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First Class Jungle Lodges: Three Levels of Amazon Immersion

PER-78 / 3, 4 or 5-days trip

2020 New Scarlet Macaw by Paul Bertner
OVERVIEW

Three Distinct Immersions in Tambopata

The Rainforest Expeditions lodges in Tambopata are a collection of first-class Amazon ecolodges, offering high comfort, professional guiding, and seamless logistics in one of the most biodiverse regions of Peru.

All lodges are reached from Puerto Maldonado, with smooth boat transfers along the Tambopata River:

  • Approx. 2 hours to Posada Amazonas and Refugio Amazonas
  • Approx. 3.5 hours to Tambopata Research Center

While all three lodges share the same high standard of accommodation and service, each is located in a different ecological setting and offers a distinct level of immersion into the rainforest. Together, they create a progressive journey from cultural contact to deep wilderness.


Posada Amazonas – Cultural Rainforest Introduction

Posada Amazonas is the most accessible lodge and offers an excellent first encounter with the Amazon. It is uniquely significant as it is owned and jointly managed with the Ese Eja Indigenous community, providing a direct connection to local culture and traditional forest knowledge.

Ideal for travellers seeking:

  • Comfortable introduction to the Amazon
  • Indigenous culture and guided interpretation
  • Shorter stays or first-time jungle experience

Refugio Amazonas – Deeper Nature Immersion

Located further into the rainforest, Refugio Amazonas offers a more immersive jungle experience within a private conservation area. It is known for its rich wildlife and opportunities to explore canopy systems, oxbow lakes, and active ecological projects.

Ideal for travellers seeking:

  • Strong wildlife and nature focus
  • Deeper rainforest immersion
  • Active exploration with comfortable lodging

Tambopata Research Center – Deep Jungle Experience

The most remote of the three, Tambopata Research Center lies inside the Tambopata National Reserve, surrounded by primary rainforest. It offers the highest level of immersion and exceptional wildlife encounters, including one of the most important macaw clay licks in the Amazon.

Ideal for travellers seeking:

  • Remote and pristine rainforest setting
  • High biodiversity and wildlife density
  • Extended, expedition-style experience

Combine the Lodges – A Progressive Amazon Journey

The lodges can be combined to create a seamless journey into increasingly remote rainforest environments. Many travellers choose to start with cultural immersion and gradually move deeper into the jungle.

Popular combinations include:

  • Posada Amazonas + Refugio Amazonas
  • Refugio Amazonas + Tambopata Research Center

Each combination is carefully designed to offer smooth logistics and a rich variety of rainforest experiences within one coherent itinerary.

ITINERARY

Rainforest Expeditions offers a range of itineraries designed around different travel interests and styles, including family travel, wellness, soft adventure, photography, wildlife-focused journeys, multisport activities, and biology-oriented experiences. Each program combines comfortable first-class jungle accommodation with immersive exploration of the Tambopata rainforest.

Guests take part in guided activities such as rainforest walks, canopy observation, river excursions, wildlife watching, cultural encounters, and optional citizen-science experiences, all led by expert naturalist guides.

Below are suggested itineraries. You have the flexibility to choose from the available activities each day upon arrival at the lodge, allowing you to create a perfect Amazon experience tailored to your interests and pace.

Posadas Amazonas

Amazon Cultural & Nature Experience
Posada Amazonas offers one of the most accessible and enriching ways to experience the Peruvian Amazon, combining soft adventure, wildlife observation, and Indigenous cultural immersion. The lodge is uniquely operated in partnership with the Ese Eja Indigenous community, providing a direct connection to local traditions and forest knowledge while supporting community-based conservation.

Check out the different itineraries here:

2 night /3 days Classic Expedition
3 night /4 days Classic Expedition
4 night /5 days Classic Expedition

Refugio Amazonas

Deeper Nature Immersion
Refugio Amazonas offers a more immersive way to experience the Peruvian Amazon, combining soft adventure, rich wildlife observation, and deeper rainforest exploration within a private conservation area in the Tambopata region. Surrounded by primary rainforest, the lodge is known for its exceptional biodiversity, canopy systems, and strong focus on nature interpretation.

The lodge is ideal for travellers who wish to go further into the jungle while maintaining comfort, with guided activities that highlight the complexity of the Amazon ecosystem, including rainforest trails, canopy towers, oxbow lake excursions, night walks, and opportunities to observe parrots and macaws in their natural environment.

Refugio Amazonas offers 3, 4, and 5-day itineraries, allowing flexibility depending on available time and desired level of immersion.

