At dusk, take a ride by outboard motorized canoe on the Madre de Dios River. Learn about the river ecosystems, Amazonian creeks, nocturnal animals behavior, and the southern constellations.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Attractions: Photography / Astronomy

Recommended for children

Explore the Amazon rainforest at night and encounter nocturnal animals with intriguing behavior patterns and enhanced senses. Observe the nocturnal sounds of the rainforest, and get a first-hand look inside this hidden world.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Attractions: Footprints / Birds / Frogs / Astronomy

Walk to our botanical garden within our hotel grounds and discover the immense variety of medicinal plants that can be found in the Amazon region. Compare the medicinal uses of local plants with traditional remedies.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Attractions: Medicinal Plants / Native Food / Photography

Recommended for children

Walk 15 to 20 min. toward one of the four clay licks at Hacienda Concepcion and observe the wildlife inside the “blinds” strategically located and especially designed to observe the normal routine of the fauna without disrupting the environment. Learn about this mammal inland collpa activity and the difference between collpas according to their location. Look for footprints and traces of animal activity on the clay lick salted walls, such as agoutis, monkeys, and peccaries among others.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: II

Attractions: Footprints

Tour of the Brazil nut Cabin. Learn about the history, socio-economic importance and uses of the Brazil nut. Through a demonstration, learn about the techniques of extracting and collecting the nut in the wild. Return to the lodge.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Attractions: Medicinal Plants / Native Food

Short boat ride up the Madre de Dios River. Arrival at the Cachuela collpa. Learn about the importance and benefits of the collpa while watching colorful parrots and parakeets among others.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Attractions: Aves / Fotografía

Visit the Inkaterra Association’s orchard, where organic native goods are cultivated. Learn the diverse phases of sustainable horticulture: the preparation of recycled compost; sowing and harvesting vegetables, fine herbs and tropical plants; using natural fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Attractions: Medicinal Plants / Native Food

Explore a 30Ha permanent-plot area for rainforest restoration and conservation, where Inkaterra Asociación has registered up to 19 native palm species. Learn about the rainforest’s survival mechanisms including natural seed dispersion, as well as the characteristics and cultural meaning of trees within the Palmetum, such as the yarina (vegetable ivory) or the walking palm, which moves its roots in search of sunlight.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Attractions: Medicinal Plants