The Guianas · undeveloped, mostly unexplored jungle! Be mesmerized by the pristine beauty of Kaieteur Falls (226m or 741ft - 4 times higher than Niagara), the world’s largest single

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Facts & Highlights • 20 days • Maximum 16 travelers • Start in Para-maribo, Suriname and finish in Georgetown, Guy-ana • All meals included • Includes 4 internal flights • French Guiana - catamaran trip to the 3 Salvation Islands • History of Frederiksdorp and surrounding plantations - Suriname • Thunder of the Kaieteur Waterfalls • Suspension bridges at Iwokrama Canopy Walkway • Incredible bird and wildlife spotting on boat journeys • Search for a myriad of exotic bird life, caimen, giant otters, giant anteat-ers, monkeys and even the elusive jaguar

Departure Dates & PriceFeb 10 - Mar 01, 2021 - $9495 USD

Activity Level: 2/3Comfort Level: Some long, scenic drives and boat journeys through jungle and urban areas.

Accommodations 12 nights at comfortable hotels/lodges with private bathrooms. 7 nights at jungle lodges in Guyana only have 8 rooms each as there is very little tourism here. If we have larger groups, we cannot guarantee a single room and private bathroom for every night for paid single supplements, although we will make every effort to accommodate this. Kaieteur Falls lodge is very basic sleeping in hammocks and limited privacy, but the experience is well worth it.

The GuianasGuyana • suriname • French Guiana

Journey to 3 of South America’s lesser known

travel gems - Guyana, Suriname and French

Guiana, collectively known as the Guianas.

90 percent of their territory remains as

undeveloped, mostly unexplored jungle!

Be mesmerized by the pristine beauty of

Kaieteur Falls (226m or 741ft - 4 times higher

than Niagara), the world’s largest single drop

waterfall! Journey by motorized longboats

to lodges deep in the jungle, meeting local

indigenous villagers and searching for wildlife

including giant otters, giant anteaters, sea

turtles, river dolphins, monkeys, caiman, a

myriad of exotic, colorful birds and if you are

lucky, the elusive jaguar!

Our urban and historic exploration includes

Georgetown and Paramaribo (UNESCO), the

Space Center (European sattelite launch site),

Camp de la Transportation (slave transit camp)

and a catamaran journey to Devil’s Island

(overnight on Isle Royale) that once held the

infamous prisoner, Papillion. This eclectic, exotic

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off-the-beaten path journey is sure to enthrall and

captivate even the well-seasoned adventure traveler!

DAY 1 ARRIVAL IN SURINAMEUpon arrival in Suriname, you will be met at the

airport and transferred to your hotel.

Overnight in Paramaribo, Suriname.

DAY 2 TO FRENCH GUIANA, SAINT LAU-RENT DU MARONIWe have morning at leisure before we set out along

Suriname’s coastal road to the border station. Upon

crossing the border, we will travel by motorized

canoe crossing the Maroni River into French Guiana,

arriving in St Laurent du Maroni. We will make a

brief visit to the well-preserved Camp de la Trans-

portation. The facility once served as the transit

point for slaves and indentured servants imported

from overseas, and later for political prisoners and

convicts. We will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant be-

fore continuing on to Kourou, making a brief stop to

visit the church of St Joseph in Iracoubo. The entire

inside of the church was hand-painted by a convict

from a nearby penal settlement and well worth the

stop.

We will have our welcome dinner tonight.

Overnight in Kourou, French Guiana.

DAY 3 GUYANA SPACE CENTER After an early breakfast we transfer to the Center

Spatiale Guyanaise (Guiana Space Center) for a tour.

Launch schedules are a closely-held secret so our

schedule today may be amended on short notice.

The usual tour includes a motorcoach tour which

crisscrosses the center’s mammoth facility, includ-

ing stops at various assembly buildings, launch pads

Cock-of-the-rock

Common squirrel monkey


Guiana Space Center


and control centers. Although the tour is offered in

French, our guide will supply translations through-

out. We will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and an

afternoon at leisure.

Dinner and overnight in Kourou, French Guiana.

DAY 4 SALVATION ISLANDSWhat is commonly referred to as “Devils Island” is really a triangle of three islands - Îles du Salut, or the Salvation Islands - seven miles off the coast of Kourou. After breakfast at the hotel, we sail west aboard a catamaran towards our first stop, Île Royale. The islands played a central role in French history as far back as 1792, when they were first employed as a transit point, first for explorers, then for slaves and later for political prisoners and con-victs. Île Saint-Joseph is the southernmost island and was known as the silent island as inmates were not allowed to speak to either the guards or fellow convicts. Papillion claimed to have spent two years in solitary here. St. Joseph was known as the ‘man-eater’ for obvious reasons.

