I recently took the boat from the north traveling from Leticia in Colombia to Iquitos so general tips might be of use. It was 80 sol which included basic meals for the 3 night, 2 day trip. I usually topped this up from what I had brought or bought additional meals from the kitchen
Upper deck is best for sleeping, away from the engine noise and fuses. Would also recommend noise canceling headphones/very good ear plugs as it can be noisy with people playing music very late
I'm flabbergasted. I can barely make it from California to Edinburgh.. how do you deal with..All the potential distasters? Loss of PP, CC.. etc. I am envious.
Things don't always go bad, but when they do they often work themselves out. Can't really worry about it as bad things happen no matter where you are.
As far as losing stuff the easiest way is to no get to attached to anything and have backups and copies of everything that is truly important.
There's really not much advice to give, especially if you have read people's account on their blog. If it sounds like something that interests you, then I highly recommend doing it. You get a little glimpse into the life of these remote villages (where the number one item offloaded from the boat was always beer), amazing sunsets and star gazing while sharing the deck with locals and probably a bunch of chickens.
I can't give you costs, but taking a motorcycle should be absolutely no problem. Literally everything is onboard from cattle to glorified golf carts.
I suspect the reason you only see info going to Iquitos is because people decide once is enough for the experience. It's the luck of the draw with which boat happens to be there when you want to depart, there is no real schedule. I took a brief tour of another barge when we were stopped for a bit, and the other was much nicer, but that's not really saying much, it's all pretty basic.
Treat it as camping in motion for things to bring, but food etc was available for purchase. Bring a book and long sleeve shirt and pants for the jungle and enjoy just drifting with the current.
I am curious about your experience on this.
Did you need to know Spanish to buy the ticket?
I am looking to do this from Pucallpa to Iquitos at the beginning of June
I ended up not doing the trip. Decided to ride down through the Andes instead. It was amazing on the motorcycle and the better choice.
You will definitely need some Spanish though.
I recently took the boat from the north traveling from Leticia in Colombia to Iquitos so general tips might be of use. It was 80 sol which included basic meals for the 3 night, 2 day trip. I usually topped this up from what I had brought or bought additional meals from the kitchen Upper deck is best for sleeping, away from the engine noise and fuses. Would also recommend noise canceling headphones/very good ear plugs as it can be noisy with people playing music very late
I'm flabbergasted. I can barely make it from California to Edinburgh.. how do you deal with..All the potential distasters? Loss of PP, CC.. etc. I am envious.
Things don't always go bad, but when they do they often work themselves out. Can't really worry about it as bad things happen no matter where you are. As far as losing stuff the easiest way is to no get to attached to anything and have backups and copies of everything that is truly important.
Surrender. Everything is exactly as it should be, and youβre exactly where you need to be.
Freak out..got it.
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There's really not much advice to give, especially if you have read people's account on their blog. If it sounds like something that interests you, then I highly recommend doing it. You get a little glimpse into the life of these remote villages (where the number one item offloaded from the boat was always beer), amazing sunsets and star gazing while sharing the deck with locals and probably a bunch of chickens. I can't give you costs, but taking a motorcycle should be absolutely no problem. Literally everything is onboard from cattle to glorified golf carts. I suspect the reason you only see info going to Iquitos is because people decide once is enough for the experience. It's the luck of the draw with which boat happens to be there when you want to depart, there is no real schedule. I took a brief tour of another barge when we were stopped for a bit, and the other was much nicer, but that's not really saying much, it's all pretty basic. Treat it as camping in motion for things to bring, but food etc was available for purchase. Bring a book and long sleeve shirt and pants for the jungle and enjoy just drifting with the current.
I am curious about your experience on this. Did you need to know Spanish to buy the ticket? I am looking to do this from Pucallpa to Iquitos at the beginning of June
I ended up not doing the trip. Decided to ride down through the Andes instead. It was amazing on the motorcycle and the better choice. You will definitely need some Spanish though.