Refugio Amazonas is ideal for three night outings, travel to Tambopata Research Center, or families because: - It takes over three hours to get there from Puerto Maldonado and most of your first afternoon is spent on the river. Therefore, you should spend at least three nights at Refugio Amazonas to have time to fully explore the surrounding primary forest. - The extra two hours of travel time are well paid in increased possibilities to encounter wildlife(the further form Puerto Maldonado, the less people there are, the less pressure on wildlife there is). - Refugio Amazonas offers all of Posada Amazonas' activities with one great addition:an authentic Brazil nut trail amd camp. - For those traveling to Tambopata Research Center, it brings you two hours nearer to your final destination (see Tambopata Research Center programs). - For those traveling with children ir offers the only attraction especialy made for children, by children, in teh Peruvian Amazon - the Children's Rainforest Trail.