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Day
1
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.
Dinner and overnight stay at
the eco lodge, the different sounds of the forest will be with
us on our first night in the amazon.
Day
2 :
You
will wake before dawn and cross the Tambopata River to walk
through the jungle to visit 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
Day
3
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. them we
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 caiman ( alligators)
Day
4
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.
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.
Day
5 Breakfast
and transfer to the airport.
Main
building at Wasai Eco lodge Tambopata
click
here to see more details of the lodge
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