Manatee Amazon Explorer
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Manatee Amazon Explorer
An expedition cruise by its nature is characterized by adventure and unpredictability of the moment, none the safety of our passengers and our crew is no longer important to us. The Manatee Amazon Explorer is fully equipped to meet the most challenging conditions and circumstances also impeccable and responsible management of experienced hands of our managers and crew.
Canoes used for daily exploration sites visits are tough and versatile, operated responsibly by experienced personnel. You will be fully informed on board about all relevant safety issues and environmental policy, passengers also receive appropriate and detailed reports prior to each landing.
Covers
- The ship has 3 decks:
- On the main deck are the dining room, the kitchen, the crew cabins and the engine room.
- The upper deck has 10 cabins including crew cabins
- Cover Sun has the bridge, 4 cabins and the lounge bar and dining al fresco.
THECNICAL INFORMATION
- Length: 26.30 m
- Width: 7th m
- Tonnage: 214.04grt
- Maximum speed: 15.0 knots
- Speed: 5 to 8 knots
- Capacity: 30 passengers
- Crew 12 (officers, crew and hotel staff)
- Community: Telephone, HF and VHF radio.
- Services: Satellite Internet.
Booths
Our boat can accommodate up to 30 passengers can be accommodated in 14 cabins, double, double and triple. With comfortable well equipped with air conditioning, private bathrooms that feature massage shower, closet and large windows to enjoy the beautiful and ever changing view cabins. Each cabin is equipped with hot and cold, 24 hours electricity and water switches 110 volts.
Other services
The boat also has internal and external dining rooms are located on the main deck and sun deck. In this cover last also you find our bar and conference room. The conference room has a flat screen TV, projector and comfortable seating in this place is where our naturalist guides will give lectures and activities the next day. The living room also has a computer station with internet and a small library where you will find everything from novels to guide specializing in wildlife area material. In the kitchen, our chefs offer a great variety of national and international food and an excellent selection of beers, sparkling wines. The Manatee Amazon Explorer is also equipped with a small fleet of canoes. canoes provide mobility virtually unlimited mobility and allows exploration of the most remote and inaccessible shores. The boat is comfortable and meets national and international standards of navigation and safety standards and environmental. We are certified by Smart Voyager and Rainforrest Alliance, ensuring our sustainable operation.
Itineraries
DAY 1 - FRIDAY: QUITO - COCA - NAPO RIVER - Yasuni National Park
Departure from Quito in the morning, a short 30-minute flight takes us to the city of Coca (Francisco de Orellana); We transfer to the Napo River port and begin a journey by motorized canoe downstream for about 1 hour to board the M / V MANATEE AMAZON EXPLORER; throughout this journey we observe the ever-changing landscape of the rainforest and the banks of the great river Napo.
Immediately after boarding the M / V Manatee Amazon Explorer, continue sailing downstream, here you can start enjoying the boat: the large social areas, comfortable suites, the observation deck that offers spectacular views of wildlife and flora of the region, etc. Night walk at night, and which gives us the opportunity to discover the active biodiversity in the dark of night and perceive the incessant sounds of nature.
DAY 2 SATURDAY: BOSQUE PROTECTOR Pañacocha
Continuing our journey down the river we find the Pañayacu River Delta; We take a canoe to enter this river and appreciate the fascinating panoramas that this book offers us here look for the pink river dolphin, squirrel monkeys, among other species. Pañacocha (Piranha Lake in Quichua) is a white water flooded ecosystem. The rivers and lakes in this area are the perfect habitat for the famous and fearsome "piranhas" and fish "mono de agua" (Arawana) and the white alligator. After a refreshing and "reckless" swimming activity in this area, we enjoy a delicious barbecue Amazon style, accompanied by refreshing tropical drinks, very close to a campsite. In the afternoon we drive by breadcrumbs and return to the ship for dinner.
DAY 3. CLAY lick for parrots - SANI WARMI AND NATIONAL PARK YASUNÍ
Breakfast on board. On this day we enjoyed meeting an ethnic - culturally with the native locals. We share and know a little about the style and way of life in the jungle with the people of a local community. We take for purchases of crafts, local products and souvenirs of our trip. Later we headed down to the clay lick for parrots, an ideal place, where we will witness one of the most exciting shows of the Amazonian fauna.
Then we visit the Interpretation Center Kichwa Sani Warmi, where we will encounter an ethnic - cultural brainchild of a group of Kichwa women, who to teach their culture and gastronomy have created this interpretation center, a unique opportunity to learn about the way of life on the banks of the Rio Napo. . It is also possible to buy crafts, local products and souvenirs of our trip.
After lunch, we stop at the "Interpretation Center Kichwa" Yakukawsay "and end the day doing an interesting night walk through the forest (optional - depending on the availability, the water levels of the river and weather conditions).
DAY 4 - MONDAY: HOMECOMING
We leave in the morning and left the M / V Manatee Amazon Explorer to move rapidly towards the Coca canoe (2 hour trip); and take the flight to Quito.
ITINERARY 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS
DAY 1 - MONDAY: QUITO -Coca laughed NAPO -National Park YASUNÍ
Departure from Quito in the morning, a short 30-minute flight takes us to the city of Coca (Francisco de Orellana); We transfer to the Napo River port and begin a journey by motorized canoe downstream for about 1 hour to board the M / V MANATEE AMAZON EXPLORER; throughout this journey we observe the ever-changing landscape of the rainforest and the banks of the great river Napo.
