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Tambopata National Reserve 5 Days

5 Day

Tambopata National Reserve 5 Days

Tambopata National Reserve 5 Days

5 Day

5 Day from $ 650.00

Overview

This Tambopata National Reserve 5 Days. Discover a deeper and more immersive Amazon jungle adventure in Peru with this 5-day experience in the Tambopata National Reserve, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, located near Puerto Maldonado.

This Tambopata 5-day eco-tour is designed for travelers seeking an extended rainforest experience, combining river expeditions, jungle trekking, oxbow lake exploration, wildlife observation, and eco-lodge stays in the heart of the Amazon.

Travel by boat along the Madre de Dios River into pristine rainforest landscapes, where you will explore primary jungle trails, hidden lagoons, clay licks, canopy viewpoints, and remote ecosystems rich in biodiversity.

Throughout the journey, you will have exceptional opportunities to observe macaws, monkeys, caimans, giant river otters, toucans, and hundreds of exotic bird species, making it one of the best wildlife tours in Peru.

This 5-day Tambopata National Reserve tour offers a more complete and relaxed pace, allowing deeper exploration of the rainforest and greater chances for wildlife encounters, photography, and nature immersion.

Highlights

  • Explore the pristine Tambopata National Reserve, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth
  • Start your journey in Puerto Maldonado, gateway to the Peruvian Amazon
  • Scenic boat navigation along the Madre de Dios River into deep rainforest
  • Visit oxbow lakes such as Sandoval Lake for canoe exploration and wildlife spotting
  • Experience a parrot & macaw clay lick (collpa) – one of the Amazon’s top natural spectacles
  • Guided rainforest trekking through primary jungle trails
  • Wildlife encounters: macaws, monkeys, caimans, giant river otters, toucans, sloths, and exotic birds
  • Canoe rides at sunrise and sunset in the Amazon
  • Night jungle walks to discover nocturnal wildlife
  • Stay in a comfortable eco-lodge surrounded by untouched rainforest
  • More time for deep exploration, photography, and immersive Amazon experience

Trip Details

  • Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
  • Location: Tambopata National Reserve – Amazon rainforest near Puerto Maldonado
  • Start Point: Airport or bus station in Puerto Maldonado
  • Start Time: According to arrival (morning recommended)
  • Activity Type: Jungle trekking, wildlife observation, river expedition, eco-tourism

Day 01: Tambopata Chuncho and Colorado clay lick & Sandoval.
Day 02: theTambopata River
Day 3: Tambopata Sandoval Lake and clay lick.
Day 04: Maldonado – Sandoval lake.

 

 

Itinerary

Day 01: Tambopata Chuncho and Colorado clay lick & Sandoval.

To explore The Best of Tambopata Chuncho and Colorado clay lick & Sandoval Lake We will start at 8:30 am from our Hostel or we can pass to pick you up from your hotel, we will have 2 hour by car  4X4, the first part will be by the high way and the second part will be in a dirt route until we get to the Tambopata River near the limit to the reserve.

Our boat will be waiting for us to take us 25 minutes up the Tambopata river to get to our Lodge, we will have good chances to spot capybaras and many shore birds along the river bank, getting to the lodge the best of tambopata ,  we will get a welcome drink and the manager will explain us all we need to know about our lodge and its around.

After lunch we will go for an introductory wtalk in first in a secondary grow forest and then in a primary forest full of huge trees and lianas and vines, at the same time we will talk about the most important economic activities in this region. The Best of Tambopata will give us chances to spot some Brown capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys will be always possible.

When is getting dark we will come back to our lodge”collpas tambopata inn” to get our torch and go to our boat and we will do one of the most exiting activities… it will be the Cayman spotting, we will go to look for White and black Caymans along the river bank with a big spot light, we might see more capybaras and we always have good chances to spot and ocelot or a jaguar by the river too

Day 02: theTambopata River

We will wake up around 5:00am, we will get a hot drink to get some energy and we will take our boat up theTambopata river for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Crossing the check point. We will have all the sunrise just for us in the boat, and we will have really good chances to spot shore birds, capybaras, White caimans, and why not to mention, jaguar or an anaconda.

I like to say it, we have a 20 %of probabilities to see one of these guys by the river bank. The Best of Tambopata will show us Chuncho clay lick, parrots and macaws Green, red, blue and yellow birds all around us, flying and making loud noises, it will be spectacular this behavior of this birds. We will explain you the reason why every day the whole year around this birds o to the Cliff to eat clay.

