Tailor made vacation in Peru

Environment

Many tourists only spend one day at Machu Picchu before returning to Cuzco on the evening train. By doing this they miss out on a stay in the wonderful Pueblo Hotel. With over 5km of ecolological walks in 12 acres of private cloud forest the hotel offers educational and recreational programs, including orchid and bird walking tours and expeditions throughout the day.

Sandoval Lake Lodge is the only lodge in the Tambopata Reserve that lies on the banks of a protected oxbow lake. This privileged location gives you exclusive access to the lake in the early morning and late afternoon, the choice hours for wildlife viewing and photography. The Lodge is built entirely of mahogany driftwood and is owned jointly by a nonprofit conservation group and five families of indigenous Brazil nut collectors. Rooms come complete with en-suite facilities with hot-water showers, restricted hour electricity with power generated by solar panels.

Community

Alternatively you may wish to have an extended stay in the Amazon at Refugio Amazonas and the Tambopata Research Centre. These lodges are part owned by the Infierno community, providing an invaluable income allowing the indigenous population to retain their identity and not be dependent on government or oil company handouts. The Research Centre is a working scientific project, monitoring breeding patterns of macaws on the nearby mineral clay lick (the largest in the world!). Therefore staying here will contribute to both the human and environmental future of the Amazon rainforest.