Description
DESCRIPTION
PUERTO MALDONADO / TAMBOPATA PERU.
Puerto Maldonado is a city in Southeastern Perú in the Amazon forest 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the Bolivian border on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios River, a tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Madre de Dios Region.
Nearby are the Manú National Park, Tambopata National Reserve, and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park. These are some of the most pristine primary rain forests in the world, which include several oxbow lakes and clay licks, where hundreds of birds including macaws feed on clay.
ITINERARY
Day 1. ADVENTURES
On arrival of your flight or bus to Puerto Maldonado, our guides or staff will meet you at the airport or bus station and transfer you to our office to make a registration. Your excess luggage will be stored safely in our office in Puerto Maldonado and then we will continue to the control port. We take our motor boat along the Madre de Dios River for approximately 40 minutes to Eco Lodge. A cool welcome drink awaits you. Our first adventure will be going to the hanging high canopy bridge and zip lines.
The start of the adventure circuit is reached a tower and stairway that ascends to the treetops where a platform that marks the start of the zip-line almost 200mts long, the breathtaking views are only matched by the excitement of overcoming our fears and the adrenaline that courses through us as we leap off the platform supported by the high security harnesses that connect us to the zip- line cable to a platform 27mts high. The 75mts long of the log walkway, hanging 27m above the floor, leads off this platform, a risky balancing act, and takes us to the platform at the start of the second zip line, a 160m fly back to the tower and stairwell that descends to the forest floor. 12.30 p.m. Return to the Eco lodge
After a well-deserved lunch, we take the kayaks to the river, well protected with high quality life jackets, and accompanied by a motor boat that guarantees extra security; this level one activity is relaxing and accessible for all. Getting Monkey Island you will be able appreciate a great diversity of monkeys such as the: capuchin, tamarines y squirrel monkeys we will put on a show of swinging through the treetops charging down the trunks of the large trees that form their home in order to accept food from your hand. Return to Eco Lodge .Nocturnal activities are available this night we have the caiman spotting.
Day 2: SANDOVAL LAKE
After a great breakfast, and distributed to each traveler lunch and snacks we’ll take the boat to get to the control of Tambopata National Reserve Zone, after one and half hour walking through the rainforest we are approaching to the famous Sandoval Lake. This way by immense ancient trees and entangled vines; we will be able to see multihued flower and fauna including: Giant Otters, birds, colored butterflies, turtles, and variety of fish. We will spend few hours in canoe. This one of the most beautiful lakes in region. Return to Eco lodge, dinner and rest.
Day 3: NATIVE FAMILY AND RUSTIC FISHING
We take to the majestic Madre de Dios River and set course downstream for an hour for the Native Community of Ese´Ejas, the largest Ese Eja community numbering about 200 families, of which we will be visiting two. The Project “Rescuing Cultural Values“, situated on Gamitana Island, is working with two families who will show us the culture of their ancestors, their language and customs, clothing and dances. In our modern, civilized world we have all but forgotten the existence of ancestral cultures and traditions. An ancient indigenous tradition
like the Ese Eja reveals to us the customs and way of life of indigenous peoples. They gift us with the opportunity to have a direct contact with a people of ancient warriors and hunters and to share their ancestral ways. 13:00 hour lunch. In the afternoon we have time to do rustic fishing in Madre de Dios river, where with some luck we will have chance to catch some species like cat fish, small mouth, armored cat fish and red eye piranha. Back to the lodge, dinner and rest.
DAY 4: PARROTS AND CLAY LICK FROM PARAKEET– PUERTO MALDONADO
Parrots and parakeets need to eat rich clay that provides them with the salts and minerals necessary to metabolize and neutralize the toxins and acids of the flowers, fruits, and seeds upon which they feed. Early each day, therefore, they congregate at the salt licks, clay walls along the rivers and streams in the Madre de Dios region of the Amazon rainforest. At about 7:00am we back to the lodge, have breakfast and return to Puerto Maldonado.
INCLUDE
Our service include:
- Transfer from the airport or bus station to the lodge and return to Puerto Maldonado airport or bus station.
- All meals (also vegetarian options)
- Three night’s accommodations (double ones with private bathroom)
- Excursions with expert jungle guides in English
- Entrance fee to Sandoval Lake
- Canopy walks
- Equipment in Adventure activities.
- Water and typical beverages
Our service does not includes:
- Flight tickets
- Extra drinks (beers, sodas)
- Tips
We advise you to bring:
- Shirt long sleeve and long pants.
- Mosquito Repellent
- Water bottle or Canteen.
- Sandals, bath suit clothes, towel day pack.
- Rain gear.
- Enough mosquito repellent (50% DEET C.).
- Sun block.
- After bite.
- Flash light or torch with extra batteries.
- Plastic bags.
- Hat or cap.
- Extra money to buy beverage.
- cámara
- binocular
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