We have two options for our Jungle trip adventures : six days / five nights  &  eight days / seven nights

Jungle Trip Adventure A -  6 days and 5 nights

Next Trip 2008 : Departure from Pucallpa to the village on July  6th /

return to Pucallpa on July 11th

This program is for the those who either do not have much time to spend in Peru or that want to combine the jungle journey with other destinations in Peru such as Cuzco- Machupicchu and the Titicaca Lake. We do not run journeys to these destinations but we have very good contacts with travel agencies who can help you to get these other destinations

Day 1

- Depart from Pucallpa at 9:00 a.m. by motor boat to the village of Puerto Nuevo, this will take approximately six hours. On the way we will stop for a quick snack of about thirty minutes.
- Arriving at the village we will first visit the sleeping hut where you will have a chance to freshen up before going to greet the villagers as they welcome you to their home. After this we will have a meal in the communal kitchen.

-Dinner will also be available later in the evening for those who would like it.
Please note the food that will be served by the women of the village is the same food that they themselves eat, this mainly consists of fish, plantin, yucca, rice, fruit and herbal tea. If there are any special diets please let us know in advance.

Day 2

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. We will then visit the Botanical garden with the guidance of the Shamans. Here we will collect the plants that will be needed for the herbal bath and steam, two ways in which we will be able to cleanse and purify ourselves in a magical way.
- Lunch. After lunch we will continue with the herbal bath and steam treatments.
- Later in the afternoon we will take the boat up the river to find the mystical river dolphins as the sun sets over the Ucayali.
- Dinner and rest.

Day 3

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. We will take a walk through the jungle to see the wild plants in their natural habitat, our Shaman guides will be with us to explain the medicinal value of them.
- Lunch.
- During the afternoon our Shamans will be preparing more of the herbal bath remedy as well as the Ayahuasca brew in preparation of the evenings healing ceremony

May I point out here that it is the Shamans who will be taking the ayahuasca to aid them with the healing, it is not necessary to digest any of it yourselves. However if you would like to take ayahuasca I would strongly recommend it, this is the essence of the jungle and an experience that is truly life changing for those who are willing. 

- Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Following dinner there will begin an ayahuasca healing session at 8:00p.m. 

Day 4

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. After breakfast there will be an opportunity to view the Shipibo handicraft (textiles, potteries and jewellary), as well being able to purchase it you will also be able to see how it is made. The handicraft, produced by the women of the village, is one of their main sources of income and a key component in the dynamics of the village.
- Lunch.
- In the afternoon there will be an excursion in the boat across the lake by the village. The grassy bank on the other side is a great place to relax. The depths of the lake contain a nutrient rich clay that is wonderful to smother over your body before washing it off in the sun heated waters.

- On our return there will be more herbal baths and steams available for those who would like to complete a full days treatment of Shipibo pampering. 
- Dinner and rest

Day 5

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. We will then pack our bags for the next couple of days and begin the hike to the Ashaninka settlement by the Iparia stream, the hike will take approximately three hours. Grimaldo and Rosa will be there to meet us and guide us, here we have another sleeping hut where we will spend the next two nights.
- Lunch
- Rest and relaxation for the afternoon and maybe a paddle in the stream.
- Dinner and rest.

Day 6

- Breakfast at 7:00 a.m. After breakfast we will return back to the Shipibo village, again this hike will take approximately three hours.
After saying good-bye to the village we take the boat back to Pucallpa, the return journey will be slightly quicker as we travel with the current of the river.
- Check into the hotel, lunch, rest.

Price US$550 per person

Minimal group of 4 people.

Price includes - 2 nights hotel  in Pucallpa  on our arrival and then on our return from the village ,all the meals in the village , bed, guidance,  ceremonies and all activities 

Price does not include - International and internal airfare

Jungle Trip Adventure B - 8 days and 7 nights

We will have 7 nights and 8 days in the jungle which includes the days we travel on the boat from Pucallpa to Puerto Nuevo (the Shipibo village), and back to Pucallpa again. The following is a suggested itinerary for your time in the jungle which will make the most of the valuable experiences to be gained there.

Day 1

- Depart from Pucallpa at 9:00 a.m. by motor boat to the village of Puerto Nuevo, this will take approximately six hours. On the way we will stop for a quick snack of about thirty minutes.
- Arriving at the village we will first visit the sleeping hut where you will have a chance to freshen up before going to greet the villagers as they welcome you to their home. After this we will have a meal in the communal kitchen.
- Dinner will also be available later in the evening for those who would like it.

Please note the food that will be served by the women of the village is the same food that they themselves eat, this mainly consists of fish, plantin, yucca, rice, fruit and herbal tea. If there are any special diets please let us know in advance.

Day 2

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. We will then visit the Botanical garden with the guidance of the Shamans. Here we will collect the plants that will be needed for the herbal bath and steam, two ways in which we will be able to cleanse and purify ourselves in a magical way.
- Lunch. After lunch we will continue with the herbal bath and steam treatments.
- Later in the afternoon we will take the boat up the river to find the mystical river dolphins as the sun sets over the Ucayali.
- Dinner and rest.

Day 3

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. We will take a walk through the jungle to see the wild plants in their natural habitat, our Shaman guides will be with us to explain the medicinal value of them.
- Lunch.
- During the afternoon our Shamans will be preparing more of the herbal bath remedy as well as the Ayahuasca brew in preparation of the evenings healing ceremony.

May I point out here that it is the Shamans who will be taking the ayahuasca to aid them with the healing, it is not necessary to digest any of it yourselves. However if you would like to take ayahuasca I would strongly recommend it, this is the essence of the jungle and an experience that is truly life changing for those who are willing.

- Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Following dinner there will begin an ayahuasca healing session at 8:00p.m. 

Day 4

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. After breakfast there will be an opportunity to view the Shipibo handicraft (textiles, potteries and jewellary), as well being able to purchase it you will also be able to see how it is made. The handicraft, produced by the women of the village, is one of their main sources of income and a key component in the dynamics of the village.
- Lunch.

- In the afternoon there will be an excursion in the boat across the lake by the village. The grassy bank on the other side is a great place to relax. The depths of the lake contain a nutrient rich clay that is wonderful to smother over your body before washing it off in the sun heated waters. 

- On our return there will be more herbal baths and steams available for those who would like to complete a full days treatment of Shipibo pampering. 
- Dinner and rest.

Day 5

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. We will then pack our bags for the next couple of days and begin the hike to the Ashaninka settlement by the Iparia stream, the hike will take approximately three hours. Grimaldo and Rosa will be there to meet us and guide us, here we have another sleeping hut where we will spend the next two nights.
- Lunch
- Rest and relaxation for the afternoon and maybe a paddle in the stream.
- Dinner and rest.

Day 6

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. Grimaldo, an Ashaninka, will then show us the medicinal and botanical plants, his knowledge of the plants is substantial and widely respected by the Shipibos, it also offers us a different insight into their use and application.
- Lunch 
- Rosa will prepare her version of the herbal baths and steam for the afternoon.
- Dinner and rest

Day 7

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. After breakfast we will return back to the Shipibo village, again this hike will take approximately three hours.
- Lunch and relaxation.
- In the afternoon we can take the boat to make a short visit to a neighboring village, where you will have a chance to sample the local home-'chewed' alcohol, Masato!
- Dinner and rest. 

Day 8

- Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. After saying good-bye to the village we take the boat back to Pucallpa, the return journey will be slightly quicker as we travel with the current of the river.
- Check into the hotel, lunch, rest. 
- A visit to the Pablo Amaringo Amazon School of Painting, if anyone is interested. For your reference the website of Pablo Amaringo is 
http://sensorium.com/usko/

Price US$800 per person

Minimal group of 4 people

Price includes - 2 nights hotel  in Pucallpa  on our arrival and then on our return from the village ,all the meals in the village , bed, guidance,  ceremonies and all activities .
Price does not include - International and internal airfare.

WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
There is a local comitte comprised of the most respected members of the village, they directly take care of all the benefits that each group of visitors bring to the village so that the entire community is able to prosper and not just a few. The income that comes from each group is invested in important tools such as big fishing nets or wood saws that will allow the village

to compete against the commercial fishing and timber companies who deplete the natural resources of the area taking as much as they want, often by unethical means, and leaving little left for the village. The Masha Association are also able to purchase medicinal, educational and other supplies that are essential to the village. In this way our Jungle Trips are not a charity organization to 'help the Indians' as if they were people unable to decide by themselves what they would like in their future. 

ACCOMODATION & FOOD
The basic accommodation is as follows: 4 huts, (3 are for resting and 1 for the Ayahuasca and Healing sessions) there are 3 latrines , there are 2 shower baths (using barrels of water), also, there is plenty of potable drinking water. There is no electric light. Oil burners are used in the evenings. We stay in wooden cabins like those of the villagers and all the beds have mosquito nets for extra protection. The food is prepared and served by the women of the village who cook in the communal kitchen. The three meals a day mainly consist of fish, yucca, rice, plantin, fruit and herbal tea as this is the food that the villagers themselves eat.

SPIRITUAL HEALING & AYAHUASCA
We consider your time in the jungle as an excellent opportunity to allow your body to heal and we also include many treatments prepared by the Shamans such as herbal baths and steams that help you to do this. Combined with the naturally grown and prepared food, we hope 
that you will leave the jungle feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and with a heightened perspective of the beauty and delicacy of our Pachamama (mother earth). In respect of this we ask that you see this as a place to shed the habits so many of us carry in modern society and to refrain from drinking and smoking, if only for the course of the Jungle Trip.

If you feel that this will be impossible to do then there are many other excursions offered by other companies that would be better suited to your criteria. Our trips to the jungle will give a genuine insight to the Amazonian way of life and a greater understanding of the impact everyone of us has on the jungle.We hope that our journey is as much an internal voyage as an external one and in maintaining an authentic jungle experience we offer Ayahuasca sessions as part of the trip. 
The Ayahuasca brew is regularly used by the Shamans in Puerto Nuevo and gives a profoundly introspective journey for those who are willing as we hope everyone who chooses to come on a Jungle Trip with us will be. See below for info on ayahuasca.

AYAHAUSCA HISTORY, USE & DIETARY INFORMATION
Ayahuasca has been used by shamans and healers in South America for hundreds, if not thousands of years to contact the spirit world, heal sickness of both the mind & body and to keep in balance with nature. The word Ayahuasca is from the Quechua language and translates as vine of the soul. Ayahuasca is traditionally prepared using the the harmala containing vine Banisteriopsis caapi and the DMT containing leaves of Psychotria viridis or Diplopterys Cabrerana. The method of preparation varies but generally the material is put into a water filled pot and boiled for a number of hours until only a small amount of liquid is left to drink. The harmaline/harmine in the Vine acts as an Mono Amine Oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) allowing the DMT in the leaves to become orally active.

This is vital as DMT is broken down quickly by the body and without an MAOI, the brew would be ineffective. Click here http://forums.ayahuasca.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=6510 for more IMPORTANT information about Ayayhuasca & its Diet.

Our guides for the jungle, medicinal baths and ayahuasca sessions will be : Prudencio, Don Antonio, Doña Carmen, Don Carlos, Rosa , Cesar and Adolfo.