The complete experience of the Colombian Amazon
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Activities
Canopy tour, monkeys, birds, caiman, pink dolphins, Victoria Regia, indigenous communities
USD 975
estimated price per person
3 nights' accommodation
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| Tour Highlights |
A complete circuit through the Amazon, with a night in a tree house, a night in a cabin on the river, and a night in the vehicle-free river village of Puerto Nariño. This private tour with a bilingual guide offers a great balance between rain forest and river experiences in the Colombian Amazon.
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| Brief Itinerary Summary |
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Arrival in Leticia, ground transfer and walk to the nature reserve
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Canopy walk, "serpentario," boat to Peru, river activities
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Pink dolphins, Monkey Island, visit indigenous communities, night in Puerto Nariño
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River transport from Puerto Nariño to Leticia, entrance to Tabatinga (Brazil)
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| Detailed Itinerary |
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Arrival in Leticia
Flight Bogotá-Leticia. Upon arrival in Leticia, you'll take a short drive to a restaurant in the rain forest (30 min) where you can enjoy a traditional lunch. Nature walk to the natural reserve (45 min), where you will stay in a treehouse 12 metres (39 ft) off the ground. Nocturnal walk with an indigenous guide to experience the sounds and emotions of the Amazon at night (1 hr).
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Airport pick-up
Lunch & dinner
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Highlight: Wildlife galore!
The adventure begins! Walk to the reserve's reptile house and serpentarium. A specialised guide will show and teach you about the different snakes of the region - you can also look for caimanes and frogs. The nature walk continues to a 35 metre (115 ft) tree, with a platform at the top to take in the views of the Dosel (top layer of the Amazon rain forest). The first platform is connected to 2 others via canopy zip lines so you can fly from one to the other, rappelling down the last one. (These activities are optional for those afraid of snakes or heights - no physical exertion is required.)
Aftering exploring this nature reserve in the morning, you will take a boat to an ecohotel in another reserve, located in Peru (during rainy season you arrive all the way there in boat; during dry season you may have to walk 45 minutes). The ecohotel is known for having a wide variety of bird species that are easily seen. You can also go canoeing, observe families of monkeys, and see enormous Ceiba trees and the Victoria Regia - giant lilypads. At night you can go out in search of caimanes!
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Private, bilingual guide/ translator
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
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Puerto Nariño
Highlight: River expedition, indigenous communities, Monkey Island, and pink dolphins
Leave the ecohotel in the morning for an 80 km (50 mi) boat ride down the Amazon River towards Puerto Nariño (back in the direction of Leticia).
Along the way, you can stop and visit indigenous communities that live along the river, such as the Macedonia. You'll also stop at Monkey Island, where you can interact and feed the thousands of monkeys that inhabit the island.*
Puerto Nariño is a small village with no vehicles, and the absense of electricity provides a natural, tranquil environment. In the afternoon you can visit the museum of the Natutama Foundation, where you can see a dynamic representation of the depths and shores of the Amazon river carved into wood. In the late afternoon, your guide will navigate Lake Tarapoto, where you can swim and observe the famous pink river dolphins.
*For the economy version of this tour, you take a public boat rather than private, which means these stops along the way are not possible.
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Private, bilingual guide/ translator
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
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Departure from Leticia
Highlights: Artisan crafts in Leticia and Tabatinga (Brazil)
Early morning return to Leticia, where you can visit the ethnographic museum or explore Leticia and the neighboring village, Tabatinga, which is actually in Brazil! Opportunity to buy indigenous and artisan crafts.
Transfer to the Leticia airport, flight to Bogotá
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Private, bilingual guide/ translator
Breakfast
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| Prices |
What's Included?
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Click on the type of accommodation to see what we suggest in each destination
*Prices per person based on double occupancy. Subject to change accordng to availability and international exchange rates. 16% VAT included. Valid for 2011.
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Accommodation
1 night Treehouse
1 night Peruvian Ecohotel
1 night Puerto Nariño
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Ground Transport
2 airport transfers
All river transfers as listed
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Meals
Day 1: lunch & dinner
Day 2: breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 3: breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 4: breakfast
Snacks throughout tour
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Flights
Bogota-Leticia
Leticia-Bogota
Other
Permanent guide/
translator from
arrival to departure
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Not Included
Alcoholic beverages, Leticia arrival tax
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Please note that the economy version of the tour does not include Monkey Island and the stops to visit indigenous communities on the route from the Peruvian Ecohotel to Puerto Nariño
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Tours 
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