Eco-tastic Amazon
April 13th 2010 10:00
Spanning the boarders of no less than 8 countries, The Amazon; the largest tropical rain forest and river basin in the world, is a destination of choice for many an eco traveller. A tourists’ lifetime can surely not be complete without a visit to the world’s richest land of diversity? An endless supply of natural treasures to see; birds, mammals, insects, fish, flora and fauna found no where else in the world but here.
Below is a selection of eco tours that can be taken in the region, which sound completely wonderful, not in any particular order, although sadly I have yet to road test!
1. Amazon Cruise. As seen in the published Once In A Lifetime Trips by Chris Santella, Greentracks offers a riverboat cruise along the worlds largest river. US$2500 for 6 day, 7 nights will take you deep within Peru’s Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve arguably one of the most beautiful parts of the Amazon Basin.
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2. Overland from Rio. Intrepid Travel’s ‘Amazon & the heart of brazil – northbound’ 29 day tour. An overland journey from the beach and bright lights of Rio, though to the Amazonian jungle of Manaus. Overland vehicles on route: Overnight ferry, overland truck, canoe, walking.
$2115 AUD and USD $920 local payment
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3. Manus Jungle Adventure Chimu Adventures offer a 4 day stay at their eco park lodge. Piranha fishing, freshwater dolphin spotting and nature hiking in this Brazillian bio-diversity hot spot. On day three a visit to the Meeting of the Waters, a natural wonder where the dark almost black coloured water of the Rio Negro meets the lighter sandy coloured Amazon River. The river's waters run side by side without mixing.
US$ 340 (not including internal flight or taxes)
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4. Research Macaws in the Peruvian Amazon Join a Earthwatch Institute on a 13 day research expedition to examine the effects of ecotourism and poaching on the beautiful but endangered Macaw birds in Puerto Maldonado, Peru.
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5. Rainforest Conservation Project in the Ecuadorian Amazon Join Global Vision International’s 2 – 10 week rare species research, helping to conserve the rainforest and volunteer with local indigenous communities in the Amazon basin, Ecuador.
From US$1595 2 weeks, to US$4495 for 10 weeks
Below is a selection of eco tours that can be taken in the region, which sound completely wonderful, not in any particular order, although sadly I have yet to road test!
1. Amazon Cruise. As seen in the published Once In A Lifetime Trips by Chris Santella, Greentracks offers a riverboat cruise along the worlds largest river. US$2500 for 6 day, 7 nights will take you deep within Peru’s Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve arguably one of the most beautiful parts of the Amazon Basin.
Really Long Link
2. Overland from Rio. Intrepid Travel’s ‘Amazon & the heart of brazil – northbound’ 29 day tour. An overland journey from the beach and bright lights of Rio, though to the Amazonian jungle of Manaus. Overland vehicles on route: Overnight ferry, overland truck, canoe, walking.
$2115 AUD and USD $920 local payment
Really Long Link
3. Manus Jungle Adventure Chimu Adventures offer a 4 day stay at their eco park lodge. Piranha fishing, freshwater dolphin spotting and nature hiking in this Brazillian bio-diversity hot spot. On day three a visit to the Meeting of the Waters, a natural wonder where the dark almost black coloured water of the Rio Negro meets the lighter sandy coloured Amazon River. The river's waters run side by side without mixing.
US$ 340 (not including internal flight or taxes)
Really Long Link
4. Research Macaws in the Peruvian Amazon Join a Earthwatch Institute on a 13 day research expedition to examine the effects of ecotourism and poaching on the beautiful but endangered Macaw birds in Puerto Maldonado, Peru.
Really Long Link
5. Rainforest Conservation Project in the Ecuadorian Amazon Join Global Vision International’s 2 – 10 week rare species research, helping to conserve the rainforest and volunteer with local indigenous communities in the Amazon basin, Ecuador.
From US$1595 2 weeks, to US$4495 for 10 weeks
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