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Cloud Forest or Amazon?

  • 03-07-2017 05:45PM
    #1
    Scráib
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 593 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm after biting the bullet and I'm heading to the Galapagos in a few months. I've 3-4 nights left at the end of the trip though that I'm trying to plan in Ecuador.

    Long story short, the decision has boiled down to either a trip to a Cloud Forest lodge, or a lodge in the Amazon.

    In terms of what I'm looking for: I'll have spent the previous two weeks on a cruise, on a tour, rushing around the Galapagos so I'm looking for a few days of staying in one spot and working at my own speed. Both options seem to do the trick for me. Money isn't a massive issue as this is one of those bucket list, you can't take it with you, sort of trips.

    I was wondering would anyone have experience and/or tips to direct me one way or the other? At the moment it seems like facilities etc. would be similar so the question really is elevation and do I like being close to a river or not!

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    jt_dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭jt_dublin


    Hi,

    Did the Galapagos, Amazon & Cloud Forest a couple of years ago. If I had to choose, I would go with the Cloud Forest. In the Amazon there seems to be a lot of going & not so much downtime, plus I found it difficult to see the wildlife as everything is either high up in a tree or at a distance. Whereas in the Cloud Forest it seems more relaxed and you could do as little as you like. Stayed at this place outside of Quito and loved it. Happy travels!

    http://www.bellavistacloudforest.com/

    JT.


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