Explore the Amazon
Yaku Amazon Lodge & Expeditions is a small and intimate rainforest lodge located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon where your unique adventure awaits you! The lodge is located within the Tamshiyacu – Tahuayo Reserve, and also adjacent to the buffer zone of the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, a protected area of Amazon floodplain (the second largest in South America with 2,080,000 hectares), and one of the highlights of the Peruvian Amazon. Located far away from Iquitos, Peru in one of the black water oxbow lakes along the Yanayacu River at 140 km (87 miles), they are also one hour from the unique and remarkable birthplace of the Mighty Amazon.
Yaku Amazon Lodge in collaboration with the village of Ayacucho, preserves and protects the environment in the area to maintain a pristine forest and lakes filled with diverse flora and fauna. Local rangers patrol the area, protecting the trees and animals. The huge area around the lodge is exclusive to their guests. Because of this, there is much to see and experience that is unique. There are birds, particularly the Wattled Curassow that was thought to be extinct at one time. A short walk behind the lodge takes you to a lake, where they find the largest fresh water fish on the planet – Arapaima gigas, the monstrous fruit eating piranha, the Tambaqui, growing to a meter long (39 inches) and 30 kilograms (70 pounds), along with electric eels. Within our area there are jaguars, monkeys (squirrel, howler, capuchin, etc.), sloths, capybara, poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes, dolphins, caimans, piranha, insects, etc.
In December, guests may have a unique real world experience to participate in communal work. The community gathers to catch hundreds of the one-meter long fruit eating Tambaqui and one three-meter long brightly colored Arapaima fish. This benefits the community as the fish are shared, eaten and sold. This occurs only once a year to allow for sustainability.
Activities within the Tamshiyacu – Tahuayo Reserve, day by day Itinerary, flexible programs and adventure, site for research studies, etc. The observation of monkeys, caimans, birds, pink and grey dolphins, and piranhas are guaranteed! Animals are not shown in captivity. Specialized tours for birding and fishing are available.
