Traveling to the Iquitos School On an Amazon Riverboat
October 21 - 31, 2007
Delivering Supplies to the Puerto Ocopa Orphanage Over the Andes Mountains
October 31 - November 8, 2007
Since 1999 Lon Haldeman has traveled to Peru during ten different tours. He has visited various areas and learned many things about the culture, history and daily life. Lon wanted to share these experiences with fellow travelers from the United States by organizing two unique tours over the Andes Mountains and to the Amazon Rain Forest.
The theme of these tours is different from most tourist oriented trips to Peru. Besides having a fun, educational and cultural tour, we will also have many rewarding experiences by helping people in the most remote areas of Peru. These tours are run as "Net Cost", which means any extra money raised from these tours after tour expenses is put toward helping the projects we are supporting.
Fund Raising for the Orphanage and School
Our goal will be to contribute $5,000 to each of these projects. Many PAC Tour Alumni have contributed to this fund. The money will be split evenly between the Orphanage and School. The 80 Orphans need basic clothing since each child only owns one set of clothes. A new t-shirt and pants cost about $5. They also need baking supplies like flour, rice, pasta and sugar. Their kitchen can feed 80 children for about $15 per day. The School needs classroom supplies such as paper, text books and learning aids. New books for the library (they own 14 books now) will be added to their collection. Along the way during our travels we will be delivering books to some other jungle schools as part of the Anne Marie McSweeney Book Delivery Project.
Please contribute now if you are able!
What Is Included
Tours include airport shuttles, hotels (some nights are single and double occupancy), restaurant meals, bus, van, boat, and moto taxi transportation in Peru, airlines in Peru, guide fees and commemorative PAC Tour gearbag, travel shirt or T-shirt.
What Is Not Included
Airlines to and from Peru (Lima). Extra baggage fees for bikes on Peru flights ($1.00 per pound over 50 lbs.) Long term luggage storage at the Lima Airport of $4.00 per day. Extra fee for transportation of hard shell bike case on the Riverboat Tour is $75. Extra roadside snacks and souvenirs are on your own.
Click here to view General Guidelines for All Peru PAC Tours.
