ITINERARY
- DAY BY DAY
Day 1: Arrive Puerto Maldonado
and journey to the lodge
Following your early morning flight to Puerto Maldonado from Lima
(1:20hours) or Cusco (25 minutes), you will be met at the airport
by your naturalist guide and transferred to a motorized dugout
canoe for the trip up the Tambopata River to the lodge. On the
journey the vegetation changes from colonized deforested areas
to virgin rain forest. A box-lunch is provided on board. On arrival
you'll have a welcome drink and meet the rest of the staff. In
the late afternoon you set off for an introductory walk into the
"terra firme" forest behind the lodge (Trail 2), dominated
by giant Brazil-nut and Dipteryx trees. Frequently seen mammals
on this trail are Saddleback Tamarins, Brown Capuchins, Agoutis,
Pacas, Blue-Morpho butterflies, Trogons, Toucans and many other
species of birds. Night in Tambopata Jungle Lodge.
Day 2: Trip to the Macaw Clay-lick
(Collpa)
After breakfast you return to the canoe to continue the journey
upstream, a further 4 hrs, to an area deep within the Reserve
Zone where the isolated Collpa is situated. The Collpa is actually
one of the large clay cliffs lining the Tambopata River in this
area. After lunch you and your guide have the afternoon to explore
the trail system in the area. Camping on the beach near the Collpa.
Day 3: Visit the Macaw Clay-lick
(Collpa) and return to Tambopata Jungle Lodge
A pre-dawn start is needed to get to the clay-lick before the
birds, that arrive in search of minerals and salts and the digestive
properties of the clay particles themselves. On average several
hundred Macaws and smaller parrots visit the clay-lick daily,
including Scarlet, Blue and Yellow, Red and Green, and Chestnut-fronted
and Blue-headed parrots, among others.
This clay-lick is considered one of the largest in the world.
Following a late morning hike and lunch we return down river to
the lodge. Night in Tambopata Jungle Lodge.
Day 4: Return to Puerto Maldonado
A dawn start is required for the canoe trip back to Puerto Maldonado
giving memorable views of the sun rise over the river. Lookout
for the early morning wildlife which is particularly active at
this time. Howler monkeys are frequently heard as they stake-out
their territories. Your guide will take care of you on arrival
in Puerto Maldonado and will deal with all the necessities at
the airport prior to your departure. |
