Pure Amazon operates almost exclusively in and aroundthe Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, a place of exceptional beauty and biodiversity and Peru’s largest protected area – 21,000 square kilometres, about the size of Wales. June to November is low-water season. Birders and wildlife lovers will leap at the opportunity to venture into the habitat of some of the rarest and most iconic species on earth. In high-water season, from December to May, the Amazon River and its tributaries the Marañón and Ucayali flood, and most of the Pacaya-Samiria reserve is submerged. Though this may sound limiting, it also opens up a perspective on the entire land- and riverscape that is nothing less than enchanted.

Pure Amazon offers three-, four- and seven-night itineraries, with all available for private charter. Regardless of the length of the itinerary, there will usually be at least two expert-led excursions a day by motorised skiff, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon, when birds and other wildlife are most active. Depending on the season, forays into the rainforest on foot may be possible. Other daytime activities include kayaking and fishing. Visits to local village communities provide insights into the way of life of the Amazon Basin’s ribereños.

The evening might begin with sundowners on the Sundeck, followed by dinner, a talk or Q&A session, and conclude with hosted stargazing beneath the clearest of night skies.