Highlights of Peru's Amazon BasinUpon arrival at Puerto Maldonado, we welcome you and transfer you by bus and then river launch to Refugio Amazonas.
During our river journey into the Tambopata National Reserve, we will see bird species typical of the river or forest edge, and enjoy a box lunch along the way.
When we arrive at Refugio Amazonas, we will receive a short orientation and a complete briefing of the lodge and its Ecotourism Project, in conjunction with the local community of Infierno.
After dinner in the lodge, we will take you on a caiman search along the banks of the river, using headlamps to spot the red reflection from the caimans’ eyes!
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 2: Refugio Amazonas: Condenado Lake
We will up at dawn in order to make the short hike to Condenado oxbow lake. Once there, we take a long, gentle canoe ride around it. We will look for giant river otters, turtles, hoatzin, macaws and a variety of wading birds.
Later, we make the short boat ride across the Tambopata River to a farm owned by the charismatic Don Manuel, who grows a variety of popular and lesser known Amazon crops - just about every plant and tree you see serves a purpose, and we learn about these medicinal uses from our guide. There is plenty of wildlife living amongst the flora.
This afternoon, after lunch in the lodge, we take a short hike to a patch of Brazil Nut trees that has been harvested for decades (if not centuries), where we learn of the process involved in harvesting, transporting and drying the rainforest's only sustainable crop, and of the people who make a living from it.
After dinner, you have the option of taking a night hike. Most of the jungle’s mammals are most active after dark, although they are difficult to find; frogs are easier to locate, owing to the remarkably loud sounds many species make!
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 3: Refugio Amazonas: Clay Lick & Canopy Tower
A short walk from Refugio Amazonas is a peccary clay lick. These wild rainforest pigs often show up in the late morning, in herds of five to twenty, to eat clay, which aids with their digestion. Even if the peccaries do not appear, it is still well worth the short hike as plenty of other wildlife, including deer, guan and parakeets, make use of the lick.
After lunch at the lodge, we make the thirty minute walk to the 25-meter scaffolding canopy tower, which offers wonderful panoramic views of the Tambopata River and National Reserve, as well as a bird’s-eye view of ... other birds, such as toucans, macaws and raptors! The tower is a great place to watch the sun setting over the jungle canopy, before we return to Refugio Amazonas for dinner.
There will be a presentation about Tambopata and its ecological issues after dinner, to put all you have seen into a wider context.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 4: Refugio Amazonas – Puerto Maldonado – Lima
After an early breakfast, we depart by boat back to the city of Puerto Maldonado, directly to the airport, in time for our flight back to Lima, via Cuzco.
Meals Included: Breakfast
End of Services
Accommodation
Jungle Lodge (3*).
Inclusions
All meals
Sightseeing at lodge and daily activities
River transfers from Puerto Maldonado airport to lodge.
Difficulty Rating
2 (light adventure).
Sustainability
Carbon Offsets not available for this tour
Local foods used on tour
Local English speaking guides used (most University educated).
Single Surcharge
50% of single price.
Notes
Tour commences in Puerto Maldonado.
No flights included.
All inclusive tour. Based on 3* lodge - other lodges available on request.
Price dependent on:
Lodge Availability.
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