Take a tour in the Natural Galapagos Islands

April 13, 2009 · Filed Under Attractions, South-America · 7 Comments 

The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador is a collection of distributed volcanic islands, that is famous for it’s natural wildlife. The Islands have grown however by 40-folds over 50 years in population to reach 40,000. Still, this is one of the few magnificent places still left on this planet, where you can examine the wildlife and nature away from civilization. These islands have been one of the major locations Charles Darwin visited in his 5 year journey, and it has also been featured in the Master and Commander movie as an island of nature.








You can read more about the Galapagos Islands on Wikipedia and WikiTravel, and for vacations and tours there, Galapagos.com is your next stop. For hotels in Galapagos Islands, we have a few hotels to offer in Isla Santa Cruz.

UPDATE: Thanks to Robin Slater for his extra links on cruise tours in the Galapagos:

Sangay’s Ecuador & Galapagos (http:/sangay.wordpress.com)

Galapagos Cruise Links (http://www.galapagoscruiselinks.com/)

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Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel

December 7, 2007 · Filed Under Hotels, South-America · Comment 

Ariau Amazon Towers

Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel is located northwest of Manaus, Brazil. 288 rooms in 7 towers around 15m from the rain forest ground connected with approximate 5m catwalks. The rooms are categorized into apartments, suits, and tree houses, with the 22m high Tarzan House being the tallest. The 3 star hotel has tours inside the forest, piranha fishing, native house visits and such.

Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel

 

Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel

 

Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel

Hotel rates start from $250 and reach up to $650 per night. Not cheap for 3 star hotels, but look at the location! You can compare the hotel rates from different sites here. You can also check other hotels around the same Manaus area

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