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Our unique A-la-Carte Amazon Refuge allows you to choose from over 20 excursions & activities according to a timing schedule optimised for each, all included in one price with no add-ons required!
An excursion to the Chuncho macaw clay lick is on the list as are adventure activities such as kayaking, mountain biking & canopy climbing. Our special children’s activities are designed by the NGO ANIA (featured on Discovery Channel), adding to a fantastic family-with-kids experience. Cultural experiences include our brazil nut trail & camp as well as a local farm visit & ethnobotanical trail.
Make a contribution to science, perhaps discover & name a new species while contributing to a sustainable activity in the region. Our innovative Wired Amazon projects allow you to really become involved in research helping to conserve the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Included are the AmazonCam project which was covered by National Geographic, ongoing insect species identification & an aero-botany project. This is citizen science active in the rainforest & you & your family can become an integral part of it. Add value to your rainforest experience with us by making a difference.
Activity options include adventure, family-with-kids, research (including citizen science) and cultural experiences, all designed to satisfy your personal preferences. Enjoy these over a period of 4 days with 3 & 5-day or longer experiences also available!
The current list of activities can be viewed here.
Arrival & Reception by your Guide. Our guides are biologists, tourism professionals, or community members. Unless noted otherwise, our guides speak English. We assign guides at a 10:1 ratio. This means groups smaller than 10 people will be merged with other groups under one guide. If you would like a private guide or a guide in a language other than English please let us know.
Transfer from the Airport to our Puerto Maldonado Headquarters. Upon arrival from Lima or Cusco, we will welcome you at the airport and drive you ten minutes to our Puerto Maldonado headquarters. While enjoying your first taste of the forest in our gardens we will ask you to pack only the necessary gear for your next few days, and leave the rest at our safe deposit. This helps us keep the boats and cargo light.
Puerto Maldonado to Community River Port. Skirting Puerto Maldonado, we drive one hour to the Community River Port on the Tambopata River. The port is a local communal venture.
Boxed Lunch
Tambopata River Port to Refugio Amazonas. We board our boat for the one-hour boat ride from the Tambopata Port to Refugio Amazonas.
Refugio Amazonas is a charming 32 bedroom lodge well placed immediately adjacent to the Tambopata National Reserve. Each room has a private bathroom with hot shower. A limited number of special superior rooms are available, please enquire for details on this upgrade.
Orientation. Upon arrival, the lodge manager will welcome you and brief you with important navigation and security tips.
Dinner
One of your chosen night activities: After coordinating with your guide, you have made a choice from the lsit of activities.
Overnight at Refugio Amazonas
Please read these documents for more details about the lodge:
