For this week’s roundup of travel deals, we’re heading onto the waters of Latin America. I found discounts of up to $600 off luxury Amazon River cruises in Peru, up to $400 off gay Galapagos Islands cruises in Ecuador and a special Panama Canal tour that commemorates the 100th anniversary of this feat of engineering in Panama. Read on for details, and prepare to set sail.
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Panama Travel Consultants
Panama
The Deal: New Panama Canal Tours for the centennial
What Makes it Cool: Panama Travel Consultants is now offering a special eight-day/seven-night tour package in honor of the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Panama Canal. Highlights of the package feature an ocean-to-ocean full transit of the Panama Canal, a trip on the historic Panama Railway, a jungle boat tour, and a visit to the Panama Canal Expansion site. Price is $2,150 per person, with a single supplement of $650.
Valid for Travel: June 15-22, July 13-20, August 10-17 and December 14-21, 2014.
Info & Reservations: www.panamatravelconsultants.com/canalcentennialtour.htm
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Rainforest Cruises
Peru
The Deal: Discounts on five-day Cattleya cruises
What Makes it Cool: Launching this June, the eight-passenger M/V Cattleya will celebrate its maiden voyage with Rainforest Cruises, a boutique travel company specializing in Amazon River cruises and riverboat tours. To celebrate the launch, Rainforest Cruises is offering special discounts on all four or five-day Cattleya cruises in Peru for 2014, with savings of up to $600 per person. Each of the four suites on board has king-size beds, bathrobes, minibars and en-suite bathrooms equipped with hot showers. Four and five-day itineraries offer wildlife spotting opportunities, visiting the remote Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve and a treetop canopy walkway.
Valid for Travel: Bookings must be made before July 1, 2014 and are subject to availability.
The four and five day 2014 Cattleya cruises with discount now cost $1,799 and $2,299 respectively.
Info & Reservations: www.rainforestcruises.com
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HE Travel
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
The Deal: $400 off Galapagos cruises
What Makes it Cool: For dive days only, through May 12, HE Travel — a gay tour company — is offering its Galapagos Wildlife Adventure for $400 off the published price. The price before discount for this Galapagos Cruise in Ecuador is $4,948 per person, double occupancy. An extension to the Mashpi Eco-Lodge in the Andes is available July 19-21. The eight-day cruise includes visits to Baltras Island, Santiago Island, San Cristóbal and other islands.
Valid for Travel: July 12 to 19, 2014.
Info & Reservations: www.hetravel.com