I LOVED both and would have a hard time choosing between them. That said, they had really clear cut differences in my mind, so depending on the person it could be relatively easy to pick.

Thanks for doing this 3-post series 2 years ago. I am planning a trip to Peru, and have had trouble deciding between going to Puerto Maldonado from Cusco or making the trip up to Iquitos. Both seem great, but this is convincing me that PM will likely be the better choice this round.

Hey Zee, check out my other posts in this series (there are three!). There’s a link to the package we did in the second paragraph. We did both lodges and loved it! You really can’t go wrong…

I have just found your blog and am quickly becoming a fan. We are off to Peru next year and are trying to decide between going to Refugio Amazonas and going to the Tambopata Research centre. We only have 4 days/3 nights so the Refugio seems more convenient (and the rooms look nicer, which would be good straight after the Inca Trail and right before heading home to work) but it seems from the website like the Macaw clay lick is right next to the Research centre and we might see more animals by being out there? What do you think? Can you tell me the name of the package that you guys did? You seem to have done/seen/experienced everything we want to! Thanks so much! Z

After seeing all the caiman eyes at night, I don’t blame you! Let’s just say I had a lot of confidence I wouldn’t fall!

One per day! It was an action-filled trip.

True story: I briefly entertained the idea of starting a SUP business in Thailand last year 🙂