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Gurudath B.S. | | AMAZON RAINFOREST WORKSHOP
Group Leader D. K. Bhaskar
with Dr. Meg Lowman, NC Museum of Natural Sciences and Dr. Phil Wittman, Canopy Quest
JULY 6-14, 2011 door-to-door, plus optional Machu Picchu Extension
PROGRAM FEATURES
This is a non-stop workshop full of once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Unique, active, and fun! This expedition is an eye-opening introduction to the environmental and cultural aspects of the Amazon Rainforest and river system in the Amazon basin of Northern Peru. The program is safe, comfortable, and accessible, offering the opportunity for many intercultural interactions, plus science and service field experiences:
Explore the Amazon Rainforest, one of the most biologically diverse environments on the planet.
Ascend over 115 feet on a 1/4-mile Rainforest Canopy Walkway, one of the few of its kind in the New World.
Interact with indigenous people and see how they use the forest for medicine, food, and shelter.
Contribute to a Community Service Project to benefit people who live in a village along the Amazon River.
Use hand lenses, binoculars, maps, taxonomic keys for identification, and simple field equipment with the help of our experienced Naturalist Guides to learn about:
Insect Camouflage & Mimicry Neotropical Butterflies Rainforest Canopy Research Reptiles and Amphibians
Medicinal Plants Orchids & Bromeliads Amazon River System Neotropical Birds & Migration
EXPEDITION AT A GLANCE
Amazon Options Every Day - Birding by Boat or Walking Night Hike or Boating to see Stars or Night Creatures Day 1 - USA / Lima
Day 2 - Lima / Iquitos / Explorama Lodge
A.M. flight to Iquitos, Visit the City Market, Boat to Explorama
P.M. Exploration hike on the Bushmaster Trail
Day 3 - Explorama Lodge
A.M. Amazon Culture & Craft Fair
P.M. Yagua Trading, Library & Clinic Visits
Day 4 - Explorama Lodge / ExplorNapo Lodge
A.M. Visit ReNuPeRu Ethnobotanical Garden
P.M. River Explorations and Fishing for Piranha
Day 5 - ExplorNapo Lodge
Village Service Project Day Return by boat in search of dolphins
Day 6/7 - Amazon Conservatory of Tropical Studies (ACTS)
Full day at ACTS Canopy Walkway and in the Rainforest
Day 8 - ACTS / Ceiba Tops Resort
Visit Canopy Walkway at dawn A.M Rainforest Explorations
P.M. Transfer by Boat to Ceiba Tops Resort Closing Ceremonies
Day 9 - Ceiba Tops Resort / Lima / U.S.A
A.M. Visit Monkey Island & Giant Ceiba Tree P.M. By Boat to
Iquitos for Flight to Lima and return home or ext. to Machu Picchu.
(The itinerary and sequence of these activities varies with each expedition program.)
Space is limited, so reserve your place early!
For details contact gdath35@gmail.com
Thanks
Regards
Gurudath
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