Fieldwork
Expeditions for Teacher Workshops or Student Groups.
Amazonia Expeditions has a successful history
of providing unique learning and travel experiences for
high school and college groups. Our lodge has unique facilities
for an enriching educational experience.
We have access to the Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Reserve
the only community managed rainforest reserve in Peru. Considered
one of the most successful approaches to conservation in
the Amazon, it provides an outstanding opportunity for students
to learn about the dynamics and challenges of rainforest
conservation.
The reserve allows us access to a diverse
number of ecosystems, within easy reach of our lodge. The
reserve boasts the highest number of mammalian species recorded
in lowland Amazon, as well as the greatest number of primate
species found in any protected park or reserve in the world.
We also have 540 recorded species of birds as well as several
species of amphibians and insects discovered here.
Our collaboration with the native population
in reserve management has resulted in friendly relations
which have created opportunities for our visiting teachers
and students to learn about riberenos culture as well as
for some research projects in anthropology.
Students with serious interest in science
can participate in ongoing scientific research, such as
the habituation of social groups of primates at our research
center.Click
on Tahuayo River Amazon Research Center for more information.
Our facilities include the longest zipline
in the Amazon rainforest, and several platforms within the
canopy. Students can have unlimited access to research projects
in the forest canopy.
Tucuxi Dolphin
Fernando Trujillo, Fundacion Omacha
Our lodge was the site of research on Pink
Dolphins used by Sy Montgomery to write her two books on
these interesting marine mammals. We have recently added
hydrophonic technology to allow students to listen to or
record the underwater noises made by the pink dolphins and
other marine animals.
The lodge includes a conservation laboratory, Amazon natural
history library and special gear for studying insects, frogs
and snakes, as well as spotting scopes for birds.
Our experienced staff will custom design your
itinerary to match your interests and needs. Extensions
to Cusco and Machu Picchu are also available. Because you
are not dealing with a middle-man agency we can offer the
lowest prices you can find for an Amazon rainforest field
course, yet with the highest quality experience.
Contact us for references from teachers who
have recently brought groups, current bird or primate list
and also for any questions you may have.
"As a publishing animal behaviorist
and ecologist, and scholar-in-residence, at The Latin School
of Chicago, I have not missed a chance in five consecutive
years to take students to Amazonia Expeditions's Tahuayo
Lodge. The expert English spoken by nearly the entire staff
keeps the information gathered on everyone's visit very
high, and every student (of nearly 100) I have taken there
to study rainforest issues has come home saying it was the
single most life-changing experience of their lives to date.
Comfort and real learning in the real jungle, with a staff
that meets you when you land in Lima, takes care of your
every need, and carries you back to send you home again
at the Lima International airport."
Michael Pereira, Ph.D. professor at Chicago's Latin School
Please
click here for the sample Educational Program Itinerary.
Please
click here for information on the Research Center.
