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Accommodation: Refugio Amazonas

Refugio Amazonas

from USD 225 (£113) per room

Rainforest Lodge next to Tambopata, Puerto Maldonado and the Southern Peruvian Amazon, Amazonian Peru, Peru

In the rainforest up the Infierno River from Puerto Maldonado.

Refugio Amazonas is our new 24 bedroom lodge, opened in 2005. Its location, four hours upriver from Puerto Maldonado, is ideal for stand alone three night experiences and for breaking the expeditions to and from Tambopata Research Center.

Refugio Amazonas is built on a 200 hectare private reserve on the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. It is becoming integrated to the communities of Brazil nut extractors that surround it, attempting to extend the benefits of ecotourism to the families that commit to the sustainable use of the forest within this buffer zone.

To get here you must fly to Puerto Maldonado from Lima or Cusco on daily commercial flights lasting 30 or 90 minutes respectively. From the airport you are transported by truck to the Infierno River Port where you board our boats for the two and half hour trip to Refugio Amazonas. Refugio Amazonas is located ten minutes walking from the river.

Rainy season from November to March – although no restrictions in carrying out our recommended programmes. All Refugio Amazonas activities are available also during the rainy season.

Great Reasons To Stay

Good wildlife observation opportunities and comfortable accommodation.
Enough quality natural and cultural resources to keep your agenda full for your three night stay: caiman searches at night; giant river otters at an oxbow lake; parrots at a clay lick; a canopy tower; a Brazil nut camp and a farm visit.
Soft adventure activities for both teens and adults such as Kayaking, fishing, canopy climbing and camping.
Great for families. A system of educational trails designed with an NGO specially made for children. Active but safe activities on offer for teens.

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Title	Room Board	Start Date	End Date	Currency	Triple	Double	Single	Note
Double	Full Board	01 Jan 2008	31 Dec 2008	USD	[Not Available]	650.00 (£326)	430.00(£216)	Package rate for 4 days / 3 nights
Double	Full Board	01 Jan 2008	31 Dec 2008	USD	[Not Available]	450.00 (£226)	295.00(£148)	Package rate for 3 day / 2 nights
Quadruple	Full Board	01 Jan 2008	31 Dec 2008	USD	1300.00(£653)	0.00 (£0)	[Not Available]	Rate is for 4 people sharing on 3 day / 2 night package
Quadruple	Full Board	01 Jan 2008	31 Dec 2008	USD	1300.00(£653)	0.00 (£0)	[Not Available]	Rate is for 4 people sharing on 4 day / 3 night package
Triple	Full Board	01 Jan 2008	31 Dec 2008	USD	675.00(£339)	0.00 (£0)	[Not Available]	Package rate for 3 days / 2 nights
Triple	Full Board	01 Jan 2008	31 Dec 2008	USD	975.00(£489)	0.00 (£0)	[Not Available]	Package rate for 4 day / 3 night
Twin	Full Board	01 Jan 2008	31 Dec 2008	USD	[Not Available]	450.00 (£226)	295.00(£148)	Package rate for 3 day / 2 nights
Twin	Full Board	01 Jan 2008	31 Dec 2008	USD	[Not Available]	650.00 (£326)	430.00(£216)	Package rate for 4 days / 3 nights

Rate Policies

Rates Include	Rainforest Expeditions SAC services include only the services described in the attached program.
Rates Exclude	The guest is responsible for obtaining passports, visas, travel insurance, payment for excess baggage charges, items of a personal nature, such as drinks, laundry, communications (phone calls, faxes, emails, internet service, etc), national and international airport departure taxes, gratuities, or any other services not specified in the program. Rainforest Expeditions SAC is not responsible for extra costs caused by delays or cancellation of air, road, lake, river or trail travel due to changes in airline schedules, bad weather conditions, civil or government strikes, acts of God or government, acts of terrorism, force majeure, criminal activity, or sickness.
Additional Meals	All meals are provided during your stay at Refugio Amazonas.
Seasonal Supplements	None
Child Policy	There is a Family Discount for families using triples or quadruples with at least one member younger than 18. Details on request.
Pet Policy	Pets are not allowed
Operating Period	Year round
Payment Conditions	Payment can be done by cheque, wire transfer or credit card
Cancellation Policy	For trips canceled 60 days before the departure date, RFE will refund the entire reservation deposit. For cancellations from 59 to 45 days before the departure date, RFE will refund 50% of deposit. For cancellations 44 to 31 days before the departure date, RFE will refund 50% of total cost of trip. For cancellations within the final 30 days before departure date, there will be no refunds.
Other Information	Rainforest Expeditions SAC highly recommends that our clients protect themselves with travel insurance to prevent any financial losses. Rainforest Expeditions SAC retains the right to make changes in the contracted itinerary.

