Refugio Amazonas

Located in a 200-hectare private reserve within the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve, Refugio Amazonas is a 32-bedroom jungle lodge. It is about four hours from the Puerto Maldonado airport. With its wide variety of A la Carte Activities that include : kid-friendly, soft adventures and science, Refugio Amazonas is great for families. It is also the headquarters of Wired Amazon, our citizen science program. At Refugio Amazonas, guests have the chance to get 'make science happen' by working alongside researchers in the rainforest.

Lodge Inclusions

• Fixed departure transfers from Puerto Maldonado Airport to Refugio Amazonas Lodge, comprising of land and river transportation. Two daily departures at 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm.
• Guided group excursions (Private guides available at extra cost).
• All meals.
• Natural Construction Accommodation.

Highlights at Refugio Amazonas include:

Wired Amazon Activities – Wired Amazon is our citizen science program. From discovering a new species to learning about Harpy Eagle behaviour, guests at Refugio Amazonas can join the Wired Amazon team and participate in ground breaking research that is advancing our knowledge of the rainforest. Each month (on average) a guest discovers a species new to science!  

• Discover a New Species: Join a Wired Amazon team member and help him collect insects at the light trap that will be genetically sequenced. Every month, a lucky guest discovers a new tiger-moth, scorpion-wasp, caddisfly or treehopper species that is new to science!
• Amazon Cam: Configure camera traps at a nearby mammal clay lick and download wildlife photos from the past few days to help scientists find out what is present at The Big Grid, our 288 kilometer trail system experiment. 
• Aerobotany: Aerobotany is where centuries-old classic field biology and 21st century cutting edge technology come together, in the middle of the spectacularly diverse and underexplored Amazon rainforest. Join our resident aerobotanist to fly drones over the canopy and classify the photos.
• Macaw Clay Licks: Take a boat trip to the Chuncho Clay Lick inside the Tambopata National Reserve to see macaws descend to eat clay lick on clear mornings.
• Canopy Tower: Our 30-meter scaffolding canopy tower gives you spectacular views of the vast expanses of the Amazon Rain-forest. You will have good chances of spotting toucans, parrots, macaws or mixed species canopy flocks.
• Jungle Farm Visit: Visit a working jungle farm and a real Brazil nut concession to learn about the way of life in the rain forest. You will taste exotic tropical fruits and discover medicinal plants from the neighboring local families that we are helping integrate into the ecotourism industry.
• Oxbow Lake Visit: Paddle around the Lake Condenado on a catamaran, looking for wildlife such a hoatzin, caiman or horned screamers.
• Natural Construction Rooms:  Bedrooms open out onto the surrounding rain forest, allowing you to enjoy this diverse ecosystem even during downtime, with wild animals, including monkeys, often visible from the lodge. The dining room is a huge open building with a loft on the second story for an eye level view of the surrounding rain-forest canopy. 
• Wellness Center and others.

Refugio Amazonas is located in a 200-hectare private reserve within the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. The operator is partnering with local families, who sustainably harvest Brazil nuts from the surrounding rainforest, to ensure that they share in the benefits of ecotourism.

The lodge is surrounded by nature. Each features a private bathroom and mosquito nets, and some of them have hammocks. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. All rooms have electricity 3 times per day and guests are offered an eco-friendly toiletries kit upon arrival.

Choose an excursion from the Lodge Excursion Menu. 

Choose an excursion from the Lodge Excursion Menu.

After breakfast you will transfer via boat from the Refugio Amazonas lodge to the Tambopata River Port. Then you will transfer via land from the Tambopata River Port to Puerto Maldonado Headquarters to pick up your luggage. Finally, you will transfer from the Puerto Maldonado Headquarters to the Airport for your flight.

Enjoy the last experience in the Amazon as you retrace the river and road journey back to Puerto Maldonado and the airport. 

Depending on airline schedules, this may require dawn departures.