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Home > Destinations > South America > Peru
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> Tipishca Lodge
Tipishca Lodge
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Enjoy the tranquility of the jungle in a Tipishca Lodge bungalow on this Peru travel adventure. |
Tipishca Lodge is a small jungle accommodation for a real Peru adventure and one of our
best Peru tours. Just 3 hours down river from Puerto Maldonado by motorized dug-out
canoe, the 8 palm-thatched bungalows designed in the native Piro style are situated on
the banks of the beautiful Lake Tipishca. Compared to other Peru adventure tours in this
region that visit bigger and more busy Amazon lodges upriver, we prefer Tipishca for its
natural forest, simplicity and authenticity that you feel upon arrival and greeting by
the native Piro community who are your hosts.
Tipishca Lodge was built for authentic Peru tours with the participation of the native
Piro Indians and incorporates many of their traditional building style as well as some
added comforts. The bungalows are open-air to the sounds of nature with large, screened
windows and forest views. Each sleeps just 2 persons with en suite bath, electric
lighting and outlets in all rooms. Enjoy the tranquility of the jungle on your private
balcony overlooking the jungle and lake. Any time of day you can always observe an
abundance of birds and mammals including a family of giant river otters as well as
Brown-capuchin Monkeys, Red Howler Monkeys, Squirrel Monkeys and maybe the elusive Emperor
Tamarin, along with many exotic birds such as toucans and macaws.
The main dining hall, bungalows and lake dock are connected by sandy pathways illuminated
at night by low-voltage lamps. Enjoy a pisco sour and exchange stories of your day in the
jungle with your naturalist guide and the native Piro staff. Tipishca Lodge specializes
in delicious native dishes such as catfish either steamed with vegetables in bamboo stalks
or banana leaves, or marinated in lime juice as Ceviche, Peru's national dish. Taste the
local fruits of the jungle such as passion fruit, pineapple, star fruit, papaya, banana,
arazar and cocona. In this way we not only enjoy the freshest produce available, but we
also support the local community. If you try your luck at fishing, you may also enjoy
the catch of the day!
There are plenty of maintained trails through forest, river and lake habitat around the
lodge and go out to the lake by day and at night aboard a stable paddle catamaran. A ride up the Las Piedras River by motor-canoe takes guests to a macaw and parrot clay-lick, and another jungle trail to a salt lick frequented by wild pig and tapir. Close by the lodge we also visit the local Piro
community to learn about indigenous life in the Amazon rainforest. Tipishca Lodge is in
the ideal location for wildlife viewing. Tipishca is a cooperative, community-based Peru
travel package that is managed by the
Amazon Rainforest Conservation Center, or ARCC, part
of a collection of ecolodges on private reserves that protect the Amazon rainforest and
offer the best Peru tours in the Amazon!
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| The simplicity and authenticity of a Tipishca bungalow. |
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Enjoy a pisco sour on your Peru holiday at the Tipishca lounge. |
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| Look for the giant otter family from the serenity of a hammock overlooking Lake Tipishca. |
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Scarlet Macaw fly overhead on this holiday to Peru at Tipishca. |
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| Caiman sunning on the side of Las Piedras River. |
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Visit the native Piro community on this authentic tour in Peru. |
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