Check out the different itineraries here:

2 night / 3 days Classic Expedition
3 night / 4 days Classic Expedition
4 night / 5 days Classic Expedition

Tambopata Research Center

Deep Jungle Experience – Tambopata Research Center
Tambopata Research Center offers the most remote and immersive way to experience the Peruvian Amazon, combining deep rainforest exploration, exceptional wildlife encounters, and a true sense of wilderness inside the Tambopata National Reserve. Surrounded entirely by primary rainforest, the lodge is recognised for its extraordinary biodiversity and its proximity to one of the most important macaw clay licks in the Amazon.

This lodge is ideal for travellers seeking to go beyond comfort-based jungle travel into a more expedition-style experience, where the focus is on untouched nature, large-scale wildlife observation, and full immersion in one of the most pristine rainforest environments in South America.

Guided activities highlight the richness of the ecosystem and include extended rainforest trails, wildlife observation, macaw clay lick visits, river exploration, night walks, and in-depth interpretation of Amazon ecology, all led by expert naturalist guides.

Tambopata Research Center offers 4, 5, and 6-day itineraries, allowing flexibility depending on available time and desired depth of immersion into the remote rainforest.

Check out the different itineraries here:

3 night / 4 days Tambopata Research Center Tour
4 night / 5 days Tambopata Research Center Tour
5 night / 6 days Tambopata Research Center Tour

Combine the Lodges

Combined Amazon Journeys – A Progressive Jungle Experience
The Rainforest Expeditions lodges can be combined into carefully designed itineraries that create a progressive journey through the Amazon, moving from cultural interaction to deeper rainforest immersion and finally into remote primary jungle. These combinations offer a richer and more complete understanding of the Tambopata ecosystem.

Travellers often choose to combine two or three lodges in a single trip, allowing each stage to reveal a different aspect of the rainforest—its people, its biodiversity, and its most remote wilderness areas.

Check out the different combined itineraries here:

  • 4 night / 5 days: Posada Amazonas + Tambopata Research Center
    A balanced journey combining Indigenous cultural immersion with deeper nature exploration and wildlife observation.
  • 4 night / 5 days: Refugio Amazonas + Tambopata Research Center
    A more remote experience focused on increasingly pristine rainforest environments and exceptional wildlife encounters.

Each combination is logistically seamless, with coordinated river transfers between lodges and a structured flow of activities at each stage. This allows travellers to experience distinct rainforest environments within one continuous journey, without compromising comfort or guiding quality.

PRICING
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INCLUDED:

  • All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double occupancy.
  • Tour in group of max 10 PAX with biologist guides (max 7 pax at Tambopata Research Center)
  • All scheduled land and river transportation to from the lodge.
    • Arrival: Please arrive to PEM before 13:00
    • Departure: Please arrive to PEM after 11:30
  • All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services.
  • All meals. Lunch at day 1 is on the boat.

NOT INCLUDED:

  • International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges.
  • Additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations.
  • Alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks.
  • Insurance of any kind
  • Laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages
HOTEL LIST

PUERTO MALDONADO / TAMBOPATA RIVER: Posadas Amazonas Lodge

PUERTO MALDONADO / TAMBOPATA RIVER: Refugio Amazonas Lodge

PUERTO MALDONADO / TAMBOPATA RIVER: Tambopata Research Center

MAP
GALLERY
Curl-crested Aracari II (photo: Thomas Marent for Rainforest Expeditions)
Mammals (photo: Frank Pichardo for Rainforest Expeditions)
Otter (photo: Lucas Bustamante for Rainforest Expeditions)
Canopy Tower (photo: Carlos Gonzales for Rainforest Expeditions)
Canopy Tower (photo: Rainforest Expeditions)
View tower over the rainforest (photo: Rainforest Expeditions)
Lobby and bar at Refugio Amazonas (photo: Nell Jones for Rainforest Expeditions)
Dining area at Tambopata Research Center (photo: Nell Jones for Rainforest Expeditions)
Lobby at Tambopata Research Center (photo: Carlos Gonzales for Rainforest Expeditions)
Standard Room TRC (photo: Rainforest Expeditions)
Comfort Room TRC (photo: Rainforest Expeditions)
Suite Room TRC (photo: Rainforest Expeditions)
Jaguar Search (photo: Lucas Bustamante for Rainforest Expeditions)
Red necked wood pecker (photo: Paul Bertner for Rainforest Expeditions)
Collpa (photo: Paul Bertner for Rainforest Expeditions)
Giant Ceiba root (photo: Rainforest Expeditions)
Capibara (photo: Rainforest Expeditions)
Sunset Tour (photo: Rainforest Expeditions)

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