This community-owned, sustainable lodge provides a mix of wildlife viewing and cultural interaction near Yasuni National Park. Sani is rustic and remote, with fantastic wildlife viewing and some of the best birding in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador. Trip Length: 4 or 5 Days Destination: Yasuni National Park, Ecuadorian Rainforest Lodging: Simple, mid-level Rainforest lodge Activities: Wildlife viewing, naturalist walks, interaction with local community
A 1st-class, community-owned eco-lodge located in one of the most wildlife-rich parts of the Ecuadorian rainforest. Trip Length: 4 or 5 Days Destination: Yasuni National Park, Ecuadorian Rainforest Lodging: 1st-Class rainforest lodge Activities: Wildlife viewing, bird watching, naturalist walks.
Well-known rainforest lodge focused on wildlife viewing and naturalist walks in the nearby wildlife hotspots along the Napo River. Trip Length: 4 or 5 Days Destination: Napo River, Ecuadorian Rainforest Lodging: 50-person capacity, mid-level lodge Activity: Wildlife viewing
One of very few cruises on the Napo River, the Manatee visits wildlife hotspots and local communities in the Ecuadorian rainforest. Trip Length: 4, 5, or 8 Days Destinations: Napo River & Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador Lodging: First Class Cruise Activities: Wildlife viewing, cultural visits, naturalist walks
This very remote lodge offers some of the best wildlife viewing in the Amazon, including visits to a macaw clay lick and chances to spot rainforest mammals. Trip Length: 4 or 5 Days Destination: Upper Amazon Basin, Peru & Bolivia Lodging: Simple, remote rainforest lodge Activities: Wildlife viewing, bird watching, naturalist walks
The Tambopata Research Center (TRC) is one of the most remote rainforest lodges in South America, situated inside an uninhabited area of the Tambopata National Reserve and next to the Bahajua-Sonene National Park. The surrounding rainforest ecosystem remains pristine, and the lodge is adjacent to one of the largest parrot and macaw clay licks in the world, making for incredible bird and wildlife viewing. Trip Length: 3, 4, 5, or more days Destination: Tambopata National Reserve, Peru Lodging: Basic & comfortable rainforest lodge Activities: Wildlife viewing, bird watching, hiking
A simple, well-located rainforest lodge in a 200-hectare private reserve with excellent wildlife viewing and active tours. Trip Length: 3, 4, 5, or more days Destination: Upper Amazon Basin, Peru Class: Basic Activities: Your choice of activities: wildlife viewing, bird watching, hikes, mountain biking, and more
This is one of the greatest journeys into the pristine Amazon rainforest that you've never heard of. Perfect for serious adventurers and nature lovers alike. Length: 10 Days Destination: Lake Titicaca, Tambopata, Peruvian Rainforest Lodging: Tent camping Activities: Expedition river trip, rafting, wildlife viewing
An epic bike ride from the high Andes Mountains down to the Amazon basin. Along the way you see incredible wildlife, amazing views, and experience the diverse ecosystems and cultures of Peru. The bike ride is nearly all downhill, with few technical sections, so it's a total blast for anyone who can ride a bike and is up for an adventure! Trip Length: 7 Days Destination: Cusco, Sacred Valley, Cloudforest, Amazon (Manu) Lodging: Basic & boutique hotels, comfortable tent camping Activities: Mountain biking, wildlife viewing
Explore the best of Peru and Ecuador: Machu Picchu, the Amazon basin, and the Galapagos Islands. Travel to the Amazon basin in southern Peru, home to incredible wildlife. Experience this amazing ecosystem from the comfort of the Tambopata Research Center, a remote rainforest lodges adjacent to one of the largest parrot and macaw clay licks in the world, making for incredible wildlife viewing. Hike to incredible Inca ruins in Cusco and the Sacred Valley before hiking the one day Royal Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, arriving on foot through the Sun Gate just like the Incas did. Complete your journey with a 5 or 7 day cruise through the Galapagos Islands, the "Enchanted Isles." Living on board the luxurious first class Treasure of the Galapagos Catamaran, you travel from island to island observing the wildlife up close by kayak, foot, and snorkeling. Trip Lengths: 15 or 17 Days Destinations: Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Amazon, Galapagos Islands Lodging: Boutique and charming 3-star plus hotels in Peru & Quito, a first class lodge in the Amazon, and a first class catamaran in the Galapagos Activities: Day hikes, Inca ruins, cultural experiences, wildlife viewing, naturalist walks, snorkeling, kayaking