Île Royale is the largest of the three islands and housed the largest collection of buildings, as the

commandant and officers were mostly stationed here. It was also the island where the guillotine was used on about fifty occasions. The prison buildings here are quite well preserved, and we can meander at will through the cell blocks, dormitory buildings, and other structures while taking photographs or simply soaking in the powerful ambience. The officer’s bun-galows are at the top in the middle of the island and there are also the many different kinds of cells, from the lightly guarded to the solitary confinement ones where the convicts were not even allowed to see the light of day. We will spend the night in the former officer’s mess on the island.

Dinner and overnight on Île Royale.

DAY 5 ÎLE ROYALE AND ÎLE SAINT-JO-SEPH

Today after breakfast we will have a final tour of Île

Royale, making a full walk around the island. We will

visit the children’s cemetery where the guard’s chil-

dren were buried. They are the only burials on the

island as space was not available to bury the adults,

nor the convicts. They were buried at sea near the

islands to encourage the sharks and discourage the

Devil’s Island


convicts from trying to escape.

This afternoon we will pay a visit to Île Saint-Joseph

which is the southernmost island and is home to

striking incarceration facilities that make up this

notorious penal colony. We leave the silent island

and then reboard the catamaran for the return to

Kourou, and transfer to our hotel.

Dinner and overnight Kourou, French Guiana.

DAY 6 TO SURINAME, DANPAATI RIVERWe transfer to St. Laurent for a boat crossing to

Suriname and onwards to Paramaribo, where we

continue our nature and cultural experience. After

travelling a distance of approximately 190 km you

arrive at the village of Atjoni. We join a motorized

canoe, where will travel up the Upper Suriname

River, famous for its breathtaking rapids, to our river

lodge located in the heart of the rain forest. Upon

arrival, there will be time to sit back and enjoy the

views into the surrounding rainforest or take a swim

in the Suriname River.

Our day comes to an end with an exciting cruise on

the river, looking for black caiman lying on the river

banks.

Dinner at overnight at Danpaati River.

DAY 7 PIKIN SLEE VILLAGE, RAINFOR-EST WALKToday we will visit one of the 12 villages that are af-filiated with Danpaati. Pikin Slee is located 30 min-utes by boat from Danpaati. You will be introduced to the unique way of life of the local population and to the wonderful traditions brought from Africa by their ancestors. After the tour, we then visit the Maroon Museum Saamaka which is dedicated to the cultural heritage of the Saramak Maroon population.


Danpaati Lodge - Suriname


Common squirrel monkey

Tufted capuchin

Red howler monkey

Golden handed tamarin

Tufted capuchin Wedge-capped capuchin


Three generations

Pink river dolphin

Frederiksdorp plantation

Green sea turtle laying eggs


In the museum, you will learn more about Maroon’s history, their ancient traditions and crafts. After the tour, we return to the lodge for lunch.

In the afternoon, we will discover some of the secrets of the rainforest during our walk. Afterwards, you could choose to enjoy a massage done in a combina-tion of traditional and Western techniques. There are also other possibilities to explore in the surround-ing area. We can go fishing or take the dugout canoe around the island.

After dinner, we will enjoy a traditional and cultural dance performance. Traditional dances such as the Seketi, Awasa and Bandamba will be performed by the local population. Our guide will explain the cul-tural significance of each dance.

Dinner and overnight at Danpaati River.

DAY 8 FREDERIKSDORP PLANTATION This morning we will have some time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings before departing by dugout canoe to Atjoni and then back to Paramaribo by ve-hicle. Our journey takes us to Frederiksdorp, which was established as a plantation in 1747. The first owner was a German from Prussia, Johan Friedrich Knoffel. In 1775 the plantation was cultivating 92 hectares of coffee which would have had a value of 370,000 guilders, and nearly 200 slaves worked on the plantation. From 1873 the plantation was worked by nearly 100 Javanese and Hindustani con-tract laborers and at that time they shifted produc-tion to mainly cocoa.

That same year a police station was established, consisting of the commissioner’s house, a prison (the cells are still intact), the residence of the district commissioner and 7 official’s dwellings which are now six apartments for guests. Under the apart-ments you can find hammocks for relaxation.

