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MARGARITA TOURS, INC.
P0 BOX 2513
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33303-2513
Phone:954-764-8274 / FAX: 954-767-9567
Email: Margaritalours®aol.com
Website: http://www.amazon-ecotours.com
Mr. George Fear
Professional Host to numerous tropical fish collection
expeditions
in the Peruvian Amazonia.
Tropical Fish Collection & Study Expedition
Nanai, and Pintoyacu Rivers
M/V TUCUNARE
Saturday, August 11 - Saturday, August 18, 2001
$ 1295.00 land portion
only
Departure form Port of Bella
Vista, Nana4 on Sunday J2 August, 200]. Return to Port of Bella Vista, Nanai on Friday,
midday, 14 August 2001.
Day # 0
Expedition members
fly from Lima to Iquitos, aboard
Saturday, August 11
Aerocontinente or TACA airlines.
Reception, assistance with
luggage, and transfer to
Hotel Amazon Gardens for
overnight stay.
No meals, hotel only
Day # 1
American
breakfast at Hotel Amazon Gardens.
Sunday, August 12 Transfer
from the hotel to the Port of Bella Vista for
mid-morning departure
aboard M/V TUCUNARE.
Travel upriver to our
first collection site in the late
Afternoon at the village
of Mishana. Departure early
Evening for the next
collection site in the vicinity of
The village of Lagunas.
Overnight.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day #2
Collection
forays continue in the AM. Depart upriver
Monday, August 13 for
the village of Santa Maria de Nanai, and vicinities.
Mid-day arrival.
Collection forays in the surrounding
Black water lakes and
streams for the remainder of
The day. Overnight.
Breafast, lunch and dinner
Day # 3
Depart
early AM downriver and enter into Pinto
Tuesday, August 14 Yacu
River, then traveling up on Pintoyacu to the
Vicinity of Puerto
Guacamyo. Arrival mid-day.
Collection forays for the
remainder of the day in the
Numerous black water
streams and lakes. Overnight.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day #4
Depart
AM upriver journey on Pintoyacu River to the
Wednesday, August 15 to
the village of San Francisco de Pintoyacu. Mid-day
Arrival. Collection forays
for the remainder of the
Afternoon. Overnight.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day # 5
Continue
collection foray in the San Francisco de
Thursday, August 16
Pintoyacu
area. Depart San Francisco de Pintoyacu
Late afternoon for our
return journey to Iquitos.
Overnight in route.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day # 6
The day
begins with our travel downriver to Iquitos
Friday, August 17
Mid-day arrival at Port of Bella
Vista, Nanai. Transfer
To Hotel Amazon Gardens.
Afternoon visits to the
Fish Exporter's facilities
in the city of Iquitos. In the
evening a farewell dinner
at a local restaurant,
"El Meson." Overnight.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day #7
After
breakfast departure to Iquitos Airport for your
Saturday, August 18
scheduled flights. Transfers, and
assistance with
Checking-in, including
luggage handling.
End of services.
Breakfast only
Important Note: Due to the
fluctuation of water levels during the months of July
and August on the Nanai and Pintoyacu Rivers we cannot guarantee the Exact schedule of
visits to the above named collection localities. Should the water levels be too low to
safely navigate these rivers we will present an alternate expedition route.