the first info powerpoint for the 2012 amazon trip

1. Amazonia 2012
Info Night for Parents
Please fill out the contact sheet now

2. Where ?

3. Amazonia 2012
• STATUS SO FAR
• The trip has been approved by Senior
Management.
• Nothing has yet been confirmed. We
have had several quotes but these will
only be confirmed once a deposit is paid.
• Cost will be dependant on the numbers
of students. We need to have 18
students to make this feasible.

4. WHAT IS PROPOSED
• WHO:
• Up to 30 Year 12/13 Geography students
• STAFF:
• Mrs Evans HOD Geography
• Other staff TBA
• WHEN:
• September School holidays (2nd
October – 12th October)

5. Hannah

6. SO WHAT IS NEXT?
• We will need to book seats early next
year.
• When you are sure you are interested:
• Fill in the form available and return this
with a deposit of $600 to secure your
place. This needs to be given by hand to
Mr Smith in room R86.
• Note that this will be refundable only if
there are others to take your place.

7. • Further payments will be needed to the
school finance office at regular intervals.
• End of March $700
• End of April $700
• End of May $700
• End of June $700
• End of July $600
• End of August $600
• Mid September - Remainder as needed
when exact costs are established($200)
• Regular newsletters will go home to
students to keep parents updated.
• Two Additional evening meetings will be
held to give final details closer to
departure.

8. Requirements
• NZ students will not require a visa to
enter South America –

9. REQUIREMENTS
• Students must have met all their
school commitments re
fees/behaviour etc. to be allowed to
attend the trip.

10. REQUIREMENTS
• The Staff also reserve the right to
refuse some students on account of
their behaviour.
• There is a lot of trust involved in a
trip like this that must not jeopardise
the safety of the group.

11. REQUIREMENTS
• Students should have some
Vaccinations to Enter Brazil –
Yellow Fever , MMR
• http://www.travelclinic.co.nz/index.php
• http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations

12. Itinerary
• Day One and Two
• Fly from Auckland to South
America
• Destination dependant on flights
we can secure

13. Itinerary
• Day Three
• Depart for Manaus.
• Arrive Manaus and Transfer to
Malocas Ecolodge.

14. Itinerary
• Day 3
• Transfer by road to the Vila do Rio Preto
and take a motorized canoe to the
Malocas Jungle Lodge (approximately
1H30).
• On arrival at the Lodge, accommodation
in double rooms with private toilets and
shower. Lunch. We will be taken by
canoe through the Igarapes to visit the
Caboclos who still live in similar
conditions to their indian ancestors. After
diner, we go alligator spotting.

16. Itinerary
• Day Four
• After breakfast we will go on a jungle trek
where the guides will explain the various
uses of the plants including those with
medicinal properties. On the way we will
visit one of the many waterfalls where we
can swim.
• Paddling with canoes and fish for
piranhas for Dinner. After supper, sitting
around the campfire, we can appreciate
the tranquility of the jungle

17. Amazon video diary

18. Itinerary
• Day five
• Wake up early for bird watching, after breakfast
you will go on a second jungle trek (different
eco-system) ending at a waterfall where you can
swim before returning. Lunch.
• At 3pm, you'll go for a longer trek for a night in
the forest ... Your Indian guide will make you
feel so at home in his forest that you will like it
very much.

20. Itinerary
• Day six, seven
• Return from forest in the morning, you'll
then leave the lodge in motorized canoes to
adventure yourselves down the Rio Preto
da Eva... Sleeping onboard a regional boat
in hammocks, you'll reach the Amazon
River the day after
• Go up the Amazon to the meeting of the
waters
• You will go up the rio negro to find a nice
place to get dinner and sleep.

22. Itinerary
• Day seven
• Fly out of Manaus for ??
• Stay one night

23. Itinerary
• Day eight
• Day in stopover city
• Fly out for Auckland
• Arrive home a day later.

24. Itinerary
• Arrive home a day later.

25. So What Now
• If you want to be considered for this
trip you need to fill out the contact
sheet and give hand it in
• See the KnowledgeNet for more
Info or …
• http://amazon2012.blog.com/

26. • Have a look at past blogs
• http://amazon2010.blog.com
• Or this years
• http://amazon2012.blog.com
• Or find us on facebook
• www.facebook.com/taka.geo
• Or youtube
• http://www.youtube.com/user/tgsgeo