The plantations Johan-Margarethe and Rest and

Work are small village communities, which can be reached by walking or by bike.

Dinner and overnight at Frederiksdorp.

DAY 9 KRONENBURG AND MARIENBOSCH PLANTATIONS

Today we will have a historical tour of the estate, a

village walk to Kronenburg Plantation with a stop at

Marienbosch Plantation. We will enjoy a swamp tour,

or in season a turtle tour (February – August), and

this afternoon enjoy a dolphin spotting tour.

Dinner and overnight at Frederiksdorp.

DAY 10 PEPERPOT PLANTATION, FORT NIEUW AMSTERDAM, PARAMARIBO

Today we continue to the Commewijne district which

is situated to the east of Paramaribo, across the river.

We make a stop at Peperpot Plantation where the old

coffee and cocoa factory, deputy-director’s house and

the old office are located. Peperpot was established

by the English and already existed before Suriname

was conquered by the natives from Zeeland in 1667.

This is one of the last plantations still in its former

original state. On the plantation you can still see

coffee and cocoa plants as well as an ancient shed

and factory, the manager’s residence and a kampong

(worker’s living area). Peperpot is renowned for the

many birds which can be spotted.

From Peperpot, we make a stop at the mini-museum

of Marienburg, a former sugar plantation, before

enjoying a delicious lunch in a typical Javanese res-

taurant (warung) in Tamanredjo. We then continue

to the confluence of the Commewijne and Suriname

Rivers at Nieuw Amsterdam. Here we will visit the

outdoor museum, Fort Nieuw Amsterdam. The large

fortress was built by the British as a defense for the


Paramaribo, Suriname (UNESCO)


plantations that were situated along the upper parts

of both rivers.

We continue on to the capital city of Suriname, Para-

maribo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002.

We will have a guided tour, where we will see the

former Fort Zeelandia, the Presidential Palace, the

Independence Square and many other monuments.

The buildings are a true representation of the colo-

nial history of Suriname. Our stroll takes us along

the Waterkant, the bank of the Suriname River and

through the Palm Gardens. We will also see a mosque

right next to a synagogue.

Dinner and overnight in Paramaribo.

DAY 11 FLIGHT TO KAIETEUR WATER-FALLS This morning we take a short flight to Georgetown

where we will have a scenic flight to Kaieteur Falls.

Upon arrival we will check in to our guesthouse

which has basic facilities but is situated right beside

the mighty waterfalls.

At Kaieteur, be on the lookout for greater yellow-

headed vultures and rufous-crowned elaenia. The

famous Kaieteur swifts are seen above the river - the

most numerous are white-chinned swifts that flicker

in large flocks at a great height, among them a few

significantly larger white-collared swifts. White-

tipped swifts are more readily identified by their

clearly delineated white throats. The bird everyone

wants to see at Kaieteur is the Guianan cock-of-the-

rock, which is often seen at a lek site on the way to

the first lookout.

Dinner and overnight in Kaieteur.

DAY 12 FLIGHT TO APOTERI , RUPUNUNI RIVER, REWA RIVER COMMUNITYThe early morning mist of Kaieteur gives way to a

fantastic view of the falls. Johnson’s View affords a

full-frontal vista of the falls. We will have a look for

the Guianan cock-of-the rock and the golden frog.

The frog spends its entire life from tadpole to matu-

rity in the bromeliad. We will also listen to tales of

‘Old Kaie’- who is said to have saved his people from

the warlike Caribs by sacrificing himself sailing over

the falls. We then have a short flight to the village of

Apoteri where we will board a boat and travel along

the Rupununi River with opportunities to see wild

giant river otters and black caiman.

We then head out on the river again, passing lo-

cals fishing and bathing in the river until we reach

the Rewa River and the Amerindian community of

Rewa. The surrounding area is rainforest, mountains

and oxbow lakes and teeming with wildlife, birds,

and fish. In 2005 the community constructed the

eco-lodge so that they could establish a sustainable

eco-tourism business. The eco-lodge where we will be

staying is owned and operated by the community.

We take a short boat ride where we will see the

Victoria amazonica, the world’s largest water lily

and the national flower of Guyana. The leaves that

float on the water grow up to 3 meters in diameter

with a submerged stalk of 7 to 8 meters. The flowers

which bloom at dusk are white on the first night. By

the third night, they change color to pink and also

change to a male flower. The golden colors across the

pond at dusk combined with birds coming into roost

provide a lovely nature experience.

