Manatee Amazon Explorer / Ecuador



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Contact:

Marta de García
Gerente General
Advantage Travel
Quito, Ecuador

Tel: +593/2-244-7190
Fax: +593/2-244-8985
info@advantagecuador.com
info@manateeamazonexplorer.com
www.manateeamazonexplorer.com

Certified by:

SmartVoyager, Ecuador

Type of accommodation:

Boat

Features:

Air conditioning
Conference rooms
Hot water
Internet connection
Laundry facilities
Private bathroom
Restaurant
Telephone
Television

Year founded: 2003

Number of employees: 14

Percent of employees who are local residents: 80 %

Type of destination:

Forest/rainforest
Indigenous community
River, lake, wetland

Able to accommodate:

Families
Seniors
Singles
Singles with children

Description of the area:

Manatee Amazon Explorer is an exclusive floating hotel in the Ecuadorian Amazon. We offer 4, 5, and 8-day cruises to visit indigenous communities. We have guided excursions and river explorations to discover unique plants and animals.

Our excellent naturalist guides and crew offer you service that will make your trip an unforgettable experience.

Available activities:

Adventure, sports
Bird watching
Canopy exploration
Eco / nature / wildlife
Fishing
Tours
Visits to conservation projects
Walking / hiking

How to get there:

  • Nearest international airport: Mariscal Sucre, Quito

  • Nearest local/national airport: del Coca
  • From the Coca airport, passengers travel overland to the Coca wharf (10 minutes) and then take a canoe downriver for approximately 1.5 hours to Manatee.

    Making a difference:

    Manatee is an ecological operation: we have excellent environmental practices, manage wastes properly, involve local communities so that they have income from sustainable tourism, and more.

    General rates:

    $$$$ -- From $ 100 to $150, per person, per night.

    For additional information write info@advantagecuador.com.

    Also see the Web page for descriptions of some of Manatee’s fantastic itineraries and packages.

    Date this information was provided: May, 2008.

    Eco-Index Sustainable Tourism is made possible thanks to a grant from the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank.