DAY 1: Welcome to the Amazon!

• Arrive in Puerto Maldonado, capital of Madre de Dios, and join a 2 hours journey by bus and boat till the lodge. Your first taste of the Amazon culinary will be in the river while you let the city behind to enjoy the amazing jungle landscapes.
• Posada Amazonas Lodge awaits– a spacious ecolodge, with bar, a massage center, and buffet service in the heart of a private concession own by the Native Community of Infierno, the guardians of the rainforest.
• Accommodation includesa 45 ms square room with a private bathroom and an open wall facing the forest.
• Your stay includesthree meals daily, teas, coffee, guided excursions and activities, refreshments upon arriving, and transfers to and from the airport. We assign guides at 10:1
• This afternoon join a first group hiking leads to the 40-meter scaffolding Canopy Tower. A banister staircase running through the middle provides safe access to the platforms above. From atop you obtain spectacular views of the vast expanses of standing forest cut by the Tambopata River winding through the middle. Now and then toucans, parrots or macaws are seen flying against the horizon, or mixed species canopy flocks land in the treetop next to you.

DAY 2

• Wildlife in the Amazon takes advantage of the first lights of the day as it is cooler, so we do. Even you are on vacation there will be some activities that our guides encourage you to make it very early in the morning and it’s worth it.
• Tres Chimbadas oxbow lakeis thirty minutes by boat and forty-five minutes hiking from Posada Amazonas. Once there paddle around the lake in a catamaran, searching for the resident family of nine giant river otters (seen by 60% of our lake visitors) and other lakeside wildlife such as caiman, hoatzin and horned screamers. Otters are most active from dawn to eight or nine AM.
• The Centro Ñapeis a communal organization that produces medicines out of forest plants and administers them to patients who choose their little clinic. They have produced a trail that explains the different medicinal (and other) uses of selected plants.
• You will have the option of a night walkwhen most of the mammals are active but rarely seen. Much easier to find are frogs with shapes and sounds as bizarre as their natural histories.

 DAY 3

• From a blind located about twenty meters away, you might see dozens of parrots and parakeets descend on most clear mornings to ingest the clay on a riverbank when visiting the Parrot Clay Lick
• Leaving from Posada Amazonas on a two-hour hike crowned by the largest tree in the vicinity: a giant ceiba tree. During the hike, you will focus on the natural history of the rain forest and its principal taxonomic groups.
• Visit the most complete farm in the community of Infierno. The owner grows a diverse variety of popular and unknown Amazon crops. In his garden, just about every plant and tree serve a purpose

DAY 4

• It is time to say goodbye, as the expedition comes to an end.
• Your visit will make a direct contribution to the Native Community of Infierno in their efforts to protect Tambopata.
• You will take the journey back to the city to the airport for your national flight onwards.

INCLUDED IN PROGRAM PRICE

• Lodging accommodation according to the itinerary.
• Meals according to the itinerary.
• Tour guide in English.
• All tours and intermediate transfers.
• Park entrance fees to Posada Amazonas Lodge.
• Boat rides and safety equipment.

NOT INCLUDED IN PROGRAM PRICE

• International and domestic flights.
• Visas required for entry.
• Airport Taxes.
• Drinks.
• Tips

WHAT WE RECOMEND TO BRING

Here are some suggestions:

• Binoculars
• Camera gear, bring your long lens!
• Tight-weave, light-colored, long cotton pants
• Long-sleeved, tight-weave, light-colored cotton shirts
• Ankle-high hiking boots and sneakers
• Flashlight (headlamp) with batteries
• Sunblock lotion
• Sunglasses
• Broad-brimmed hat
• Rain suit or poncho
• Insect repellent
• Small-denomination bills
• Small daypack
• Slippers or sandals for walking around the lodges.

Yup, there was a lot of information, but maybe for now you have all more clear and you’re ready to plan your next adventure to the Peruvian Amazon jungle. So let our Rainforest Specialist find the right for you.