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Amazon Jungle Tours
Posada Amazonas and Tambopata Research
center Tours
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Jungle Express package ( 3 days
and 2 nights )
price per person US$295 based on double occupancy
DAY 1: PUERTO
MALDONADO - POSADA AMAZONAS
Upon arrival from Lima or Cuzco, reception and transfer to
the Tambopata river port in Puerto Maldonado. Puerto
Maldonado is situated at the confluence of the mighty Madre
de Dios and Tambopata Rivers (Map)
and is a bustling, booming tropical frontier town. Its
principal activities are gold mining, Brazil nut collecting,
timber extraction, agriculture and ecotourism.
After a brief survey of the town we will depart on a 1 hour
ride via Infierno road, followed by 30 minutes boat journey
by motorized canoe to Posada Amazonas.
Depending on the arrival time of the plane we will have a
boxed lunch aboard the boats or have lunch upon arrival at
Posada Amazonas. During our voyage we may see bird species
typical of the river or forest edge such as: Black Skimmer,
Pied Lapwing, Capped Heron, Jabiru Stork, Roadside Hawk, and
several species of kingfishers, swallows and flycatchers.
When we arrive at Posada Amazonas we will unpack and unwind.
Posada Amazonas is a comfortable yet unobtrusive 30 room
lodge owned jointly by Rainforest Expeditions and the Local
Community of Infierno. We will receive a short orientation
and a complete briefing on the lodge and the Ecotourism
Project before our afternoon activity : the canopy tower. In
this activity, we will visit a 35 meter scaffolding tower
that is 15 minutes walking from the lodge. The scaffolding
tower is built so that you safely climb using the internal
staircase with verandahs on each side, and rest in platforms
present every 2 meters. From the top you not only get
spectacular views of the river and the surrounding forest
but also excellent opportunities to observe birds from the
canopy including parrots, toucans and macaws. A video about
the forest of Tambopata will be displayed after dinner.
(L, D)
DAY 2: POSADA AMAZONAS
We will be up at dawn for a visit to the Tres Chimbadas
oxbow lake. After an early breakfast we depart, fifteen
minutes from Posada Amazonas by boat and a 30 minute walk
take us to the lake shore. From here we take a long, easy
canoe ride around it. We will look for giant river otters,
turtles, hoatzin, and wading birds. The giant river otters
that are seen in Tres Chimbadas belong to a resident family
of nine. We will return to the lodge’s trails in time for a
visit to a small parakeet clay lick. Dozens and sometimes
hundreds of Blue Headed Parrots, Orange-Cheeked Parrots,
Cobalt-winged parakeets, and sometimes even the rare Rock
Parakeet congregate here on clear days to ingest clay. This
congregation creates a riotous and colorful wildlife
spectacle where the greens, oranges, reds and blues of the
parrots dance around the bank as each individual parrot
competes for their choice beakful of clay. At times, this
spectacle lasts for hours. Then we will return to the lodge
for lunch before embarking on our afternoon outing. In the
afternoon we will visit the community’s ethnobotanical
center. From this little shop, the community has been
registering the uses of medicinal plants from elders and
planting, producing and distributing them for over ten years.
We will hike the trails around the center with one of the
residents who will explain to us the everyday uses of forest
resources in medicine, construction, food and fiber. We will
return to Posada Amazonas for dinner and overnight. After
enjoying our popular happy hour and refurbishing your
spirits with ours, you will be up for an optional night walk
to look for amphibians and insects.
(B,L,D)
DAY 3: POSADA AMAZONAS-PUERTO MALDONADO
After an early breakfast, we will return to Puerto Maldonado
for our flight back to Lima or Cusco.
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INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge accommodations based on
double occupancy. All scheduled land and river transportation. All transfers. All
scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as
specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast;L=Lunch;D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
Entrance to the protected area of Tambopata (INRENA TAX) USD 35 per person
International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage
charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic
and non-alcoholic
beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio
calls or messages, reconfirmation of
flights and items of personal nature.
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