RAINFOREST -POSADA AMAZONAS 4D

OVERVIEW

Posada Amazonas lodge connects you to the natural and cultural wonders of the Tambopata jungle.

When researching for a hotel in Puerto Maldonado, have in mind that Posada Amazonas lodge is conveniently located just two hours from the Puerto Maldonado airport inside the private communal reserve of the Ese Eja Native Community of Infierno , because of that offers ample opportunities to observe wildlife, from Howler Monkeys to Parrots to rare Giant Otters, and to discover the ancient indigenous heritage of the Amazon’s Ese Eja Tribe because is located inside their private reserve.

ITINERARY

** NEW: Posada Amazonas have now a set of activities where you can choose from onsite letting you creating your own personal experience. Below a suggested expedition. **

This program is for those looking for a flair of the Amazon basin in 3 nights. Row around an oxbow lake, take your chances at parrot clay lick, walk to the huge kapok tree near the lodge and visit an ethnobotanical center and farm within the Native Community of Infierno.

Day 1: Puerto Maldonado – Posada amazonas

Upon arrival in Puerto Maldonado, you will be welcomed at the airport and driven ten minutes to the Puerto Maldonado headquarters. While enjoying your first taste of the forest in the gardens. We will ask you to pack only the necessary gear for your next few days, and leave the rest at the safe deposit. This helps us keep the boats and cargo light.

Next, we will drive 20 kilometers to the Tambopata River Port, entering the Native Community of Infierno. The port is a communal business. 

Lunch will be served here as a picnic style as we enjoy the views.

After lunch, we will board and take the forty five minute boat ride from the Tambopata Port to Posada Amazonas, taking us into the Community´s Primary Forest Private Reserve. 

Upon arrival at the lodge, the manager will welcome you and brief you with important navigation and security tips.

After you have settled in we will take a twenty minute walk from Posada Amazonas to the 30 meter scaffolding canopy  tower. A bannistered staircase running through the middle provides safe access to the platforms above. From atop you obtain spectacular views of the vast expanses of standing forest cut by the Tambopata River winding through the middle. Now and then toucans, parrots or macaws are seen flying against the horizon, or mixed species canopy flocks land in the treetop next to you.

Once this tour has concluded, dinner will be served back at the lodge.

Meals: Box lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Posada Amazona Lodging 

*Please see Further Details for room descriptions*

Day 2: Posada Amazonas – Rainforest

After breakfast we will set off for the ‘Tres Chimbadas Oxbow Lake’. Tres Chimbadas is thirty minutes by boat and forty five minutes hiking from Posada Amazonas. Once there you will paddle around the lake in a catamaran, searching for the resident family of nine giant river otters (seen by 60% of our lake visitors) and other lakeside wildlife such as caiman, hoatzin and horned screamers. Otters are most active from dawn to eight or nine AM.

After this morning tour we will have lunch. Once we have eaten and relaxed the next tour will be the ‘Ethnobotanical Tour’. A twenty minute boat drive downriver leads you to a trail designed by the staff of the Centro Ñape. The Centro Ñape is a communal organization that produces medicines out of forest plants and administers them to patients who choose their little clinic. They have produced a trail which explains the different medicinal (and other) uses of selected plants.

We will then return back to the lodging for dinner.

Once you have eaten dinner, you will have the option of hiking out at night, when most of the mammals are active but rarely seen. Much easier to find are frogs with shapes and sounds as bizarre as their natural histories.

Meals: Full board

Accommodation: Posada Amazona Lodging 

Day 3: Posada Amazonas – Rainforest

This morning after breakfast, we will embark on the ‘Parrot clay lick’. This clay lick is only a twenty minute walk from Posada Amazonas. 

From a lookout located about twenty meters away you will see dozens of parrots and parakeets descend on most clear mornings to ingest the clay on a river bank. Species such as Mealy and Yellow- headed Amazon, Blue-headed Parrot and Dusky headed Parakeet descend at this clay lick. The clay lick is most active at dawn and during the late mornings and mid-afternoons.

Later, we leave from the lobby at Posada Amazonas and embark on a two hour hike crowned by the largest tree in the vicinity: a giant ceiba tree. During the hike we will focus on the natural history of the rain forest and its principal taxonomic groups. After the hike we will have lunch.

Once we have enjoyed our lunch, we take a thirty minute boat drive downriver to the most complete farm in the community of Infierno. The owner grows a diverse variety of popular and unknown Amazon crops. In his garden, just about every plant and tree serves a purpose. After, we will return to the lodging for dinner.

Meals: Full board

Accommodation: Posada Amazona Lodging 

Day 4: Posada Amazonas – Puerto Maldonado – Airport

On your final day you will wake up with breakfast in the lodging. You will then have options to choose for in terms of activities in the morning. This will take up the time until you will need to be transferred to the airport. 

Later you will transfer by boat from Posada Amazonas to Tambopata River Port. Upon arrival in Tambopata River Port you will go to Pto Maldonado Headquarters. 

From the Pto. Maldonado Headquarters  we make our way to the Airport. 

We retrace our river and road journey back to Puerto Maldonado, our office and the airport. Depending on airline schedules, this may require dawn departures. 

Meals: Breakfast

PRICE

Posada Amazonas – 4 Days / 3 Nights  – Price Per Person
	Double Room	Single Room
Superior Room	USD 900	USD 1100
Comfort Room	USD 920	USD 1,200
Suite	USD 1,100	USD 1,490

Services included:

• Pick up in Puerto Maldonado – Day 1
• Transfer from Puerto Maldonado to Posada Amazonas – Day 1
• Lunch and dinner provided at Posada Amazonas – Day 1
• Posada Amazonas activities a la carta – Day 1, 2, 3 & 4
• 03 nights in Posada Amazonas – Day 1, 2 & 3
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner – Day 2 & Day 3
• Breakfast at the lodge – Day 4
• Transfer from Posada Amazonas to Puerto Maldanado airport – Day 4

Services not included

• International airfares
• Domestic flights
• Airport departure taxes or visa fees
• Excess baggage charges

DETAILS

Room Descriptions

Superior 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. 

