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Amazon Tours: Refugio & Tambopata Lodges
Explore the Amazon in depth (6 days / 5 nights )
from $1,359 €1,033 £852
Tour Highlights
- Puerto Maldonado
- Amazon
Trip Style
- Adventure
- Nature
Physical Difficulty
- 2-Moderate
- Peru Tour package to Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon
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Puerto Maldonado is located deep in the heart of the lush Madre de Dios region, serving as the main gateway to this part of the Peru jungle. Sinuous rivers flow through lush green forests and wildlife-rich oxbow lakes, creating a unique landscape. The natural reserves around Puerto Maldonado hold world records for immense biodiversity, comprising an astounding number species of flora and fauna. Formerly a center for rubber, wood, gold, and petroleum trade, Puerto Maldonado is now a leading center for eco-tourism in Peru.
During this Amazon tour package, you’ll stay at two different jungle lodges, Refugio Amazonas and the Tambopata Research Center, which together will give you a comprehensive encounter with Peru’s Amazon rainforest.
Refugio Amazonas is a modern lodge with a natural feel. It sits on 400 acres of private reserve next to the Tambopata National Reserve, about 3 hours from Puerto Maldonado. Further downriver is the Tambopata Research Center. Because of its remote location in uninhabited wilderness, the Tambopata Research Center is an excellent base for in-depth explorations of nature and wildlife in the Amazon.
Day 1 : Arrival to Puerto Maldonado & Transfer to Refugio Amazonas
Day 2 : Jungle Activities & Arrival to Tambopata Research Center
Day 3 : Select Jungle Activities
Day 4 : Select Jungle Activities
Day 5 : Return to Refugio Amazonas or Departure from Puerto Maldonado
Day 6 : Departure from Puerto Maldonado
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Day 1 : Arrival to Puerto Maldonado & Transfer to Refugio Amazonas
- You will be met at the Puerto Maldonado airport by a Peru For Less representative who will take you to the Rainforest Expeditions headquarters. There, you can re-pack your bag if necessary, taking only the items needed for your stay. The rest of your belongings will be kept safe at the Puerto Maldonado headquarters.
- From here you will begin a 2.5-hour boat ride to Refugio Amazonas. Along the way you’ll pass the native jungle community of Infierno and go through the checkpoint to enter the Tambopata National Reserve.
- Upon arrival to the lodge, you’ll receive a welcome & safety briefing then have time to settle into your room and rest before dinner.
- After dinner at the lodge, you will go down to the river’s edge for a nighttime search for caimans, crocodile-like reptiles. You can find them at night by shining powerful flashlights along riverbanks, looking for the reflection of the caimans’ eyes.
Day 2 : Jungle Activities & Arrival to Tambopata Research Center
- Days start early in the jungle. Your morning will begin with a short walk to a canopy tower that is over 80 feet (25 meters) high. This height gives you a great look at the jungle canopy, full of birds, monkeys, and other wildlife.
- On your way back to the lodge, you will visit a forest of old-growth Brazil nut tree forest that is still harvested by local communities. You will see a demonstration of the harvesting process, including collection, transportation, and drying.
- Enjoy lunch at the lodge before journeying deeper into the Amazon toward the Tambopata Research Center. To get there, you’ll take a 4-hour boat ride, leaving all traces of human habitation behind.
- Depending on arrival time, you may enjoy a short hike to a lookout point over the Tambopata River from where you might spot howler monkeys and dusky titi monkeys.
- You will have dinner at the lodge and then have the opportunity to listen to a scientific lecture about macaws. The discussion will cover their biology, feeding habits, why they use the clay lick, breeding, and conservation.
Day 3 : Select Jungle Activities
- The Tambopata Research Center offers a variety of exciting jungle activities. A sample day itinerary is described here.
- Start the morning early with a trip to a nearby clay lick. This large river bank is the best place to see colorful macaws, which on some mornings congregate in the hundreds.
- Alternatively, visit the pond platform, located 10 minutes from the lodge. It is a great place to spot waterfowl such as Muscovy duck, hoatzins, woodpeckers, oropendolas, flycatchers, and parakeets.
