Located at the confluence of the Yarapa and Cumaceba rivers in the Peruvian Amazon, the Treehouse Lodge (US contact in Bountiful, UT; 435/879-5839, www.treehouselodge.com) comprises eight bungalows connected by suspended walkways radiating from the central lodge, all built in the forest canopy at heights of 25 to 65 feet.
10 days, 9 nights, hiking, kayaking, bicycling in ECUADOR, May 7-16 & Nov. 5-14, 2016. Highlights: From Guayaquil, fly to San Cristobal/learn how to make ceviche/on Isabela Island, Giant Tortoise Breeding Center, active volcanoes, dine with farmer’s family/hike through lava fields and mangroves to Puerto Chino for swimming, snorkeling/kayak past Lobos Island to see birds, iguanas. Land, $5,195 ppdo (group of 4) or $7,295 (group of 2). Single supp., $575. Myths and Mountains (Incline Village, NV; 800/670-6984, www.mythsandmountains.com).
We were very grateful for the recognition our ecology-tours park received with the reader’s letter “Aerial tram, Costa Rica” (Sept. ’15, pg. 14), and we have the following comments to add.
Rainforest Adventures Costa Rica Atlantic (866/759-8726, www.rainforestadventure.com) is not located in Guapiles. Guapiles is the city closest to the park but is about 20 to 25 minutes away.
Located on Route 32, 28½ miles northeast of San José, the park is a private reserve that borders Braulio Carrillo National Park.
Taking the aerial tram with Rainforest Adventures Costa Rica Atlantic (phone, in the US/Canada, 866/759-8726, www.rainforestadventure.com) was a great way for my wife and me to spend a few hours during our February 2014 visit to Central America.
Visitors to South Australia can get eye to eye with great white sharks, thanks to Adventure Bay Charters (Box 88, Port Lincoln, South Australia, 5606, Australia; phone +61 8 8682 2979, www.adventurebaycharters.com.au).
The Shark Warrior takes up to 27 passengers from Port Lincoln to Neptune Island, where sharks will be lured using sound waves, not bait. Guests can dive into the 6-person shark cage (using a surface-air supply; no scuba certification needed) or watch from the completely enclosed, 6-person Aqua Sub pod with 360-degree views.
The Wolf volcano on Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands erupted on May 25, ejecting lava and spewing smoke. Isabella Island is home to the world’s only population of pink iguanas, but the eruption was not expected to threaten the iguanas or the island’s only town, Puerto Villamil. The Wolf volcano last erupted in 1982.
Bill Reed continues his account of traveling with his wife, Betty, through Australia’s Kimberley region.
The opening date for Shanghai Disney Resort (www.shanghaidisneyresort.com.cn), initially set for December 2015, has been pushed back to spring 2016.
The resort will include a traditional Disney theme park (at the center of which will be the largest Storybook Castle of any of their parks) with Disneyland-style rides, two themed hotels and a 495,000-square-foot shopping-and-dining complex called Disneytown.