Refugio Amazonas is built using a combination of traditional native materials (wood, palm fronds, wild cane and clay) and architecture and modern day eco-lodge technology. The lodge consists of three wings of 8 rooms connected by raised boardwalks to a central, two story, 20 foot tall common area. This area has distinct ambiences serving as lobby, dining room, bar, shop and lounge. This structure is the heart of Refugio’s atmosphere: it provides great canopy views of the surrounding forest – from a hammock … and is just a whistle away from a drink!

The entire roof of the lodge is constructed using high quality crisneja palm fronds, whereas the floors are of tropical mahogany. The rooms complex is built of three 32 meter long structures with eight rooms per facility, for a total of 24 double bedrooms.

Each room has a private bathroom with cold water only. Rooms and bathrooms are separated by drapes. Each room has beds, mosquito nets, bedside tables and hammocks or lounge chairs.

Type	No.	Description
Double	12	The rooms are 7 x 4 meters. The walls dividing each room are built using cane, and extend from the floor to about 2.5 meters height making each room private. The side that looks out to the forest does not have a wall or screening of any kind, acting as a large window facing the forest. The reason we have been able to incorporate this "luxurious" design into our lodge is because mosquitos are not really a problem around the lodge clearing and the open section allows for an intimate contact with the rain forest. A second small window on the opposite side, set up very high, keeps the rooms well ventilated. Doors are replaced with drapes. Rooms are not soundproof. The room has a private bathroom with cold water only. Room and bathroom are separated by drapes. Each room has beds, mosquito nets, bedside tables and hammocks or lounge chairs. Rooms are decorated with bas- relief wood-carvings representing stories and characters from Ese-eja traditions.
Quadruple	2	The rooms are 7 x 4 meters, meaning that they have the same area than the other types of rooms, but four beds. Good for families. The walls dividing each room are built using cane, and extend from the floor to about 2.5 meters height making each room private. The side that looks out to the forest does not have a wall or screening of any kind, acting as a large window facing the forest. The reason we have been able to incorporate this "luxurious" design into our lodge is because mosquitos are not really a problem around the lodge clearing and the open section allows for an intimate contact with the rain forest. A second small window on the opposite side, set up very high, keeps the rooms well ventilated. Doors are replaced with drapes. Rooms are not soundproof. The room has a private bathroom with cold water only. Room and bathroom are separated by drapes. Each room has beds, mosquito nets, bedside tables and hammocks or lounge chairs. Rooms are decorated with bas- relief wood-carvings representing stories and characters from Ese-eja traditions. For families in a quadruple with at least one person younger than 18 years we have a “Family Discount”.
Triple	4	The rooms are 7 x 4 meters so they can comfortably hold three beds. The walls dividing each room are built using cane, and extend from the floor to about 2.5 meters height making each room private. The side that looks out to the forest does not have a wall or screening of any kind, acting as a large window facing the forest. The reason we have been able to incorporate this "luxurious" design into our lodge is because mosquitos are not really a problem around the lodge clearing and the open section allows for an intimate contact with the rain forest. A second small window on the opposite side, set up very high, keeps the rooms well ventilated. Doors are replaced with drapes. Rooms are not soundproof. The room has a private bathroom with cold water only. Room and bathroom are separated by drapes. Each room has beds, mosquito nets, bedside tables and hammocks or lounge chairs. Rooms are decorated with bas- relief wood-carvings representing stories and characters from Ese-eja traditions. For families in a triple with at least one person younger than 18 years we have a “Family Discount”.
Twin	13	The rooms are 7 x 4 meters. The walls dividing each room are built using cane, and extend from the floor to about 2.5 meters height making each room private. The side that looks out to the forest does not have a wall or screening of any kind, acting as a large window facing the forest. The reason we have been able to incorporate this "luxurious" design into our lodge is because mosquitos are not really a problem around the lodge clearing and the open section allows for an intimate contact with the rain forest. A second small window on the opposite side, set up very high, keeps the rooms well ventilated. Doors are replaced with drapes. Rooms are not soundproof. The room has a private bathroom with cold water only. Room and bathroom are separated by drapes. Each room has beds, mosquito nets, bedside tables and hammocks or lounge chairs. Rooms are decorated with bas- relief wood-carvings representing stories and characters from Ese-eja traditions.

Room Facilities

Bath (all rooms)
Desk
In-room safe
Insect Netting/Screening
Private WC/Basin (all rooms)
Shower (all rooms)
Towels
Window Opens

Common areas are open and spacey and offer ample areas for resting and socializing. They include a dining room and bar, a reception lounge with souvenir shop, and an interpretation center.

