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Macaw clay lick Extensive ( 5 days and 4 nights )
Price per person $563

This is a complete program which combines the comfort of beautiful lodges with the experience to spend a night camping in the Bahuaja Sonene National Park. 
Daily departures

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Day 1: DISCOVER THE JUNGLE Arrive in the jungle town of Puerto Maldonado. You will be met at the airport and transferred to the Wasai Maldonado Lodge. After a refreshing drink you will make the 3-4 hour journey up the Tambopata River into the primary rainforest of the Tambopata Reserve Zone with the opportunity to see local communities and wildlife along the banks of the river. You will arrive at the Wasai Tambopata Lodge in the late afternoon. After refreshments you will go on a short introductory walk into the forest . In the evening you will go on a night walk to look for some of the nocturnal creatures of the forest. (L, D) Day 2: BAHUAJA SONENE NATIONAL PARK You will wake before dawn and cross the Tambopata River to walk to the parrot clay lick on the banks of the River Gato. You will watch parrots and parakeets gather and feed on the clay. On the walk you may see animals such as monkeys and other interesting plants and insects. After breakfast you can relax in the beautiful surroundings of the lodge, go fishing or swim in a nearby waterfall. After lunch you will make the 1 1/2 hour journey further up the River Tambopata into the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park. This journey is an excellent opportunity to see birds and animals such as capybara, jaguar and large caiman. You will arrive at the site of the Chuncho Collpa in the late afternoon and establish camp on the river beach. You will watch the sun set and can swim in the river or have a go at catching some of the abundant fish. In the night you will attempt to see animals visiting the clay river banks to eat clay - and the animals that hunt them such as jaguar and caiman. (B, L, D) Day 3: MACAW CLAY LICK You will wake at dawn to the sound of Howler Monkeys and hundreds of parakeets wheeling through the red morning sky. You will watch several species of macaw and many species of parrots and parakeets gather to eat clay in the first few hours after sunrise. You will have a simple breakfast on the beach followed by a short walk through the forest to look for birds and animals. You will travel back down the river to the Tambopata Lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you can go for walk, relax, go fishing or swimming or visit a local community. After an evening meal you will go out onto the river to get a close view of caimans (alligators). (B, L, D) Day 4: SANDOVAL LAKE You will have breakfast and them make the journey back down the Tambopata River to Puerto Maldonado. You will arrive at Wasai Maldonado Lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you will Travel Down the Madre de Dios River and from there walk through the forest to the tranquil and beautiful Lake Sandoval. At the lake your guide will paddle you in a wooden canoe to look for Giant River Otters and birds such as Hoatzin and Aningha and you can fish for piranha. There is a wonderful sunset here . You will walk back through the forest to look for some of the nocturnal creatures of the forest and them travel back to the Lodge for a final evening meal. (B, L, D) Day 5 TRANSFER OUT Breakfast and transportation to the airport. (B)	Click to Enlarge Jungle Lodges Accommodations
	Macaw Clay Lick
	Sandoval Lake's Black Caymans
	Giant Otters
	Madre de Dios River

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INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double occupancy.  All scheduled land, lake 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)is USD 36 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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