TAMBOPATA TOURS MACAW CLAY LICK + SANDOVAL LAKE FULL DAY 4D / 3N
4 Days – 3 Nights
$ 325.00
One tour per person
Day 1: Welcome to Puerto Maldonado – Collpas Tambopata Inn
- Arrive in Puerto Maldonado, capital of Madre de Dios, and join a 2-hour bus and a 1/2 boat journey to the lodge. A local welcome drink and a short friefing about the lodge will be served.
- Collpas Tambopata Inn awaits– a spacious friendy eco-lodge, with bar, a swimming pool, and buffet service in the limit of National Reserve of Tambopata, being the fartest lodge from Puerto Maldonado surrounded by monkeys and several bird species.
- Accommodation includes rooms from 24 mts to 68 mts suites with a private bathroom and an open window facing the forest.
- Your stay includes three meals daily, teas, coffee, guided excursions and activities, refreshments upon arriving, and transfers to and from the airport. We assign guides on private small groups of 10:1
- This afternoon join the introductory a two to three-kilometer hike in a primary forest, information about the most important medicinal plants and the same time GREAT chances to spot seven different species of monkeys and different birds that will make your jungle walk unforgettable. At The visit to our 50 mts canopy tower will complete this first experience. The new Canopy bridge is in the way ;-)
- You will have the option of taking the boat in the evening and spot withe and black caymans along the Tambopata River, is an Amazin exprience to see the reptail in its main habitat
DAY 2: Enjoying Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick
- Wildlife in the Amazon takes advantage of the first lights of the day as it is cooler, so we do. Even if you are on vacation there will be some activities that our guides encourage you to make it very early in the morning and it’s worth it.
- All year around, dozens of large macaws and hundreds of parrots congregate on this large river bankin a raucous and colorful spectacle that inspired a National Geographic cover story od course much better in the dry season. Discretely located sixty to eighty meters from the cliff, we will observe Green-winged, Scarlet, and Blue-and-gold Macaws and several species of smaller parrots descend to ingest clay. Outings are at dawn when the lick is most active. Breakfast will be served in front of the macaw Clay Lick Chuncho
- We will propose to go for a river adventure, we will go for Kayaking in the river or the stream depending on your expectation, is a beautiful activity also with big chances to see Capibaras, turttles and river birds during this two hours activity.
- hiking out at night when most of the insects are active is our plan. Much easier to find are frogs with shapes and sounds as bizarre as their natural histories. Spiders, tarantulas and even maybe a snake is possible to see.
Day 3: Explore the mammal clay lick in Tambopata National Reserve
- This five to eight kilometer trail covers the prototypical rain forest with immense trees crisscrossed by creeks and ponds. Amongst the figs, ceibas, and shihuahuacos we will go for the mammal clay lick …Squirrel, Brown Capuchin, and red howler Monkeys as well as peccaries. Collpas Tambopata Inn is located within this habitat.
- The waters of Tambopata River offers us a variety of fishes such as Payaras, Pacu (Giant Piranha), Catfish (Zungaros, Piros, Surubim, etc.) We usually fish for 2 hours in our third afternoon, with our local methots we always have really good chances to catch some. If you want to go for piranhas we are happy to do it.
Day 4: Sandoval Lake Tambopata National Reserve
- Back to Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Hostel for Breakfast, , once you are ready we will move to the main port of the city to begin another cruise within the reserve, this time our destination is the famous and beautiful Sandoval Lake.
- This is an oxbow lake in Tambopata national reserve. After approximately 40 minutes by boat, we started a 3 km hike through the forest until you reach the shore of the Lake. Since starting our tour we will visit this beautiful body of water, the place is spectacular, many birds, very good opportunity to see a lots of monkeys of several species such as the red howler monkey, brown capuchin, squirrel monkey, dusky tity and saddle back tamarin.
- Gian river otters 40% of chances to see them. Lunch at the edge of the Lake.
- It is time to say goodbye, as the expedition comes to an end.
- Your visit will make a direct contribution to Wired Amazon and the National Reserve of Tambopata.
- You will take the journey back to the city to the bus station or airport for your national flight onwards . B & L
- Minimum of participants: 02
- Maximum of participants per guide: 10
- Kind of service: Group (see private service)
- Departure: Every day.
- Best time to visit: All Year around
- Departure Reserva: Nacional Tambopata, Perú
- Departure Time: Please arrive by 9:15 AM for a prompt departure at 9:30 AM.
- Return Time: Approximately 5:30 PM.
- Dress Code: Casual. Comfortable athletic clothing, hiking shoes, hat, light jacket.
IMPORTANT
what make us different:
- 16 years working into Sandoval & Chuncho– Tambopata National Reserve, and Madre de Dios only with local guides.
- Local guides Highly recommended.
- Better prices and better excursions.
- We really give guaranties of an amazin time in the Jungle. We always find animal in the wild, we know how to do it.
- An unforgettable experience!
Includes:
- River and land tourist transportation.
- 03 nights at the Lodge “Collpa Tambopata Inn”.
- Entrance to the Tambopata national reserve.
- Bilingual guide during all the activity.
- Activities at our lodge
- All meals from breakfast on day 1 to lunch on the fourth day.
- First aid kit
- Rubber boots.
Does not include:
- Travel insurance for the trip
- Extra drinks. (soft drinks or alcoholic beverages)
- Personal expenses
- Tips
To bring:
- Copy of passport.
- Mosquito repellent.
- Comfortable and light clothing.
- Sunscreen.
- Sunglasses
- Cap.
- Water bottle.
- Flashlight.
- Camera, charger and battery.
- Rain gear (for example, rain poncho) between January and March.
- Cash.