Dinner and overnight in Rewa River.


Bird’s-eye view of Kaieteur Falls


DAY 13 EXPLORING REWA RIVERAfter breakfast take a boat up the Rewa River and

then a 15-minute hike to Grass Pond. This lake has

a beautiful setting and allows us to see the Victoria

amazonica water lily again. It has a good population

of arapaima (reportedly the highest density in Guy-

ana), the largest scaled freshwater fish in the world,

and you can also fish for peacock bass.

We will take a guided walk through the community

of Rewa to see how the locals live. We will visit the

villager’s houses where we can experience their ev-

eryday life and see activities such as grating cassava,

weaving baskets and tending kitchen gardens.

This afternoon we will travel up the Rewa River to a

location known as Seawall, where river turtles come

to lay their eggs. Along the river banks, we may see

red howlers, squirrel and brown capuchin monkeys.

We continue up the river and then hike through the

rainforest to an area where we can observe the Goli-

ath bird-eating spider, the largest spider in the world

by mass and size. The practice of calling therapho-

sids “bird-eating” derives from an early 18th-century

copper engraving showing one eating a humming-

bird. Despite its name, it is rare for the Goliath bird-

eating spider to actually prey on birds. In the wild,

they have been observed feeding on rodents, frogs,

toads, lizards and even snakes.

On our way back to the lodge by boat, we will stop

for asundowner and dinner on a sandbank. This will

undoubtedly be one of the many magical memories

that you will take with you from your stay at Rewa.

Dinner and overnight in Rewa River.

DAY 14 IWOKRAMA CANOPY WALKWAYThis morning we journey by boat making our way

to The Iwokrama Canopy Walkway, situated near

Kaieteur Falls


Jungle lodge

Canopy walk


Jaiburio stork

Toucan

White-chestedemerald hummingbird

Vermilion flycatcher

Jaiburi stork

Spurwing jacana



the southern boundary of the Iwokrama Reserve in

central Guyana. The walkway has four suspension

bridges leading to three platforms, the highest of

which is over 30 meters above the ground, which

allow for great sightings of canopy species, many of

which you would struggle to see well from the for-

est floor. Amongst the likely highlights are painted,

brown-throated and golden-winged parakeets,

caica parrots, Guianan puffbird, waved and golden-

collared woodpeckers and spot-tailed, Todd’s and

ash-winged antwrens.

Another area where we will want to spend some time

is the clearing around the lodge, as this is one of the

best places to see another of Guyana’s “must see”

birds, the crimson fruitcrow. This species is seen here

on a reasonably regular basis, as it often comes to

feed in some of the nearby trees. The clearing is also

a reliable site for black curassow, as there is a family

party which has become habituated to people and

regularly passes through the clearing. We will stay

overnight at a charming rainforest lodge located just

500 meters from the base of the Canopy Walkway.

Dinner and overnight at Atta Rainforest Lodge.

DAY 15 BIRD WATCHING AND WILDLIFE AT IWOKRAMA CANOPY WALKWAYBefore dawn, we will return to the canopy where we

can birdwatch easily and may see rufous-throated

sapphire, green aracari, pygmy antwren and Gui-

anan streaked-antwren. With some luck, Guianan

toucanet, pompadour cotinga, buff-cheeked greenlet

and a host of crown specialists may come within our

view. From this treetop vantage, you can sometimes

see red howler and black spider monkeys.

Apart from the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway itself,

you can enjoy a wildlife and birdwatching walk on the

trails around the area. For those interested in botany,

many of the trails have the key tree species marked.

Many bird species, stunning insects, noisy amphib-

ians, and playful primates make the surrounding

forest their home. Deer, tapir and agouti are also

regular visitors to the lodge. Serious birders will want

to search the undergrowth for the rarely seen rufous-

winged ground-cuckoo.


As darkness falls on the walkway, you may see the

white-winged potoo. Night walks are also possible

and something interesting or new always seems to

pop on the scene along the transnational road near

the lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Caiman House.

DAY 16 CAIMAN HOUSE FIELD STATION

Enjoy the early morning dawn chorus while we have

an early morning stroll on the Canopy Walkway

before returning to the lodge for breakfast. We then

transfer to 4x4 trucks to visit the village of Aranapu-

ta, where we will have a tour of their peanut butter

factory and a visit to the school for a short cultural

presentation.

