Tambopata Research Center is located in a half hectare (one acre) clearing located in the uninhabited 700,000 hectare core area (which includes the Bahuaja Sonene National Park) of the Tambopata Candamo Reserved Zone in southeastern Amazonian Peru, 500 meters from the world’s largest macaw clay lick.

The Tambopata Research Center is a spartan yet comfortable 13 bedroom lodge built by Rainforest Expeditions with the object of lodging tourists and researchers alike and of protecting the adjacent macaw clay lick. Because of its remote location in a Connecticut-sized tract of uninhabited wilderness housing stable populations of endangered wildlife, the small scale of its infrastructure and operations and the presence of researchers and naturalist guides, Tambopata Research Center is an excellent headquarters for in depth explorations of Amazonian nature and wildlife.

Tambopata Research Center is composed of 4 interconnected, thatch-roofed buildings designed after traditional low-impact native architecture providing the creature comforts necessary for enhancing your wilderness experience without compromising authenticity. All buildings and inter-connecting passageways are raised on 4-foot stilts built from palm trunks or hardwoods. The main building is a 33 foot by 100 foot platform divided into 13 double rooms.

In addition to our staff of young Peruvian biologist guides who conduct on-site research, experienced professional researchers conduct their studies at TRC, sharing meals and quiet time with visitors.

The Tambopata Research Center offers its guests beds with mosquito netting for your comfort as well as unobstructed views of the forest from your room. A separate bathroom provides four flush toilets and four cold water showers. There is also a kitchen and dining/meeting room for guest convenience.