Background
The M/V Aqua caters to the most discerning and adventurous of world travellers, providing an unforgettable journey into areas penetrated by only a privileged few in a shipboard environment of utmost luxury.
You may choose three, four, or seven-night itineraries.
Journeys depart from Iquitos; however, the heart of every visit will be Pacaya Samiria Reserve, located on the headwaters of the Amazon basin.
During your days on the river, you will have the opportunity to visit local villages, go fishing for piranha, spot at the super-sized water lilies and even experience the river by night.
Highly trained interpreter guides will take you on as many as three expeditions a day, aboard comfortable skiffs, and they will show you some of the conservation projects that are part of this reserve.
Aqua Expeditions operates year-round, and every voyage is uniquely appealing, based on the changing seasons.
Licences And Associations
The Vessel has been built by SIMA, the navy Shipyard in Peru and is considered by the industry to be one of the best shipyards in the Region.
In addition the vessel complies with several strict safety guidelines required to be included into the Shipowners Protection and Indemnity Club. Please visit www.shipowners.co.uk for further details.
The Vessel has P&I Protection (Shipowners Club UK) and H&M Insurance. Both are issued by very well known and respected international Companies. Our coverage for P&I is US 500 million per incident.
The Officers and crew are primarily Navy or Merchant Marine personnel. All comply with the law and certifications required by the Peruvian Port Authorities.
The crew and food and beverage team is trained to handle our food stuffs so as to eliminate any possible contamination. As a side note our vessel is one of the few ECOLAB clients in the country. For those not familiar with ECOLAB please visit www.ecolab.com.
Our waste storage tanks comply fully with IMO and U.S. Coast Guard standards.
Responsible Travel
Aqua Expeditions is truly dedicated to preserving the glorious, but environmentally threatened, Amazon Basin. While regulations are very loose regarding sewage disposal in Amazonia — and in fact we are the only vessel operating on the Amazon to have a sophisticated sewage treatment plant — we believe that proper sewage treatment plays a crucial role in protecting the health of the people and wildlife that live along our rivers.