Tena
Travel Blogs from Tena, Ecuador
Monkeeeeeee- Enter The Jungle!!
... I hadn´t dribbled in my pants. The monkey filled town of Misahualli was to be our entrance point. An hour downriver from Tena, the road stops here and the river continues. Nothing but jungle and the Amazon beyond. Our guide effortlessly made his way ...
Amazon Jungle
... to leave at this point as it was all too much fun!! After the rafting it was off to Shangrila Lodge , which is just outside Tena, but a world away. The lodge is a maze of rooms and stairs built of the side of a ridge overlooking the Napo, it was ...
Football´s a dangerous game
... that needed 7 stitches just above his eye. They had to send for a car to get him to a clinic in the nearest big town called Tena (you can see it on the map). Whilst Dave, his wife, the tour leader and another member who is a nurse headed to Tena the rest ...
Back To Tena, Fast!
... few men are gathered around a large flat screen television watching futbol. The Hostal is decent with inexpensive accommodations overlooking Tena. You can also directly book 1-5 Day Jungle Treks and Whitewater Rafting Trips with Hostal Limon. A walk down ...
Getting Wet, Going Down River
... with a huge smile. Our journey soon ends with lots of wet memories and no regrets. If you want to experience your own white water rafting adventure while in Tena, Ecuador... You can reach Bladimir at bladimireluhico@hotmail.com or thru Hostal Limoncocha. ...
Kayak School
... , giddy up! We suited up and took a taxi (the Mystery Machine had broken down) to our put-in point on the Tena River. The Tena is a more technical river than that of the previous day, with more rocks to navigate, swifter water around bends, and big ...
in the jungle.
Die 3-tägige Tour im Dschungel Ecuadors wurde von einem Zusammenschluss von Gemeinden organisiert. Die Organisation nennt sich "Ricantcie" und ermöglicht den Gemeinden ohne die großen Touranbietern ein eigenes Programm zu organisieren und somit ...
A jungle town named after a 10 pound note
... there, but I am the only idiot who would do this on the day I become ill....mind you staying was not an option! Heading for Ecuador I got on the next bus in the direction I wanted to go which was Cali.......The buses are mad here and the roads even worse, ...
Tarantula
... of a truck brought us to the jungle lodge. That afternoon Henry our guide gave us a detailed run down on the geography of Ecuador which was interesting but felt like being back at uni as it went for an hour! That night we found a Tarantula which made ...
Trecking through the Amazon
After breakfast once we were fitted into wellie boots, we were joined by Pedro our local guide. He lead us through the jungle on a small path. Of course the start was mostly uphill and I quickly discovered I´m the slowest in the group. Pedro and ...
Party at Parque Amazonico
It was the last day of working at Parque Amazonico for Ben, Valerie and Kine today and to thank them for their help, the staff there held a party for them this afternoon. Tom, Sophie and I invited ourselves along as well; Tom and I had put in a few ...
How Long Is A Shoestring?
... where I paid a bit more attention to the guidebook, but I've noticed the same kind of things happening in Peru, Ecuador and Argentina. Let's start with the restaurants. The main restaurants Lonely Planet mention in Arequipa are Los Lenos Pizzeria, ...
Tena
We got to Tena late the day before so we didn´t see any of Tena until the morning. Here it was a lot warmer than Quito as we had come back down from the mountains and were now just on the edge of the Amazon. We had breakfast and headed to Parque ...
Llegamos al Tena!
... de fromage depuis 1 mois!!! Je délire un peu bouffe mais ce n´est pas la seule bonne chose d´être en vacances. Tena est une petite ville très sympa où l´on retrouve une amaglame de compagnies de rafting pour touristes. Le sentiment de rencontrer ...

