A visit to Peru's Amazon is not all about adventure and adrenaline. There is nothing more pleasurable than enjoying the heat of the jungle, while relaxing in a pool. And luckily for visitors to Iquitos, there are a number of ways to do this, both in the city and the surrounding rain forest.  ..read more

Anne, from Edegem in Belgium booked an itinerary with nine nights in Manu, staying at four different lodges, and descending over 2,000m, by private vehicle and motorboat, to end in the low-jungle city of Puerto Maldonado. After a night here, Anne was then off to another lodge, Chuncho, to enjoy its nearby kollpa on three separate mornings, before a final two nights beside Lake Sandoval. Here is a pictorial diary of her epic Amazonian experience ..read more

In November, 2023, PeruNorth received the following enquiry from Thomas, in Portland, Maine: “I have been interested in the Moche/Chimu ever since reading an article in The New Scientist about their engineers who were priests because they knew how to bring the water to the desert (as I remember). My wife and I are interested in finding out more about your coastal civilization itineraries and how they work ..read more

* Daniella & Liam, two twenty-somethings from London, Ontario booked PeruNorth’s 4-day Arequipa & Colca Canyon itinerary for April 2024. * The hotels used were Tierra Viva Arequipa Plaza & Casa Andina Standard Colca. * They had a private half-day tour of central Arequipa on foot and then a shared two-day visit to Colca ..read more

Melissa & George Kaiser of Bend, Oregon made a five-week trip to Peru in February / March, 2024 Melissa had been to school in Lima in the late ‘60s, and was keen to reconnect with the country of her youth! PeruNorth organised the middle three weeks: first an epic two-week overland trip from Lima to Mancora, taking in many of the coastal archaeological highlights along the way then a week spent in Arequipa and Colca Canyon. Here are their thoughts on the experience: Caral, the oldest city in the Americas. “Every aspect of the three weeks was well planned. Our days were busy but not ex ..read more

Jenny & Melissa from Sheffield, S. Yorks spent two nights at Treehouse Lodge, in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, in December 2023, as part of a 3-month backpacking trip to South America. Here are their comments on the experience: What was your favourite natural destination in the itinerary?  ‘Everywhere in the Amazon! It was all amazing to see.’ How did your guide perform? ‘Our guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable.’  How was the accommodation? ‘It was good, a really interesting experience.’ Which was your favourite dish / drink? ‘All the food was great, b ..read more

Elaine from Los Altos Hills, CA originally planned a solo Galapagos & Peru trip for March 2022, but had to postpone on medical grounds. She was finally able to make the trip - in the company of Morriss - in February 2024 Their itinerary included Lima, Cusco and - quite unusually - time at both an Amazon lodge in Southern Peru and on an Amazon cruise in Northern Peru. Their original visit to Machu Picchu was cancelled, on account of local protests, but luckily they had extra time in their itinerary and were able to rearrange. Here are her thoughts on the experience: “It was a great trip ..read more

Father and daughter James & Danielle Bastian, from Charlotte, NC, included five nights in and around Cusco, as part of a longer Peru itinerary, in April 2024. The first three nights were spent staying in the Sacred Valley to minimise the effects of the altitude … followed by two nights in Cusco itself. They passed on a planned full-day trip to Palcoyyo Rainbow Mountain on the final day, as it involved a very early start and they were tired from their previous exertions. “Fantastic trip overall. I was surprised how well you were able to coordinate everything with different guides ..read more

Multinational couple - Stephen Collins from the UK and Tammy Alvarez from the US, who are now resident in Mexico City - spent a week at Muyuna Amazon Lodge in late February, 2024. Here are their impressions … with photos: What was/were your favourite natural destination in the itinerary?  The 24hr camping trip. The camping hut deep in the Amazon rainforest. Who was your guide? How did they perform? Donaldo – excellent in all respects. Donaldo and guests enjoying the Amazon waterways. How was the accommodation? Very good indeed.  A view of a Muyuna bungalow with terrace ..read more

Two thirty-something doctoral researchers in Biological Sciences from Mountain View, CA were drawn to Tambopata Research Center [TRC] for its history of Amazonian investigation deep within Tambopata National Reserve, and so booked a 4-day / 3-night stay in July 2022. Here are their impressions: Accommodation: ‘The access to the jungle was amazing, stepping just feet from the lodge allowed us to be entirely enveloped in the flora and fauna and we saw many animals even from the porch of the TRC. The pictures versus the reality of the TRC was a little different than expected (it wasn't *quite* as ..read more