The Great Amazon River Expedition

Discover why the Amazon is a top nature destination, home to Earth’s richest biodiversity, Indigenous cultures and immersive rainforest adventures led by expert naturalist guides.

Peru offers the most accessible, biodiverse Amazon experience—explore Pacaya Samiria and Tambopata reserves for remarkable wildlife, rainforest research and sustainable travel in one of Earth’s richest ecosystems.

The Amazon is a year-round wildlife destination. In Peru’s Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, animals thrive in both wet and dry seasons, offering rewarding sightings and experiences in every month.

Find out the monthly temperatures and average rainfall in the Amazon Basin, so you'll be prepared for any weather in store!

The Amazon Rainforest holds over 400 mammal and 1,300 bird species. In Peru’s Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, travelers often see monkeys, sloths, macaws, caimans, pink river dolphins and more.

Amazon accommodations range from luxury riverboats that access remote, roadless wetlands unreachable by land, and rainforest ecolodges immersed in nature.

Watch Amazon nature webinars and videos covering Peru’s rainforest wildlife, riverboat expeditions, nature photography, Indigenous cultures and sustainable travel with expert guides and naturalists from Natural Habitat Adventures.

Browse our helpful packing guidelines, which contain gear and clothing recommendations for a cruise down the Amazon River in search of wildlife.

Take our wildlife quiz to put your knowledge to the test, then share it with friends to see who knows the most about the Amazon rainforest. 

—By Cathy Brown
On a trip to the Peruvian Amazon you will find an abundance of delicious traditional rainforest foods that can be hunted or gathered.

—By Cathy Brown
While traveling solo can be a very enjoyable experience, traveling with an experienced guide can open our eyes in new ways to details we never would have noticed alone.

—By Lavanya Sunkara
Three climate change-related adventures to the Peruvian Amazon, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic (created in partnership with conservation experts at World Wildlife Fund) bring travelers face to face with the effects of a warming climate to help them better understand the dire effects of climate change—and inspire positive action.

—By Nat Hab
The Peruvian Amazon is home to nearly 4,000 unique species. Peru is also where the mighty river begins—and its remote headwaters are our destination on Nat Hab’s Great Amazon River Expedition.

—By Cathy Brown
A trip to the Amazon, especially one in which the focus is on spotting wildlife respectfully, comes with many variables to consider. Not all locations, itineraries, nor guides are equal, so here is what you need to know before you go.

—By Candice Gaukel Andrews
In a recent study published in the science journal Current Biology, biologists report that they have now recorded the loudest bird calls ever documented. Surprisingly, they’re made by dove-sized, male white bellbirds that live in the cloud forests of the northern Amazon.

—By Emily Goodheart
Travelers who visit gain a better understanding of this critical rainforest’s worth as a sanctuary for wildlife, plants and people, and return home inspired to become advocates for its preservation.

—By Cathy Brown
Four new species of frogs were recently found by scientists around the world and we’re here to celebrate them for Save the Frogs Day!

—By Michelle Peters
Despite the challenges today’s world faces, Planet Earth is the gift that keeps on giving. That’s good news for scientists who relish the rush of discovery, as some think there are approximately 8.7 million species left to be found.

—By Cathy Brown
To start you daydreaming about your next nature getaway, we’ve compiled eight of our favorite rainforest destinations.

—By Megan Brief
Established in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership, World Rainforest Day recognizes forests as one of the most powerful and cost-effective climate change mitigation tools we have.

—By Debra Kathman
I recently had the opportunity to go on a Natural Habitat Adventures trip to Peru, which included a river cruise on the Amazon. It was an amazing trip and gave me the opportunity to experience the incredible diversity of the Amazon while...

The Amazon rainforest is a bucket-list destination for any nature lover, and there's no better way to encounter rainforest wildlife than cruising the Amazon River aboard a deluxe riverboat. A...