- Pure Amazon sails one of the world’s most biodiverse nature reserves in Peru.
- The 22-guest luxury riverboat will sail through the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve in Peru.
- You will be able to spot pink river dolphins, three-toed sloths, macaws, spider monkeys and giant river otters.
A&K’s first South American riverboat, Pure Amazon has begun sailing through one of the world’s most biodiverse nature reserves in Peru.
The 22-passenger boat will sail through the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve and offer three, four and seven-night itineraries across the reserve’s 21,000 sq kilometres of protected Amazon wilderness.
Guests will be able to spot pink river dolphins, three-toed sloths, macaws, spider monkeys, black caimans and giant river otters. They can also go fishing for piranha and kayak through the narrow river tributaries.
There will be exclusive excursions to the Nueva Arica project and a bilingual teacher training program which helps train young people to be bilingual teachers. Guests will also be able to experience traditional bombo baile performances and witness medicinal plant cleansing rituals.
Guests will also be able to combine the cruise with a tailor-made Machu Picchu extension, a trek through the Inca Trail or a rail journey.
Dining onboard will be a changing five-course tasting menu paired with selected Latin American wines showcasing lesser-known makers and varieties. Cocktails will feature coca leaf and dragon’s blood resin while desserts will include hearts of palm with passion fruit, Peruvian chocolate mixed with exotic fruit.
Pure Amazon’s accommodation and public spaces have been transformed with the collaboration of Peruvian artists with specially commissioned pieces.
The dining room’s centrepiece is a handcrafted bronze and clay display made to look like the Amazon’s giant fish scales. Every suite will be furnished with authentic textiles designed by master artist Deysi Ramirez painted with natural dyes. There will also be hand-embroidered cushions made by indigenous women artists.
Highlights of a four-night itinerary on Pure Amazon.
After arriving in Lima, guests will spend a night at a hotel. The next day, they will travel by plane from Lima to Iquito and be taken to the banks of the Maranon River where they will board Pure Amazon and meet the expert naturalists who will accompany them on their expedition.
The next day as Pure Amazon sails into the National Reserve, they will be able to spot a variety of birds from scarlet macaws to swallow-tailed humming birds. More than 400 species of birds live in the reserve. In the evening guests will be able to embark on a night safari to discover dozens of nocturnal animals including the caimans.
On day 4, they will visit a local village and go fishing for piranha. The following day, Pure Amazon will navigate the Pacaya River to spot the spider monkeys, sloths and the monk saki, another primate.
On the last day, they will taken to a bilingual school and learn about medicinal plants before flying off to Lima.
For a four-night itinerary, prices start from $11,775 pp.
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