Responsible wildlife travel

Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve

Is a National Reserve created mainly to protect the unique white-sand forest, a rare Amazonian soil type so poor in nutrients that the trees growing on it stay stunted and slow. That isolation has produced birds found nowhere else, including the Iquitos gnatcatcher and the Mishana tyrannulet. The area is accesible from Iquitos city.

Amazon Rescue Center CREA

The Amazon Rescue Center (CREA) focuses on the confiscation and protection of manatees from illegal wildlife trade. Most of them calves taken after their mothers were hunted for meat consumption. Animals are rehabilitated and released into protected river systems, with tracking systems rather than kept them on the center. They also recover other animals like macaws, monkeys and turtles from similar conditions. Visits are always guided and hands-off (please report if you see otherwise).

Ballestas Islands

Located a few kilometres off the Paracas peninsula, these rocky islands are the shelter of South American sea lions, Humboldt penguins and vast guano bird colonies including Peruvian Booby, Guanay cormorant and Inca tern. Boat tours visit the islands without landing, so wildlife can be appreciate at a responsible distance. Trip can also include a view of El Candelabro geoglyph.