Trekking starts from pokhara with a short drive to nayapul. Rurrenabaque is a small and colorful amazonian town on the far eastern spur of the andes. After breakfast, we take a boat up the tuichi river to caquiahuara, a clay cliff where macaws and parrots nest and feed. He was very friendly and share me the most interesting stories. Rurrenabaque, 3 days in the bolivian amazon tales from. The most popular gateway to the bolivian amazon is rurrenabaque. Rurrenabaque is a small town located on the east bank of the beni river in the north of bolivia. The famous madidi parks entrance fee is 125 bolivianos, and its worth every penny to help support the conservation of this amazing protected area. To go 6 days on a trek takes you deep into the jungle, with a chance to see animals, which you usually dont see on shorter treks.
Jungle trek 6 days 5 nights unspoiled remote jungle trek alto madidi secret route 15 days 14 nights jungle trek the jaguar trail secret route 12d11ns. Once darkness falls, the surrounding rainforest comes alive with croaks, barks, buzzes and roars. Trips run anywhere between 1 and 30 days and can either include camping or basic community lodging. Greg fraziers round and round and round the world motorcycle journey frazier, gregory on. This one magnificent place is located in the department of the beni. These are popular and original followed paths only recently discovered. These longer options can provide a better change of finding the more elusive animals like the jaguar that will often keep their distance from the areas inhabited by humans. Explore some of the best nature and wildlife hotspots in bolivia combined with breathtaking landscapes around the lively amazonian town of rurrenabaque. This is the himalayas, home to the planets highest peaks including the highest, mount everest and some of the maximum, remotest, and most rugged and difficult trekking terrains in the world. Rurrenabaque is a small town population 15,000 in the beni department on the banks of the rio beni in the bolivian amazon basin.
You can book them at lipiko tours which is near the moskito bar. This massive mountain range covers three quarters of nepal, making it one of the best destination for trekkers numerous treks criss cross the himalayas, but arguably. Welcome to rurrenabaque the gentle whisking of brooms on the plaza serves as a wakeup call in sleepy rurre, a gringo crossroads sliced by the deep rio beni and surrounded by mossy green hills. Stepping of a 17 hour bus journey in rurrenabaque with our last meal and last shower a worryingly distant memory, we decided not to bother checking into a hotel and headed straight for a company which could take us up jungle.
Any travellers coming to the jungle with the notion that they can wander into it without a guide are badly mistaken. I have recently done 4 days annapurna base camp trekking with buddha treks, out trip was organized very professionally by buddha treks team. With nothing finished but plenty gathered to crack on with later our boat pilot remerged. Travellers guide to rurrenabaque wiki travel guide. Rurrenabaque travel amazon basin, bolivia lonely planet. Down and out in patagonia, kamchatka, and timbuktu. The property has a 24hour front desk, a shared lounge and currency exchange for guests. Best inca jungle trek to machu picchu 4 days inka time tours. Includes jeep to start point, river trek up to 2000m mountains views to peru, cross the mountains to the river, build a raft, one week on the raft to the heart of the bolivian amazon, jungle trek to your. Rurrenabaque is the easiest place in bolivia to organize a guided trip into the jungle. Accommodation, bus, entrance fees and bicycle included. Usd deposit, the remaining balance can be paid online, installments, or in cusco with any credit card. Nov 27, 2010 unlike the pampas the jungle has millions of plant species, all of which take up space and give the many animals places to hide and live in peace. While many people think of brazil for trips to the amazon, you wont regret your choice if you try bolivias alternative instead and it will be a lot better for your backpacker budget as well.
Its very hard to spot animals in the jungle, but visitors will instead be treated to a variety of insects, birds and plant life. Frazier got on his motorcycle, went for a ride, and never returned. Explore rurrenabaque holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. The legendary lazaro nava muchairo indian tribe tacana was one of the first tourist guides in rurrenabaque. Annapurna foothills trek a complete guide wild junket. We found one run by a bolivian who had lived in the states and were shocked by a return to occidental levels of service. Discover the incredible flora and fauna in bolivia, escape from the high andes and enjoy the chance of seeing some spectacular wildlife in the jungle. The most popular month to go is june, which has the most number of tour departures. Sadly i dont have the time nor the fitness level and so i opt for the fourday annapurna foothills trek as part of my g adventures nepal adventure tour. Featuring a garden and free wifi, hostal santa ana is located in rurrenabaque. Rurrenabaque, jungle trips, bolivia road junky guides.
