Puerto Maldonado – Tambopata – 5D/4N

Day Highlight: Quiet catamaran navigation across secluded oxbow lakes in search of resident families of giant river otters.

After breakfast, we walk for 3 km and head towards Sandoval Lake (habitat of the giant otter), and paddle in canoe and appreciate many types of monkeys (howler monkey, squirrel monkey, brown capuchin, tamarinds) and different species of birds (Hoatzin cormorants, jacanas, tiger herons, vultures) and sloths. We may meet the family of giant otters (almost two meters long) which is in danger of extinction, we may see the largest caimans over 4 feet long recorded in the lake, finally we return to the lodge to savor a typical lunch and savor a grand sunset over the Madre de Dios River.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.
• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.
• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.
• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Dawn river boat observation of colorful parrots and macaws gathering along the mineral clay cliffs.

At 5:30 am in the morning, we take a short walk through the canopy trail, approximately 40m. high, which allows us to have a panoramic view of the Madre de Dios River and allows us to observe different species of birds, such as toucans, trogons, macaws, tanagers, orioles, etc.

Then we prepare for a challenging activity in trees over 30m. high, for this activity we will have an instructor guide who will give us a talk on how to use the safety harness for the zip line, feel the adrenaline in the trees, return to the lodge.

After breakfast, we will return to the city and then we will return in our 4×4 for lunch, after a break, we will walk to witness the clay lick, finally we will have dinner and rest.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.
• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.
• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.
• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Dawn river boat observation of colorful parrots and macaws gathering along the mineral clay cliffs.

Early in the morning we go to the macaw clay lick here we will see a great spectacle of noisy parrots and macaws. they come to lick to find minerals and salts with digestive properties in the clay wall, macaws and parrots like the dark blue head, chirricles, maracan, blue and yellow macaw, red and green macaw and red macaw. On our way back to our lodge we can see caimans, turtles and capybaras, jaguar, tapir along the Tambopata River, lunch at the lodge and rest.

In the afternoon we fish for piranhas and other species of fish in the Tambopata River, night walk, where you can see a variety of insects (tarantulas, toads and frogs), dinner and rest.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.
• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.
• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.
• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Guided rainforest trail walk and river navigation toward Puerto Maldonado with native naturalist commentary.

Breakfast and return to the city, transfer to the airport or bus station, we can operate this tour with a minimum of 2 people and a maximum of 10 people in each of our tours for this jungle tour.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.
• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.
• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.
• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.