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SCHEDULED EXPEDITIONS

Our scheduled expeditions are listed below as are private expeditions and educational or public service trips for which we provide boats and personnel. Scheduling, expedition details, and pricing may change without notice. Additional expeditions are added regularly. If you are interested in a particular expedition, please notify us at your earliest convenience so that we can inform you of any changes in a timely manner. Expeditions scheduled more than a year into the future are particularly subject to change. Color code for expeditions: Margarita Tours Expeditions / Public Service Expeditions / Private Charters

Pricing & Payment - Pricing details and payment information is in $US; discounts are available for minors, for repeat clients, and for qualified educators and employees of public zoos and aquaria. Pricing does not include international or domestic airfares.
Expedition Leaders - Information about your Amazon expedition leaders and staff, as well as contact information.
Expedition Descriptions - For additional information about a particular type of expedition, visit the Expeditions page and click on the images on either side. Details of a specific scheduled expedition may vary from the generalized account provided. Itineraries and additional information for upcoming expeditions can be downloaded as PDF documents from the Document Center, or contact us directly for the latest information regarding a trip. Please do not purchase airfares without first confirming trip scheduling with us.

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Download PDF file of scheduled expeditions (with additional details)

2008 TRIP DESCRIPTION PRICE TRIP LEADER(S) CONTACT NOTES
Mar 28 - Apr 5 Medical Service: Rio Tigre, Nahuapa Cano INQ Peru Ministry of Health Graham, Devon See Project Amazonas website for participation details
Apr 27 - May 3 Kayak & Natural History: Rio Orosa & area $1445 Graham, Devon Graham, Devon Maximum of 6 participants
May 5 - May 16 Medical Service: Rio Maniti INQ Peru Ministry of Health Graham, Devon See Project Amazonas website for participation details
May 17 - May 23 Amazon Cares Veterinary Service INQ Mednikoff, Molly Mednikoff, Molly See Amazon Cares website for details
June 1 - June 8 Polish American Travel Club: Rio Orosa & field stations INQ Majcherczyk, Jerzy Majcherczyk, Jerzy Charter arranged for Classic Travel, NJ
Jun 13 - Jun 19 Mission Sports Expedition INQ Bowers, Daniel Bowers, Daniel See Mission Sports website for details
Jun 13 - Jun 20 Kneidel Family Expedition CLOSED --- --- Family Expedition to Orosa River and field stations
Jun 9 - Jun 15 Herpetology & Natural History: Rio Orosa & area $1395 Capron, Marty; Capron, Jill; RN Capron, Marty (620-455-3471) Rio Orosa & field stations ($1095 to extend for second week)
Jun 16 - Jun 22 Herpetology & Natural History: Rio Orosa & area $1395 Capron, Marty; Capron, Jill; RN Capron, Marty (620-455-3471) Rio Orosa & field stations ($1095 to extend from previous week)
Jun 28 - Jul 2 Heliconia Society International: Rio Napo expedition INQ Graham, Devon Graham, Devon See Heliconia Society International website for conference details. Restricted to conference participants.
Jun 30 - Jul 26 Florida International University INQ Riach, Jim; PhD Graham, Devon Riach, Jim      Graham, Devon Amazon Ecology and Service Learning course - open to educators and college students
Jul 13 - Jul 19 Educators Amazon Ecology & Culture Course: Rio Orosa $1395 Riach, Jim; PhD Graham, Devon Riach, Jim      Graham, Devon Educator's Amazon Ecology Course
Jul 26 - Aug 1 Walton Family Charter CLOSED --- --- Family Expedition to Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve & area
Aug 3 - Aug 9 Amazon Photography Expedition $1445 Schleser, David; PhD Graham, Devon Rio Orosa and field stations - limited to 8 persons only, extend for following trip for $1095 addit.
Aug 10 - Aug 16 Tropical Fish Collection: Amazon, Marañon & Tigre Rivers $1445 Schleser, David; PhD Graham, Devon Option to export collected fish out of Peru, visit to exporting facilities. Extend from prev. or next trip for $1095 additional.
Aug 17 - Aug 23 Tropical Fish Collection: Amazon, Orosa, Apayacu Rivers and area $1445 de Greef, Jaap-Jan Graham, Devon Option to export collected fish out of Peru, visit to exporting facilities. Extend from prev. or next trip for $1095 additional.
Aug 24 - Aug 30 Tropical Fish Collection: Amazon, Maranon and Tigre Rivers $1445 de Greef, Jaap-Jan Graham, Devon Option to export collected fish out of Peru, visit to exporting facilities. Extend from prev. trip for $1095 additional.
Sep 1 - Sep 6 Sport Fishing: Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve INQ Kolodziej, Joe Kolodziej, Joe Departing from Nauta to Pacaya-Samira Reserve, returning to Iquitos
Oct 12 - Oct 18 Sport Fishing: Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve $1395 TBA Graham, Devon Departing from Nauta to Pacaya-Samira Reserve, returning to Iquitos
Oct 25 - 6 Nov Burma Cultural and Natural History Expedition (dates to be confirmed) TBA Graham, Devon Graham, Devon An unparalled opportunity to experience the amazing culture, history and nature of stunning Burma (yes, this is a departure from the Amazon!!!)
Nov 9 - Nov 15 Medical Service: Rio Mazan and area INQ Peru Ministry of Health Graham, Devon See Project Amazonas website for participation details
Nov 23 - Nov 29 Medical Service: Rio Itaya and area INQ Peru Ministry of Health Graham, Devon See Project Amazonas website for participation details
Dec 29 - Jan 6 Berkshire Community College Amazon Course, MA CLOSED Tyning, Thomas --- Community College Amazon Course (don't you wish you could have taken one of these?)
Dec 29 - Jan 4 Amazon Herpetology & Birding: Orosa River & area $1395 Bartlett, Dick Bartlett, Patty Graham, Devon Graham, Devon Participate in the 2008 Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the Orosa River (extend for next week for $1095 additional)
Jan 5 - Jan 11 Amazon Herpetology & Birding: Orosa River & area $1395 Bartlett, Dick Bartlett, Patty   Graham, Devon Graham, Devon Extend from the previous week for $1095 additional

