Armed with names of several different companies recommended to us from some friends we had met on our way and a few which I had read good things about on trip advisor we were on a mission the first day in Rurrenabaque. We needed to book our tours, get to the bank before it closed at midday to get some cash out and book our flights back to La Paz, then that afternoon we could finally crash out after out long and intense bus ride.
The first few places were the ones that had amazing reviews on trip advisor but after hearing the first price per person per day which was about the same amount as our budget for the whole jungle trip we decided to go with one of the places some others had told us about. Fluvial tours did us a pretty cheap deal for both the 2 day jungle and 3 day pampas tour which meant we could actually go out and eat that night. In La Paz the tour operators try and sell three different priced tours. One for budget travel, one for those with loads of money who want hot showers etc and then there is the mid priced tour which they try sell as being eco-friendly. In reality all these tours especially any tours to the pampas go to the exact same places. We had also heard stories that on the more expensive so called eco-friendly tours, guides are still picking up the animals and then letting the tourists handle them for photo opportunities. We figured we would go with the cheaper option and spend the money on a flight back to La Paz instead. If there were any activities we are against we just wouldn't participate.
The first few places were the ones that had amazing reviews on trip advisor but after hearing the first price per person per day which was about the same amount as our budget for the whole jungle trip we decided to go with one of the places some others had told us about. Fluvial tours did us a pretty cheap deal for both the 2 day jungle and 3 day pampas tour which meant we could actually go out and eat that night. In La Paz the tour operators try and sell three different priced tours. One for budget travel, one for those with loads of money who want hot showers etc and then there is the mid priced tour which they try sell as being eco-friendly. In reality all these tours especially any tours to the pampas go to the exact same places. We had also heard stories that on the more expensive so called eco-friendly tours, guides are still picking up the animals and then letting the tourists handle them for photo opportunities. We figured we would go with the cheaper option and spend the money on a flight back to La Paz instead. If there were any activities we are against we just wouldn't participate.