Tambopata · eco-lodge
A rainforest eco-lodge in Tambopata
Thatched cabins on the riverbank, an hour upstream from Puerto Maldonado, run in partnership with a local community.
The Amazon
Tambopata
The easiest way into the rainforest: a short flight, then the river
- Altitude
- ~200 m (656 ft)verify
- Altitude band
- Low
- Time needed
- 3–4 nights
- Zone
- The Amazon
Thirty-odd minutes by plane from Cusco and you drop roughly 3,200 metres into warm, wet air. From Puerto Maldonado, boats run up the Madre de Dios and Tambopata rivers to lodges in the forest. Mornings bring parrots and macaws to the clay licks; evenings bring caiman eyes in the torchlight.
No altitude effects expected. Altitude, explained
Highlights
- Macaw clay licks
- Canopy towers
- Oxbow lakes with giant otters
- Night walks
What to eat here
Juane
Rice, chicken, olives and egg wrapped in a bijao leaf and boiled. Traditionally eaten for the San Juan festival in June.
Paiche
One of the world's largest freshwater fish, now farmed sustainably. Firm and mild, often grilled in leaves.
Camu camu
A small, very sour river fruit packed with vitamin C, usually drunk as juice.
Tacacho con cecina
Mashed green plantain with pork fat, served with smoked dried pork. The jungle breakfast.
Cacao
Peru grows fine-flavour cacao, much of it from native varieties. The beans taste fruity long before they become chocolate.
Accommodation
Where to stay in Tambopata
Journeys
Journeys that go here
14 daysAndes & Amazon
The Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cusco, then down into the rainforest, and a last night by the Pacific.
From US$6,800 pp
11 daysPeru with Kids
Sea lions, Inca ruins, a train through the gorge and three days in the rainforest, at a family pace.
From US$4,600 pp
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