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Rainforest diving in Peru

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Nature Expeditions and Executive Director of the Peruvian conservation group Mundo Azul, about rainforest diving in Peru:

“Of all the expeditions I made and nature adventures I had as a biologist, working in Peru during the last 12 years, rainforest diving in Peru has been by far the most impressive and unforgettable one of all. The rainforest of the National Park Yanachaga Chemillen for me was the most beautiful rainforest area I have ever seen. To dive in its crystal clear rivers with hundreds of fish and dozens of species circling me can only be compared with diving in a healthy tropical reef.

The logistics to get there have been one of the most complicated ones I ever had to organize. Once we had the necessary permits it actually developed into a logistical nightmare. Wild canons and rapids defended the entrance to this protected rainforest and the entire way was an adventure in itself. I am considering myself a very blessed person to have had the chance to experience this virgin and threatened nature as wild and untamed as it is. Of the time we spent there every second was precious to me but really we only got a short glimpse of this marvelous underwater world. There is much more to discover yet – so there is only one thing left to do: Return!”

If you are interested in joining Stefan Austermühle on his next diving expedition to the Peruvian rainforest, please see the movies below and do carefully read this entire page, including the disclaimer. At the bottom of this page you will then find a link to the next page where you can obtain detailed information on how to join.

Rainforest diving in Peru

Please read the following disclaimer about rainforest diving in Peru and take it serious:

Expeditions like this one are dangerous. When participating in rainforest diving in Peru you are far away from civilization and the support infrastructure you are used to. And you are not only blessed to experience wild nature, you are also exposed to the dangers of untamed wilderness. No insurance is going to cover your participation.
How safe rainforest diving in Peru is depends on the level of experience and organization brought into by the team members and secondly of the expedition members capacity to work as a team. However, preparation and teamwork can only take you so far. An expedition is not an organized travel package. You will never know what happens: good or bad. If you want to take part in such an amazing adventure like rainforest diving in Peru you simply will have to embrace and deal with everything that happens in the best possible way, be it success or failure.
Rainforest diving in Peru is not a tourist travel package: It is an expedition. Nature Expeditions SAC is organizing logistics and infrastructure for this expedition. The company Nature Expeditions SAC however will require all participants to legally exempt the company, its employees and subcontracted service providers from any liability for any equipment loss or damage, physical damage, accident or death occurring during rainforest diving in Peru.

Having said all this:

Rainforest diving in Peru is one of the greatest nature adventures left on our planet and to be able to visit these virgin places is a privilege and a blessing.

In Stefan’s words: Rainforest diving in Peru is just worth the risk.

Stefan Austermühle invites you to return with him to Yanachaga Chemillen for another unique expedition of rainforest diving in Peru.

Stefan Austermühle is a German biologist, resident in Peru. He is the Executive Director of the Peruvian conservation group Mundo Azul and General Manager of Nature Expeditions SAC. In the last 12 years he organized and led 14 expeditions into wilderness areas in Peru from the coastal desert and the Andes to the Peruvian cloud forest and the lowland rainforest. Seven of these expeditions involved the production of TV documentaries, while the other seven where pure scientific research expeditions. Stefan and his wife Nina have been the first ones to ever dive in the Lagoon of the Condors in the Peruvian cloud forest at an altitude of 2700 meters. The have been the first ones to ever scuba dive in the Peruvian rainforest in the National Park Yanachaga Chemillen. And they belong to the handful of scuba divers that have been diving in Lake Titicaca at 3812 meters of altitude.

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