Refugio Amazonas Eco Lodge

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.

Travelers to the Tambopata Research Center (TRC) also stop off at the Refugio on the way to and from the TRC.

Refugio Amazonas is located in a 200-hectare private reserve within the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. Rainforest Expeditions is partnering with local families, who sustainably harvest Brazil nuts from the surrounding rainforest, to ensure that they share in the benefits of ecotourism.

Quick Facts About Refugio Amazonas

Raised Boardwalks - Four wings of 8 rooms connected by raised boardwalks
Dining Room and Loft - The dining room is a huge open building with a loft on the second story for an eye level view of the surrounding rainforest canopy.
Great for Children – Refugio Amazonas has a rainforest trail and a children’s playground.
Wellness Center – Refugio Amazonas contains a wellness center for massages and aromatherapy.
Jungle Views - Bedrooms open out onto the surrounding rainforest, allowing guests to enjoy this unique ecosystem even on their downtime, with wild animals, including monkeys, often visible from the lodge.

Refugio Amazonas has 32 Rooms: 2 Premium, 16 Superior and 14 Classic Rooms

PREMIUM ROOMS
Add a bit of extra comfort and quality to your Amazon experience by staying in one of our premium rooms. We are offering one of these excellent new rooms at both Posada Amazonas and Refugio Amazonas for guests who prefer to upgrade their stay in the Peruvian Amazon. Each of these beautiful new rooms features authentic Ese-Eja décor that has been crafted by artists from the local indigenous community, handsome varnished tropical hardwood floors, and the same intimate view of the surrounding rainforest as our other rooms.

These rooms also add comfort with two, big luxurious beds, hypoallergenic pillows, ceiling fans, electricity, and other fine amenities in the middle of the jungle.
Relish your time in one of our premium rooms and enjoy: A large, beautiful room with varnished, tropical hardwood floors.
• Large bathrooms that feature showers with tempered glass, and hot water 24 hours a day.
• A ceiling fan for a bit of extra comfort in an already well ventilated room.
• Electricity in the middle of the Amazon rainforest until 10 PM every night.
• 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 and comfort of your room.
• Small refrigerator and mini bar.
• Amenities such as comfortable flippers and binoculars for watching wildlife from the verandah.
• A big luxurious bed with hypoallergenic pillows and comfortable sheets.
• A reading table to jot down notes about your Amazon adventure.
• Electrical outlets for recharging those essential devices.
• Safe deposit box.

SUPERIOR ROOMS
Looking for a beautiful room in the middle of the rainforest with a bit more space? Our big superior rooms have lovely, varnished tropical hardwood floors, are 45 square meters, and have an open verandah that looks out into a roadless, wild tropical rain forest preserve.
Superior rooms are available as singles, doubles or twins, and each is equipped with a mosquito net over large, comfortable beds, two hypoallergenic pillows per person, a hammock, and a reading table.
Stay in one of our superior rooms and enjoy:
• A large, spacious, 45 meter square room.
• A big spacious bathroom with plenty of hot water.
• Electricity in the middle of the Amazon rainforest until 10 PM every night.
• An outlet to charge your laptop, tablet, and other devices.
• Free online access from the comfort and privacy of your room to communicate with the outside world, and share the images and excitement of your Amazon adventure.
• Personal safe deposit box.
• An umbrella (this is the rainforest after all).
• Several eco-friendly amenities.
• A place to relax after exciting jungle hikes, watching macaws fly past at the canopy tower, visiting a tranquil oxbow lake, experiencing Ese Eja culture, and enjoying other exciting Amazon rainforest activities.