Airport Transfers (Included)
Bar/Lounge
Boutique/Shops
Conference Facilities
Luggage Porters
Restaurant
Safety Deposit Box

We provide self-service 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.

At Rainforest Expedition we develop contextual educational experiences that generate the sustainable development of the natural destinations where we operate.

At Refugio Amazonas we offer quality natural and cultural activities to keep your agenda full for your three night stay: caiman searchers at night, giant river otters at an oxbow lake, parrots at a clay lick, a canopy tower, a Brazil nut camp and a farm visit.

The lodge also offers activities specially developed and implemented for Families and Soft Adventure travelers.

For Soft Adventure travelers Refugio Amazonas provides several options. For example there is the option to paddle up in a Kayak a slow creek for several hours as it descends from the depths of the Tambopata National Reserve. The silent progress and narrow creekbed will increase our chances for wildlife sightings. Another option provides, while replicating the daily work of macaw researchers, and climbing up a 30 meter tree with a rope, harness and jumar, a macaws eye view of the forest.

For families we have developed activities and programmes that fit both families with kids as well as families with teens.

For Kids we have two short trails designed for children with the help of ANIA, an environmental education NGO. Kids aged 6-12 hike with a guide through a challenging (but short) trail where they follow maps, solve riddles and find clues that will lead them to Ania’s “gifts”. The trail teaches kids how people live in the rainforest and leave a valuable message from Ania, “a girl born in the depths of the rain forest to fill our hearts with hope”. The concept, the story and the trail are trademarked by ANIA, a non profit with the mission of creating 100,000 hectares of “Tierras de los Niños” (Children’s Lands) - private protected areas in the management of children.

For Teens we have activities that are adventurous but safe. They can paddle a Kayak or climb up a tree. Both of these activities are perfectly safe and require no previous experience. Other options are fishing and camping near a Mammal Clay Lick Camp.

All these activities have an extra cost and should be therefore please be booked beforehand.

Facility	On Site	Nearby	Description	Expand All	Collapse all
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Mountain bikes
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Sea Kayaks					Expand
Kayaks available

Rainforest Expeditions SAC highly recommends that our clients protect themselves with travel insurance to prevent any financial losses.

Rainforest Expeditions SAC retains the right to make changes in the contracted itinerary.

Check-in Time	Check in times depend upon the arrival time of guests in Puerto Maldonado.
Check-out Time	Check out times depend upon the departure time of guests in Puerto Maldonado.
Fair Trade Information	Rainforest Expeditions was born out of a conservation ethic. Work in Refugio Amazonas has just begun. Lodge construction was completed in May 2006. Since our establishment in the small 200 hectare private reserve we have come to understand the role we need to play in the locality. Refugio Amazonas is positioned to directly influence the long – term health of the 250,000 hectare Tambopata National Reserve. It lies 20 kilometers from the Interoceanic Highway, on the opposite side of the Tambopata River. In a decade, human encroachment can be expected to have reached the banks opposite to Refugio. Therefore Refugio and its area of influence need to act as an effective buffer between this belt of development and the Tambopata National Reserve behind us. What we do to keep our operation green and clean; We separate and recycle all biodegradable material. All non-biodegradable material is taken by boat to the city dump. And all glass material is taken to the recycler in town. Secondly, we use only biodegradable soaps, shampoos, and laundry materials, which are completely inocous. We do not use solar energy, and turn on a generator during five hours a day for essential kitchen equipment and battery recharging. The lodge is lighted by wind lamps and refrigerators are gas powered.
Typical Guests	Refugio Amazonas is for those looking for at least three nights stay in the rainforest with the promise of an authentic eco-tourist experience with excellent wildlife observation opportunities.
Typical Duration	Three to four nights
Languages Spoken	English and Spanish. Languages like German, Italian and French are optional and depend on the guide. If a language other than English and Spanish is required, we please need to know in advance.
Child Friendliness	Children are welcome. We recommend Refugio Amazonas for families for its activities including the Children's Rainforest Trail.
Nearest Airport	Daily commercial flights connect Puerto Maldonado to Lima (two hours) and Cusco (35 minutes). From the airport you are transported to the Infierno River Port where you will board one of our boats for a two hours and half journey to Refugio Amazonas. The Lodge is located ten minutes walking from the river.
Nearest Shops	There is a souvenir shop at the lodge.
Nearest Beach	Depending upon the water level at the time of your visit, there may be some small beach areas on the banks of the river, popular drinking spots for wildlife and birds.
Nearest Restaurant	There is a dinning room at the Lodge, but not a restaurant. Also, there is bar for cocktails, beer and soft drinks.