The Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine

Pre/Post-Course Options

  • Galapagos
  • Amazon Boat Trip/La Turmalina
  • Amazon lodges (Explorama and others)
  • Tambopata
  • Huascaran Biosphere Reserve
  • Pre-Inca Kingdoms of Northern Peru

    • The areas offered for pre- and post-course travel provide an unequaled opportunity for you to observe an overwhelming spectrum of the exotic natural history and cultural tapestry that defines the magical country of Peru.

    Discover the source of Darwin's enchantment, the Galapagos Islands, home to a unique array of flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world; explore the largest remaining wilderness area on earth, the Amazon.

    Choose a cruise aboard the La Turmalina offering the greatest voyage in natural history along the largest river in the world.

    Ascend to new heights in rainforest adventure on the renowned ACEER Canopy Walkway, the only one of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

    Enter the remote, uninhabited wildlife paradise of Tambopata where magnificent rainforests and the towering Andes Mountains provide an incomparable backdrop for an extraordinary wildlife experience.

    Explore the wonders of Huascaran Biosphere Reserve with the world's highest tropical peaks and valleys. Visit the remains of the oldest Pre-Inca civilizations at Chavin and Sechin, the beginning of South American high culture.


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