In a Visitor's Words...

The Tapiche Jungle Reserve wishes all of you a happy new year and a great start into 2022! We are so happy that we were able to receive guests again last year and want to share with you what Jamie (@jahmoonrider) wrote about his trip to Tapiche:

"This year I was blessed with opportunities to get into wild pockets of the planet, the further I went the deeper I desired to go.

One of the highlights of this years cornucopia of adventure was visiting the @tapichejungle reserve in Northern Peru. The trip involved planes and many hours on river boats, but Golly, I’d return ten times over.

Chalk full of animals, plants, and … the FUNGI was astounding!!! I counted over 40 unique fruiting species. There was a blitz of monkeys, including a rare and elusive red huacari monkey (pictured).

By dawns light we head to the trails to hike and enjoy the wildlife for the better part of the day. Each day was unique, and of course nothing guaranteed, but our group had a good energy and the animals came out for us. In the evenings we trolled the Tapiche River by boat for a relaxing bird, caimen, and turtle watching excursion by sunset. We even saw a myriad of river dolphins!!! Dreams come true people. Literally.

This reserve is a prime example of how conservation and stewardship is vital to wild places. Everyday forces like logging, hunting and extraction put a strain on our diverse forests, and if it weren’t for people selflessly dedicating time and energy to protecting swathes of habitat and also working with local communities… I’m afraid our world wouldn’t be as magical.

I am so thankful for this visit to Tapiche Reserve and dream to return ASAP during the flood season to witness the forest completely inundated by water!! Anyone want to join?

Also, hats off to @tropical_conservation_fund and @william__maximus for helping steward my love for tropical ecosystems and getting me back down to Peru to remind me what matters in this life. I appreciate the leadership, for to me, protecting millions of years of biodiversity is one of the most important things we can do with our time and energy in this life."

Jamie, we are so humbled by your words and want to thank you for your lovely presence and exuberant passion for nature! Thank you for taking the time to put your experience at the reserve into words, it truly means a lot to us!

If you feel inspired to visit the Tapiche Jungle Reserve after reading about Jamie's stay with us, please contact us to start planning your trip! If travel is not in your future for now, you can support us at our GoFundMe—all donations go directly to local salaries and keeping the reserve operational. Thanks, everyone!