AMAZON EXPEDITION TAMBOPATA Macaws Clay Lick & Sandoval Lake 4 days /3 nights

AMAZON EXPEDITION TAMBOPATA

Macaws Clay Lick & Sandoval Lake 4 days /3 nights
weiter unten allgemeine interessante Südamerika Reiselinks TE 4/3

Beschreibung des Tambopata Reiseprogrammes:

The trip is full of adventure, with possibilities to find wild animals and the most attractive landscapes: The amazing macaw clay lick “collpa” in the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park and the wonderful Sandoval Lake in the Tambopata Reserved Zone. This
program includes walks through the heart of the reserved area of Tambopata and the Bahuaja Sonene National park
Day 1 Transfer at Wasaí Tambopata Lodge
Reception at the airport and transportation to the WASAÍ
Maldonado Ecolodge, where you will receive a welcoming
tropical fruit beverage. You will embark for a 3 ½ hours
motorboat trip up the Tambopata River to WASAI
Tambopata Lodge (box lunch on board). During the trip
into the heart of the rain forest we will be able to observe
clouds of butterflies, typical Amazon communities, while
groups of birds pass over the boat and animals such as
capybaras, turtles and caiman. Reception and
accommodation at Wasai lodge.
Introductory nocturnal walk to understand rainforest ecosystems and see some of the amazing trees .
Return to the lodge for dinner.
We will enjoy diverse sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first night in the Amazon. Sleep at
WASAI Tambopata Lodge. (BL, D).
Day 2 Visit Macaw Clay Lick
Early wake up at 4:30 am to take a light breakfast (coffee
or mate), to begin with our 40-minute journey upstream
to the Macaw Clay Lick “El Chuncho” in the Bahuaja-
Sonene National Park. We will have the opportunity to
enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries and wildlife of the
riverbanks. At our arrival, if weather permits, we will
observe one of the greatest wildlife spectacles where
hundreds of parrots and different species of macaws gather to eat clay, an unforgettable experience.
In the middle morning we return to the lodge to have breakfast and then take a rest to relax or do the
adventure activities (*) or enjoy the facilities and the surroundings of Wasai.
We will have the chance of swimming in the Tambopata River. Those who wish can do Kayaking (*) or
fishing in the river where inhabit more than 250 species of fish.
After lunch, we will have an ethno botanical walk into the rainforest by the Tambopata cross path, to learn
about plants and medicinal trees of the area; and to observe the amazing jungle ecosystem where we will
see walking palm trees, giant lupuna trees, snake trees and so on. At nightfall, we embark again to make a
nocturnal caiman search. Night at WASAI Tambopata Lodge. (B, L, D)
(*) Adventure activities such as Kayak or zip-line have an additional cost of $ 20.00
Day 3 Visit Lake Sandoval
After breakfast we will make a trip in boat to the WASAI
Maldonado Ecolodge, in Puerto Maldonado where we will
relax in our bungalows and enjoy a tasty lunch. After lunch
we will leave and travel for thirty minutes on the Madre de
Dios River, to the access trail to Lake Sandoval, a beautiful
typical rainforest lake. 3 km hike to the banks of the lake.
There we will board a canoe to paddle around the lake
enjoying the beauty of the landscape and observing the
wildlife, such as kingfishers, herons, hoatzins (unique pre
historic looking birds) , monkeys, etc. If we are lucky we could
see the family of giant otters which live at the lake.
It is time to begin our return hike to the Madre de Dios River to return to Puerto Maldonado. There we will
stay in the modern and comfortable bungalows of WASAI Maldonado Ecolodge. After dinner we will be able
to rest or go around the city on foot or on bicycle. We can enjoy the pool and its cascade surrounded by
verdant vegetation. Rest of the night free to enjoy the night life of this welcoming city. Night at WASAI
Maldonado Ecolodge. (B, L, D)

Day 4 Transfer Out
After breakfast we will return by boat to Puerto Maldonado to take our flight to Lima or Cuzco. (B)
B: Breakfast, BL: Box Lunch, L: Lunch, D: Dinner

Includes:

Transfer airport – lodge – airport, transportation by road and boat, excursions, lodging (02 nights at
Wasaí Tambopata Lodge and 01 night at Wasaí Maldonado Ecolodge located in the river banks of Madre de
Dios River in the city), full board, bilingual guide and rubber boots.

Not included:

Domestic flights, adventure activities (zip line, kayaking, etc), airport taxes, laundry,
telephone, alcoholic drinks, sodas, tips, radio calls, INTERNET and entrance fee to the National Park ($32.00
per passenger).
NOTE: Entrance fee to the National Park and Reserve be subject to change by SERNANP