- A favorite afternoon activity is the floodplain trail, a 3-mile (5-km) hike through the jungle. An expert guide will point out interesting plants and animals along the way.
- If you still have energy after dinner, you might enjoy a night hike. Nighttime is when many jungle animals are the most active.
Day 4 : Select Jungle Activities
- Today you’ll spend your time enjoying more activities and excursions offered by the lodge. Alternatively, you can choose to return to Refugio Amazonas and spend the day there.
- If you stay at the Tambopata Research Center, one option is to hike the 3-mile (5 km) Terra Firme Trail, which will take you to a different type of jungle habitat than what you have previously experienced. Here the trees are smaller and thinner. You’ll walk by swamp land, keeping an eye out for animal tracks.
- Additionally or alternatively, you can take a 30 minute walk to the Palm Swamp. Here, dead aguaje palms serve as nests to red-bellied and blue-and-gold macaws. An elevated boardwalk and scaffolding tower allow for eye level observation of the macaws as they fly in and out of their nests.
Day 5 : Return to Refugio Amazonas or Departure from Puerto Maldonado
Today your itinerary will vary based on selection of a 5-day or 6-day Amazon adventure.
5-day Itinerary
- Travelers on a 5-day itinerary will return by boat to Puerto Maldonado and taken to the airport for a flight home or on to the next destination.
6-day Itinerary
- Travelers on a 6-day itinerary will enjoy breakfast and then take the 3.5 hour boat ride back to Refugio Amazonas.
- Enjoy a hearty lunch and then choose from several jungle activities. One option is to hike 40 minutes to Condenado Oxbow Lake. Here you’ll paddle canoes around the lake to see wildlife such as hoatzin and caiman.
- After dinner at the lodge, you can attend a lecture on local conservation and wildlife projects before spending your last night in the jungle.
Day 6 : Departure from Puerto Maldonado
- After breakfast, depart on the boat ride to Puerto Maldonado, where you will be able to pick up your belongings at the lodge’s headquarters before meeting your transfer to the airport for your journey home or on to your next destination.
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| Occupancy | Price |
|---|---|
| Double / Triple | $ 1359 |
| Single | $ 1719 |
Prices may vary according to the season, availability, and client preferences. Certain transport costs may not be included. Please contact one of our expert travel advisors for more information. | |
| Occupancy | Price |
|---|---|
| Double / Triple | $ 1359 |
| Single | $ 1719 |
Prices may vary according to the season, availability, and client preferences. Certain transport costs may not be included. Please contact one of our expert travel advisors for more information. | |
Refugio Amazonas 3*
Refugio Amazonas is conveniently located between the Posada Amazonas Lodge and the Tambopata Research Center. Built on a 400-acre private reserve adjacent to the Tambopata National Reserve, Refugio Amazonas offers the opportunity to fully experience and enjoy the Amazon environment and wildlife. Wood, palm fronds, and thin canes create a three-wall enclosure, ensuring privacy but still allowing fresh bouts of tropical air to waft in the rainforest-themed rooms; a fourth wall remains completely open to the lush forest outside, allowing travelers to enjoy the natural beauty of the Peru jungle from up close. Refugio Amazonas blends into the natural surroundings while still offering elements of comfort to create a perfect combination for a tropical Peru vacation.
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Tambopata Research Center 3*
The Tambopata Research Center is a simple but comfortable 13 bedroom lodge, built to provide accommodations for researchers and travelers and to offer protection to the adjacent macaw clay lick. It is located on a one-acre clearing within the Tambopata National Reserve in Peru's southeastern Amazon. With its combination of small-scale infrastructure and remote wilderness location, the Tambopata Research Center is an ideal headquarters for in-depth explorations of the Amazon's nature and wildlife. Designed using traditional native architecture to minimize impact on the environment, all rooms feature three walls made from thin, bamboo-like straws to allow for a cooler night in the beautiful tropics of Peru, while the fourth side has no wall to allow guests to interact with the natural wonders of this region in a more personal manner.
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- 4 or 5 nights at Amazon jungle lodges (2 nights at Refugio Amazonas, 2 or 3 nights at Tambopata Research Center)
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- All meals at the lodge
- All transfers and entrance fees
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