4
days/3 night itinerary | 3
days/2 night itinerary
DAY
1 PUERTO MALDONADO / TAMBOPATA
Upon
arrival in Puerto Maldonado, transfer to the pier, enjoy
a twenty-five minute motor-canoe ride down the Madre
de Dios River to the starting point of a half hour
trek. After arriving at a small channel, board a dugout
canoe for a short trip to Lake Sandoval. Continue the
journey on a catamaran to reach Sandoval
Lake Lodge.
After
lunch, board the catamaran again to visit the west side
of the Lake. Early in the evening, observe the macaws
arriving to the place to spend the night. After dinner,
canoe expedition in search of the impressive black
caiman.
DAY
2 HEATH NATIONAL SANCTUARY
Very
early wake up for a walk to the river. Full-day boat trip
to the Heath National Sanctuary across the pristine
jungle. Box lunch en route. After dinner, short trek in
search of the black caimans at the river beaches.
Overnight at camp.
DAY
3 TAMBOPATA
Before
dawn, excursion to the collpa, a red clay cliff
where hundreds of parrots and the larger macaws of
up to twelve species visit the lick to eat salty clay essential
to their digestion. After breakfast, return trip to the
lodge for dinner and overnight. Box lunch on board.
DAY
4 TAMBOPATA / PUERTO MALDONADO
After
a breakfast at about dawn, take a final shorter paddle
around the western end of the lake to try to glimpse the giant
otters and to take some final pictures of lake birds
before entering the canal again, walking back to the river,
boarding a motorized canoe from Tambopata to the pier in
Puerto Maldonado and transfer to the airport.
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