Rurrenabaque (or simply Rurre) is a small town (population 15,000) in the Beni Department on the banks of the Río Beni in the Bolivian Amazon Basin.
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Trips to the jungle in the nearby Madidi National Park and pampas are the main attraction of Rurrenabaque.
The town is small, you can do mostly on foot, but mototaxis and tuk-tuks are available to reach more remote places (i.e. new bus station and airport - out of town) or when you are loaded. To get to San Buenaventura across the Río Beni take one of the water taxis at Calle Santa Cruz for Bs. 1.50. There are two offices on Avaroa offering jeep services to nearby towns and even La Paz (US$25 and only 12 hr).
Butterfly Pool Mirador. Bs. 30. Dirreción Municipal de Turismo, Avaroa y Vaca Diez. might be open in the high season.
If you're in Rurrenabaque, you're most likely for a jungle or pampa tour. Still, there are some other nice activities that will take your time, as well as some events. There are about 20 tour companies offering jungle and pampas trips, the main attractions around Rurrenabaque. Reference price for a person/day may be Bs. 600. Nevertheless, it's possible to bargain, either in a travel agency in La Paz or directly in Rurrenabaque.
In the Mercado Municipal (Avaroa) there are several comedors and jugerias for cheap food and fruit juices. Restaurant Tacuara, Avaroa y Santa Cruz, has good deal dishes. The menu includes pizza, pasta, meat dishes and fast-food. It serves big portions of lasagne and it's also a good place for breakfast. Restaurant Camila's, Santa Cruz s/n, serves pastas, pizzas, Mexican food meat dishes and fastfood, mainly to foreigners. Restaurant La Cabaña, Santa Cruz s/n, has tasty meat and fish dishes with sunset views over the Río Beni. Sala de fiesta, Cl. Beni (San Buenaventura), for cheap lunches.
Junglebar Moskkito, In a new location on Calle vaca diez, with bar, food, three pool tables, two dart boards and a large CD collection. Happy hour from 19:00-21:00. But it's only happy hour for some drinks and still is average prices. It is open every day from 15:00, 45" TV set connected to cable TV for all sports and others at request. Accepts credit cards, travelers' checks, US dollars, euros, pounds. Rather expensive. Butterfly Pub, calle Comercio. Five stars service and great deal like happy hour every night from 19:00-20:00, complete bar menu, bilingual and friendly attention. Monkey´s Bar, Avaroa s/n.. Noon-late.
Be aware of the guides - there have been many incidents of theft and physical abuse on the pampas and jungle tours. Some of them are professional thieves and liars. Do not lend or give anyone money - there will be no way of getting it back. They usually invent a story about ill family members that need medication or something similar to make the Gringos feel guilty. Single girls beware of "nice" guides - they spend one night with you and find a way of squeezing out the money.
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