Amazon Expedition Tambopata Macaws Clay Lick & Sandoval Lake

Amazon Expedition Tambopata Macaws Clay Lick & Sandoval Lake

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 – Candamo Reserved Zone. This program includes walks through the heart of the reserved area of Tambopata Candamo and the Bahuaja Sonene National park

• Day 1:Transfer at Wasaí Tambopata Lodge
• Day 2: Visit Macaw Clay Lick
• Day 3: Visit Lake Sandoval
• Day 4: Transfer Out

AMAZON EXPEDITION TAMBOPATA Macaws Clay Lick & Sandoval Lake 4 Days -3 Nights

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 begin with our 60-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. We will have breakfast while we wait for the macaws to arrive. Halfway through the morning we will return to our Wasai Tambopata Lodge, located at the entrance of the National Park, after 1 hour from the Macaw Clay Lick. A fantastic voyage through the best of the Tambopata Reserve, with opportunities to see capybaras, tapirs, monkeys and with luck: jaguars. It is a route with high chances of seeing wildlife, one of the best in the Amazon. At your arrival, you can relax in the hammocks or have the chance of swimming in the Tambopata River. Those who wish can go kayaking on the river (*) or go fishing some of the 250 species that inhabit the river.

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)

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 have free time until time to go to the airport by car to take our flight to Lima or Cuzco. (B)

B: Breakfast, BL: Box Lunch, L: Lunch, D: Dinner

What is included:

• 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
• Rubber boots.

Does not include:

• Domestic flights,
• Laundry,
• Telephone,
• Alcoholic drinks,
• Sodas,
• Tips,
• INTERNET
• Entrance fee to the National Park and Reserve ($ 32.00 per passenger).

NOTE: Entrance fee to the National Park and Reserve be subject to change by SERNANP.

In Wasaí Tambopata ecolodge there is no wifi and hot water in the showers.