$74.75 per guest.
All payments in advance.
Children under 6 free if accompanied by a parent.
Age 6 to 12, half price if accompanied by a responsible adult.

Includes:
Bi-lingual guide.
Transfer from hotel to Dawn on the Amazon.
Picnic lunch, pure water, either a bottle of champagne, or two beers,
or all the soda pop you want.
Gas, port charges, and all other boat expenses.




$172.50 per guest per day.
All payments in advance.
Children under 6 free if child shares a mosquito net with parents.
Children 6 to 12 half price.

Includes:
Bi-lingual guide.
Transfer from hotel or airport to the Dawn on the Amazon, and back to
the hotel or airport, with assistance.
All meals on board, pure water, coffee tea.
Laundry service.
All port charges, gas, fuel, and other boat expenses.


$86.25 per day per guest.
All payments in advance.
Children under 6 free if child shares a mosquito net with parents.
Children 6 to 12 half price under mosquito net with parents.

Includes:
Bi-lingual guide.
Transfer from hotel or airport to Nina Rumi, and back to the hotel or
airport, with assistance.
All cooking, cleaning and chores.
Laundry service.
Typical ribereño home cooking, plus condiments, coffee, tea, and pure
water.
Mosquito nets, hammocks, pads, chairs, and the basic necessities
required to be comfortable in a ribereño village.
Canoes.

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Hi, I am Bill Grimes. You might already know me as
the Captain of Dawn on the Amazon, as the author
of the Captains Blog, or from several articles or
photos you may have seen on the internet.

I built my first boat and began exploring the
Amazon River and Rainforest in 1999. Some of the
Bill Grimes, President of Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises
best adventures of my life occurred during those early years of
exploring. The more I learned, the more I discovered, the happier I
became.

I knew I had discovered an astonishing adventure that many people
would want to share if they could do it safely and comfortably. I began
building my unique business and boats, all named Dawn on the
Amazon.

What makes Dawn on the Amazon unique?
  • We designed and built our beautiful boats specifically for Dawn on
    the Amazon.
  • We are not a travel agency, and we do not do business with travel
    agencies.
  • Our guests are independent travelers like you.
  • All of the tours and cruises we offer are based on my personal
    knowledge learned on my explorations and experiences.
  • We are insured and pay taxes in Peru.
  • Dawn on the Amazon employees 15 Peruvians full time with health
    benefits and hires several others part time.
  • Our home and only office is in Iquitos Peru
  • The money stays in Iquitos Peru.
  • Dawn on the Amazon is good for the economy of Iquitos Peru
    where we do business.

              
  Which brings me to these questions:

Would you like to add some serious excitement to your life?

Would you like to sail on a voyage of discovery into the amazing
Amazon rainforest on one of the safest, most comfortable, most
beautiful boats to ever cruise the upper Amazon of Peru?

Do you want to create your own unique Amazon Adventure that has the
potential to provide a lifetime of stories and memories?

If that sounds like something you want to add to your life story then
please stay with me because I want to help you.

                
 Dawn on the Amazon is perfect for:

People who would like to have an Amazon Adventure, and stay safe
and comfortable.

People traveling with electronic equipment such as laptops, and
expensive cameras because the high tech electric system on Dawn on
the Amazon III was engineered with you in mind.

Families and small groups of friends.

Anyone doing rainforest research.  

And the best part is we operate in four price ranges, as low as $59 for
a day trip, so there are opportunities for everyone who travels to
Iquitos Peru. All of the prices and benefits are listed below.

              







These are genuine testimonials I received from real people just like
you who have complimented us with these comments. Please take a
moment to read what very satisfied guests are saying about Dawn on
the Amazon.
We are two Indiana teachers who
spent 4 days on the Dawn of the
Amazon III which was a once in
a lifetime experience.

The guides provided an
experience that a gringo could
develop a passion for the Amazon
Rainforest. So much to learn
about and so little time.
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The Peruvian cuisine was to die for!! Fresh fruit juice made every meal.

They provided a wealth of information on Peru and the Rainforest. The
day trips were well worth the time and immersed us in the Peruvian
culture. Going to the Belen Market, Butterfly Farm, zoo, Boa Farm and
more were captivation experiences made special by the wonderful
caring people of Peru.

We felt safe everywhere we went in Iquitos.

