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Included
- All overnights
with breakfast in double room in Belém,
Manaus and São Gabriel da Cachoeira
- All meals and
drinks, Airport/Hotel/Airport Transfers,
vehicles for all surface transportation,
4wheel drive, boat etc.
- Flight from Manaus
to São Gabriel de Cachoeira and
back
- Experienced expedition
guidance, reliable local guides and
porters
Not included
- International
flights
- Alcoholic
beverages
- Gratuities
All necessary
documents will be delivered by courier.
Payment and reservations
Reservations must
be made with a minimum of 90 days prior
to departure. After receiving our booking
confirmation a deposit of 50% to our German
account is due. The rest is payable 30
days prior departure.
Best time to
travel
October through
January
Travel Dates 2008/2009
January the
7th to 27th
February the 25th to March the 17th
October the 28th to November the 17th
November the 25th to December 15th
Notes
- Very strenuous
and demanding, partially difficult terrain,
recommended for experienced trekkers
only
- All participants
are expected to coop with each other
and to follow instructions given by
the leader
- As temperatures
vary from permanently well over 30Cel
during the day, down to around 10°
C at night with humidity reaching 90%
and more, clothing should include two
set seach of shorts, shirts w/long sleeve,
light cotton socks, swim wear, several
sets of T-shirts and underwear,rain
cape,warm clothing for the night. High
leather bootlegs with corrugated sole
and solid grip are recommended for hiking
and solid rubber trekking sandals to
ford or bath in creeks, streams...
- Equipment: 2 backpacks
(70-100/35-50 l) as main baggage is
stored in São Gabriel, sleeping
bag, thermoflask, binocular, photo equipment,
flash light, swiss army knife, personal
cutlery, hut, sunglasses, insect repellent
- Only
personal belongings (5-8 kg) have to
be carried by each participant
Others
Health
- Vaccines
mandatory: yellow fever, hepatites,
tetanus
Vaccines not mandatory: malaria prophylaxis
Drinking
water
- From
creeks and rapids, using of desinfection
products recommended
First
aid
- Granted by guides,
bring your personal medicine
Communication
Meals
- Salted, smoked
and canned meat , fresh fish, ready
made soups,rice, pasta, dehydrated vegetables,
crackers, cookies, bisquits, banana
and guava sweets, coffe ,tea, dry milk
Accomodation
- Hotel
in Manaus and Pousada in São
Gabriel da Cachoeira, on expedition
in prepared camps and hammocks
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