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Trips here are offer a combination of wildlife spotting, endless beautiful scenery and cultural discoveries.
Ecuador has its own section of the legendary Amazon rainforest, which can be explored on traditional riverboats or from luxury Amazon lodges. Trips here are offer combination a combination of wildlife spotting, endless beautiful scenery and cultural discoveries. Ancient trees, some over 400 years old, tower above you, providing a home to diverse birdlife, monkeys and sloths, visible from observation towers. Meet local communities who share their intricate knowledge of their surroundings, the medicinal properties of plants and their unique relationship with the jungle.
- Boat Specification
- Activities & Adventures
- Boat Specification
Boat Specification
What's included in the price
- Transfers from/to Coca by motorised riverboat
- All meals
- All excursions by expert naturalist guides, including ponchos if required
- Bottled water throughout the cruise
- National park entrance fees
- All the facilities of the comfortable Manatee
- Built - 2017
- Port of Embarkation - Coca, Ecuador
- Vessel’s Registry - Ecuador
- Type of Vessel - river expedition vessel
- Length - 121 feet/37m
- Beam - 30 feet/8.5m
- Draft - 0.75m
- Gross Tonnage - 214 tons
- Cruising Speed - 12 knots
- Electricity - 110/220 volts
- Engines - 2 John Deere 435 HP Marine Engines
- Generators - 2 x 80 KVA John Deere (Encapsulated for noise reduction)
- Water - 4800 litre water treatment plant
- Safety - GPS tracking by the Ecuadorian Navy, radio communication with separate battery pack, satellite phone, satellite internet, life jackets, flares and signals, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors in each cabin, automatic defibrillator on board
- Launch Boats - 2 fibreglass ecologic canoes equipped with four-stroke low emission engines; constant radio communications with the main vessel.
- Crew - 20 crew members including a captain, cruise manager, English-speaking native guides, crew members and staff
- Accommodation - up to 30 passengers with private facilities
- Suites - 14 Suites: 4 deluxe suites & 10 standard suites. All suites have large panoramic windows with a view, private balconies and include air conditioning system
Activities & Adventures
ACTIVITIES AND ADVENTURES:
- Swimming
- Kayaking
- Birdwatching
- Jungle Hikes
- Canoe Excursions
- Cooking Lessons – Traditional Dishes
- Climbing the Observation Tower high in the Amazon canopy
- Native Family Visit
- Night Hikes
- Briefings given by Expert Naturalist Guides
- Demonstration of Regional Handicrafts
- BBQ Pit
- Traditional Amazonian Delicacies
Boat Specification
What's included in the price
- Transfers from/to Coca by motorised riverboat
- All meals
- All excursions by expert naturalist guides, including ponchos if required
- Bottled water throughout the cruise
- National park entrance fees
- All the facilities of the luxury Anakonda
Vessel information
- Built - 2013
- Port of Embarkation - Coca, Ecuador
- Vessel’s Registry - Ecuador
- Type of Vessel - river expedition vessel
- Length - 148 feet/47m
- Beam - 30 feet/9m
- Draft - 5 feet/0.75m
- Gross Tonnage - 300 tons
- Cruising Speed - 12 knots
- Electricity - 110/220 volts
- Engines - Cummins x 2/450HP
- Generators - Cummins x 2/95 KVA
- Water - 8000 litre water treatment plant
- Safety - GPS tracking by the Ecuadorian Navy, radio communication with separate battery pack, satellite phone, satellite internet, life jackets, flares and signals, fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in each cabin
- Launch Boats - 2 fibreglass ecologic canoes equipped with four-stroke low emission engines; constant radio communications with the main vessel
- Crew - 25 crew members including a captain, cruise manager, concierge, English-speaking native guides, crew members and staff
- Accommodation - up to 40 passengers with private facilities
- Suites - 18 Suites: 4 Deluxe suites with private balconies & 14 standard suites (4 interconnected) with French balconies. All suites have large panoramic windows with a view and include air conditioning system
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