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HOW TO GET TO THE RESERVA
NATURAL PALMARI FROM LETICIA AND/OR TABATINGA |
The
easy and fast, but expensive way |
Go to the floating quays on the Amazon river at Leticia and/or Tabatinga
and hire an aluminium (faster) / wooden (slower) boat with a 40
HP (prefereably 60 HP) outboard engine and be at the Reserva
Natural Palmari after aprox. 2 and ½ hours by an aluminium
boat, or aprox. 5 hours by a wooden boat. Do not forget to contract
your pick-up for the date you require it and pay less than the total
amount of the first leg in order to make sure the boat picks you
up on the departure date, if ou should be interested in being picked-up.
Here a "hint" concerning the costs involved: Boat per
day aprox. COP 150.000.- / RBR 150.- / USD 90.- / EUR 55.- Fuel
for one leg aprox. COP 250.000.- / RBR 250.- / USD 150.- / EUR 90.-.
Also, our local main administrator, FRANCISCO HIPOLITO AVILA BARBOSA
(speaking only spanish & portuguese) in Leticia at the Carrera
10A # 3-50 (Suburb El Porvenir) or phone 00-57-8592-4156 at home
or celular phone 00-57-3-310-5690203, can arrange this private service
or help you getting it arranged for you, any time.
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The
slower, adventorous, scenic, but cheap way |
Go to the floating quay at Tabatinga and take a "Taxi do río"
(leaving aprox. every 30 minutes as from 06:00 a.m. hours) boat
for approx. RBR 15.- from there to the city of Benjamin Constant
taking aprox. 30 minutes. From there at aprox. 09:00 a.m. hours
leaves the "recreo" ship (only one per day!) for approx.
RBR 15.-, or a "moto-taxi" leaving any time you need it
for approx. RBR 25.-, or a small van-like VW-bus every 30 minutes
for approx. RBR 20.- to the village of Atalaia do Norte; the ship
taking aprox. 4hours, the moto-taxi about 30 minutes and the VW-bus
about 45 minutes. There you have to negotiate with local boatsmen,
which will take you to the Reserva Natural Palmari for
aprox. RBR 80.-, taking between 4hours by the slowest or 45 minutes
by the faster ones available. Or you can arrange from Leticia prior
to leaving from there through our local main administrator, FRANCISCO
HIPOLITO AVILA BARBOSA (speaking only spanish & portuguese)
in Leticia at the Carrera 10A # 3-50 (Suburb El Porvenir) or phone
00-57-8592-4156 at home or celular phone 00-57-3-310-5690203 that
he calls by cel-phone our visitors centre at the Reserva Natural
Palmari and have you picked-up at Atalaia do Norte at a pre-arranged
hour by one of our own small boats for COP 45.000.- / RBR 45.- /
USD 25.- / EUR 20.-. It is not necessary to contract your pick-up
from the Reserva Natural Palmari, since we can coordinate/organize
your return to Atalaia do Norte any time/any day for COP 45.000.-
/ RBR 45.- / USD 25.- / EUR 20.-
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The
lucky way |
Ask in Leticia at the Carrera 10A # 3-50 (Suburb El Porvenir), home
phone 00-57-8592-4156 or cellular phone 00-57-3-310-5690203 for
Mr. FRANCISCO HIPOLITO AVILA B. (Speaking only spanish & portuguese!),
main local administrator of the Reserva Natural Palmari.
You could get lucky and find out, that a boat is leaving this day
or the next, straight to the Reserva Natural Palmari, charging
you COP 85.000.- / RBR 85.- / USD 50.- / EUR 30.- USD$ 30.- for
the non-stop trip, taking aprox. 2 and ½ hours by means of
a fibreglass boat or 5 hours by wooden boat.
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