Amazon Holidays

Name: Amazon Rainforest
Brand: Exodus
Rating: 4.7 (108 reviews)

Highlights of our Amazon Rainforest Tours

Amazon Wildlife

Visiting the Amazon Rainforest is a once-in-a-lifetime trip for many nature lovers. Whether on land or in water, the rainforest that surrounds you is positively teeming with life. The Peruvian portion of the rainforest is second only to Brazil’s in terms of size, covering approximately 60% of the country’s total territory. So perhaps it’s no surprise to realize that Peru has the largest number of birds and the third largest number of mammals in the world.

Beautiful Peruvian Birds

With over 1,800 species, of which around 140 are endemic, Peru has more than 15% of the world’s bird species. Birds in the Peruvian Amazon come in all shapes, sizes, and colours. Small birds, such as hummingbirds, bee-eaters, manakins and puffbirds inhabit this area alongside immensely popular tropical species, including macaws, parakeets, parrots, and toucans. And of course, there are majestic birds of prey, such as the Black-collared Hawk, Grey-headed Kite, King Vulture, and Spectacled Owl.

Explore by Canoe

The Amazon rainforest basin is home to some of the planet’s most impressive biodiversity, including more than one-third of the world’s known wildlife species. Any visit to this region will include time to explore the forest, rivers and lakes on foot and in both motorised and paddle canoes. Although a lot of the wildlife tends to hide in the dense foliage, it’s possible to see birds, mammals and reptiles and, with luck, we may encounter giant otters that live in the Amazon Basin rivers.

Peruvian Food

Anyone with their finger on the pulse of current culinary trends knows that Peruvian cuisine has been picking up accolades. Food in the Peruvian Amazon is generally much simpler and less culturally diverse than what you’ll find in big foodie cities such as Lima. But its regional dishes are no less fresh and flavourful.

Amazon Rainforest Holidays

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most untouched areas in all of Peru and home to some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet. On an Amazon Rainforest holiday you’ll trek through damp, dense undergrowth with buzzing insects and hooting animal sounds surrounding you. Heady smells, exotic flora, multicoloured parrots, leaping monkeys and ancient trees hanging above.

The jungle is an overwhelming assault on the senses. But, exploited for lumber, rubber, cattle ranching, cocoa plantations and exotic animal products, over half of the world’s rainforests have been lost forever, although conservationists are battling hard to save the rest. Wildlife holidays to the Amazon Rainforest are important: by bringing tourists to the jungle, they help pump money into the local economy and fund Peru’s national parks. Responsible tourism can help provide the financial incentive to keep the rainforest intact where it might otherwise be exploited. By booking Amazon Rainforest holidays with a responsible tourism operator like Exodus, you can explore the Amazon knowing you’re doing your bit to protect this precious corner of the planet.

Amazon Rainforest Tours

15 Days from £ 4199

Guided Group (Excl. Flights)

Trekking, jungle and indigenous culture – the best Peru has to offer

Walking & Trekking

16 Days from £ 6199

Guided Group (Excl. Flights)

Southern Peru, Lake Titicaca, the Amazon, and Machu Picchu

Culture

Why not extend your trip? Spend three nights in a lodge in the Tambopata Reserve exploring the Amazon Rainforest and its waterways.

Wildlife Holidays

Why not extend your trip? Spend three nights in a lodge in the Tambopata Reserve exploring the Amazon Rainforest and its waterways.

Wildlife Holidays

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This is a first class itinerary which gave us five ‘mega day’ experiences of Peru, each of which was quite different from the others: seeing the wonderful condors in Colca Canyon; visiting the families on a reed island in Lake Titicaca; walking the last part of the Inca Trail and seeing Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate; seeing the great colonial religious art and architecture in Cuzco and spending time in the rain forest on a tributary of the Amazon. These memorable experiences were separated by other days travelling through scenic landscapes, visiting interesting sites and staying in some great hotels. The Colca Lodge and ICH Lodge on the river were both wonderful. Bar one that I’ve reported to Exodus, the others were all solid four star hotels with comfortable rooms and good food and locations. The food in Peru is generally good and we had tasty lunches and dinners out. I’ll pass on the guinea pig next time though!

Nigel Turner Best of Peru – Premium Adventure

3 nights in the Amazon were unbelievable, so much to see and do and our Amazon guide Roland was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. He made everything easy.
Hiking the Inca Trail through the scenery of the Andes mountains was awesome and our guide Ollie was also amazing at looking after us and explaining the history of pre Inca civilisations and the Incas.
Our home stay with villagers on Lake Titicaca was also a fantastic experience, watching the sunset and learning about their lifestyle on Amantani island.
Also the time spent in Lima, Cusco and Puno was also very enjoyable for more of a city feel and they are beautiful cities.

Darren Lyon Inca Trail & the Amazon Rainforest

After a great trek this was disappointing. The guide (Raoul) gave the impression of just going through the motions really.

Ian Gunn Amazon Rainforest Extension (from Cuzco)

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