt I had
a unique experience that I will never forget.
The tour planners and the tour
guides were all wonderful and extremely helpful. Each of them were
very polite and knowledgable about their subjects and locations. I
learned alot about Peru and its customs.
The hotel on Machu Picchu (Sanctuary Lodge) and the hotel in Puno
(The Libertador) were excellent and I would recommend anyone to stay
in each of those locations. The San Augustin El Dorado was just
adequate; I found the hotel to be clean and the staff helpful, but
there is too much noise during the evening and mornings; this is
because many of the rooms overlook the central lobby of the hotel
and the acoustics create echos of sound from the front desk and
those people having conversations in the lobby area. Also, the space
heaters in each of the El Dorado rooms I stayed in did not work at
all. I do not think I would recommend the hotel to people unless
they didn't mind a noisy atmosphere.
The Posada del Inca hotel in Bolivia was very nice; I really liked
the rustic feel and intimate setting and the private gardens--the
views of Lake Titicaca and the mountains were spectacular. Although
I didn't realize it would be a hike (literally) up to it. One of the
couples I was travelling with on the first day in Bolivia had
trouble making it up the hillside (they didn't know they would have
to hike to the top to get to the hotel). I would recommend letting
potential guests know that it is a 40 - 45 minute hike from the dock
to the hotel itself. The guides were very helpful and it was good
that our luggage was carried up separately.
The trip was amazing and I just wanted to thank you for all of your
planning. I would recommend you and your staff to everyone I know
who wanted to plan a trip to go to Peru.
Have a wonderful new year!
Regards,
Wendy
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