REFUGIO AMAZONAS NAMED WORLD’S LEADING ECOLODGE 2025

World’s Leading Ecolodge 2025 – World Travel Awards

Refugio Amazonas has been recognized as a World’s Leading Ecolodge 2025 at an international level. By being the only ecolodge within Peru recognized as a World’s Leading Ecolodge, it becomes and continues to be a beacon within the global community regarding the potential for comfort and immersion within the rainforest. It reinforces a model for regenerative tourism that not only preserves and maintains the Amazonian rainforest but also engages with it, exploring it through learning and science.

But perhaps most importantly, for adventurers who want it all the ultimate experiences without giving up on comfort is what this award represents so definitively. It promises an immersive experience with pure rainforest surrounding them, carefully planned accommodation, and activities that will help foster a sense of more immersion with the natural world. All of it facilitated with a commitment to sustainable practice on an internationally recognized scale. To visit Refugio Amazonas is more than an act of travel; it becomes an active contribution.

PRESS RELEASE

From Tambopata, Peru, Rainforest Expeditions proudly announced that Refugio Amazonas was named “World’s Leading Ecolodge 2025” at the World Travel Awards ceremony held in Bahrain. The lodge was recognized as the top ecolodge worldwide and the sole winner representing the Peruvian Amazon, further cementing its position as one of the most exceptional experiences in global tourism.

“We are deeply grateful for this recognition and for the trust of everyone who believes in the Amazon and what it represents for the world” said Eduardo Nycander, founder of Rainforest Expeditions. Alongside Carlos Wiese, a member of the company’s board of directors, Nycander accepted the award and emphasized the importance of this achievement for both the Amazon region and Peru.

It emphasizes a hospitality philosophy that reinvents luxury with a deep appreciation and understanding of Mother Nature. At Refugio Amazonas, luxury becomes an intersection and harmony between comfort and nature, yet unspoiled. It is within these realms that luxury becomes a privilege based on understanding, appreciation, and implementation of efforts toward the sustenance and preservation of life in an ever continuing living ecosystem.

REFUGIO AMAZONAS: EXPERIENCES BUILT ON RESPECT FOR THE FOREST

Situated within one of the most biodiverse regions of Tambopata, Refugio Amazonas welcomes tourists who want to discover special ecosystems, spot various species, and appreciate the importance of having a rainforest intact. Its designs allow tourists to engage with nature without interfering with it.

WIRED AMAZON: APPROACHING A DECADE OF SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION

Refugio Amazonas is also the birthplace of Wired Amazon an Avant garde citizen science program that allows guests to participate in actual scientific research, from data collection to results analysis. Wired Amazon will be celebrating ten continuous years in 2026 and will already have settled into its place as unique and sustainable, as it not only minimizes the impact of humans but actually creates knowledge and helps in the long-term regeneration of the forest for future generations.

“This award reflects our commitment to protecting the Amazon while offering experiences that allow travelers to understand it in a deep and meaningful way” said Rocío Guzmán, Sales and Marketing Manager at Rainforest Expeditions. “At Refugio Amazonas, we show that the most valuable experience we can provide is a living forest, along with the chance to contribute to its future.”

ABOUT RAINFOREST EXPEDITIONS

Backed by over 30 years of experience, Rainforest Expeditions runs three ecolodges in Tambopata and spearheads programs which involve the amalgamation of scientific research, innovation, and intimate participation with local communities. Its model for responsible management has left the company well set at the top in the structuring of unique, immersive travel sustainably in the Peruvian Amazon.