Wild Tambopata
Candamo ExpeditionCollpa & Lake 5 Days / 4 Nights
A complete program which
combines the comfort of beautiful Lodges with the experience
to spend a night camping in the Bahuaja Sonene National
Park.
Day 1:
Greeting at the airport and transportation to the WASAI
Maldonado Lodge, where you will receive a
welcoming tropical fruit beverage. You will embark for
a 3 to 4 1/2 hour motorboat trip up the Tambopata river
to WASAI Tambopata Lodge & Research Center (box lunch
on route). During the trip we will be able to observe
the local farms, while groups of birds pass over the boat.
Opportunity to see families of Ronsocos, the largest rodents
in the world. Reception, accommodation at the lodge, and
lunch. After a short rest we will have a brief introductory
walk in the forest nearby to learn basic principles of
ecology and hear some wildlife natural history. Return
to the lodge for dinner. After dinner we will make our
first visit to the forest to observe the nocturnal life
of insects, frogs of various colors, and an occasional
encounter with nocturnal mammals. We will enjoy the diverse
sounds of
the jungle which will accompany our first night in amazonia.
Sleep in the lodge.
Day 2: After
breakfast hike of approximately three hours watching different
types of forest.
Lunch. In the afternoon we will travel up the Tambopata
River for forty minutes to the Bahuaja Sonene National
Park. Camping in the Park. Search for caimans in the river
at night. Sleep in tents.
Day 3:
Visit to the Macaw Clay lick. Opportunity to enjoy beautiful
natural landscapes and wildlife at the bank of the river.
If there is a convenient weather, we will observe one
of the greatest spectacles of
Wildlife: Tens of parrots and macaws of various species,
get together to have their diet of mineral salts on the
clay wall. After breakfast we will walk along de river
banks looking for animal footprints or by one
of the trails of the National Park. Return to Tambopata
Lodge for lunch.
After lunch we will cross the river to visit the Gato
Waterfalls, where we will be able to enjoy a relaxing
swim in a "natural jacuzzi". Opportunity to
fish one of the 250 species which live in the river. Return
to the lodge for dinner.
Night at Tambopata Lodge.
Day 4: After
breakfast we will make a trip in boat to the WASAI Maldonado
Lodge, in Puerto Maldonado where we
will relax in our bungalows and enjoy a tasty lunch. After
lunch we will leave and travel for twenty minutes on the
Madre de Dios River, to the access trail to Lake Sandoval,
a beautiful typical rainforest lake. 5 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. We will have the opportunity to
fish pirañas and swim in the lake. Prepare yourself
for a spectacular sunset.
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
Lodge. After dinner we will be able nded by verdant vegetation.
Rest of the night free to enjoy the night life of this
welcoming city.
Day 5: Breakfast
and transportation to the airport.
Cost per
person in double room USD 656.00
Cost per
person in single room USD690.00