Refugio Amazonas Lodge
Refugio Amazonas Lodge
Refugio Amazonas Lodge is a lodge in the middle of the Peruvian jungle in the somewhat more luxurious segment. The lodge on the Tambopata River is a 3-hour boat ride from the town of Puerto Maldonado. Refugio Amazonas Lodge always works with good (English-speaking) naturalists/guides and the stay there is pleasant.
There are many species of monkeys around the Refugio Amazonas Lodge such as brown back tamarins, squirrel monkeys, brown capuchin monkeys, red howler monkeys and gray titi monkeys. There are also other animals such as caimans, capybaras, parrots and many other species of birds. Furthermore, there are also animals in the area such as pumas, jaguars and giant otters, but for these animals you have to be lucky to see them.
Chuncho Clay Lick
About 3 hours further by boat into the rainforest lies the Chuncho Clay Lick. This largest clay lick in the world attracts many large macaws that are looking for the sodium-rich clay of the riverbank. With a bit of luck you will see dozens of large macaws at the same time. There is no other clay lick in the world known to attract so many large macaws. Incidentally, the macaws do not visit the clay lick when it rains, so it must be dry.
If you choose to stay at the Refugio Amazonas Lodge including a visit to the Chuncho Clay Lick, you will visit the clay lick early in the morning on day 3. The other activities as described on day 3 you will undertake later in the day.
How long to stay and what to do at Refugio Amazonas Lodge?
It is possible to book a stay of 3 days or more at the Refugio Amazonas Lodge. However, this is a bit short for this lodge that is located deep in the rainforest. Most of our travelers stay 4 days at this lodge. In the description of ‘day to day’ you can read what a 4-day stay can look like. See also the Activities list Refugio Amazonas Peru to get an idea of the activities that are possible.
Tour Plan
Refugio Amazonas Lodge, day 1
In the morning you fly from Lima or Cusco to Puerto Maldonado. You will be picked up from the airport in Puerto Maldonado. Via a meeting point in the city you will be taken with the other travelers to the harbor in the Indian village of Infierno, 20 kilometers from Puerto Maldonado. Here you will leave by boat for a beautiful boat trip of about 2.5 hours on the Tambopata River to the lodge Refugio Amazonas. On the boat you will be offered a box lunch. You will arrive at the lodge halfway through the afternoon.
After dinner, you will go into the dark along the riverbank with flashlights in search of caimans, recognizable by the red reflection of the shine in their eyes.
Refugio Amazonas Lodge, day 2
After breakfast you will visit the Oxbow lake. Paddling on the lake you will look for animals such as the anioema (family of the gallinules), the hoatzin, caimans and with a bit of luck you will see otters that also live here. In the air you will see different types of parrots flying. Then you will leave for the 25 meter high observation tower at a half hour walk from the lodge. The tower is built on a higher piece of land and from the top you can look over the treetops of the Tambopata rainforest. In the air you will see with a bit of luck toucans, macaws and different types of birds of prey flying.
After lunch you will visit a local farm, a 5-minute boat ride from the lodge. The farm is part of the indigenous Condenado community. You will be given a tour of this farm, where a wide variety of known and unknown crops are grown. The guide will tell you about the (medicinal) uses of different types of crops such as Mansoa Alliacea, Yuca de Venado, Uña de Gato, Charcot-Sacha and Para-Para.
After dinner the guide will give you a presentation about threats, opportunities and projects in the rainforest.
Refugio Amazonas Lodge, day 3
A 15-minute boat ride and an hour's walk from the lodge is a clay lick used by several species of parrots, parakeets such as the Weddell's Aratinga and the Cobalt-winged Parakeet and other birds such as the Yellow-fronted Amazon, Black-eared Marguerite. The clay lick can be visited at daybreak, when the birds are most active. It is also possible to visit the clay lick mid-morning or early afternoon, although the birds are less active then.
A few minutes walk from the lodge is a piece of land with Brazil nut trees. These trees are harvested two months a year. Your guide will show you the entire sustainable harvesting process; from collecting to drying the Brazil nut.
In the evening you have the opportunity to take a night walk with the guide. It is at night that most mammals are active.
Refugio Amazonas Lodge, day 4
You get up early. After breakfast you will be taken by boat to the port of Puerto Maldonado. On the way back you can enjoy the break of dawn on the Tambopata River. In Puerto Maldonado you will be taken to the airport for the direct flight to Cusco or Lima.
Please note: The travel description serves as an example of what staying in the jungle can look like. However, no rights can be derived from this.
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