What to expect on an Amazon rainforest visit in Peru
30 August 2024 (297 visits)For most travelers, an Amazon rainforest trip is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. As part of a Peru vacation, a jungle trip offers opportunities for wildlife spotting, birdwatching, photography, relaxation and adventure.
Of course, you will want to see animals when you visit the Amazon rainforest in Peru and choose to stay at our jungle lodge. But patience is needed when looking for wildlife in the rainforest, even with the expert help of an experienced local guide. The animals you may have seen on television documentaries are not always easy to see in real life.
Tropical rainforests are hot and humid for most of the year. Where you are not protected by the cover of the rainforest canopy, when traveling by boat on rivers or lakes, the sun will be strong. And when the sun is not shining, rain will probably be falling. Fortunately, however, tropical rainstorms are mostly short-lived, and even in the rainy season it is very unusual for jungle trips to be postponed or canceled. Most often, rainfall lasts an hour or two, and is preceded and followed by clearer conditions.
To have the best chance of spotting and photographing the animals you’ve always dreamed of seeing, try to spend as much time as possible in the rainforest. At Tambopata Ecolodge, we operate our guided rainforest trips in protected areas where wildlife is abundant, and all our tours are led by experienced local naturalist guides, who know where to look for certain species.
But don’t be disappointed if you aren’t lucky enough to see the animals at the top of your list! There are countless things to see and experience in the Amazon rainforest, and our jungle guides are experts at bringing the forest alive for our guests, and helping them to appreciate the incredible variety of plant life, and the abundance of all creatures, great and small.
And you will certainly experience abundant plant life with us in the rainforest. Tropical rainforests are not like northern forests; here, the trees grow close together and in a much greater variety of species, creating a canopy that is home to diverse fauna, with many animals almost never descending to ground level.