Bill, Marmelita and staff made our trip very educational and fun.

If you want an adventure out of the ordinary, the Dawn on the Amazon
is for you!!
Dear Bill,
What a wonderful trip!  Exceeded
expectations in every way and
our expectations were pretty high
after our email exchange.

The short version is that you,
Marmelita, and the rest of the
crew gave us an introduction to
one of the most exotic places on
Bird watching Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve
the planet on a, comfortable, squeaky clean, well designed, safe boat
that is ready for service in either the Peruvian or the U.S. Navy.  The
food was extraordinary and could not be had meal after meal in Lima,
New York, or London.  The crew was wonderful.  They were not
scripted people from visitor services whose smile came off at the end
of a shift but people who made us feel like guests on their boat, real
people who simply busted their tails to ensure that we had a great
time. Every thing associated with Dawn on the Amazon III allowed us
to be perfectly relaxed and open the sights, sounds, and smells of
Amazonia.

As in all of our travels, we wanted to see something that we had never
seen before.  The Iquitos of the rubber barons and of today and the
Amazon rain forest that you showed us was very much something that
we had never seen.  Our experience with beautiful birds, mammals,
fish, and reptiles were simply unlike anything else on earth.

Sarah and I had agreed that going to the Amazon would be wet, hot,
and buggy but something that we had to do.  It was none of that to
our surprise and delight. Bugs? Not the biting kind on the Nanny with
its special pH due to the white sandy soil.  The Allpahuayo-Mishana
National Reserve may be unique in this respect, but God Bless it for
allowing me to get out of my Buzz-Off long sleeves and chemical
pants.  That certainly helped to keep me cool, but it really wasn’t that
hot, not to people accustomed to Virginia summers.  The design of the
air circulation vents combined with the drawing power of the fans
made being in the cabin night and day quite comfortable.  The
reflective white paint and clever, layered insulation between the
observation deck and the cabins knocked back the temperature by ten
to fifteen degrees.

We expected good food but not the sort of astonishing array of native
foods, a new fresh juice at every meal, entrees that, if they could be
had, would go for $75 each in New York.  It went on, meal after meal
as you well know.  Food is the only real danger that your guests should
worry about.  There is a serious danger of overeating with the
exceptional cuisine that has to be unique to Dawn III.  And a very nice
selection of excellent wine from Argentina and Chile to compliment the
meal was offered.  We have always followed the Foreign Service advice
of never eating local salad and we were thrilled to learn that all of the
vegetables were soaked and then washed in pure water.  And the
salads were a constantly changing treat.  The galley’s cleanliness left
no doubts about the food unlike the iffy galleys that we saw in China
and India.

Sarah and I both want to stress how comfortable the crew made us
feel. Marmelita, as you know, is joyful in her role of keeping the guests
and the crew happy.  It shows in every way.  Everyone forward seemed
to get into the search for birds, animals, and flowers.  We felt as if we
were part of a team of five or six all trying to make the first sighting
and then show the others.

The trip was a very special one for us.  Even better, we came away
with new friends in you and Marmelita.

If anyone wants to be in touch with me about any aspect of our trip,
please feel free to tell them to contact me.

Frank
Our family had an amazing
experience on the Dawn on the
Amazon III.  Bill created an
itinerary just for us that included
jungle hikes, encounters with
monkeys and pink dolphins,
fishing, swimming, bird watching,
shopping for boat oars in Belen,
and visits to villages off the
beaten path.  The boat is
beautiful and comfortable, and
our kids enjoyed the freedom
they had to explore it at will.  We
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ate like kings and were treated royally by the warm and knowledgeable
staff that accompanied us.  They thought of everything, providing
candy to give to village children, bringing out ponchos for our jungle
hike in the rain, and handing us binoculars to look for birds and
animals in the trees.  Our trip left us feeling relaxed and invigorated--a
fantastic combination.

Robb and Linda
You get the idea. I have lots more testimonials
and references that will vouch for Dawn on the Amazon.
Book Your Amazon Adventure Now

Contact me by typing this email address exactly as you see it.

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Book Your Amazon Adventure Now

Contact me by typing this email address exactly as you see it.

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Most of our guests think we are the best.
Contact me today, I look forward to helping you plan your Amazon
Adventure. If you are not totally delighted, I won't be happy.

Bill Grimes, President of Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises
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