The Amazon Basin is the biggest tropical rainforest on earth. Realistically, there's only one way to explore it: by boat. And certainly, there's only one way to explore it, in the highest of style: aboard Pure Amazon.

The state-of-the-art river boat is unique in the region in terms of both material comfort and human expertise. A maximum of 22 passengers per cruise guarantees an intimate, focused experience, in which every detail is managed by a best-in-class local team.

Pure Amazon operates three-, four- and seven-night itineraries in and around the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, a pristine protected area of some 21,000 square kilometres in northern-eastern Peru. The opportunities for wildlife-spotting - from pink dolphins to colourful macaws - are matchless, whether on expert-guided excursions by land or water or observed through one of the panoramic windows in your own superbly appointed cabin, as you contemplate a sunset glass of something chilled and interesting on the sun deck before a leisurely dinner prepared by your onboard chef. The rainbow-plumed macaws themselves will gaze down and squawk in envy from their treetop perches.