Blogs from Rurrenabaque, Beni Department, Bolivia, South America - page 8

Sept 27-Oct 1st It was really nice seeing John at the airport when I arrived. THe altitude of La Paz considering it is the highest capital in the world didnt affect me like I had assumed it would. I did purchase a coca cola which helps and John and I after getting my luggage had a cab waiting for us who would take us to the Maryknoll in La Paz. The cab driver was stoked to know that I spoke some spanish and we lightly conversed. Arriving in the front of the Maryknoll in La paz after immediately getting out of the cab I came a cross a key. NOt sure exactly what kind of omen that is but I put it in my pocket with little question as the cab took off and we entered ... read more

There is really not much to say about this tour, besides there was a lot of animals to see!! Also, they are not afraid of people. This because there are about 6 boats arriving to this area every day. I.e a lot of tourists!!! We stayed at a prime facility (compared to on Mogli tours) with beds indoors, showers, toilets, even a bar! I believe the pictures will speak for themselves, and this was indeed a good tour for seeing a bunch of animals. For those wondering about why some of us are holding the anaconda, it's because we had no repellent or sunscreen on.... read more

Hallo zusammen Wieder zurueck in die Zivilisation :-)) Am 16.08. sind wir von Sucre ueber La Paz nach Rurrenabaque (Jungel) geflogen. Wir haben uns entschlossen einen Trip im Nationalpark Madidi zu machen. Wir flogen mit der Amaszonas Aeroline. Das ist so ein kleines Flugzeug ;-)) (siehe Foto) und natuerlich hatten wir Verspaetung, man weiss nie ob sie fliegen und wenn ja um welche Zeit. Nun ja, am Schluss klappte ja alles und wir kamen kurz vor 18.00 Uhr an. Die Busfahrt von La Paz aus haette mind. 16h gedauert und da Michele nicht mehr so viel Zeit hat, sie fliegt ja am 26.08. wieder retour nach Zuerich haben wir uns entschlossen eben den Inlandflug zu nehmen. In Rurrenabaque konnten wir noch gleich den Sonnenuntergang geniessen, die Sonne war feuerrot als Sie unterging. Ein Bus fuhr uns ... read more

We decided to fly to Rurrenabaque to save time instead of suffering the winding 18 hour bus ride into the Bolivian lowlands. It felt so good to fly and get to our destination in less than an hour! The plane we took only fit about 14 people and I could pretty much have a conversation with the pilot since I was so close to him, so that in itself was an awesome experience. We landed safely and took the shuttle bus to the airport, which was about the size of an average house. Awesome. While waiting for our bus into town, we met half of our group: Chase, Lauren, and Katie from California. When we got to Rurrenabaque we quickly met the two Belgians in our group, Pieter and Bram, and packed 8 of us into ... read more

It was abit of a mad rush in the end for the pampas trip even though our flight wasn't till 4. We chilled out too much in the morning having breakfast at Loki then dossing around and having dinner at the Wild Rover. Then we tried to find out how long and by which means we would get to the airport with everybody recommending the bus but all giving different times; 1 hour 45 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes and depending on traffic one women saying 20 minutes, so we decided to give ourselves 2 hours to be safe. We walked down to the main street and every bus to the airport that passed was full so we headed towards where they were coming from, passing an ice cream store with a big a queue. I ... read more