Amazonia Expeditions prides itself on providing best-in-class services to our guests travelling to the Amazon Rainforest, but also to our mission in preserving and encouraging the protection of the Amazon Rainforest. Since our establishment in 1981, we have proven our dedication to our mission time and time again, and have been recognized by multiple institutions for this dedication. Below are some of these awards, and their background.

Rainforest Alliance Certified

In 2018, Amazonia Expeditions Tahuayo Lodge and Amazonia Expeditions Amazon Research Center Lodge have been successfully audited by the Rainforest Alliance against its Sustainable Tourism – GSTC recognized – standard and has earned the right to use the language – Rainforest Alliance Certified Lodge and The Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal for both Lodges and its Amazonia Expeditions Tour Operator.   Read More

• Amazonia Expeditions’ Amazon Research Center is formally recognized and registered as a research institution by Peru’s scientific council, CONCYTEC (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion)

• Top Ranked in Tripadvisor

• Amazonia Expeditions had the highest ranking by National Geographic among tour operators in Peru for the fourth straight year in 2010. We also had a 96%+ score in client satisfaction for the fourth straight year. Only a small handful of tour operators worldwide have achieved such consistently high scores in client satisfaction. These National Geographic surveys were discontinued after 2010.

• Top 5 of Best Wildlife Lodges in Peru according to Kim Kim article in January 2018

• Recognized as having one of the world’s top ten zip lines in the December 2015 issue of Zozi Journal

• First prize for private institution contributing to animal welfare awarded by the Amazon Cares Foundation in March 2014

• The only jungle lodge out of Iquitos to win Trip Advisor’s Certificate of Excellence every year in 2012-2020.

• Our jungle lodges on the Tahuayo received mention on the Places to Stay list (page 60) in the May 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler “50 Tours of a Lifetime.

• A feature article in Science Illustrated describes our work on the trail grid at the Research Center Lodge, investigating population dynamics of primate species and population density of jaguar as important research in the conservation of these species..

• Amazonia Expeditions was included as one of the world’s best trips in Outpost Magazine’s 2011 Global Travel Guide. We were one of 10 trips from South America and the only one in the Amazon basin.

• National Geographic Adventure
  In the National Geographic Adventure Magazine December 2008 issue Amazonia Expeditions was a major part of the lead article “The Big Trip: Peru.” A photo of our canopy system took up a full page on page 40 and on page 42 discussion of the Amazon rainforest our “Tahuayo Lodge takes top honors…”

• A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau. Amazonia Expeditions has been a member of the Better Business Bureau for 18 years without any complaint filed.

• In 2008 we once again were the top rated Amazon company in Peru according to the National Geographic rating system, once again scoring a perfect 100 in client satisfaction.

• In 2007 we were rated by National Geographic as among the top 160 outfitters in the world. We were the top rated Amazon company in Peru. We were one of only 17 companies to get a perfect 100 score in client satisfaction; the only outfitter in South America to get a perfect score in client satisfaction.

• Named as one of the world’s top ten travel finds in Outside Magazine’s Travel Guide for 2001. Page 40.

• Outpost Magazine Annual Guide 2004 Selected as “One of 5 Great Places to Park Your Wanderlusting Butt.”

• Won Citation of Honor from Peru’s Dept. of Industry and Tourism for “adherence to exceptional standards in the field of tourism.”

• The Guide to Peruvian Birds mentions Amazonia’s lodge as the best place in Peru to see the Rufous-winged Wood Rail, the Rufous-necked Puffbird and other species.

• Trip #8 of the 100 Best Trips in the World selected in Outpost Annual 2003

• Outside Magazine March 2002 issue, feature article: “25 Trips of a Lifetime”… We are #18; the only Amazon tour company included.

• Rated as the “Most acclaimed lodge of Peru’s Northern Amazon” in the Guide to Peru (Moon Handbooks) pub 2004.

• Outpost Magazine Travel Guide 2002 selection as one of the “Sixty Best trips in the World” (the only Amazon trip selected).

• Amazonia Expeditions operates the Tahuayo River Amazon Research Center, with institutional collaboration from Yale University, Columbia College, Chicago Botanic Garden, Missouri Botanical Society and the Field Museum.

• Discovery Channel’s Science of Survival episode, aired on April 14, 2006, was filmed on our site and with the assistance of our staff.

• Bob Howell’s story of his experience with Amazonia Expeditions, published in January 2001 Outside Magazine, won the Gold Award from the Society of American Travel Writers as best feature article published in 2001 in the Adventure Travel category.

• A documentary shown on the Outdoor Life Network on our jungle survival training was awarded the “Silver Teddy” as the best Outdoor Documentary televised in 2001. Copies of the documentary can be purchased from Amazonia Expeditions.

• International ecotourism researcher Wendy Daelman, from the University of Brighton, found Amazonia Expeditions to run an “exemplary” ecotourism program.

• Fully licensed in both the United States (Florida #10118) and Peru.

• Provides aid to selected scientists studying in Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo.

• Only tour operator with 35+ years of experience camping in the western Amazon.

• The greatest range of itinerary options in the Amazon.

• Our canopy zipline was recently described in the news as one of the world’s most exciting ziplines.

• Some Book Mentions:

  Responsible Business:  The Textbook for Management Learning by Oliver Laasch & Roger Conaway (2017)
  Moon Peru by Ryan Dube (2017)
  14 Days on the Amazon by Carl Eschler (2016)
  Insight Guides Peru (2015)
  Fodor’s Peru with Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail (2013)
  V!VA Travel Guides: Peru (2009)
  Diary of an Amazon Jungle Guide: Expanded and Revised by Paul Beaver (2008)
  Journey of the Pink Dolphis by Sy Montgomery (2008)
  The Amazon by Roger Harris, Peter Hutchinson (2007)
  The South American Handbook (2005)
  Where to Watch Birds in Peru by Thomas Valqui (2004)
  South American Handbook by Ben Box (2004)
  Reptiles – Volume 10 (2002)
  Diary of an Amazon Jungle Guide by Paul Beaver (2001)
  Peru Handbook: The Travel Guide by Ben Box & Alan Murphy (2001)
  Tourism and Indigenous People: A Resource Guide (1995)
  The Unte Reader (1993)