Immediately after boarding the M / V Manatee, we continue sailing downstream, here you can start enjoying the boat: the large social areas, comfortable suites, the observation deck that offers a spectacular view of the fauna and flora the region, etc. In the evening night hike, same that it gives us the opportunity to discover the active biodiversity in the dark of night and perceive the incessant sounds of naturaleza.DÍA 1 - MONDAY: QUITO -Coca laughed NAPO -National Park YASUNÍ
Departure from Quito in the morning, a short 30-minute flight takes us to the city of Coca (Francisco de Orellana); We transfer to the Napo River port and begin a journey by motorized canoe downstream for about 1 hour to board the M / V MANATEE AMAZON EXPLORER; throughout this journey we observe the ever-changing landscape of the rainforest and the banks of the great river Napo.
Immediately after boarding the M / V Manatee, we continue sailing downstream, here you can start enjoying the boat: the large social areas, comfortable suites, the observation deck that offers a spectacular view of the fauna and flora the region, etc. Night walk at night, and which gives us the opportunity to discover the active biodiversity in the dark of night and perceive the incessant sounds of nature.
Day 2 - Tuesday: LIMIT WITH PERU (HEART YASUNÍ)
After a delicious breakfast, we disembarked to start a walk in the forest land, which is more thoroughly know the different relationships that exist between plants and animals ... watching every step samples of Amazonian biodiversity.
After lunch, the M / V Manatee continues its navigation to address one of the most pristine systems sewage and little explored in the Amazon basin, home of the legendary pink river dolphin, black caiman and anaconda enigmatic; we also see river turtles and several species of monkeys, as well as the primitive Hoatzin, a strange bird known locally as "Pava Hedionda". The canoeing reveal the lush beauty of this jungle world and is also the only way to visit the flooded ecosystem.
For our passengers with greater spirit of adventure, we offer a night of "Glamping" (Please see conditions).
DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY: INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY - Onboard Activities - SCAN ISLANDS
Breakfast on board. Visit to a local school located on the banks of the Napo River, where we will have the opportunity to interact with children in the area and learn a little further the education system in this remote area of the Ecuadorian territory.
Lunch and time to relax aboard the M / V Manatee as we sail upriver. ; have onboard activities such as lectures, presentation of documentaries, and if time permits, making crafts. In the afternoon we will have the opportunity to explore one of the largest islands with sand banks which exist in the Napo River, where we can learn about these ecosystems and biodiversity own examples of the river and its islands.
DAY 4 THURSDAY: Observation tower - BIOLOGICAL RESERVE limoncocha
Breakfast on board, then visit the observation tower of 37m (100 feet), built next to a giant kapok tree. From the top of the tower you have a different perspective of the forest, watching as do birds and monkeys, learning from the activity that occurs in the treetops and enjoying the greatness of our Amazonia.
During the afternoon we visited Limoncocha Biological Reserve, a nature reserve where there have been more than 478 species of birds and several species of monkeys. This activity will extend until the evening, when we have the chance to spot with the help of our flashlights, the famous black caiman. We returned to the M / V Manatee at night.
Day 5 - Friday: HOMECOMING
We leave in the morning and left the M / V Manatee canoe to move rapidly towards the Coca (2 hour trip); and take the flight to Quito.
Accommodation:
- All 14 cabins are exterior, with large windows
- 4 Deluxe cabins with jaccuzzi
- 10 Standard cabins
- All cabins are equipped with a private bathroom with hot water. air conditioning, hair dryer.
2018 gross fit rates (per person in usd)
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TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION |
MAXIMUN CAPACITY |
CRUISE LENGHT |
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4D / 3N |
5D / 4N |
8D / 7N |
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FRI-MON |
MON-FRI |
FRI-FRI / MON-MON |
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DOUBLE |
STANDARD CABINS 20 passengers |
$ 1.573 |
$ 1.965 |
$ 3.145 |
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TRIPLE |
$ 1.336 |
$ 1.672 |
$ 2.672 |
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SINGLE |
$ 2.359 |
$ 2.949 |
$ 4.720 |
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CHILDREN UNDER 12 YRS OLD |
$ 787 |
$ 984 |
$ 1.573 |
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CAMPING (Optional Excursion) |
Up to 8 passengers (minimum 2 pax) |
$ 296,00 per night / per person |
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TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION |
MAXIMUN CAPACITY |
CRUISE LENGHT |
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4D / 3N |
5D / 4N |
8D / 7N |
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FRI-MON |
MON-FRI |
FRI-FRI / MON-MON |
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DOUBLE |
DELUXE CABINS 8 passengers |
$ 1.969 |
$ 2.456 |
$ 3.929 |
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TRIPLE |
$ 1.670 |
$ 2.086 |
$ 3.339 |
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SINGLE |
$ 2.933 |
$ 3.666 |
$ 5.864 |
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CHILDREN UNDER 12 YRS OLD |
$984,50 |
$ 1.228 |
$ 1.964,50 |
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CAMPING (Optional Excursion) |
Up to 8 passengers (minimum 2 pax) |
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Included:
- Transfers to/from vessel when arriving on recommended flights
- On board accommodations
- Programmed visits according to itinerary with a certified naturalist guide
- Unlimited water, coffee and tea
- All meals while on board
Not Included:
- Airfare Quito – Coca – Quito (USD 230.00 net per person – subject to change without prior notice)
- Transfer’s to and from Quito’s airport
- Community entrance fees (USD 70.00 net per person in 4 and 5 day cruises, USD 80.00 net per person in the 8 day cruise). These rates are subject to change without previous notice.
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
- Tips and gratuities
- Internet Wi-Fi
- Personal Expenses
- Any other service not mentioned herein