Nepal sanctuary treks is one of the reputed sustainable trekking companies organizing various trekking and tours in nepal since 1998. Mesmerizing sunsets turn the sky a burnt orange, and a dense fog sneaks down the river among the lush, moist trees. The amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in the world with unparalleled biodiversity. I can recommend the horse riding tour at the golf course in the jungle. Also it was a nice experience sailing around the pampas all day, very relaxing. A couple from holland and a solo traveler from the uk. The jungle tours in bolivia are just as amazing as the brazilian tours but at a much more affordable price. This 3 day tour of the amazing bolivian amazon is a unique experience that will take you to the heart of the madidi national park. After a relaxing night of walking through the city or rurrenabaque sylvie and i ate breakfast at the hotel and got to the tour agency by 8. Combined tours pampas and jungle rurrenabaque bala. Try haggling in spanish for a sun hat or a longsleeved shirt for your jungle or pampas trek, probably much to the amusement of the locals. After about three hours of travel we arrived at our hostel tacuaral, which is located on the banks of tuichi.
Rurrenabaque and around bolivia travel guide rough guides. For the people of rurrenabaque, it is more costefficient to drive motorbikes than cars, and youll be hard pressed to see a car on the streets of the town. The inca jungle trek to machu picchu is an unforgettable and adrenalinefilled adventure from start to finish. Well go biking, rafting, zip lining, and hiking before we visit the magical inca city of machu picchu. Returning too late to try making things our guide and the cook had set to making them for us, and we were both presented with a baby coconut ring and necklace. Exploring the amazon jungle in bolivia was one of the highlights of our trip to south america. It is possible to book separate pampas and jungle tours but that will require that you spend a night in rurrenabaque in between. Annapurna base camp abc is surrounded by towering himalayan peaks. Most people take jungle tours of 2 or 3 days but there are options for 4, 5, 6 or even more days that enable you to trek deeper into the jungle and camp. He was very friendly and share me the most interesting stories about annapurna trek.
Deep rainforest tour operator top rated specialist in. We saw fewer animals on the jungle tour, but i dont know if you will see more if you do a longer tour and go deeper into the jungle. Trek deep into the jungle, far from people, close to the animals and nature itself. Once youve booked, we will supply you with a predeparture document which contains a detailed gear list and other important information to help you prepare for your adventure ahead. The flight was 1 hour, early in the morning, and you can see some of the pictures we took the views were spectacular as we headed for a gap in the mountain range, and then flew over the land as it dropped down, first through cloud forest all the way to jungle and pampas below we landed over 3200 metres lower down than we took off. A trek through the amazon rainforest picture of madidi.
We did the standard 3 day pampas tour and a two day jungle tour and the pampas tour was by far the best in terms of wildlife. Rurrenabaque, the jungle and up to cuzco travel blog. The madidi jungle eco lodge is an innovative community based ecotourism venture, set in the madidi national park surrounded by nature the madidi jungle ecolodge is located just 3 hours by boat away from rurrenabaque. Trips to the jungle in the nearby madidi national park and pampas are the main attraction. To avoid this inconvenience, please book it several weeks in advance. Live a jungle adventure for 4 days on our inca trail tour to machu picchu. With a warm and humid climate, riberalta, bolivia offers a wide variety of tourist attractions and breathtaking natural landscapes. With the bolivian jungle covering around half of the country, it is safe to say that a visit to the rainforest is a must.
It has an altitude of 229 meters on the level of the sea. The property has a 24hour front desk and room service for guests. Today we departed for the raft, trek, and caving adventure tour, excited to get a deep jungle trekking. When you are walking through the jungle with your guide, you are truly in nature. We choose to stay at the madidi jungle ecolodge, just outside rurrenabaque, bolivia, because we knew there were practicing responsible tourism. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in rurrenabaque, bolivia on tripadvisor. Bolivias gateway to the amazon, rurrenabaque or rurre as the locals call it should be a definite place to visit on your south american travels. The inca jungle trail is a mixture of both biking and hiking to machu picchu. We book you entrance ticket to machu picchu, and extra entrance for hiking the two mountains huayna picchu or cerro machupicchu if you require it, you dont. The next morning we had our final trek, this time putting our creeper swinging.
