Jungle night walk

Meet the small giants of the Peruvian Amazon in the dark night

At first, you were a little nervous about the Jungle Night Walk, taking uncertain steps onto the dark trail and fidgeting with your headlamp. But soon, your eyes adjust, and a new world opens up to you. While many animals sleep, others emerge, making the Amazon their own. These weird, otherworldly creatures of the night — giant insects, frogs, snakes, and more — are ripe for discovery.

Our Jungle Night Walk gives you the once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the nocturnal wonders of the Amazon Rainforest. In deep darkness, surrounded by hundreds of jungle sounds and with the help of powerful lights, you enter a world inhabited by the most unique, diverse, and shy night creatures. Many animals, especially insects, amphibians, and reptiles, hide from predators during the day. This means that nighttime is the best time to find beautiful tree frogs, shy snakes, and other rainforest creatures that only come out at night. From Night Monkeys to Poison Dart Frogs, Tarantulas to Stick Bugs, you never know what miraculous creature you’ll find!

Why You’ll Love the Jungle Night Walk

• Spy Unbelievable Animals: Night hikes with our experienced guides often result in amazing looks at bizarre insects and other animals. If you’re lucky, you’ll find Poison Dart Frogs, Praying Mantises, giant spiders, and other animals with incredible, strange adaptations to life in the darkness. You might even spot a sleeping bird or bright Morpho Butterfly!


• See Another Side of the Amazon: Once the sun sets, the rainforest takes on a totally different character. It’s the same peaceful, fascinating forest, but populated with the weirdest life forms on Earth. If you only see the jungle during the day, you’ve only experienced half of its wonder and beauty!

To learn more about this activity and dozens more, talk with our Amazon travel experts now.