Amazon Travel Guides
Every source tells you something different about when to go, what to pack and what you will actually see. These are our answers — from the guides who run the expeditions.
Every source tells you something different about when to go, what to pack and what you will actually see. These are our answers — from the guides who run the expeditions.
Travel the Amazon has run expeditions from its own territory inside the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve since 2014, and everything on these pages comes from guides and specialists who work these rivers every week. An Amazon expedition is not something you book in a few minutes. It is a committed decision, it deserves its share of research, and this is where we help. Our guides, specialists and staff have put together a set of practical, themed guides on planning a trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon: when to travel and what each season gives you, how to organise your expedition, and what to pack so you arrive prepared without hauling half your house through the jungle. Each guide answers one question properly — with the operational detail you need to actually decide, rather than a summary of what other Amazon travel sites already say.
High water runs March to August, low water September to February. What each season gives you, what low water costs, why the rainy season is often better for wildlife, and why the honest answer is “anytime you can”.
Read the guide →Shorter than you expect. What we already provide so you can leave it at home, the one-duffel rule, and an honest note on repellent and the rivers you will be swimming in.
Read the guide →More guides are being written. If there is something you want answered, tell us and we will write it.