Amazon Adventures

Peru

Things to do at the Rainforest Lodge

The lodge has access to a great variety of ecosystems that we can explore, as well as many native communities downriver. The are sufficient English speaking native men and women guides so that each person can go at their own pace and according to their interests. This is ideal for people who do not want to be stuck with a large group on a pre-set itinerary.

You can choose a photographer's pace, a soft pace or a ruggedly adventurous pace. You can concentrate more on birdwatching, canoeing, canopy exploration, fishing or native culture. You can be active before breakfast or well into the evening.

Families can have a private guide who specializes in working with pre-teens or young teens. Special itineraries are available for marriages, honeymoons, anniversaries, and other special occasions.

Travelers thirsting for the ultimate in adventure can leave the lodge with their guide and camp in the old growth terra firme forest in the interior of the reserve. A sample of some of the itinerary options that you can choose from. Most are available year round, but if there are recommended seasons, these are noted in parentheses. All are guided by our staff.

1. Swim in a blackwater lake with pink dolphins (Nov-Jun).
2. Visit a native shaman.
3. Medicinal plant hikes.
4. Hike to a lake to see giant lilypads.
5. Excursions to see feeding or nesting Macaws, Parrots and Toucans.
6. Canoe into flooded varzea forest (Feb-May).
7. View pygmy marmosets, the world's smallest primates, which live in trees close to the lodge.
8. Close look at the unusual hoatzin birds (when young fledge Jun-Aug).
9. Fish for piranha.
10. Hike to a manakin lek.
11. Visit a native elementary school (Jun-Dec).
12. View caiman crocodiles (Jul-Oct).
13. Hike and camp in remote terra firme forest (Oct-Jun).
14. View unusual beetles and leaf hoppers (Nov-Jan).
15. Visit native artisania market.
16. Canoe portage to interior lakes, called cochas, rich in wildlife.
17. View tree frogs, including several species newly discovered.
18. Jungle survival training.
19. View electric eels.
20. Birding (a list of nearly 500 species for the area near the lodge has been compiled).
21. Visit native communities.
22. Follow jaguar or peccary tracks in the forest.
23. Fish for peacock bass (late Jun-Jul).
24. Visit a native family, via translator hear oral traditions and native lore.
25. Visit conservation projects (May-Jul).
26. Greatest amount of flowering plants (May-Jul).
27. Greatest amount of fruiting plants (Dec-Apr). 28. Parakeets feeding at kapok (Jun).
28. Observe macaws at feeding site.
29. View a diversity of primate species.
30. Search for giant anaconda (Jun-Oct).
31. Canoe around giant, fortress-like ficus (Mar-May).
32. Bathe under a small waterfall in a glade filled with orchids.
33. Hike to see giant kapoks.
34. Fish with traditional native bow and arrow or spear.
35. Traditional native dances.
36. View sloths, anteaters and other mammals.
37. Insect collecting.
38. Evening lake boat trips to view southern constellations and nocturnal wildlife, such as boat-billed herons, potoos, owl monkeys and more.
39. Search for boa constrictors and other snakes.
40. View brilliant tropical fish such as cichlids, angel fish, tetras, etc.
41. Explore the canopy on our unique tandem zip-line system.
42. Observe spectacular hoatzin birds, caiman crocodiles and other species from observation platform on Lake Tabano.
43. View or participate in poison dart frog conservation management project.
44. Photograph or observe tarantulas and harlequin and hercules beetles kept in terrarium in the lodge's Conservation Education Laboratory.
45. Visit butterfly colpa, where hundreds of species swarm (July-Oct)
46.Use hydrphonic technology to listen to the communication of pink dolphins and other aquatic animals
47. Have a revitalizing morning bath with medicinal plants.

Peru is the last unexploited paradise for fishing and a trip there can be very rewarding. The Rainforest Lodge can cater to your angling needs. You might be the only fisherman there and have exclusive access to prime spots! You can catch butterfly peacock bass (unofficial world record of 10 pounds was caught here) large catfish - tiger zungaro, known to reach a weight of over 250 lbs, also the Amazon's largest fish, Arapaima gigas, an osteoglossid species known to reach weight of 650 lbs, and another popular sportfish, arauana, where their fishermen have caught unofficial record sizes of 20 lbs. Several other smaller but still impressive species such as piramutaba, bandeira and piranambu are other potential catfish species you might find. Native guides can give you personal service. The great thing about going to this lodge is that you can enjoy jungle explorations and other adventures besides the fishing.