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Place in Department of Amazonas, Colombia
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lies beneath a lake, about a one hour walk or 30-min boat ride from the Amazonas river. Made a very good impression during a day tour visit.
Built by a charming indigenous family in the midst of the jungle (40 minutes walk from the river). Offering tours and activities focused on ecotourism and cultural exchange. Basic accommodation and facilities, but recommended for an authentic jungle experience. CONTACT by WhatsApp +57 3167375015. More information on www.reserva-tucuchira.com or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tucuchiramazonas/
High quality lodge with corresponding prices. No day tours possible because it takes quite a long time to get there. Can be booked via their office in Bogota or Claudia in Leticia (see below).
Sergio Rojas is one of the most famous travel guides in the Amazon. He can answer any question about your trip and take you to the most exotic places in the Amazon Basin, and he speaks English.
Agency that specializes in adventure tours, including visits to communities, jungle walking, photographic tourism and expeditions for documentary videos or science movies. Managed by Luis Felipe Ulloa, a professional biologist who has worked with Discovery Networks, BBC and a lot of people related to science and research in the rainforest. This agency also offers experiences in other parts of Colombia.
Specialist for tours to Palmari lodge and can also arrange day tours. She speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese, and can help you with tickets for going to Manaos (Brazil), Iquitos (Peru) and Bogotá (Colombia)
A three-day, two-night trip starting in Leticia, and going through the Amazon river until Puerto Nariño, first day you'll go to the natural reserve Queen Victoria, make a stop at an indigenous community and walk around for about an hour, and then go to another indigenous community, but this time to make a hike around the jungle with a guide from the community, then take lunch, and finally go sailing and if you're lucky and isn't raining, the second day you'll sail until the Tarapoto Lakes, and swim with the pink and gray dolphins, they go to Puerto Nariño, a beautiful small town by the river, there you're going to spend the night at a cabin and if you still have some energy take a night hike through the forest and/or take some drinks at the town. Third day take lunch by the river and go back to Leticia. The price includes food, water, accommodation, guides and entrances. Translator available. COP$700,000.
Jorge Gudman
Jorge Gudman and his guides are a very experienced team. All of them grew up close to Leticia and for this reason they have a lot of knowledge about the Amazon. They are a registered tour agency, and have organised tours since the 1990s. The tours are very flexible, if you have just a short time, they will organise a special tour for you, so that you can do as many activities in your time available. Also they organise tours to the not so touristic places like Puerto Narino, but more to places like Gamboa and Sacambu, which are indigenous tribes of Peru. You will be part of the local community of the Tikunas (sleeping in their houses, have local guides) and for that reason the agency is supporting the people in the jungle!
A family-run guesthouse located in Gamboa, a Ticuna ethnic indigenous community in Peru. Access is via boat, one hour away from Leticia, Colombia. The guesthouse is situated on a quiet tributary. Day hikes and night walks are available, with the chance to see animals in their natural habitat including caimans, piranhas, tarantulas and scorpions. Accommodation and food options are basic and include camping, hammocks and beds with a cool shower (definitely all you need in the selva) but Jesica's beautiful smile makes you feel like you're in a 5 star hotel. Contact Jesica directly to arrange your stay, including transport from Leticia.
Nice setting, good, typical Amazonian food. Mostly fish and seafood, but also some regular meat dishes and local specialities like cazuela (a kind of soup/stew) and variations on palm weevil larvae ("the caviar of the Amazon"). Excellent, strong cocktails.
Small hostel with a great atmosphere, hammocks and a pool in the common area. The manager speaks excellent English and is incredibly friendly and helpful. Very clean and has a kitchen.
Comfortable choice, friendly staff, modern bungalows with regional design. Bungalows feature a master bedroom with a double bed and a smaller room with a hammock. En-suite bathroom, closet, LCD-TV, ceiling fan and safety box. Breakfast included. All major credit cards accepted.The first hotel in Leticia that accepted reservations on-line. The hotel arranges eco-adventure excursions to explore the Amazon river and rainforest.
A traditional tourist choice. 50 rooms with AC, swimming pool, restaurant, cable TV. All major credit cards. The hotel also owns Anaconda Tours, an operative agency who provides the main tours around the Amazonas River, near villages in Peru and Brazil. double from COP$307,000 per night (June 2021).
Cabins up in the trees with bath and shower or camping in the canopy of giant trees. They offer good custom jungle trips.
In the forest in the community of Tacana. (Take combi from in front of the Anaconda hotel to KM 11 then 50 yards past the school take the road on the right into the jungle. The Albergua and village are 2.5-3 km). Built in the 2004, a traditional forest style building with 3 comfortable cabin style double rooms as well as dormitory accommodation for 8 persons. Fishing, Canoeing, jungle walks with Bora Mirana guides from the doorstep, try the mambe, jahe/ ayahuasca and experience living Bora (Indigenous) culture.
Offers rooms of various sizes. Owner will organize excursions to the nearby attractions. The owner is very friendly and keen to help but better at speaking Spanish than English.
Really comfortable hostel. The host is one of the most famous travel assistants and guides in the Amazon, really friendly. Speaks English and Spanish and is available as a guide to the Amazon Basin.
Casa Kurupira
Cheap hostel, offers bed in shared rooms or private rooms. The service includes Wi-Fi and the possibility to join in a Group for a trip for several days or simple a full day experience. Is possible book a room/bed in the web-page. The staff people speak English, Spanish and Portuguese.
The "upscale" hotel in Leticia. Full service restaurant. Breakfast. Friendly and informative staff. This is where researchers stay so you may run into some of them. There is a "pool" (note the quotes!)
Immigration
Movement between the three countries' border towns is unrestricted; but of course, make sure you're stamped into the correct country if leaving the border area.e.
By plane
Leticia has direct connections from Bogota and one-stop connections from other Colombian cities.
By boat
From Iquitos to Santa Rosa, across the river in Peru, you can take a fast boat (10 hr, US$75 or S/200) or slow boat (2–3 days, ~US$20–25, bring a hammock, plate and spoon - food is provided).
Mototaxis are abound. In June 2021 it was COP$2,000 between the frontier and Parque Santander and between Parque Santander and the port. You can recognize mototaxis by the second helmet they carry.
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