Amazonas Refuge

Upon arrival at the airport you will be greeted by one of our contributors and we will go to our offices in Puerto Maldonado to about 10 minutes away, while you enjoy a first contact with the jungle. Then we will move from the office in Puerto Maldonado to Puerto Tambopata, skirting a distance of 20 km to reach the port of embarkation. This port is located in the Native Community of Infierno. After a trip of 2.5 hrs. through Native Community of Infierno through the Tambopata National Reserve we will go to Refugio Amazonas. This protected area has more than one million hectares.
Lunch at Refugio.
Cayman Search
After dinner, we will have an adventure boating along the Tambopata River, where we will search with our flashlights on the banks, the red reflection from caiman eyes. Overnight at Refugio Amazonas.

We will have a magnificent canoe or catamaran ride around the lake, looking for resident species such as camungo, shansho and caiman. Hopefully we will see the otters which are infrequently seen here. Also, we can see a variety of birds like macaws and parrots flying over the lake.
Canopy Tower
A thirty minute walk from Refugio Amazonas leads to the canopy tower 25 meters high. A staircase with railing provides a secure access to the platforms above. The tower has been built upon high ground, therefore increasing the horizon of primary forest extending out towards the Tambopata National Reserve. From here you can see different species of birds such as toucans, macaws and raptors, among others.
Visit a Chacra
We will go five minutes down river to a farm owned by charismatic Don Manuel from the neighboring community of Condenado. Don Manuel planting a variety of popular and unknown crops-each plant and tree you see serves a purpose.
Ethnobotanical Tour.
Throughout the tour, we will find a unique number of plants and trees, which are used for different purposes by local people. Also learn about the medicinal (and other) uses of Cat's Claw, Yuca de Venado, Charcot - Sacha, Ajo-Sacha, Para-Para, among others.
Presentation on the Tambopata National Reserve.
After dinner evening presentations will be prepared by the staff of Refugio Amazonas to discuss conservation issues, opportunities and projects in the Tambopata National Reserve. Overnight at Refugio Amazonas.

After breakfast we will go boating, 15 minutes away and an hour walk from Refugio Amazonas. There is a clay lick of parrots and parakeets. You will observe from a distance hiding place different species of parakeets and parrots, descending almost every clear day to eat the clay lick. We regularly visit the lick at dawn, when the parrots are most active or in midmorning or afternoon.
Chestnut Forest and Chestnut Camp
After lunch we will go walking only a few minutes, to a magnificent forest of old chestnut trees that has been harvested for decades (possibly even centuries), where we can find the precarious remains of a camp used two months a year by chestnut harvesters. You will see the whole process of the harvested product from collection, through transportation, to drying.
Mammal Collpa
From the Refugio Amazonas approximately 20 minutes away, walking we will find a lick of peccaries, which are locally known as sajinos and huanganas. These wild rainforest pigs, gather in herds of 5-20 individuals, and approach especially in the mornings to eat clay. We have a 15% chance of spotting them, also looking for birds such as grouse, parrots and deer.
Night Walk
After dinner we will have the opportunity to walk at night, since at this time the mammals out of their hiding places to do its activities but is very rarely seen. Along the way there are many frogs that have shapes and sounds as unique as their natural histories. Overnight at Refugio Amazonas.

After breakfast we will travel on a boat from Refugio Amazonas to Tambopata River Port. Then we will go from Tambopata River Port in Puerto Maldonado to the office . We will stop briefly and head to the airport, depending on the departure time of the flights may be needed an early dawn departure.