Peru Amazon family adventure with teenagers
Description of Peru Amazon family adventure with teenagers
The Amazon rainforest provides an incredible arena for families with teenagers looking for an exotic travel experience combining excitement with learning. Staying at a comfortable lodge amid the jungle wilds of the Tambopata National Reserve, this trip offers a stimulating mix of daily activities to choose from that will leave both adults and teens with wonderful memories as well as new insights.
After flying into Lima or Cusco, transfer to the Tambopata River Port for a 1-hour boat ride to the Refugio Amazonas in the 1.3 million hectare Tambopata National Reserve for your introduction to the rainforest, including an evening torchlight foray to the nearby river in search of caimans.
Then settle into a new rhythm guided by the Amazonian possibilities around. More active options include mountain biking on seven miles of forest trails and exploring the canopy 25m above the forest floor.
Wildlife forays include scanning the banks from a traditional dugout canoe to see what animals frequent the nearby Condenado oxbow lake, plus visits to clay licks which attract diverse wildlife from parakeets to peccaries. There are also night-time forays to experience the Amazon after dark.
Other educational activities include visiting a local farm to discover exotic and little known Amazonian crops, plus a chance to learn from a resident team of experts about conservation activities in Tambopata Reserve including the use of camera traps and a chance to fly drones used for research.
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Reviewed on 24 Apr 2019 by Kathy Atherton
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Camping at over 4000m on a hillside surrounded by grazing alpacas. Magical.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Do it ! The kit list can look daunting but pack what is recommended as there are huge changes in conditions between the high Andes and the Amazon - no smart
clothes needed for either!
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes. We made numerous contacts with local people in villages during the trek and it was clear that our guides and cooks were local and the trek was providing
a living, and also bringing us into contact with local people selling food and handicrafts so our money was going directly to them.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Really memorable. So many different experiences - mountain biking, rafting, ruins, trekking, wildlife spotting. Quite amazing how much we did in two weeks.
And we were really well looked after by friendly, knowledgeable and competent guides throughout.
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The lodge is located within a 200-hectare private reserve in the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. It works with local families who harvest Brazil nuts from the surrounding rainforest, providing an opportunity for local communities to benefit from tourism alongside their existing forest-based livelihoods.The lodge provides access to the Tambopata rainforest while incorporating traditional local construction materials. Guest accommodation has three walls and the communal areas are open-sided, providing views and sounds of the surrounding forest. The lodge uses materials including wood, palm fronds and clay in its construction.
The Tambopata National Reserve covers approximately 275,000 hectares and was established by the Peruvian government in 1990 to protect the watersheds of the Tambopata and Candamo rivers. It is adjacent to Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, which covers approximately one million hectares. Together, these protected areas conserve extensive areas of lowland and premontane tropical forest.
The Tambopata region supports a high diversity of wildlife and plant species. Recorded species include approximately 600 species of birds, 32 species of parrots, 200 species of mammals, 1,200 species of butterflies, 90 species of amphibians and more than 10,000 species of vascular plants.
Revenue from guests contributes to the operation and development of the lodge and its conservation and local community activities.
People
The lodge is owned by the Ese’eja Native Community of Infierno. Approximately 170 Indigenous and ribereño families are involved in the lodge and share in the benefits generated by its operation.Communities in the wider area around the Tambopata National Reserve have traditionally relied on a range of livelihoods, including small-scale agriculture, Brazil nut harvesting, timber extraction, hunting and fishing. The lodge works with a local Brazil nut operation to support the continued use of forest resources for Brazil nut harvesting alongside tourism.
The development of transport infrastructure, including the Interoceanic Highway connecting Peru with Brazil, has increased access to the region and is one of the factors affecting land use and economic activity around Tambopata.
Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park are part of wider conservation initiatives in the Andes-Amazon region. These initiatives bring together protected areas and local communities and support approaches including participatory planning, sustainable businesses and agroforestry.
By staying at the lodge, guests contribute to the local tourism economy and support a business owned by the Ese’eja Native Community of Infierno. Tourism provides income and employment for local families while supporting the continued operation of the lodge within this protected forest landscape.
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