We will spend from 6:30 am to 11:00 am approx. Our breakfast will be in front of the clay lick activity. At the end of this activity, We will continue our trip up the Tambopata River for 2 more hours, the river, and the landscape with the mountains is really nice, we will get to Tambopata Research Center, we will walk around the Research Station looking for wild pigs, monkeys, aybe a snake or a tapir at night.

This night we will do camping by the river bank right in the limit between the Tambopata National Reserve and the Bahuaja Sonene National Park.

Day 3: Tambopata Sandoval Lake and clay lick.

To see more the Best of Tambopata Sandoval Lake and clay lick. We will wake up early in the morning and take 10 minutes boat ride to observe the Largest macaw clay lick activity, it will be probably different than.

Chuncho because the number of species of birds is much more here than anywhere else, in a good morning we can count 13 different birds eating clay at the same time, the best of Tambopata.

We will get our breakfast in our camping site an then go for another walk in a different trail and at the end we will get information about the macaws and parrots in the research station.

After breakfast we will go for another walk in a different trail looking always for more wildlife and things to discover in a real virgin forest, it will probably take us around 3 hours walking and at the end we will stop at the research station to know more about the volunteers who work in this project since 1989. Around noon we will take our boat and get our lunch in the way back to our lodge.

At night, if you want we can make fire and talk about the local stories from local people at Tambopata.

Day 04: Maldonado – Sandoval lake.

We will wake up with the sounds of the birds and probably howler monkeys, will get our breakfast and then we will go 20 minutes down the river and then our 2 hours back to Puerto Maldonado and then pick up our typical box lunch and we will eat in the boat in the way to Sandoval lake ,the best of Tambopata, it is one hour by boat along the Madre de Dios River and then one hour walking to get to this lagoon that 100 of years ago was part of the main channel of the river, now isolated deep in the jungle.
We will go toward the home stay to leave our bags and then to continue to the observation tower, monkeys, birds, turtles and black Caymans is very easy to spot here.

Day 05: departure to Maldonado.

Before breakfast, we will go to observe and try to get good pictures about the Giant river otters in Sandoval Lake, they are the most endangered mammal in the rain forest, the population of them is not many, and they have a very interesting behavior.

After breakfast with the local families we will cross the lake and go for our last walk in another primary forest, many lianas, and palms trees, we will still have many things to talk and respond your questions.

We can swim in the lake and we will get our lunch and will take our canoe first, then walk and then the main boat in the Madre de Dios River to go back to Puerto Maldonado.

Included

  • Airport / bus station pickup and drop-off in Puerto Maldonado
  • All land and river transportation (motorized boat on the Madre de Dios River)
  • 4 nights accommodation in an eco-lodge (private or shared bungalow)
  • Full board meals: 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners
  • Professional bilingual guide (Spanish / English)
  • Guided excursions:
  • Parrot & macaw clay lick (collpa)
  • Lake Sandoval or similar oxbow lake
  • Monkey Island (wildlife observation)
  • Jungle trekking & interpretation trails
  • Canoe rides on lakes and Amazon waterways
  • Wildlife observation activities (monkeys, birds, caimans, otters, etc.)
  • Night walks for nocturnal wildlife
  • Safety equipment and assistance throughout the tour

Not Included

  • Flights to/from Puerto Maldonado
  • Airport taxes or terminal fees
  • Travel insurance (recommended)
  • Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
  • Personal expenses (snacks, souvenirs, laundry, etc.)
  • Tips for guides, boat crew, and lodge staff
  • Optional activities not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Entrance fees to protected areas (if not specified)
  • Extra nights before or after the tour

What To Bring

  • Lightweight long-sleeve shirts & long pants (protection from insects)
  • Comfortable trekking shoes or hiking boots
  • Sandals or flip-flops (for the lodge)
  • Rain jacket or poncho (essential in rainforest climate)
  • Hat or cap & sunglasses
  • High SPF sunscreen
  • Insect repellent (very important)
  • Small backpack for daily excursions
  • Reusable water bottle
  • Flashlight or headlamp (night walks)
  • Camera or smartphone
  • Binoculars (recommended for wildlife observation)
  • Personal toiletries
  • Passport & some cash

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