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Hotels, Guides, Boats - Leticia

Hello everybody

I am planning to go to Leticia in the first two weeks of October. My plans are more or less the following:
- spend 2-3 days in and around Leticia
- go to Iquitos by rapid boat
- spend 2-3 days in and around Iquitos
- go back to Leticia by rapid boat

- I would be very glad for some hotel recommendations (with a/c, shower, clean, safe area). Should I book in advance or is better to look for a hotel upon arrival?
- Can anybody recommend a guide for a one day trip to the jungle in Leticia and/or Iquitos? How much will it cost?
- Where can I get the tickets for the rapid boat to Iquitos? How much does the ticket cost and do boats leave daily?
- Any hotel recommendations for Iquitos (again a/c, shower, clean, safe area) and is advanced booking required?

Thanks a lot for your help.
Cheers
crazytraveller

By crazytraveller on Sep 15, 2005, 04:15 in Friendly Talkzone.

Bruce V. Shrader says on Sep 15, 2005, 08:59:

Hotel in Leticia This is probably the best hotel in Leticia:

http://www.hotelanaconda.com.co/english/index.html

If you go to this website, you can see that they also provide tours
of the area. Ther was an english speaking Guide who was named "Luis"
(french pronounciation). They can arrange for boats and everything.
There was also a Hotel Ticuna, which was not as nice as the Anaconda.
I stayed at the Ticuna, but would recommend the Anaconda, because the Anaconda is Nicer.

Hope you enjoy your trip. BTW, there is only one airline which flies
to Leticia (from Bogota) that is Aerorepublica. There are only one or two flights per day, and they will be Full, so be sure and check for space on the flight. This is probably the only way to get to Leticia, (other than boats). Leticia is in the middle of the Jungle.

Also, if you like, you can go to Tabitinga, in Brazil, which is only a few miles away,
by Taxi.

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