Peru: Amazon Jungle Short Break
Experience Overview
Did you know that you can actually stay in Peru’s Amazon Jungle? The giant jungle – which spans 8 countries and is home to more than 2 million Indigenous people – is the perfect place to explore, with a lodge to return home to every day. Walk through the rainforest, cruise along waterways, spot wildlife you’ve never seen before and learn about the healing properties of native plants. This short break is a great way to get to know the friendly people and the amazing creatures that call the Amazon home.
Highlights
- Stay in a cosy nature lodge lit by candles and kerosene lamps, where the sound of exotic birds will start your days.
- Learn from expert local guides who can share their knowledge of the region’s wildlife and plant life.
- Paddle the Amazon by canoe, searching for rare giant river otters in quiet waterways, as well as other jungle fauna.
- Visit the lodge’s medicinal garden or a local family farm to learn about traditional plant species and sustainable agricultural methods passed down through generations.
- Witness hundreds of brightly coloured macaws descend on a clay bank for their breakfast – a daily spectacle of nature.
Trip Details
Product Code: 1858
Tour Type:
Accommodation: Comfortable
Transport: Boat,Minibus
Guide Language: English
Tour Operator:
Intrepid Travel
Supplier Code: GGHA
Starts: Puerto Maldonado/Amazon Lodge, Peru
Finishes: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
Duration: 4 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Light
Includes
Meals: Breakfasts (3), Lunch (3), Dinner (3)Accommodation: Jungle Lodge (3 nights)
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $850 ($212 /day)
Itinerary
Hola! Welcome to Peru. A lodge representative will welcome you at the airport, so please make sure you arrive in Puerto Maldonado by 1 pm. Then, head to the Amazon lodge office, where you’ll safely store most of your luggage for the duration of your Short Break. Pack everything you need for your two days in the jungle in a small bag provided and hit the road again. To reach your jungle lodge in the Madre de Dios area, journey in a motorised canoe upriver. When you arrive, unwind in your new jungle surroundings.
Included Activities:
- Complimentary Arrival Transfer
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Start your day by exploring the Amazon by boat and foot. You’ll arrive at an oxbow lake in the middle of the rainforest – the habitat of a family of giant otters. Keep your eyes peeled for a variety of jungle fauna along the way, like hoatzins, monkeys, macaws, black caimans, flying parrots and, if you’re lucky, a family of endangered giant river otters (pteronoura brasilienses). Then, head to the parrot clay lick where birds flock to feed on the salty clay. The macaws begin by ceremoniously circling the cliff area and the feeding frenzy usually lasts 20 to 25 minutes. The salt from the clay is thought to detoxify the birds’ fruit diet. After, enjoy lunch back at the lodge before heading back out to the jungle to learn about the medicinal properties of the plants. Return to the lodge once again to freshen up before dinner. If you want to see the Amazon jungle at night, you can join an optional night walk later in the evening.
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Get up close to mammals during their morning feeding time. Unlike birds, these timid creatures follow no set schedule and feed day or night, making them harder to observe in the wild. Watch for white-lipped peccaries and collared peccaries, deer, agouti, squirrels and tapir at this feeding station. For your own food, head back to the lodge. Then, visit the lodge’s medicinal garden or a local family farm that has developed traditional and sustainable agricultural methods over the years. Here, you’ll identify plant species that are typical of the region. Enjoy a final dinner back at the lodge tonight.
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Depart the lodge this morning after an early breakfast. You’ll be taken from the port to the airport, at which point your trip comes to an end. Departure flights for today should be booked for after 11.30 am.
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Tour Operator
Intrepid Travel
Intrepid Travel is a global adventure travel company, dedicated to providing sustainable, experience-rich travel opportunities. They’ve been the leader in ethical, small-group travel since 1989 - taking people around the world for more than 30 years. They’re the world’s largest travel B Corporation - dedicated to being the best travel company for the world. In 2002, they established The Intrepid Foundation so their travellers could make a lasting impact on the communities they had visited. Although Intrepid Travel absorbs all administrative costs of The Intrepid Foundation, they are separate legal entities, allowing The Intrepid Foundation to grow independently. Intrepid Travel is made up of a collection of tour operator brands and 28 destination management companies all united by one vision: To change the way we all see the world.
In Business Since 1989
Reviews
Gabrielle - Traveled, May 2023
My guide Bastian, who is local for the Nape Lodge Amazon Stay really made my trip. He’s wonderful and is a wealth of knowledge. He also has a genuine want to connect with his clients.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/25/2023
Vivienne - Traveled, October 2022
Worth the trip, I saw a lot of fantastic wildlife but be aware if travelling alone, guide is very overly familiar and can be inappropriate. There are a lot of mosquitos and very hot and humid, it’s quite an intense experience.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/29/2022
Anna Louisa - Traveled, October 2022
The Amazon jungle, wow what a experience. The lodge was lovely, you felt really emersed in the Amazon jungle. The wildlife was incredible along with the varieties of jungle plants. Our guide Bastian, was the real life jungle book boy. He knew everything about the Amazon jungle. He was so very helpful and ensured our safety at all times. This experience is a trip we will never forget!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/25/2022
Cindy - Traveled, December 2023
Guide Victor was superb and so knowledgeable. Food amazing. All cooked from simple ingredients. Accom is good with running water (cold) showers - needed in Amazon! Most importantly mosquito nets work. Comfy beds. Excellent staff
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/31/2023
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