Travel with Macalester

Amazon

Amazon Journey
January 13-22, 2006

In Lima

  • One night at the deluxe Sonesta El Olivar Hotel
  • Breakfast
  • Tour of Lima's Colonial district (post-cruise)
  • Brunch at the historic 16th-century Case Aliaga (post-cruise)
  • Farewell dinner at Las Rose Nautica, featuring authentic Peruvian cuisine (post-cruise)
  • Round-trip airfare between Lima and Iquitos

Aboard Ship

  • Six-night first-class accommodations while cruising roundtrip Iquitos up the Amazon, Ucayali, Tapiche and Maranon rivers and their tributaries and into the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
  • All meals aboard ship served at a single seating
  • Refreshing lemon-scented washcloths on board excursion boats
  • Opportunity to view large populations of gray and pink Amazon river dolphin while cruising the Ucayali River
  • Small boat excursion to an Amazonian community
  • Small boat excursions throughout the program in search of wildlife
  • A full-day visit to the pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, the largest wetlands preserve in the world
  • Naturalist-guided walking tours through the Amazonian rainforest, including a canopy walkway hike
  • Activities such as piranha fishing and dugout canoe journeys
  • Fascinating nighttime excursion to search for nocturnal animals such as caiman and capybara

Enhanced Travel Services

  • All transfers and luggage handling aboard for all passengers who have purchased their air tickets through Gohagan & Company, and who are traveling on group flights.
  • All sightseeing and visits, as outlined in the itinerary, with experienced local guides
  • Hospitality desk in the hotel and aboard ship
  • An experienced travel director to accompany you throughout the travel program
  • Travel document wallet, name badge and predeparture information for each passenger
  • Automatic $250,000 flight insurance policy for each passenger ticketed on flights by Gohagan & Company