CLASSIC ROOMS
Quaint, comfortable rooms in the middle of the tropical rainforest allow guests to experience this global biodiversity hotspot even during their down time. Monkeys, many species of birds, frogs, and other rainforest wildlife are often visible from our signature windowless verandahs. Those same verandahs also add comfort with excellent ventilation. Our classic rooms have been enjoyed by thousands of guests and are built with local materials such as tropical hardwoods, palms, bamboo, and adobe.
Our classic rooms are available as doubles or triples and come equipped with mosquito nets for the beds and have spacious private bathrooms with hot water. Numerous kerosene lamps and candles provide soft lighting. Electricity and internet are just a short walk to the common areas of the lodge.
Experience the Peruvian jungle in one of our classic rooms and enjoy:
• Quaint, classic, comfortable Amazon rainforest rooms.
• Watching birds and looking for other rainforest wildlife from an open verandah that looks straight into the Amazon jungle.
• All rooms are built with local materials for an authentic experience.
• Each bed has a mosquito net.
• Hot water bathrooms in the heart of the jungle!
• Soft, romantic lighting from candles and kerosene lamps.
• An authentic jungle retreat to rest up before and after guided trips to the canopy tower, guided hikes in the jungle, watching Giant Otters and other wildlife at an oxbow lake, and other exciting jungle activities.

Refugio Amazonas Lodge Activities

Canopy Tower – Our 30 meter scaffolding canopy tower gives you spectacular views of the vast expanses of standing forest. You will have good chances of spotting toucans, parrots, macaws or mixed species canopy flocks.
Lake - We will paddle around the Lake Condenado on a catamaran, looking for wildlife such a hoatzin, caiman or horned screamers.
Claylicks - From a blind you will see parrots and parakeets descend on most clear days to ingest the clay on a river bank.
Cultural Activities – Visit an ethnobotanical trail, working jungle farm, and a real Brazil nut concession.
Extra Activities- Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Canopy Climbing, Children’s Trail, Wellness Center

Meals at Refugio Amazonas Lodge

We provide self-serve three course meals 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. We 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, we are happy to make individual arrangements, but please notify us.

Jungle Tours with Refugio Amazonas Lodge - 2017 - 2018 Rates

Refugio Amazonas (3 days / 2 nights)

Refugio Amazonas is built on private reserve on the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. Located 4 hours by land and boat from Puerto Maldonado, a stay at Refugio Amazonas brings you to the limit of the Tambopata National Reserve. Search for caimans at night and learn about tropical fruits at Don Manuel´s farm, among other activities, in this 2 nights introductory trip to Tambopata.
Special rate from US ~~$493~~ $ 421.20

Refugio Amazonas (4 days / 3 nights)

Refugio Amazonas is built on private reserve on the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. Explore the Tambopata for 3 nights and gain more depth. Learn about the importance of Brazil nuts for the conservation of the rain forest, visit a parrot claylick and get a view of the rain forest canopy from our tower.
Special rate from US ~~$703~~ $ 618.80

Refugio Amazonas (5 days / 4 nights)

Refugio Amazonas is built on private reserve on the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. Explore the Tambopata for 4 nights and gain more depth. Learn about the importance of Brazil nuts for the conservation of the rain forest, visit a parrot clay lick and get a view of the rain forest canopy from our tower. Recommend to families with children
Special rate from US $ 799

Refugio Amazonas Family Program for Kids (5 days / 4 nights)

Our Family programs for teens are active. Climb up 30 meters to a platform on a Brazil nut tree and kayak the Tambopata. To learn about the diversity of the Amazon rain forest canoe an oxbow lake and visit a parrot and a mammal claylick.
Special rate from US ~~$908~~ $ 817

Rainforest Wildlife Photography Tour (7 Days / 6 Nights)

Photograph Tambopatas abundant wildlife from all three of the amazons premier ecolodges. Highlights include photographing Howler monkeys, Giant River Otters, Scarlet macaws, Hoatzin birds, capybara and leafcutter ants, as well as a newly discovered species of spider. The trip includes all photography equipment, cameras and lenses.
Special rate from US $ 3,252

Tambopata Research Center - Birdwatching Tour (9 Days / 8 Nights)

If you are a self-proven or a hardcore birder this nine day rainforest birdwatching program is the right one for you. A productive, birdwatching expedition in the extremely diverse rainforests of the southeastern Amazon of Peru. We have a great number of easily accessible lowland rainforest habitats close to our lodges Posada Amazonas, Refugio Amazonas and the Tambopata Research Center. Includes entrance to Tambopata National Reserve US $75
Special rate from US $ 2,748