The superior rooms have been enjoyed by thousands of guests and are built with local materials such as tropical hardwoods, palms, bamboo, and adobe.

The Superior 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 superior rooms and enjoy:

1. Quaint, classic, comfortable Amazon rainforest rooms.
2. Watching birds and looking for other rainforest wildlife from an open verandah that looks straight into the Amazon jungle.
3. All rooms are built with local materials for an authentic experience.
4. Each bed has a mosquito net.
5. Hot water bathrooms in the heart of the jungle!
6. Soft, romantic lighting from candles and kerosene lamps.
7. An authentic jungle retreat to rest up before and after guided trips to the canopy tower, guided hikes in the jungle, watching Giant River Otters and other wildlife at an oxbow lake, and other exciting jungle activities.

Comfort rooms

Looking for a beautiful room in the middle of the rainforest. The comfort rooms have lovely, varnished tropical hardwood floors, are 45 square meters, and have an open verandah that looks out into a roadless, wild tropical rainforest preserve. Comfort 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 comfort rooms and enjoy :

1. A large, spacious, 45 meter square room.
2. A big spacious bathroom with plenty of hot water.
3. Electricity in the middle of the Amazon rainforest until 10 PM every night.
4. An outlet to charge your laptop, tablet, and other devices.
5. Free online access from the comfort and privacy of the common areas to communicate with the outside world, and share the images and excitement of your Amazon adventure.
6. Personal safe deposit box.
7. An umbrella (this is the rainforest after all).
8. Several eco-friendly amenities.
9. 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.

Suites

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 our lodges 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 a big luxurious bed, hypoalle

rgenic pillows, ceiling fans, electricity, and other fine amenities in the middle of the jungle.

Stay in Suite rooms and enjoy:

1. A large, beautiful room with varnished, tropical hardwood floors.
2. Large bathrooms that feature showers with tempered glass, and hot water 24 hours a day.
3. A ceiling fan for a bit of extra comfort in an already well ventilated room.
4. Electricity in the middle of the Amazon rainforest until 10 PM every night.
5. Beautiful, authentic Amazonian décor crafted by local Ese-Eja artisans.
6. Wireless internet service to share the images of your adventure with friends and family from the privacy and comfort of your room.
7. Small refrigerator and mini bar.
8. Amenities such as comfortable flippers and binoculars for watching wildlife from the verandah.
9. A big luxurious bed with hypoallergenic pillows and comfortable sheets.
10. A reading table to jot down notes about your Amazon adventure.
11. Electrical outlets for recharging those essential devices.
12. Safe deposit box.

*There is electricity three times per day: From 6hrs to 8hrs – From 12hrs to 14hrs

From 17hrs to 22hrs (Referential time)

*You will find WIFI at the lodges. 

Please note internet connection might vary on weather condition 

and number of guests

We recommend that you bring

• Warm clothing (thermal underwear, fleece, hat, gloves, socks)
• Waterproof clothing (poncho)
• Wind stopper.
• Synthetic or cotton clothing (socks, trousers, shorts, t-shirts)
• Sunhat 
• Sunglasses
• Sun cream
• Insect repellent
• Camara
• Enough batteries and memory
• Personal items
• Personal snacks
• DNI / Original Passport
• Immigration card
• Why you´ll love Posada Amazonas

Besides transfer to from Puerto Maldonado in the fixed departures, all meals, and accommodation are included in the rate as well as a la carte guided excursions and activities.

Canopy Tower: 30 meter (100 foot) Canopy Tower offers spectacular views of the vast expanses of rainforest around the lodge. There’s more than just trees to see — you’ll often be able to spot Toucans, Parrots, Macaws, and other treetop birds!

Ethnobotanical Center: Ñape Ethnobotanical Center is at the heart of traditional indigenous medicine. The Shaman or his assistant will take you on a unique tour to discover medicinal plants of the Amazon jungle.

Oxbow Lake: Visit Lake Tres Chimbadas on a catamaran, exploring in search of the resident Giant River Otter family, along with other wildlife like Hoatzins and Black Caimans.

Jungle Farm: Visit a working rainforest farm to learn about agriculture and local life. You can try exotic tropical fruits, chocolate, and little-known relatives of the tomato!

Rooms at one with nature: The naturally-built rooms have a wall open to the surrounding jungle. This gives you a safe way to enjoy this diverse ecosystem, even during downtime. Wild animals, including monkeys, are often visible from the lodge.

Community conscience: Posada Amazonas is owned by the Ese Eja indigenous community of nearby Infierno, Peru and managed in partnership with Rainforest Expeditions. In fact, the lodge is located within the Ese Eja’s pristine communal reserve, next to the Tambopata National Reserve!

Connecting with Amazon culture: One of the guests’ most meaningful experiences is their visit to the local Ese Eja community — an opportunity to meet the true guardians of the jungle! This authentic, community-conscious experience that includes local fishing practices, heritage, and food.

Guilt (and carbon) free travel: Since Posada Amazonas became totally carbon neutral, you’re actually neutralizing your carbon footprint through local conservation actions when you stay there.

Important Environmental Note

Pachatusantrek is committed to following the principles of ecotourism in our operations, and request the understanding and cooperation of trekkers, especially by not contaminating the waters and in the adequate disposal of non-biodegradable waste.  We must also respect the customs and traditions of the local people.