12-day Amazon survival training: Learn to live in the jungle

Twelve days learning to feed and shelter yourself in the rainforest

A 12-day survival training course in the Peruvian Amazon where you learn to source food and water from the jungle, build shelter, navigate by river, and make tools: staying in campsites and practicing each skill in the field. The guide speaks English or Spanish, pickup is included, and children from age 13 are welcome. Minimal provisioned food means you secure most meals yourself as part of the training.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Journey into the Amazon

• Begin 12 day Amazon journey

Day 2: Learn and Practice Survival theory and Survival skills

• Start theoretical survival training

Day 3: Development and Survival training in the Field

• Practice survival training in field

Day 4: Teaching Methods and Techniques for Navigation

• Learn navigation in jungle and rivers

Day 5: Learn to Build Shelter and find Water

• Learn to find and filter water
• Learn to build shelter

Day 6: Learn to Identify Toxic and Nontoxic Fruits and Plants

• Identify toxic and nontoxic plants

Day 7: Learn how to make Fire and find and prepare Food

• Make fire with jungle elements
• Find and prepare meal

Day 8: Learn how to make all types of Traps and Snares

• Learn to make traps and snares

Day 9: Making Weapons and Gear to help other Survivors

• Make weapons from jungle elements
• Learn to help others make weapons

Day 10: Learn how to find Assistance and How to Assist Survivor with Injury

• Learn to find assistance
• Learn to assist injured survivors

Day 11: Behavior, Attitude and Respectful ways of interacting with local and Native people

• Learn respectful interaction with locals

Day 12: The Golden rules of a Survivor and Return to the City

• Review golden rules of survival
• Return to the city

The experience

The course starts with theory: how to navigate the Amazon rivers and jungle, how to find and filter water, how to identify which plants and fruits are safe to eat. Then you move into the field to practice. You'll learn to build a shelter from what's around you, make fire with jungle materials, set traps and snares, and prepare a meal from what you've found. The training also covers first aid, making weapons and gear, and how to help other survivors in an emergency.

You sleep in campsites throughout the 12 days and eat very little provisioned food. The point is to source most of it yourself from the jungle and river as part of learning to survive there. This is not a guided tour with meals arranged. It's hands-on training where you do the work. By the end you'll understand how to live in the rainforest rather than just pass through it.

The final days cover behavior and respect when interacting with local and indigenous people, and the golden rules of survival before you return to the city. A live guide in English or Spanish leads the whole course, and hotel or lodge pickup is included at the start.

What’s included

• 12-day survival training with live guide in English or Spanish.
• campsite accommodation.
• instruction in water sourcing and filtration, shelter building, fire making, plant identification, trapping, tool making, navigation, first aid, and local cultural respect.
• hotel or lodge pickup at the start.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (18 to 66 years) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Under 13: can't be booked

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 11 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Physically demandingNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Green Wild Amazon Expedition

Is this one for you?This course is hands-on and physically demanding. You do the survival work yourself rather than watch it demonstrated, and you eat what you catch or find. It suits someone who wants to learn practical jungle skills over two weeks and is fit enough to work in the rainforest every day with minimal comfort.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years). Children under 13 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly do I learn to do during the 12 days?

You learn to find and filter water, build shelter, make fire, identify edible and toxic plants, set traps and snares, make weapons and tools, navigate by river and jungle, and provide first aid to injured survivors. Each skill is taught in theory first, then practiced in the field.

How much food will I actually have during the course?

Very little provisioned food is provided. You'll source most of your meals from the jungle and river as part of the survival training: finding, preparing and cooking what you catch or gather.

Where do I sleep and what are the accommodations like?

You stay in campsites and shelters throughout the 12 days. The accommodations are basic because learning to build and maintain shelter in the jungle is part of the training itself.

Is there an age requirement or fitness level needed?

Children are welcome from age 13. The course is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries, pregnant travelers, or those with poor cardiovascular health. You should have a high level of physical fitness.