Combined tours pampas and jungle rurrenabaque bala tours. As large as 7 million square kilometres, the amazon covers 60% of the brazilian territory but also the countries of venezuela, suriname, guyana, bolivia, ecuador, peru and colombia. Night walk in the jungle to discover nocturnal wildlife. Madidi jungle eco lodge, rurrenabaque boliviatravelsite. Rara short trek rara lake trekking nepal mountain trekkers. Inside this zone there are several etnias like chimanes mosenetes, chamas and tacanas. A trek through the amazon rainforest check out tripadvisor members 1,357 candid photos and videos of madidi expeditions. Rurrenabaque, 3 days in the bolivian amazon tales from the lens. Make sure you download and read the detailed sumatra jungle trek trip notes which contains all the essential information you need to know before booking. With 16 peaks over 6,000m 19,690 ft, annapurna is a section of the himalayas in northcentral nepal famous for its magnificent panoramas, rugged scenery and isolated mountain communities.
In 1982 he helped start tourism in rurre after being the guide for the search and rescue mission for yossi gintzburg. Rurrenabaque or simply rurre is a small town population 15. A trek through the amazon rainforest check out tripadvisor members 1,357 candid photos and videos of madidi expeditions one day private tours. We ascend welltrodden trails through terraced farmland and traditional villages. The ecolodge is designed in harmony with the environment, rescuing the traditional architecture of the amazon cultures. Getting to serere is much easier a three hour motorised canoe ride straight from town, plus a 40 minute walk through the jungle theres a cart for your bags. Weve got 8 tours going to rurrenabaque, starting from just 3 days in length, and the longest tour is 27 days. Inca jungle trek to machu picchu 4d3n american inca trail. When visiting bolivia there are a few things you simply cannot skip.
The amazon forest is a dream we share with a lot of travellers in the hope of encountering a large wildlife diversity and living a unique travel experience in bolivia, and more precisely, near the little. The 10 best things to do in rurrenabaque updated 2020. The owner accompanied us into the jungle in barefeet and carrying an incredibly cute orphaned monkey, she didnt seem greatly concerned with financial wealth. True adventure, the only way back is to finish the tour. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The other popular attraction is to head into the thick steamy jungle of nearby madidi national park on foot. Because opposite to what travel books say, you dont have to get first to rurrenabaque in order to see the rainforest.
Annapurna base camp trek by nepal eco adventure pvt ltd. Learn the secrets of the rainforest and be amazed by its distinctive fauna. It is also possible to get to rurrenabaque from middle towns such as. Rurrenabaque 3 days in the bolivian amazon pampa tour as large as 7 million square kilometres, the amazon covers 60% of the brazilian territory but also the countries of venezuela, suriname, guyana, bolivia, ecuador, peru and colombia. Because on this tour youll see a section five times bigger of madidi national park than a regular jungle tour out of rurrenabaque. Visiting the jungle is one of the best experiences one can have as it is a 100% authentic return to nature. The next morning we had our final trek, this time putting our creeper swinging skills to the test by using them to cross a river, before, at ians insistence, going back early to try and have a bash at making things out of the jungle produce ourselves. A licensed tour guide for 8 trekkers, two licensed tour guides. Annapurna base camp trek by buddha treks and expedition. The annapurna base camp trek is one of the most popular trekking destinations in nepal. Live the jungle life with sling shots and jungle cooking, get close to. Inca jungle trek to machu picchu biking to maras moray river.
Right when we met our jungle guide, simon, we knew t. You will spend three nights at jungle lodgescampsites deep in the savannahs of pampas del yacuma andor in. It has become a much more popular place in recent years for tourism, as is considered an easy gateway to the madidi national park in the bolivian rainforest and the surrounding lowlands. From there you may want to travel north to the savannahs of pampas del yacuma where wildlife abounds, or explore to the south, up the beni river where pilon lajas biosphere reserve and madidi national park are set both protected areas are only divided by the beni river. Hotel tacuaral in rurrenabaque has a garden and a terrace. You wont be able to see sumatran tigers, but if you lucky the smaller golden cat and slow loris, giant squirrels, porcupines or different species of deer can be spotted. Rara short trek is an uncomplicated and straightforward trek which gives us quick and short trek to rara lake with wonderful opportunities to discover. Jungle tour in rurrenabaque once in a lifetime tripadvisor. Madidi expeditions one day private tours, rurrenabaque picture. Rurrenabaque is one of the most beautiful natural reservations of the world. All rooms in the hotel are equipped with a flatscreen tv. Trips to the jungle in the nearby madidi national park and pampas are the main attraction get in. Rurrenabaque amazon trip bolivia lonely planet forum.