Refugio Amazonas
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Refugio Amazonas is a 32-bedroom lodge four hours from the Puerto Maldonado airport. It is ideal for soft adventurers and families, and has a rainforest trail designed especially for children, the only one in the Peruvian Amazon.
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Voted World’s Leading Eco-Lodge 2020 at the World Travel Awards
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.
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Facts About Refugio Amazonas
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Superior Traditional Rooms
Rooms overlooking tropical rainforest allow guests to enjoy this unique ecosystem, even during their down time. Wild monkeys and birds are often visible from our signature windowless verandah, which also provides excellent ventilation. The rooms are built with local materials such as wood, bamboo, adobe mud and palm trees. Rooms are double or triples, as requested. Each bed is equipped with its own mosquito net. Each room has a spacious private bathroom with hot water. Numerous kerosene lamps and candles provide the lighting. Electricity is available 24 hours and internet is available only in the common areas of the lodge.
Rooms overlooking tropical rainforest allow guests to enjoy this unique ecosystem, even during their down time. Wild monkeys and birds are often visible from our signature windowless verandah, which also provides excellent ventilation. The rooms are built with local materials such as wood, bamboo, adobe mud and palm trees. Rooms are double or triples, as requested. Each bed is equipped with its own mosquito net. Each room has a spacious private bathroom with hot water. Numerous kerosene lamps and candles provide the lighting. Electricity is available 24 hours and internet is available only in the common areas of the lodge.
Comfort Rooms
The fascinating sounds and colors of the forest are important elements of the experience during your stay in our Superior rooms. The entire decoration is based on Yanchama, a natural bark that is “harvested” by artisans from Eseeja community of Infierno. The rooms are single, double or twin, as requested, Each one is equipped with a bed, a mosquito net, two hypoallergenic pillows per person, a hammock and a reading table. Rooms have spacious private bathrooms with hot water. Electric lighting is available 24 hours, at your bedside table, your bathroom and an outlet to charge your electronics. Free Internet is available in every room. Each visitor has access to a personal safe-deposit box, an umbrella for rain and a special set of eco-friendly amenities.
The fascinating sounds and colors of the forest are important elements of the experience during your stay in our Superior rooms. The entire decoration is based on Yanchama, a natural bark that is “harvested” by artisans from Eseeja community of Infierno. The rooms are single, double or twin, as requested, Each one is equipped with a bed, a mosquito net, two hypoallergenic pillows per person, a hammock and a reading table. Rooms have spacious private bathrooms with hot water. Electric lighting is available 24 hours, at your bedside table, your bathroom and an outlet to charge your electronics. Free Internet is available in every room. Each visitor has access to a personal safe-deposit box, an umbrella for rain and a special set of eco-friendly amenities.
Suites
Add a bit of extra comfort and quality to your Amazon experience by staying in one of our premium rooms. We are offering these excellent new rooms for guests who prefer to upgrade their stay in the Peruvian Amazon. These rooms also add comfort with a big luxurious bed, hypoallergenic pillows, ceiling fans, 24 hour electricity, and other fine amenities in the middle of the jungle.
Add a bit of extra comfort and quality to your Amazon experience by staying in one of our premium rooms. We are offering these excellent new rooms for guests who prefer to upgrade their stay in the Peruvian Amazon. These rooms also add comfort with a big luxurious bed, hypoallergenic pillows, ceiling fans, 24 hour electricity, and other fine amenities in the middle of the jungle.
- Hardwood Floors - A large, beautiful room with varnished, tropical hardwood floors.
- Large Bathrooms - Large bathrooms that feature showers with tempered glass, and hot water 24 hours a day.
- Decor - Beautiful, authentic Amazonian décor crafted by local Ese-Eja artisans.
- Wireless internet - service to share the images of your adventure with friends and family from the privacy of your room.
- Refrigerator - Small refrigerator and mini bar.
- Amenities - Amenities such as comfortable flippers and binoculars for watching wildlife from the verandah.
- Desk - A reading table to jot down notes about your Amazon adventure.
- Safe - Safe deposit box.
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Meals at Refugio Amazonas Lodge
Self-serve three course meals are provided at Refugio Amazonas. Meals consist of soup or appetizers, salad, main course, and desserts combining Peruvian and international cuisine. All fresh fruits and salads are thoroughly disinfected before serving. They also provide at all times unlimited amounts of boiled, filtered, cooled drinking water, coffee or tea and we provide fruit juices during the meals. If any visitor has special dietary requirements, they are happy to make individual arrangements, if notified. |
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Itineraries
Make Your Own A La Carte: |
A La Carte Tour Options |
Activity Information |
Since 2017, they've been offering A la carte programs successfully. This experience, allows guests to choose onsite from a menu of more than 22 excursions combining nature, adventure, family activities and science. In 2017, 88% of guests that arrived with classic (fixed) itineraries, did the upgrade to an a la carte experience when they arrived to the lodge, highlighting the flexibility and the wide variety of activities included. Fixed itineraries are available for about $30 per person less.
2020-2021 Prices per person in US$ for Refugio Amazonas: (valid Jan 1-Dec. 31, 2021)
| Program | superior | superior | comfort | comfort | suite | suite |
| dbl/tpl | single | dbl/tpl | single | double | single | |
| 3 day Posada Amazonas A La Carte | $608 | $798 | $648 | $838 | $744 | $1006 |
| 4 day Posada Amazonas A La Carte | $912 | $1197 | $972 | $1257 | $1116 | $1509 |
| 5 day Posada Amazonas A La Carte | $1216 | $1596 | $1296 | $1676 | $1488 | $2012 |
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Add US$13 park entrance fee for Refugio Amazonas programs
Children 2-12 years receive 20% discount rate when sharing with their parents in triple or quadruple, if they are in double, they are charged 100% Triple rooms with 3 beds available in Traditional category. Can fit 3 in Comfort category, but in 2 double beds Quad rooms available in Traditional category only only Includes: All Lodge accommodations based on double occupancy, all scheduled land and river transportation, all transfers all scheduled excursions with English Speaking guide services. Meals as specified in the Itinerary. IMPORTANT NOTE - NEW FIXED DEPARTURES TRANSFERS • Transfer In - Two daily departures: 1pm and 1:30pm • Transfer Out - Two daily departures from Posada Amazonas and Refugio Amazonas: 7am and 8am arriving back to Puerto Maldonado at 10am and 11am (estimated time) **Passengers leaving on LA2074 will have to add an additional cost for an extra transfer - USD$ 120.00 per person from Refugio Amazonas up of 2 passengers We need: Final Rooming list 30 days prior to departure date Re-Confirmation 07 days prior to departure date Modification without Penalty is ok 07 days prior to departure date Cancellation without penalty is ok 07 days prior to departure date *Rooming list must contain the following information: • First & Last name • Passport number • Country of origin • Birth date • Language preference for guiding • Arrival and departure information to and from Puerto Maldonado, including flight code number to print the boarding pass when leaving from Puerto Maldonado. • Please report any dietary restrictions or physical condition that we should be aware of. Biosafety Protocols Because the safety of their guests and team is a priority for them, they present the essential protocols for their operation:
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"Tambopata and Refugio Amazonas are incredible. The guides, the food, the rooms are all fantastic. If you have anyone ask you in the future about a trip to those lodges, you should absolutely recommend it." Sean |
