Klimaat Amazone Peru
The temperature in the Amazon usually fluctuates around 30 °C during the day. At night it cools down to about 20 °C. So it doesn’t get really cold. Very occasionally, cold fronts cross the rainforest and it can also cool down during the day to 20 °C, for example.
Because it rains so often in the Amazon, the humidity level is very high. You perspire a lot (so drink well!) and everything feels clammy. It rains throughout the year in the rainforest, but during the rainy season (mid-December to mid-March) it rains more often.
Kleding Amazone Peru
It is wise to wear thin cotton pants with long legs and a thin cotton shirt with long sleeves in the rainforest. Insects are less likely to sting you this way and during walks in the dense forest, you are less bothered by sharp, protruding leaves and plants. Bring good (waterproof) shoes that can get dirty and, for example, sneakers that you can put on at the lodge. Rubber wellies are generally available at the lodges and come in handy when it rains or has rained very hard.
Muggen Amazone Peru
Mosquitoes are most active during twilight times (sunrise and sunset). At these times it is advisable to wear covering clothing and to rub yourself well with good DEET. All lodges have mosquito nets hanging over the beds to protect you from stinging insects at night.
Facilities lodge Amazone Peru
Electricity is usually available for a few hours a day at fixed times. Nowadays some lodges even have internet coverage, but it is often slow or even cuts out completely, so you better assume that you will be unreachable by phone and email during your stay in the rainforest.
They often cook what has a good shelf life or what is available in the Amazon Peru. Food is always included during a stay and the lodges usually work with a buffet. Coffee, tea, water and juices are freely available in the lodges, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks have to be paid for. If you want to eat or drink specific things, you must bring this yourself from ‘the civilized world’.
Handy to take with you to the Amazon Peru
Don’t forget to bring a flashlight and enough batteries and some plastic bags to protect your belongings from the damp weather. A poncho or a raincoat can also come in handy.
If you have any more questions about a stay in the Amazon Peru, you can always contact us.
