Rainforest Expeditions (est. 1989) operates three award winning Amazon lodges: Posada AmazonasRefugio 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...

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Macaw project nest visit

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Nature Enthusiasts
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Included in programs listed below. Alternatively it can be purchased as part of a customized program.
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Pre-booking required

A short hike from the lodge, we will stop and observe macaw project researchers at work as they climb trees to monitor natural and articifical nests. From thirty meters above, researchers will descend macaw chicks on plastic buckets strung down by a pulley. At ground level, they weigh and measure the chicks to monitor growth. Not available year-round, dependent on macaw breeding season.

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