M/V Aria
Iquitos, Peru
Type: 32 passenger motorized luxury riverboat
Length: 147 ft
Beam: 29.5 ft
Cruising speed: 12 knots
Cabin size:250 sq ft
Cruise length: 8-day, 5-day, and 4-day itineraries
Designed to immerse its passengers with a unique fusion of Amazon wildlife and luxurious creature comforts. The M/V Aria was built in 2010 and begin navigating on the Amazon in 2011. Cabin features include individual air conditioning, California king sized beds, en suite sitting area, panoramic windows to watch the incredible panorama drift by, private bathrooms with rain showers, organic bath amenities, and hot water at all times. Four suites on the First Deck can interconnect for families. Common areas are the indoor bar/lounge, outside lounge, outdoor Jacuzzi, exercise room, observation deck, boutique, and elegant dining room with gourmet meals conceived by Peru’s top culinary talent, Chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino.
The M/V Aria takes pride in its five star dining and amenities set against one of the most remote and exotic landscapes on earth. You’ll be served by a staff of 27 including a cruise director, a paramedic and four English-speaking naturalist guides. On daily excursions onto the rivers and shore, you’ll join a native guide who is an expert on the 1,000 species of flora, hundreds of mammals, and over 400 species of birds in the region. The M/V Aria escorts its passengers through pristine ecosystems of the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, wholly committed to both its conservation and an ultimate first-class experience for its visitors.