We continue down the Rupununi River by boat to

the Amerindian village of Yupukari and Caiman

House. We will stay at the Caiman House Field

Station, a combination guest-lodge and education

center focused on research and conservation proj-

ects along the river. The Field Station is the hub of

several participatory development projects, includ-

ing the introduction of classroom libraries in all

three village schools and an Internet-enabled public

library. Visitors may have the opportunity to meet

local craftspeople, including the furniture builders at

Yupukari Crafters, a nonprofit venture to create vil-

lage jobs and generate income to sustain educational

development.

As a guest, we have the unique opportunity to sup-

port and participate in an ongoing field study of

the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), the largest

member of the alligator family and an endangered

species. We are invited to accompany the indigenous

crew as they search for and capture black caiman on

the river. Guests will be offered the opportunity to

assist in data collection. The caiman are weighed,

measured, sexed and tagged before being released

back into the river. The research has already discov-

ered interesting information on the caiman’s nests

and diet.

Dinner and overnight at Caiman House.

DAY 17 RUPUNUNI RIVER TO KARANAM-BU WETLANDS AND SAVANNAH

This morning we will be escorted by skilled guides

on the Awariku Lake for bird and wildlife spotting.

Egrets and ibises are regular sightings and there is

also the possibility of seeing giant river otters and

black caiman. Paddle through a creek in some low-

land forest and come out into the Rupununi River to

our next lodge at Karanambu.

Karanambu, a 110-square mile former cattle ranch

located in the North Rupununi, was the home of

the late Diane McTurk, a conservationist and a

world-renowned expert on giant otters. Known for

its expansive wetlands and savannah, as well as its

biological and cultural diversity, Karanambu encom-

passes savannah, marshy ponds, riparian forest, and

a 30-mile stretch of the Rupununi River. Karanambu

is located roughly in the middle of this beautiful and

fascinating biological hotspot where species like the

giant otter, black caiman, jaguar, giant anteater, and

arapaima can be found. The number of species found

here is much higher than expected given its size,

with at least 600 species of birds and over 200 spe-

cies of mammals. The seasonally flooded savannahs

and forests also draw substantial fish migrations

with as many as 700 species of fish — more than

anywhere on Earth.

This region is rich in history and is the homeland of

the Makushi and earlier peoples, dating back more


than 7,000 years. Several prominent explorers and

naturalists have written about their experiences

here, including Robert and Richard Schomburgk,

Charles Waterton, Evelyn Waugh, Gerald Durrell,

and David Attenborough.

With both the river and the savannahs close at hand

there is a wide variety of activities to be enjoyed at

Karanambu. You are free to determine what you

want to do based on your interests, the time of year

and whether the guides have found anything es-

pecially unique and interesting to see. Two guided

excursions are provided each day — one early in the

morning and another late in the afternoon and into

the evening. As well as being the coolest times to be

out, these are usually the best times to see the differ-

ent birds and animals. Trips may be on the river by

boat, on the savannahs by 4 x 4 or along forest trails

on foot to the different ponds in the area.

Late in the afternoon, we will travel by boat to look

for wild giant river otters and as dusk falls to the

ponds to see the giant Victoria amazonica waterlily

bloom at dusk. On the return trip, we will spotlight

for black caiman, birds and other creatures of the

night.

Dinner and overnight at Karanambu.

DAY 18 EXPLORING KARANAMBU BIRDS AND WILDLIFEThis morning we make an early start to an area of

rolling grasslands, home to a population of giant

anteaters. With luck, we shall locate one of these

six-foot long animals excavating its breakfast from

one of the termite mounds that stud the savannah.

Though giant anteaters live in overlapping home

ranges they are mostly solitary except during moth-

er-offspring relationships, aggressive interactions

between males, and when mating. Mother anteaters

carry their offspring on their backs until weaning

them.

We have an evening river excursion or the option

for bird watching, where you can explore woodland

patches or gallery forest along the river. A feature

bird for the area is the agami heron. An evening walk

along the airstrip offers seven species of nightjar

and among the grasslands the double-striped thick-

knees.

Dinner and overnight at Karanambu.

DAY 19 KARANAMBU TO GEORGETOWNIn the event you did not see a giant anteater the pre-

vious morning, there is time to travel out to search

the savannah again. You can either explore the

Rupununi River in search of wild giant river otters,

black caiman and arapaima, making a boat journey

along quiet stretches of a river or take a trail walk to

several of the honey ponds in the area. We return to

the lodge for breakfast before our departure.

