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Re: Boat from Guayaramerin (or Riberalta) to Rurrenabaque, Boliva

by alaidbacklife 09 April 2012

Many, many months later but thought I'd put my experience in. I did try getting a boat in Bolivia, but from Trinidad to Riberalta. …
RE: Getting From Bogota To Bolivia

by alanymarce 07 February 2012

While waiting for the reply to post #4... Travelling from Porto Velho to Corumba to take the "Death Train" is a long way, you will probab…
Rurre to Riberalta in mid-December by boat?

by rforensky 18 October 2011

Hi Ill be down in Bolivia soon and though it will be the rainy season Im still interested in spending time in the Bolivian Amazon. As…
Re: Puerto Maldanado - Riberalta - Rurre (by any means, preferably boat)

by sistinas 05 September 2011

Hola, we just did Puerto Maldonado - Rurre by the way of Chive, Cobija, Riberalta, Rurre: In Puerto Maldonado (PM) all you can do is…
hitching up from riberalta (blvia) to puerto maldonado (peru) on cargo boat

by kittidy 02 September 2011

hello all.. just got to rurrenabaque and instantly realized this is not the kind of place i had in mind for heading into the djungle…
Puerto Maldanado - Riberalta - Rurre (by any means, preferably boat)

by avwi2409 11 July 2011

Hey I have read all the posts I can find on TT about this type of journey but I am keen to get the most up-to-date information about…
Peru - Bolivia - Brazil - Advice?

by amy35 01 July 2011

Hello all, I am planning a trip to South America in September, starting in Peru and ending in Brazil. I have never done any real travelli…
Re: Using your UK mobile in SA - did you use local sim cards?

by amy35 18 June 2011

Hello, I am planning on travelling from peru into bolivia via puerto maldonado and puerto pardo along the madre de dios river. I may get…
Re: malaria/doxycycline in bolivia, probably unnecessary, correct?

by Erik07 15 March 2011

Peachfront, I agree with your argumentation in your original post (question) and with your conclusion in your reply # 2. But: 1. It all…
Crossing to Peru via the Madre de dios River

by meaganhi 02 March 2011

I am hoping to cross to Peru from North West Boliva, along the Madre de Dios River and into Puerto Maldonado, Peru. I have heard that…
RE: Manaus to La Paz by land?

by Standanista 14 February 2011

I looked at this in reverse late last year, and there's a better, cheaper and more direct route than via Corumbá, which would be madness…
Re: Hard core jungle tour in Feb?

by Erik07 10 January 2011

About "less tours at this time": In general yes. According to Markino in the thread [Is Madidi in late December a bad idea??|http://www.l…
RE: Has the malaria risk in Bolivia changed ?

by Standanista 08 November 2010

I also have spent several months in lowland Bolivia and have never taken antimalarials or known of anyone who's contracted malaria, BUT…
Re: Has the malaria risk in Bolivia changed ?

by Threeshire 07 November 2010

From WHO country vaccination requirements: “Malaria risk—predominantly due to P. vivax—exists throughout the year below 2500 m in the…
Re: Experiences with tour companies to go to Rurrenbaque, Madidi etc?

by Erik07 21 September 2010

First of all: You do not need to buy a 'package' starting from La Paz. You can "easily" buy transportation (plane or bus), accommodation…
Re: Boat from Guayaramerin (or Riberalta) to Rurrenabaque, Boliva

by Erik07 03 September 2010

'Alaidbacklife', the short version is: Don't do it, at least not alone, and not without speaking Spanish fluently. I see that going by…
Re: Boat from Guayaramerin (or Riberalta) to Rurrenabaque, Boliva

by alaidbacklife 02 September 2010

hey backpackit i´m thinking of doing the same thing myself in about 3 weeks time. i´d love to know if you gave it a go and how it went.…
RE: Boat from Guayaramerin (or Riberalta) to Rurrenabaque, Boliva

by Standanista 10 July 2010

Hi. Riberalta to Rurre by river looks quite hard and costly. As #1 says, you'd probably be reliant on organising shorter legs with local…
Re: Boat from Guayaramerin (or Riberalta) to Rurrenabaque, Boliva

by mikebo 09 July 2010

Hi there! My name is Mike and I,ve been travelling around lots of places with some friends in Bolivia for the last months, so, as a very…
Boat from Guayaramerin (or Riberalta) to Rurrenabaque, Boliva

by backpackit 02 July 2010

Is it possible to take a boat all the way from Guayaramerin or Riberalta to Rurrenabaque, Boliva? (Or the reverse trip from Rurrenabaque…
RE: Rio Madre de Dios

by thrudur84 23 May 2010

Sorry, I didn't read your post closely enough... saying you were gonna paddle first on Beni and then get onto Madre de Dios. Anyhow,…
Re: Rio Madre de Dios

by kozi 11 May 2010

Hi, thanks for reply. But I'm lost a bit - you said that my point of immigration out of Bolivia, and into Brazil, is at Guayaramerín…
3 days in La Paz - what to do and where to stay??

by brightlight1981 24 April 2010

I am a 29 year old guy travelling to La Paz on my own, ahead of volunteering in an orphanage in the rainforest (Riberalta). I have three…
Re: travelling from cobija (bolivia) to puerto maldonado (peru)

by Erik07 17 April 2010

Apparently you want to go from eastern Bolivia - probably via [Santa Cruz|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_de_la_Sierra] - to [Cuzco|…
RE: Puerto Maldonado or Iquitos - if you HAD to choose...

by soierose 24 November 2009

Thank you Mike Sounds like a good jungle trip, maybe I could do that before heading to Riberalta. Enjoy Sylvie