Inkaterra Guides Field Station

Overview

If you’ve always dreamed of being an explorer in the Amazon Rainforest and helping research and conservation efforts then the Inkaterra Guides Field Station is the perfect place for you! Originally used as a base for researchers, bio scientists and conservation volunteers the Field Station provides a great base to discover the rain forest, study the diverse habitats and ecosystems of the Amazon.  There are lots of interactive excursions included with your accommodation including visits to the Palmetum Project, Bio-Orchard Project to witness crops nurtured using ancestral agroforestry techniques and viewing the motion sensitive camera traps to study wildlife activity within the grounds.  With ocelots, giant armadillos, peccaries and tamanduas all having been spotted amongst the Cabana accommodation you’ll be sure to have an incredible and eye opening holiday!  

Features

• Volunteering Opportunities Available
• Airport Transfers Included
• Good For Large Groups
• WiFi In Room
• Rain Forest Location
• Guided Wildlife Excursions
• Eco Excursions and Tours
• Meals Included
• Educational Activities

Room information

	Description	Sleeps	Price
	Pavilion 3 Day, 2 Night Package This package is for 2 nights in the Pavillion and includes programmed excursions (please see itinerary image). Each Pavilion has 4 qua... read more	1-4	£140.26 Per Person	Select room
	Cabaña 3 Day, 2 Night Package This package is for 2 nights in the Family Cabaña and includes programmed excursions (please see itinerary image). Each cabaña has... read more	1-4	£210.39 - £420.78 Per Person	Select room
	Pavilion 4 Day, 3 Night Package This package is for 3 nights in the Pavillion and includes programmed excursions (please see itinerary image). Each Pavilion has 4 qua... read more	1-4	£211.19 Per Person	Select room
	Cabaña 4 Day, 3 Night Package This package is for 2 nights in the Family Cabaña and includes programmed excursions (please see itinerary image). Each caba&nt... read more	1-4	£315.59 - £631.18 Per Person	Select room
	Pavilion 5 Day, 4 Night Package This package is for 4 nights in the Pavillion and includes programmed excursions (please see itinerary image). Each Pavilion has 4 qua... read more	1-4	£280.52 Per Person	Select room
	Cabaña 5 Day, 4 Night Package This package is for 4 nights in the Family Cabaña and includes programmed excursions (please see itinerary image). Each caba&nt... read more	1-4	£420.78 - £841.57 Per Person	Select room

Volunteering Opportunities

If you’d like to join the Inkaterra Team to help conservation efforts in the Amazon you can volunteer to help. Working 7 hours per day from Monday - Sunday for a minimum of 2 weeks your tasks will range from helping environmental awareness education with the local community, working in the research centres to catalogue plant species, helping out with the agroforestry and other jobs around the Field Station. Volunteers must be vaccinated against Yellow Fever, have some research or science knowledge, be able to speak Spanish and English and can to commit to help for at least 2 weeks. Placements cost just $50 USD per day and covers all meals, accommodation and transport to and from the Field Station.

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About The Area

Located in the 274,690 hectare Tambopata National Reserve, close to the Bolivian and Brazilian borders, the Field Station is one of the last easily accessible areas of the Amazon Rainforest.  The reserve offers a wealth of biodiversity and jaw dropping natural landscapes.  Although the reserve is home to a vast number of wildlife species, many of the animals tend to  shy away from human presence and therefore sightings of animals is unpredictable and cannot be guaranteed.  The diverse plant life offers plenty of opportunity for discovery though, giving a spectacular base for bird watching as well as exploration amongst the lakes and wetlands in the area. 

The small but busy river port town of Puerto Maldonado lies only 15 km upriver, where you can grab some essentials and experience Peruvian culture before or after your Field Station expedition. 

With so much biodiversity on your doorstep you’ll have plenty to see and do, with eco-educational excursions offered with your accommodation, volunteering opportunities and adventure around every corner you’ll have some incredible pictures and stories to take home with you: 

• Discover the incredible birdlife in the area 

• Go canoeing upriver to explore the rainforest

• Get a monkey’s eye view of the Amazon with the canopy walkways in the treetops 

• Learn how crucial research and scientific discoveries are made with the many eco excursions on offer 

• Volunteer to help conservation and environmental education efforts in the area

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Activities and Nearby Adventures

• Canoeing
• Conservation Volunteering
• Cultural Activities
• Guided Jungle Treks
• Hiking
• Canopy Walks
• Guided Wildlife Excursions
• Night Safari
• Bird Watching
• Eco Excursions & Tours

How To Get There

Daily commercial flights to Puerto Maldonado can be taken from either Lima or Cusco.  Due to the very remote location Inkaterra Guides Field Station staff offer airport assistance and transfers by dugout motorised boat

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