We take a flight over the Essequibo and Demerara

Rivers and hundreds of miles of tropical rainforest

to land in Georgetown where we will check in to our

hotel. We will enjoy our farewell dinner in an elegant

colonial atmosphere, followed by an evening with a

local guest speaker who will give a presentation on

Guyanese culture.

Dinner and overnight in Georgetown.

DAY 20 DEPART GEORGETOWNWe say farewell to the Guiana’s today as we make our

way back to the airport for our flights homeward.


Giant anteater

Opportunity to participate in researchto help save the black caiman

The elusive jaguar


Spectacled caiman Iguana

Manatee

Golden frog

Pink river dolphin

Giant river otter


Questions & Answers1. How big are the groups? Each group is limited to 16 participants. Small groups are an important ingredient in adventure travel. They allow for more interaction and more personalized service throughout the itinerary.

2. What is included in the tour price?All accommodations throughout; all meals, starting with dinner on day 1 and finishing with breakfast on depar-ture day (i.e. the last day of the ElderTreks tour); bottled drinking water throughout the trip; all internal trans-portation; airport transfers on day 1 and departure day (i.e. the last day of the ElderTreks tour); all day trips and entrance fees as outlined in the itinerary; tips for hotels (porterage), national guide and bus driver, restaurants and spot guides; services of a trip leader.

3. What is not included in the tour price?International flights, tips to ElderTreks tour leader, alcoholic drinks, visas, travel insurance, photo and/or video fees, public bathroom fees and departure tax, GY$4000 (aproximately $20 USD paid in local currency).

4. Are these “educational” tours?Yes, in the broadest sense of the word, “educational”. We visit museums, national parks and reserves and have talks and discussions on many aspects of history, culture and nature. But this is only a portion of the educational expe-rience. We believe that it is equally educational to meet local people on a non-commercial basis, visit their homes and even try to learn a few words in the native language. Sometimes the most “educational” moments are wander-ing through the streets of a small town.

5. How do we travel during the tour?All local transportation is included in the land price of the trip. We travel by small aircraft (4 flights), motorized longboats (15+, short to long journeys or excursions), van or microbus, river ferry (2x), catamaran (2x) to Devil’s Island & return, 2 private local boat excurions (to search and view river dolphins and also sea turtles laying eggs), by foot/hiking, canopy walk and dugout canoe (optional).

6. What are our accommodations like?If we have larger groups, we cannot guarantee a single room and private bathroom for every night for paid single supplements, although we will make every effort to accommodate this. 1 night in a very basic lodge (best and only one available) with beds and hammocks 50 meters from Kaieteur Falls. Wifi/Inter-net is not available or not very good in some of the jungle lodges.

7. What about the weather?Our adventure takes place during the pleasant spring & fall months. Temperatures can vary between the low 70’s °F to the high 80’s°F (20 – 32°C), especially in jungle settings Spring is a drier time of year but one should still expect showers.

8. When is payment due?A non-refundable deposit of $500 USD (plus insurance if you require it) is due at time of booking and will reserve your place on the tour. Payment of the full land cost is due 120 days before departure. Cancellation charges are applicable and are outlined in the “Terms and Conditions” section of our brochure.

9. Is medical insurance required?Insurance coverage is not included in the cost of your trip. Please note that medical insurance is mandatory for this adventure. ElderTreks offers comprehensive travel insurance and we are happy to provide you with a quote if you call our office. If you are purchasing insurance elsewhere, please ensure you provide the details to ElderTreks as soon as possible. *Please note those travelers with pre-existing medical conditions must take out travel insurance at the time of deposit

10. What should I take on the tour?There is a detailed “What to Take” list in our Trip Kit, which we will send to you after you have booked the trip.

11. What meals are included?All meals during the itinerary are included, starting with dinner on day 1 and finishing with breakfast on departure day. We eat a variety of local foods prepared in a wide range of settings.

12. Can you arrange my flights?We would be happy to take care of your air arrangements. ElderTreks offers personalized flight itineraries — not group flights. Stop over en route, come in a few days early, or extend your stay. Call us for a customized itinerary.

13. What if I would like more information?If you have any further questions about the adventure, please call our office for more details. A Trip Specialist will be happy to answer your questions. A Trip Kit containing further details on the destination will be sent to you once you have booked the trip.



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