Overview
Tambopata National Reserve is located in the Amazon basin in the Department of Madre de Dios and Puerto Maldonado serves as a gateway for tours to Tambopata National Reserve.
It is one of the most popular destinations in Peru. Primarily because of its close proximity to Cusco which allows travelers to take an hour’s flight or an overnight bus after visiting Machu Picchu Day Trip.
Tambopata Peru is rich in biodiversity. It is home to different brightly coloured parrots and Macaws that primarily feed on clays here.
Collpa Chuncho is the best example of this. Hundreds of brightly colored Parrots and Macaws fly here every morning to lick the clay. The clay here is rich in a specific type of mineral that helps them to flush out toxins from their bodies.
Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick is truly a magical and an unmissable sight in Peruvian Amazon Rainforest.
On this four day tour, you will be getting a detailed insight into the life of locals living here. Accompanied by an English speaking local tour guide, you will be spotting different mammal species including giant otters that inhabit on the shores of Madre de Dios river and Tambopata River.
You will also get to see different animals and birds, most are distinct to the region. As local tour operators, we aim to offer authentic experience. We will be serving delicious native meals each time so you get to savor the best of the Amazonian food.
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Day 1
Day 01: Canopy Tower Tour – Night Walk at Tambopata National Park
Your jouney to Tambopata National Reserve Peru begins, where you are welcomed at the airport, bus terminal or city hotel and after transferred to our office.
After a short introduction and final arrangements, you set off along the Interoceanic Highway crossing 48 kilometers in our mobility (4 x 4) of paved road before turning onto an 18 kilometer forest track that leads to the banks of the Tambopata river and the Filadelfia community. from here you will take a short boat ride downstream to the lodge (10 minutes)
Upon arrival at the lodge, you will get welcomed and be shown your rooms. After lunch, your first exploration awaits, a short introductory walk through the rainforest leading to the canopy tower where you will be able to enjoy itfrom another perspective. Step by step you rise above the trees until the rainforest stretches endlessly in every direction, from here the forest canopy is alive with great activities of monkeys, macaws, toucans.
Then in the evening an incredible opportunity to see animals of nocturnal habits. The jungle dark revealing their secrets that only is experienced on a night walk tour.
Many frogs of several colors, night monkeys, kinkajou, snakes, stick insects, tarantulas among others are the animals expected to be seen in this activity highly recommended.
Dinner and night at our private lodge (bungalow)
Day 2
Day 02: The largest “Macaw Chuncho Clay Lick” on Earth
We wake up very early, at 4:30, to leave at 5:00 a.m. to our destination. Then a trip of approximately 1:30 hours boat trip.
On the way we will have the incredible opportunity to see Capybaras, which are the largest rodents in the world, tapirs. And, you can even see the South American feline, the Jaguar, many of our customers (35%) have seen this beautiful feline and they have photographic evidence of these encounters with these mammals.
Once you arrive at the world’s largest macaw clay lick, you’ll find chairs arranged along the riverbank where you can quietly await the most beautiful natural displays of these birds. Large macaw species such as the Red and green macaw (Ara chlotopterus), Scarlet macaw (Ara macao), and Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), among others, gather in large groups to feed on clay and obtain minerals as part of their daily diet.
During the return to our lodge, the river again offers surprises, caiman resting on sandbanks, turtles basking on logs or troops of monkeys crossing the canopy.
Lunch and the rest at the hammocks or good opportunity to take a swim in our swimming pool.
In the afternoon you are going to go in a etno botanical long jungle walk to learn about medicinal plants, amazon types of wood and a great opportunity to see more mammals.
By night free to rest or possibility of another night hike (highly recommended), this activity will be possible according the weather conditions.
Dinner and sleep.
Day 3
Day 03: Lake Sandoval
After breakfast, you will travel by boat and vehicle back to Puerto Maldonado, where you will embark on a trip on the Madre de Dios River and get deeper into the Tambopata National Reserve toward Lake Sandoval.
A 30 minutes river journey and a 3 km forest walk bring you to the lake’s shore. Here, calm waters reflect the sky as you paddle across the lake in search of wildlife. Monkeys move through the canopy, while birds sweep across the lake, with luck, you may encounter the endangered giant otters, fishing and playing in family groups.
After settling into a partner lodge, return to the lake for a striking Amazon sunset. As daylight fades, remain on the water to search for black caimans, the largest crocodile species in the rainforest. Over 4 meters in length, their red eyes gleam in the dark under your flashlight beam
Dinner and sleep.
Day 4
Day 04: Sunrise at Lago Sandoval – Puerto Maldonado City
Your final morning begins with a sunrise paddle on Sandoval Lake. Enjoy the sight, sounds and smell of the forest awaken with calls of howler monkeys and the flight of macaws overhead. This is the most active time for wildlife, and once again, the giant otters may appear, gliding across the mirrored surface.
Crossing the lake, towering aguaje palms some over 30 meters high, creating a serene farewell to the Amazon rainforest.
After breakfast, transfer by boat and vehicle back to our office in Puerto Maldonado, arriving in time for your return flight or bus journey.
Inclusions
Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick & Sandoval Lake 4 Day Tour in Tambopata – Full Experience Includes:
- Pick up from the airport or bus station
- Professional tour guide
- Land transfer (4X4)
- Motor boat
- All meals, breakfast, Lunch, dinner
- 03 night in our private lodge (bungalow)
- Private bathroom
- Rubber boots
- Frist-aid Kit
- Entrance tickets to the Tambopata National Reserve
Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick & Sandoval Lake 4 Day Tour in Tambopata – Full Experience Not Include:
- Bar consumption (alcoholic beverages)
Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick & Sandoval Lake 4 Day Tour in Tambopata – Full Experience Recommended:
- Original passport
- Lantern
- Binocular
- Sunscreen, sun Hat
- Walking shoes, sandals
- Mosquito repellent
- Small backpack
- Long sleeved cotton shirts (preferably green coloured)
- Long cotton trousers
- Raincoat, toiletries, small towel, toilet paper
Pricing
Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick & Sandoval Lake 4 Day Tour in Tambopata – Full Experience Group Service Cost:
Adult Price US$ 720.00
(Group size minimum 2 / maximun 10)
Locations Visited: Tambopata and Chuncho Clay Lick
Frequency: 4 Times of week
Physical Grading: 1-2-3-4-5
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