The Tucano river cruise has close to 30 years experience exploring deep into the heart of the Amazon. This is a trip for the true expedition type. As Amazon Nature Tour's puts it, "[it is for those that] want to experience to the fullest, in the most authentic and thoughtful way, the astonishing natural history of the Amazon." It is the only vessel that travels into an UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site: the Central Amazon Conservation Complex. Trip Length: 5 or 7 Days Destinations: Manaus, Anavilhanas Archipelago, Encontra das Aguas - the Amazon, Brazil Lodging: 18 passenger, Midrange Motor Yacht Activities: small group naturalist excursions by boat & forest hikes, sit-on-top kayaking, birding, fishing
Stand up paddle board (SUP) in the heart of the Amazon, the most biodiverse place in the world. You paddle through river lakes and waterways, to see hundred of species of tropical birds, monkeys, reptiles, pink river dolphins, and possibly the Amazonian manatee. You are guests of the Siona indigenous community and get to learn about their way of life. Trip Length: 4 Days Destination: Cuyabeno Reserve, Amazon Basin, Ecuador Lodging: Indigenous community-owned tourist superior jungle lodge Activities: Stand up paddle boarding (SUP), hiking, swimming, cultural experiences, wildlife viewing
La Perla is a luxurious cruise along the Amazon River and its main tributaries. See the incredible wildlife of the Amazon region on foot and by boat, meeting with locals along the way. Trip Length: 4 or 7 days Destination: Amazon River and Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Peru Lodging: 28 passenger, first class riverboat Activities: Wildlife viewing, hiking, kayaking, fishing, cultural experiences
The only luxury ship in the Ecuadorian Rainforest, the Anakonda allows you to venture deep into the Amazon while keeping all your creature comforts. Trip Length: 4, 5, or 8 Days Destinations: Napo River & Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador Lodging: Luxury river cruise vessel Activities: Wildlife viewing, cultural visits, naturalist walks
Ecuador is a small but incredibly diverse nation, making it easy to explore some of the most unique ecosystems on the planet in one trip. On the Andes, Amazon & Galapagos Premium Multisport you will explore all three of these amazing ecosystems by hiking, biking, rafting, sea kayaking, and snorkeling, while staying in comfortable lodges at night. Trip Length: 11 or 13 Days Destination: Quito, Otavalo Market, Papallacta Hot Springs, Cloud forest, Baños, Cotopaxi National Park, San Cristobal Island, Isabela Island, Santa Cruz Island (optional) Lodging: Comfortable hacienda, lodges, and hotels Activities: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Whitewater Rafting, Sea Kayaking, and Snorkeling
Posadas Amazonas is a 30-bedroom lodge located in a 200-hectare private reserve within the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. Trip Length: 3, 4, or 5 Days Destination: Upper Amazon Basin, Peru Class: Basic Activities: Your choice of activities: wildlife viewing, bird watching, hikes, mountain biking, and more
A rewarding five days of kayaking from your Sani Lodge base, visiting quiet and wildlife-rich areas of the rainforest. Trip Length: 5 Days Destination: Yasuni National Park, Ecuador Amazon Accommodations: Comfortable, mid-level rainforest lodge Activities: Wildlife viewing, flat-water kayaking, hiking, bird watching, visiting Indigenous communities