Amazon Rainforest Tours and Travel | Sixteen Ways to Experience the Amazon Rainforest
On Amazon tours, visitors expect to see monkeys swinging from the trees, an anaconda as long as a sedan slithering through the underbrush (at a safe distance), colorful birds and peculiar creatures they've never heard of. Most Amazon wildlife is observed by traveling along the shore and through the marshes, streams and oxbow lakes created by the force and flooding of the river and its tributaries. Since many neo-tropical species are nocturnal, it is advantageous to stay in areas where night walks are possible.
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For these reasons, the destinations of most Southern Explorations' Amazon tours are wildlife-rich tributaries in private reserves, in or adjacent to national parks. In all, we offer sixteen different guided tours, ten in the Peru Amazon, five in the Ecuador Amazon and one in the Bolivia Amazon. Trips span from two to nine days and allow eco-travel enthusiasts to select among eight different eco-lodges and five tributaries. Accommodations range from basic camping facilities to top-of-the-line rainforest eco-lodges with many amenities.
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To be surrounded by the tranquility and cacophony of the jungle makes the Amazon an eco-travel destination like no other. Here man is relegated to the role of respectful observer in a world where wildlife is king. This primitive setting however by no means requires visitors to rough it. On the contrary, for travelers accustomed to comfort, they will find it in the accommodations we select for our Amazon tours. Our lodge-based itineraries include guided tours through the rainforest, day and evening, by boat or on foot from the lodge, with plenty of time for relaxing in the exotic setting. For those interested in a more active back-to-nature rainforest vacation with camping accommodations, we offer the Amazon Kayaking Adventure.
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The eco-lodgings for our Amazon tours employ sustainability practices designed to minimize the impact on wildlife while maximizing the viewing opportunities. At most of these lodges, indigenous groups participate in management or ownership. The knowledgeable bilingual naturalists who provide the guided tours into the rainforest add immeasurably to the enjoyment of these trips.
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Choosing which of the many Amazon tours to take depends on how active you care to be, how long you have to spend in the rainforest and where you plan to travel before and after your Amazon tours. We make it easy to combine this once-in-a-lifetime adventure with other memorable experiences such as Peru tours to Machu Picchu and Cusco or a Galapagos Islands cruise, recognizing that many travelers will make only one trip to these countries.
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The differences among our Amazon tours are described in more detail in articles on visiting the Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru Amazon.
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