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Explore the Amazon River in Style Aboard Aqua Expeditions’ Floating Eco-Hotel

11/05/2012
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  • MV Aqua Expeditions Floating Hotel
    What better way to experience the gorgeous Amazon River than on an <a href="http://inhabitat.com/brilliant-floating-hotel-allows-guests-to-explore-the-adriatic-sea-in-luxury/" target="_blank">eco-luxury floating hotel</a>? Designed by Peruvian architect <a href="http://www.jordipuig.com.pe/" target="_blank">Jordi Puig</a>, <a href="http://www.aquaexpeditions.com" target="_blank">Aqua Expeditions</a> combines transport with 16 guest rooms, a lush lounge and dining room, exercise room, sun deck and outdoor Jacuzzi. Sailing <a href="http://inhabitat.com/guests-can-sleep-among-the-trees-in-perus-posadas-amazonas-jungle-lodge/" target="_blank">along the Amazon River</a>, the boat supports local communities and conservation efforts while giving tourists a front-row view of the gorgeous area.
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  • MV Aqua Expeditions Floating Hotel
    Up to 32 guests can travel the seas of the Amazon River through the Peruvian rainforest and beyond. Each of the cozy guest rooms is capped with a glass wall, bringing guests up close and personal with the breath taking scenery outside as they float along the river.
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    Where else can you watch as the Amazon goes by from your bed?
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  • MV Aqua Expeditions Floating Hotel
    On deck, guests have all the modern amenities of home, with comfy couches arranged for socializing in the lounge area, a dining room with breathtaking views, and a Jacuzzi in full view of the rainforest.
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  • MV Aqua Expeditions Floating Hotel
    Or, lounge on your own private balcony, or take in the sites from the comfort of your room in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/aerohotel-by-alexander-asadov/" target="_blank">the floating hotel</a>.
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  • MV Aqua Expeditions Floating Hotel
    The <a href="http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-autarkhome-house-boat-brings-passivhaus-living-to-the-high-seas/" target="_blank">147 foot boat</a> also takes guests to the remote and beautiful area of the <a href="http://www.pacayasamiria.com.pe/pacaya_samiria_national_reserve.htm" target="_blank">Pacaya Samiria National Reserve</a>, a unique preserved area. The mobile hotel brings tourism to these native areas along the Amazon, without being intrusive. The communities can benefit from the funds that tourism raises, while still protecting their natural resources, and environmental conservation.
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    Aqua Expeditions disembark in 3, 4, and 7 night cruises deep into the Amazon wilderness.
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MV Aqua Expeditions Floating Hotel

What better way to experience the gorgeous Amazon River than on an eco-luxury floating hotel? Designed by Peruvian architect Jordi Puig, Aqua Expeditions combines transport with 16 guest rooms, a lush lounge and dining room, exercise room, sun deck and outdoor Jacuzzi. Sailing along the Amazon River, the boat supports local communities and conservation efforts while giving tourists a front-row view of the gorgeous area.

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