Amazon cruises - Dawn - Peru riverboat cruise
Dawn on the Amazon III is a casually
elegant, 65 foot long river boat. A mobile exploration base camp for small groups of scientists, biologists, educators and students, doctors and
nurses, missionaries, fishermen, aquarium enthusiasts, birdwatchers, entomologists, nature lovers, film crews, or
people wanting to add a new experience to their lives.
The Dawn on the Amazon III river boat has four cabins, four sinks, five showers, flush toilets, with a modern kitchen, bar, and dining room with a view. Every room is screened, with fans, lights, real mattresses, and comfortable pillows.
A 10,000 watt electrical generator supplies power to eight, 6 volt, 320 pound, deep cell batteries where it is stored to quietly run the lights, fans, freezers, refrigerator, computer, water
pumps, etc. We have HF radio for long distance river communication, A VHF radio base, and two hand held radios for our crew and clients to communicate from shore or from the small boats and canoes, to the Dawn III, two satellite phones to communicate anywhere in the world, a sonar/GPS unit, and two hand held GPS. The boat is powered by a quiet, new 125 HP Caterpillar engine. The Dawn is the only tour boat on the upper Amazon with no loose fiber asbestos.