About Covid-19 in the Amazon: Covid-19 devastated Peru and the entire Amazon region during 2020 and 2021. The situation is dramatically different now, with >90% of Peruvians vaccinated and boosted (considerably exceeding the rates in most other countries). As of 12 October 2022, Peru no longer required masks on flights and in public buildings, banks or stores. All restrictions on group activities were also lifted.
About 15% of adult Peruvians are employed in tourism-related activities, so Peru has worked hard to make visitation safe and easy. Currently, MT Amazon Expeditions has a full slate of trips scheduled, but we want to do so in a safe and responsible way.
Although the pandemic may be essentially over, Covid and its ever-evolving variants is still with us. As such, we encourage all travelers to follow current (and future) CDC guidelines for preventing spread of the virus, including (where and when appropriate) mask-wearing, social distancing, and frequent hand-washing. We also very strongly recommend that only persons who are fully vaccinated, and boosted consider international travel. However, no proof of vaccination (of any kind) is currently required for entry into Peru.
Measures that we take to protect everyone include:
following all Peruvian national and local guidelines for preventing the spread of Covid-19; including following CDC guidelines
enhanced sanitation measures, including available hand sanitizer, abundant soap, etc.
Our offer to, and appreciation of Essential Workers and First Responders
We want to recognize and honor all of the essential workers and first responders out there who are overworked, under-appreciated and over-stressed. As an ongoing gesture of appreciation, we are pleased to offer them our repeat client rate on all trips. If you are already a repeat client, we’ll give you an additional $100 discount. This is our thanks to you, and our recognition of all that you do. Qualifying individuals include:
nurses, doctors, hospital workers, paramedics, nursing home workers, home-care providers, mental health care providers, crisis intervention workers, and those who provide services to homeless, hungry, and at-risk groups of people
educators at all levels (kindergarten, primary, secondary, college/university)
others working in public education, including zoo, museum, state and national park employees
essential workers including grocery and pharmacy workers, janitors, bus & train drivers
US Postal Service employees
law enforcement, fire-fighters, active and former service members, and other first responders
If you don’t fall into one of the above categories and/or if the stock market has particularly blessed you, we encourage you to make a generous tax-deductible charitable contribution to Project Amazonas (www.projectamazonas.org). All donations will go to providing medical care to remote communities in the Amazon.