AMAZON BASIN - PAMPAS
7TH - 9TH APRIL
We were on the move again in no time at all. We met our fellow travellers, a couple of girls from Denmark, and our guide Rene, then loaded up the van and headed off towards the dirt road which would eventually lead us to the start of the pampas. The drive up to the start of the pampas was around 4 hours and this very much depended on the road conditions. It was a dirt road and due to all of the rain there had been over the past few days it was pretty muddy in places, in fact it was more like a quagmire and our 4 wheel drive van lurched from side to side on a pretty regular basis. There were a couple of times where I really thought we may tip over! Thankfully all 4 wheels stayed firmly on the floor and after a quick stop for a flat tyre we skidded our way through the mud until we finally reached a restaurant where we had lunch. This place was in the middle of nowhere and I’m not even sure if the place had a name at all! It was then only another 10 minutes or so before we reachedthe start of the pampas and where we transferred to a boat.
The pampas is basically a huge wetlands where all of the melted snow from the Andes collects. It forms a series of difference waterways, is immensely beautiful and has prolific wildlife. After loading up our wooden long boat we set off. Unfortunately we weren’t the only ones to be heading off as there was approximately 4 or 5 other boats all full of gringos doing the same thing. The pampas tour is the more popular of the two, hence there being more people around and it being a lot busier than the jungle!
We had an amazing 3 hour boat ride tunnelling thorough this series of waterways, with a chorus of birdsong and other less identifiable animal noises to send us on our way. It was so serene and peaceful and your eyes darted
The pampas is basically a huge wetlands where all of the melted snow from the Andes collects. It forms a series of difference waterways, is immensely beautiful and has prolific wildlife. After loading up our wooden long boat we set off. Unfortunately we weren’t the only ones to be heading off as there was approximately 4 or 5 other boats all full of gringos doing the same thing. The pampas tour is the more popular of the two, hence there being more people around and it being a lot busier than the jungle!
We had an amazing 3 hour boat ride tunnelling thorough this series of waterways, with a chorus of birdsong and other less identifiable animal noises to send us on our way. It was so serene and peaceful and your eyes darted