9 Day Lima with 5 Day Amazon Cruise

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• Airline taxes & fuel surcharges
• Intra flights
• 8 nights accommodations
  • 3 nights <, Lima
  • 5 nights Amazon Cruise
• All transfers
• 18 meals: 8 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners
• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air conditioned motor coach
• Shore Excursions
• Services of English speaking local guides
• Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features

• City Tour of Lima

Day DAY 1: Depart the USA, Arrive in Lima
Depart the USA for Peru. Upon arrival in Lima, transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Lima

Day DAY 2: Fly to Amazon, Embark Cruise, and Cano Nauto Open Boat Excursion
This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Iquitos, in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. Transfer by bus to the port at Nauta and board your cruise ship, your home for the next five nights, while exploring the Amazon River and its tributaries. Enjoy lunch on board before departing on an open boat excursion of the surrounding Nauta Caño jungle area. This evening, take part in a local cooking class
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 3: Sail to Yanayaquillo, Ceiba Hike, and Suspended Bridges
This morning, enjoy a bird watching excursion before breakfast, be on the lookout for toucans or macaws. Later, visit a local butterfly farm and take a hike in the surrounding jungle, before visiting the treetops on suspended bridges. After lunch, there will be a fishing excursion and a Shaman ceremony with local Indians. Tonight, take part in a nighttime open boat tour to experience the jungle's nightlife
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 4: Sail to Pucate and Visit to Las Palmas Village
This morning, depart on two open boat excursions of the surrounding Yanayaquillo and Pucate areas. Watch for the pink river dolphins that are indigenous to the Amazon River. In the afternoon, visit the local village of Las Palmas before a musical performance on board this evening
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 5: Sail to San Francisco and Excursion to Giant Water Lillies
Today, arrive at the point where the Ucayali and Maranon rivers meet the Amazon river. The Ucayali River originates near Lake Titicaca and is home to the Amazon River Dolphin, the giant otter, and the Amazonian Manatee. The Maranon River originates northeast of Lima and is known for its turbulent rapids and whirlpools as it makes its way to the Amazon. Here, take an open boat tour of the Yucuruchi area to view giant Amazon water lilies, Victoria Regias, whose pads can span up to 6 feet or more
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 6: Sail to Gasparito Creek and Jungle Excursion
Today, depart for an excursion to Gasparito Creek and hike through the jungle land in Casual and San Isidro. Enjoy a picnic lunch. Later, pay a second visit to the village of Las Palmas
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 7: Disembark, Fly to Lima
After breakfast, you will disembark from your cruise ship at Nauta and transfer to Iquitos for your flight back to Lima. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel, the balance of the day is at leisure
Overnight: Lima
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 8: Lima City Tour
This morning, depart for a tour of Lima. Enjoy the sights of Peru's capital city with 2000 years of indigenous and colonial heritage before stopping at the San Francisco Monastery, famous for its 17th century architecture and world renowned library. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure in the "Gastronomical Capital of the Americas" by exploring Lima's nightlife or sampling some of its many restaurants
Optional: Half Day Larco Herrera Museum & Pueblo Libre (PM)
Optional: Dinner at La Dama Juana
Overnight: Lima
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 9: Depart for the USA
Transfer from hotel to the airport for your departure flight*
Meals: Breakfast

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/19/2012 - 5/28/2012	$1,949
6/9/2012 - 6/18/2012	$1,899
6/23/2012 - 7/2/2012	$1,899
7/14/2012 - 7/23/2012	$1,849
8/18/2012 - 8/27/2012	$1,849
8/25/2012 - 9/3/2012	$1,849
9/15/2012 - 9/24/2012	$1,849
9/29/2012 - 10/8/2012	$1,849
10/13/2012 - 10/22/2012	$1,849
10/20/2012 - 10/29/2012	$1,849
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
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Hotel Information:

MV La Turmalina
Hotel San Agustin Exclusive
Hotel San Agustin Exclusive

*Not Included:
Optional tours and gratuities.

Additional Information:
Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers, but does include flights Lima Iquitos, Iquitos Lima.

The route and program may vary according to weather conditions, seasonal changes, and safety issues. Wildlife and visits listed in the itinerary are based upon optimal conditions and therefore subject to change.

Amazon river cruises and tourism industries are adventure based. You will certainly find the physical conditions of the vessels lesser when compared to those of a European river cruise, but will find that cleanliness and onboard services are up to date. The M/V La Turmalina is a small wooden riverboat styled after the nineteenth century Spanish galleons.

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