Why should you holiday in the Amazon?

The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest – does that fact alone not pique your wanderlust? Wild, lush nature await you here, with exotic plant species everywhere. And the area is teeming with wildlife, from small creepy-crawlies to fascinating big mammals.

A tour to the Amazon is one you’ll never forget.

Our tours to the Amazon

The Amazon is an amazing experience, and you have the opportunity to explore the scenic nature of the Amazon as part of a tour to Peru, Brazil and Ecuador respectively.

Scenic Peru

Experience the Peruvian part of the Amazon on our exciting “Peru tour with the Amazon”.

Peru is a wonderful country that offers incredibly scenic and versatile nature and a host of exciting experiences.

On the tour, you can experience the capital, Lima and the city of Arequipa, both of which offer beautiful colonial architecture. You will also discover impressive scenery in the form of magnificent volcanoes, fascinating wildlife, the world famous ruin city, Machu Picchu and much more besides.

The tour is brimming with history and cultural experiences in the ancient Inca capital, Cusco, where you can, among other things, see the Sacred Valley with its charming villages and colourful markets.

You round off the tour in Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon, where you stay at a lodge on the Madre de Dios River, which about a 40-minute boat ride into the heart of the jungle. There is ample opportunity to explore the rainforest and experience the nature in the most unforgettable way, such as on a boat trip on lakes or by visiting the lodge’s observation towers, from which you can see colourful birds and other animals that live up high.

Colourful and cultural Brazil

Discover the Brazilian part of the Amazon on our “The Highlights of Brazil” tour.

The tour takes you far and wide in the big country, which offers a wealth of experiences and great diversity.

Look forward to experiencing the metropolis Rio de Janeiro, which is famous for having the world’s largest carnival, Iguazú Falls, which are located on the border between Brazil and Argentina, the historic city of Salvador and, of course, the lush and fascinating Brazilian part of the Amazon rainforest.

On this tour, you will enjoy a safe and comfortable stay at the jungle lodge on the Tupana River in the Amazon.

Look forward to boat rides on the rivers, and discovering the place where the two rivers, the black Rio Negro and the brown Rio Solimões, meet to become the Amazon – a phenomenon known as the “meeting of waters”. In addition, of course, a wonderful encounter with the intense rainforest awaits you, when you can look forward to seeing the rainforest’s fascinating flora and fauna, both during the day and also at night on a memorable night safari.

If you’re up for it, you have the opportunity to spend the night under the stars at a primitive jungle camp where you will hear the sounds of the rainforest in a whole new way. This tour is a unique opportunity to experience the Amazon in an unusual way.

Fascinating and animal-rich Ecuador

If you dream of experiencing the Ecuadorian part of the Amazon, there is ample opportunity to realise this dream on an adventurous tour with us.

In Ecuador, you will discover unique scenery, fascinating history and the traditional culture of the local people.

On the “Ecuador with the Amazon & island hopping in the Galapagos Islands” tour you will, among other things, go on a tour of Ecuador’s capital, Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can also look forward to beautiful scenery in Cotopaxi National Park and magnificent experiences in the majestic Andes. And above all, of course, you can look forward to setting foot in the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon. The tour rounds off on the enchanting and animal-rich Galapagos Islands.

Your Amazon tour starts in Tena, where you enjoy a good taste of the rainforest and some of all that it has to offer.

You will visit the jungle, where you can, among other things, learn how cocoa production takes place in the Amazon. You will also go on a scenic hike and hear more about the medicinal uses of the wide variety of plants and trees.

At the AmaZOOnico rehabilitation centre, which takes care of injured and confiscated animals with a view to releasing them into the wild, you can meet a host of wonderful animals such as monkeys, turtles, snakes and perhaps one of the rarer cats such as the ocelot.

If you fancy an even wilder Amazon experience, you have the option to extend your tour to Ecuador to include an even more authentic Amazon experience. In Coca, you venture even further away from civilisation than in Tena, giving you an even greater opportunity to experience the incredible nature and wildlife of the rainforest. You may also be lucky enough to experience various mammals and reptiles such as caimans.

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