2009 SCHEDULED EXPEDITIONS (subject to confirmation)

Jan 25 - Jan 31 Tropical Fish Collection: Napo River and area $1445 Graham, Devon Schleser, David Graham, Devon Extend for following week for $1095 additional
Feb 1 - Feb 7 Tropical Fish Collection: Mazan River and area $1445 Graham, Devon Schleser, David Graham, Devon Extend from previous week for $1095 additional
Feb 12 - Feb 26 Medical Service Expedition: Orosa, Apayacu, Amazon & area INQ Albrecht, Svenja; MD             Graham, Devon Albrecht, Svenja Graham, Devon See Project Amazonas website for participation details
        Graham, Devon  

 Note: More 2009 expeditions will be added shortly - some in the works are below:

 2-8 Mar          Herpetology, Photography & Natural History  Rio Orosa and Madre Selva Biological Station and area. Boat and field station based. Departing Iquitos Sunday AM (2 Mar), returning to Iquitos Friday PM (8 Mar). Expedition Leaders: Dick Bartlett, Devon Graham. Price $1,395 (minimum of 4 participants required). Option to extend additional week(s) with or without return to Iquitos – week extensions are $1,095 additional.

9-15 Mar        Herpetology, Photography & Natural History  Rio Orosa and Madre Selva Biological Station and area. Boat and field station based. Departing Iquitos Sunday AM (9 Mar), returning to Iquitos Friday PM (14 Mar). Expedition Leader: Dick Bartlett. Price $1,395 (minimum of 4 participants required). Option to extend another week with or without return to Iquitos – 2nd week extension is $1,095 additional.

25 Apr-16 May  Indian Ocean Expedition  Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion Islands. Price TBA.

12-18 Jul         Tropical Fish Collection and Study  Tigre River and tributaries. Price TBA.

19-25 Jul         Tropical Fish Collection and Study  Nanay and Momon Rivers and tributaries. Price TBA.

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