Whilst in Iquitos, as I said, I stayed in two places - one basic hostel that coincidentally was actually next door to Maniti Expedition offices I realised when I was called to the desk for a visitor! In Iquitos, the middle of nowhere - who could it be? It was the young man from there …
Indeed, it is unique! Apparently the largest city in the world inaccessible by road - who knew? Well, I did in a way although not quite succinctly as this but I did know when I was travelling there it was by flight rather than buses on any a=part of my journey from Chile to Lima …
16/4/16 I can’t believe I’m here, after so many years wondering! So guess where I am, today 16th April for five nights and days? I am in the Amazon jungle!!!! Through creeks to the lodge area of several stilted shacks, with tin rooves, two larger grass- roofed buildings housing dining room and hammocks. My view from …
12/4/16 Well, I’m on my way to Machu Picchu!! The Culmination perhaps of my year out to travel, this was the central point that the trip was built around! Wanting to get away from the world I wanted to go to the highest mountain in ... Peru (the most distant place I could then imagine, …
When we camped, which is usually the last night of the tours - hadn't been sure whether to go or not, and Susan and Tom had returned to Iquitos the previous day - I didn't realise this and just thought I was going on a new jungle walk so didn't tale anything like extra clothes! …
Amazing day in the Amazon!!!! After lunch at the lodge, we went out 3-6pm to the rescue site Monkey Island, where monkeys and other animals are set free after black market trades. There were woolly monkeys, squirrel monkey, capuchi monkeys too. We saw a 6ft Anaconda slithering to freedom after just arriving, whilst the other …
I've always been intrigued by the wild and scary Amazon I've seen on TV and read about, and the wildlife, tribes and flora - but the reality is different. It's serene, peaceful and the lifeblood of the people there, and there are animals and flora but so much morecpositive than I believed. And I fell in …
When we camped, which is usually the last night of the tours - hadn't been sure whether to go or not, and Susan and Tom had returned to Iquitos the previous day - I didn't realise this and just thought I was going on a new jungle walk so didn't tale anything like extra clothes! …
Well, Im on my way to Machu Picchu!! The Culmination perhaps of my year out to travel, this was the central point that the trip was built around! Wanting to get away from the world I wanted to go to the highest mountain in ... Peru ( the most distant place I could then imagine, …
So on 21st April 2016 I returned to the beautiful, peaceful jungle! I went to the Maniti office next door to my hotel (purely accidental but very convenient!) for 8.45 am, for a 9am start. I found Rene was to be my guide this time and I was happy with that as he seemed nice …
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