Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Arrange your own transport here via car or motorbike:
mototaxis
won't make the rough
journey.
Tours
There are about 30 guides with official licenses granted by the local Ministerio de Indus-
tria y Turismo. Many of the best ones work full time for one of the local jungle lodges.
Beware of sketchy guides at the airport, who try and take you to a 'recommended' hotel.
Guides charge from S75 to S175 per person per day.
The following are recommended:
watching tours and speaks fluent English.
Jony Valles Rengifo
(
982-704-736; jhovar@hotmail.com)
Speaks English and French.
Nilthon Tapia Miyashiro
( 982-788-174; nisa_30@hotmail.com)
A well-known, experienced
guide; also reachable through
Tambopata Hostel
(
57-4201)
.
Sleeping
Jungle lodges outside of Puerto Maldonado are listed starting on
Click here
.
ANACONDA LODGE $$
( 79-2726; Av Aeropuerto Km 6;
www.anacondajunglelodge.com
;
bungalow s/d/tr S100/160/220, bun-
galow without bathroom s/d S50/80; )
Cocooned in its own tropical garden on the edge of
town, this lodge has eight double-room bungalows with shared bathroom and four luxury
bungalows with private facilities. There is a small pool and a spacious two-floor
restaurant-bar serving great Thai food and pancake breakfasts.
| Lodge
HOTEL PUERTO AMAZONICO $$
( 57-2170, 50-2354;
www.hotelpuertoamazonico.com.pe
;
León Velarde 1080; s/d incl bufet breakfast
S180/240; )
It may be a little overpriced but you can't argue that the rooms aren't
the city's best. The more you pay, the more the size of your flat-screen TV increases. The
views from the roof are some of the best around.
| Hotel
KAPIEIVI ECO VILLAGE $$
| Lodge
