Rainforest Expeditions (est. 1989) operates three award winning Amazon lodges: Posada Amazonas, Refugio Amazonas, and Tambopata Research Center. Each Amazon lodge provides access to a unique set of ecotourism experiences in the jungle of southeastern Peru.
Our packages include activities comprised of aspects of nature and culture of the Amazon rainforest. We offer a variety of special interest activities, tours and expeditions like Soft Adventure, Birdwatching expeditions, Family and more...
Mammal Clay Lick
Segments:
Most Popular
Lodge:
Refugio Amazonas
Recommended for:
Everyone
Pricing:
Included in programs listed below
Booking Details:
Pre-booking required Twenty minutes walking from Refugio Amazonas is a peccary clay lick. These wild rain forest pigs show up in herds of five to twenty individuals to eat clay in the late morning. Chances of spotting them are around 15%, but well worth the short hike. Other wildlife also shows up including deer, guan and parakeets.
Most Popular
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 520 |
| Single | US$ 670 |
Explore the Tambopata for three nights and gain more depth. Learn about the importance of Brazil nuts for the conservation of the rain forest, visit a parrot claylick and get a view of the rain forest canopy from our tower, among other activities... more
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 685 |
| Single | US$ 885 |
Ideal for those looking to experience the rain forest on a more calmed pace. Walk the overlook trail, patiently wait at the mammal and parrot claylicks and enjoy some hammock time... more
Soft Adventure
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 595 |
| Single | US$ 745 |
Stay for three nights at Refugio Amazonas and climb up a Brazil nut tree with rope, harness and jumar, among other activities. At night look for caimans along the river. more
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 795 |
| Single | US$ 995 |
Combine culture and nature with some more physically challenging activities in the rain forest. Get on a mountain bike at Refugio Amazonas. Later kayak the Tambopata in the lodge surroundings... more
Families
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 595 |
| Single | US$ 745 |
Our Family programs for teens are active. This program includes among other activities searching for caimans at night, sea-kayaking the Tambopata and visiting an oxbow lake. more
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 660 |
| Single | US$ 810 |
Kids follow educational trails at Refugio Amazonas, based on the story of a young girl living in the rain forest called Ania, and learn how to value their relation with nature. Adults are welcome to join, but can choose to do other activities. more
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 780 |
| Single | US$ 980 |
Our Family programs for teens are active. Climb up 30 meters to a platform on a Brazil nut tree and kayak the Tambopata. To learn about the diversity of the Amazon rain forest canoe an oxbow lake and visit a parrot and a mammal claylick... more
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 825 |
| Single | US$ 1025 |
Kids follow trails at Refugio Amazonas based on the story of a six year old girl living in the rain forest called Ania. They feel as if they were part of the story and will learn how to value their relation with nature. Further visit a parrot and a mammal claylick. more
Nature Enthusiasts
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 1100 |
| Single | US$ 1415 |
This program improves wildlife observation chances: by spending more time in the area, by going further away from the city and by being accompanied by a guide that is experienced in tracking wildlife. more
Wellness & Holistic
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 625 |
| Single | US$ 775 |
Combine nature and culture in the Amazon with some relaxing activities. At Refugio Amazonas there is a small massage room where therapies such as digitopuntures or massages are given to guests. more
| Price per person | |
| Double/Twin/Tripple | US$ 642 |
| Single | US$ 792 |
The connection to plants, animals, earth and the river is strong and grounding. This bond is strengthened by Yoga, helping us to become one with our surrounding. Yoga combines movements with breathing and is a natural “medicine”. more
