Duration
4 days and 3 nights
Departures Daily departures
Activities Walks through the heart of the reserved
area of Tambopata Candamo and the Bahuaja Sonene National park
.
A special birding tour for nature lovers in the heart of the Peruvian
Amazon
Airfares Not included, available upon request
(LP 073 and LP 076)
Meals Included as specified below
Customizable YES, feel free to ask for extra
services
Not Included Entrance to the Protected Area of
Tambopata (USD $24.00 per person).
DAY 1 ARRIVAL PUERTO MALDONADO
Reception at the airport and transportation to the Wasai MALDONADO
Ecolodge, where you will receive a welcoming tropical fruit beverage.
You will embark for a 4 hour motorboat trip up the Tambopata River
to Wasai TAMBOPATA Lodge & Research Center (box lunch on route).
During the trip we will be able to observe the local farms, while
groups of birds pass over the boat. Opportunity to see families
of Capybaras, the largest rodents in the world. Reception, accommodation
at the lodge.
After a short rest we will have a brief introductory walk in the
forest nearby to learn basic principles of ecology and hear some
wildlife natural history and observe the nocturnal life of insects,
frogs of various colours, and an occasional encounter with nocturnal
mammals. Return to the lodge for dinner. We will enjoy the diverse
sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first night in Amazonia.
Overnight at Wasai TAMBOPATA Lodge. (L, D).
DAY 2 MACAW CLAY LICK "COLLPA"
Early wake up at 4:30 am to take a light breakfast (coffee or
tea), to begin with our 40-minute journey upstream to the Macaw
Clay Lick “El Chuncho” in the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park. We
will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries
and wildlife of the riverbanks. At our arrival, if weather permits,
we will observe one of the greatest wildlife spectacles where
hundreds of parrots and different species of macaws gather to
eat clay, an unforgettable experience. Then, we will walk through
the river beach searching for animal footprints while we have
refreshment. In the middle morning we return to the lodge to have
breakfast and then take a rest to relax or do the adventure activities
like: zip line, tree climbing, etc. or enjoy the facilities and
the surroundings of Wasai.
(At 11 am) We leave again to take a 10 minute river journey to
enjoy “Cascadas del Gato”
(Cat Cascades), where we will swim in a “natural Jacuzzi”. If
you wish, you can join us to fish in the river where inhabit more
than 250 species of fish or do kayaking on the river.
After lunch, we will have an ethno botanical walk into the rainforest
by the Tambopata cross path, to learn about plants and medicinal
trees of the area; and to observe the amazing jungle ecosystem
where we will see walking palm trees, giant lupuna trees, snake
trees and so on. At nightfall, we embark again to make a nocturnal
cayman search. Overnight at Wasai TAMBOPATA Lodge. (B, L, D)
DAY 3 LAKE SANDOVAL
After breakfast we will make a trip in boat to the Wasai MALDONADO
Ecolodge, in Puerto Maldonado where we will relax in our bungalows
and enjoy a tasty lunch. After lunch we will leave and travel
for thirty minutes on the Madre de Dios River, to the access trail
to Lake Sandoval, a beautiful typical rainforest lake. 3 km hike
to the banks of the lake. There we will board a canoe to paddle
around the lake enjoying the beauty of the landscape and observing
the wildlife, such as kingfishers, herons, hoatzins (unique pre
historic looking birds) , monkeys, etc. If we are lucky we could
see the family of giant otters which live at the lake. We will
have the opportunity to swim in the lake.
It is time to begin our return hike to the Madre de Dios River
to return to Puerto Maldonado. There we will stay in the modern
and comfortable bungalows of Wasai MALDONADO Ecolodge. After dinner
we will be able to rest or go around the city on foot or on bicycle.
We can enjoy the pool and its cascade surrounded by verdant vegetation.
Rest of the night free to enjoy the night life of this welcoming
city. Overnight at Wasai MALDONADO Lodge. (B, L, D)
DAY 4 TRANSFER OUT
After breakfast we will return by boat to Puerto Maldonado to
take our flight to Lima or Cuzco.(B)
Please note that the program may vary slightly so as to maximize
your wildlife sightings, depending on the reports of our researchers
and experienced naturalist guides based at the lodge.
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