Puerto Maldonado Tour

After the pick up at the airport or in Puerto Maldonado, we will go the pier and we will get on the boat to navigate for 40 minutes on the Madre de Dios River to our lodge. Upon arrival, we will leave our luggage in our bungalow and we will have lunch.

After a short rest, we depart to our first excursion accompanied by our guide. We will have our first contact with the jungle where the guide will explain the different medicinal plants and trees of the area and how they are used by the locals.

You will arrive at our first stop, a camp where the “Brasil nut” - also known as the “Amazon chestnut” - is cultivated. Afterwards, we will continue our route to Shiringuero, a reconstruction of an old latex harvest camp. The harvest of raw latex from the trees used to be one of the largest economic activities of this area in the last decades. After we learn about the harvest process, we will walk for another two hours before returning to the camp.

At around 7:00 PM we can take advantage of the fast approaching evening to go out on a boat and look for alligators and other animals that live along the shores of the river. We'll return to the lodge at 8 o'clock to have dinner and enjoy the rest of the evening.

We will wake up early at 5:30 AM, have a coffee and pick up a breakfast to go. We are then going to travel by boat for roughly 20 minutes until we reach the Sandoval Lake. On arrival we will walk for three km through the jungle as we enter the Tambopata National Reserve. In the protected area, we can see monkeys and flocks of birds, giant trees and other inhabitants of this densely populated area.

We will arrive at a small pier and board several canoes, from which we can observe river wolves and a large variety of animals in their natural habitat. Depending on the season, the current climate and the guide's judgement, we may also visit the island of the monkeys, where you will be able to encounter different species of monkeys from a close distance. But do not worry, as they are used to these kinds of visits.

We will arrive at the lodge and have lunch together. At 3:30 PM we then climb one of the nearby observation towers to spot the local birds and enjoy some beautiful views of the sunset over the jungle. Afterwards, we have free time to enjoy the pool and the amenities the lodge provides. At 8 PM we'll be served dinner and later we will have the chance to chat, have a drink at the bar and savor the night in the heart of the jungle.

To see the colourful parrots in full swing, we will wake up at 5:30 AM and walk for about 20 minutes to the Collpa, a clay hillside where the parrots usually gather. We'll be able to distinguish up to five different species as they fly around you showing off all their colorful feathers.

At 8 o'clock we'll return to the lodge to have breakfast and enjoy some free time until we return by boat to the city. On arrival, the minibus will pick us up and take us to visit a traditional market until it's time to return to the airport or our accommodation in Puerto Maldonado.