Amazon Riverboat Tour to the Iquitos School
November 8-15

Entry fee $1,150.00
Single hotel room $150 additional...not possible on the boat
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Day 1
Saturday, November 8
Fly to Lima, Peru from the United States...most flights arrive in the night.

Day 2
Sunday, November 9
A local guide will meet you and and take you on a tour across Lima.You will see landmarks of the historic city by going on a shopping mission to buy school books for the jungle schools. You will box and bundle the books and prepare them for delivery from the riverboat. In the late afternoon we will fly one hour into the jungle to the town of Tarapoto. At the Tarapoto Hotel we will meet the cycling group coming from Piura on Tour #1. We will assemble bicycles for the next day and have a nice group dinner that evening.

Day 3
Monday, November 10
Today we ride 85 miles to Yurimaguas. The first 35 miles are over the mountains to the jungle town of Poco Caynarachi. Along the way we will visit the waterfalls and villages selling fossils. The final 50 miles are through the low jungle on a good paved road to Yurimaguas. In Yurimaguas we will visit the boat we are riding tomorrow and buy the necessary supplies for the boat tour.

Day 4
Tuesday, November 11
Tour the fish markets of Yurimaguas in the morning. We will buy supplies for the riverboat trip which usually depart at sundown. The sunsets are beautiful on the river and we will spend much of the first hours fascinated by watching the silhouetted trees along the riverbanks. We will probably have late dinner after the rest of the boat passengers have eaten. Most of the passengers are getting ready for bed at 10:00 PM and we need to decide if we are sleeping in the cabins or outside on the hammocks and mats. The boat is traveling at about 15 mph so there is a strong breeze blowing through the boat. The night air is cool compared to the jungle afternoon. A jacket or sweatshirt is needed when sitting outside on the deck at night. That is why blankets are needed when sleeping in the hammocks.

Day 5
Wednesday, November 12
The boat usually travels nonstop the first twelve hours before stopping to deliver supplies at riverbank villages and pick-up more bananas. During our full day on the boat we will take a small motorboat to visit schools along the riverbank. We will have 20-20 minutes to walk into the villages to deliver school books before catching up to the big boat again. Tonight we sleep on the riverboat again.

Day 6
Thursday, November 13
At sunrise the cyclists get off the boat in Nauta and ride 60 mile on pavement to Iquitos. Non cycling people stay on the riverboat and get off at noon in Iquitos. People joining for Tour #3 will arrive in Iquitos this afternoon. Everyone meets in Iquitos for dinner. We will sleep in a nice Iquitos Hotel downtown and enjoy the comforts of air conditioning, hot showers and television.

Day 7
Friday, November 14
Tour Iquitos and visit the Jack Wolff School . This is the school PAC Tour helped build in 2004. It has grown from 200 to 500 kids in the past five years. We will ride our bikes 15 miles to the school. The school kids want to make a ceremony for our group with dancing and singing. There is an option to add 20-80 more miles on the route we will be racing from Nauta on Sunday. At night we will organize a birthday party for 40 kids who live on the street. We will pass out invitations to a secret restaurant for a dinner of chicken, rice and birthday cake. This has become a tradition during our tours to Iquitos and one of the most memorable nights of the trip.

Day 8
Saturday, November 15
People from Tour #2 and not staying for Tour #3 will fly back to Lima this morning and then to the United States at night.

Terms and Conditions for Peru Tours Possible Price Changes: The prices for the 2008 Peru Tours were based on the January 2008 exchange rate of 3.00 Peruvian Soles to $1.00 US Dollar. Due to the changing value of the US Dollar a slight adjustment may need to be made in the final price of these tours to Peru. These costs will be determined when final payments are due September 1st, 2008. A 5% surcharge will be added if the Peruvian exchange rate drops below 2.85 Soles. A 10% surcharge will be added if the Peruvian exchange rate drops below 2.70 Soles. Sign Up! Airlines Flights to Lima: Do not buy your airline tickets to Peru more than three months in advance or before August 1st. Before you buy or confirm your airline flights to Lima, Peru be sure to double check your flight times with Lon Haldeman. Since some flights are arriving and departing at midnight you need to be sure your flights are on the correct days. Some of the connecting flights to and from the jungle cities are only available at limited times and those schedules will not be confirmed until August 1st. Extra Nights in Lima: You may need to arrive a day earlier in Lima or stay a day later to make airline connections. We can help you make these hotel reservations at a nice hotel about 20 minutes from the Lima Airport. An extra daily fee of $90.00 per day/night will cover the costs for your hotel, and airport shuttle. Our extra personal guide will meet you at the airport and help you get to your hotel and back to the airport for your next flight. Meals and food are not included. There could be additional fees if you choose to stay in the Mira Flores District of Lima located 45 minutes from the airport.