Amazing Amazon Wildlife 4days
Amazing Amazon Wildlife 4days: SANDOVAL LAKE 10 km / 6 miles from Puerto Maldonado (25 minutes by a 55 HP boat). To reach the lake, you must walk 5 km / 3 miles from the shore of the river to the interior (1 hour and 30 minutes) It is approximately 3 km / 2 miles long, 1 km / 0,6 miles wide, and 0.5 centimeters / 0,1 inches to 3 meters / 10 feet deep. The water remains at an average temperature of 26ºC (79.8ºF), and a huge amount of fish live there. It is surrounded by aguajales, swampy areas where, among other exotic species, a native palm tree called aguaje grows. Along with the local vegetation, you can see orchids, wild plantains, and milpesos palms, giant kapoks, mahoganys, and 30 meter / 98 feet aguaje palm trees. In this habitat lives a great variety of birds, like cormorants, toucans, macaws, parrots, horned screamers, and herons. In addition, there is a colorful variety of wild hens called hoatzin or shansho whish heads are topped with feathers. With some luck, tapirs, turtles, and giant otters or “river wolves” can be seen as well as different species of crocodiles, like the black caiman.
- Length: 4 Days/ 3 Nights
- Type of service: Private or Group
- Location: Southern Peru, Madre de Dios Department, Puerto Maldonado, Sandoval Lake Reserve, Tambopata tours
- Activities: Amazon Life, Jungle Tours , Sandoval Lake , Palm Clay Lick, trekking in jungle, amazon lodge maloka
- Altitude: 139 – 400 m.a.s.l.
- Best time to visit: March – October
- Departure: Every day
- Minimum of participants: 2
- Maximum of participants: 10
- Price per person: USD 280
Short description of the Amazing Amazon Wildlife:
On this remarkably special journey you will be guided by trained naturalists who have set up this signature trip Amazon Peru. This program is for those looking to get outside the normal Amazon lodge vacation and learn about the ecosystem of the Amazon by getting deep into the jungle. You will spend your days floating along the Amazon and learning about all the different species that call this amazing jungle home. Join Amazon Wildlife on this once in a lifetime adventure where you will be constantly learning about this incredible ecosystem and gain a deeper understanding from your local guides. In addition to this unique cultural jungle adventure, you can add on an unforgettable Machu Picchu trek with Amazon Peru.
Quick Itinerary of the Amazing Amazon Wildlife:
- TOURS DAY 01: Puerto Maldonado – Monkey Island – Lodge – Amazon Life
- TOURS DAYS 2: Lake Sandoval – Remo canoe – Caimaneo – Amazon Life
- TOURS DAY 3: Lake Sandoval – Lick palms – Adventure – Amazon Life
- TOURS DAY 4: Lodge – Puerto Maldonado – Amazon Life
Tour Itinerary to the Peruvian jungle
Amazing Amazon Wildlife 4days/ 3nights
TOURS DAY 01: Puerto Maldonado – Lodge Amazon
Pick up from the airport and / or bus station transfer to the office where you can leave some luggage that is not going to take the tour. After transport to the port (port captain) one hour by boat down the river in a motorized
boat to take us to our lodge, where we settled in our comfortable rooms then have lunch and then visit the monkey island. Return to the lodge for dinner, and then spend the night in our comfortable lodge.
TOURS DAYS 2: Lake Sandoval Reserve Center .
After breakfast we will get ready to go to our next lodge in Sandoval lake, travel in our motor for 10 minutes to the port of Lake Sandoval and from there we will make the entrance (Tambopata) National Reserve on a walk in a hour or so and get to the hostel where we settled in Maloka Lodge in our comfortable rooms close to Lake Sandoval. The Lodge has private baths and is located inside the Tambopata National Reserve which makes it
different from other lodges where we guarantee you will see more wildlife and get in touch with nature. After settling visit the Sandoval lake taking a canoe paddle along the lake, where you can see the giant otter (Wolf River) black caiman, hoatzin, herons, Kingfishers, etc. Return to the lodge for dinner, after dinner we visit the lake again in the canoe with our flashlights or lanterns to see the alligators they usually marry the night, where we will show and explain and then return to our comfortable hostel for overnight night.
TOURS DAY 3: Lake Sandoval – Lick palms – Adventure ,
We get up early to go see the Lick palms this is a special place within the reserve where different species of parrots and macaws gather to eat the dried palms that are rich in minerals such as calcium, sodium, potassium, etc. Which is very important for the digestion of the birds? Then return to the lodge for breakfast. Then we prepare to leave the national reserve tambopata “Sandoval lake” to return to our lodge in
the Madre de Dios River, where we will catch our boat to take us, after settling into our comfortable lodge, and lunch, climb a tower 27 meters tall, comfortably climb the tower, which will allow us to reach a suspension bridge, and the launch pad of drawing pens, cross the first bridge over the trees of 89 meters in length rising to a height of 37 meters among the main branches of an ancient tree, great opportunity to see animals that are impossible from
the ground, an unforgettable experience, then the guide over and attendees will prepare us to feel pure adrenaline, using all attachment security will make a slip for cable and we feel like a bird flying over the forest, over 190 meters in a few seconds. We guarantee 100% security, fun and lots of adrenaline produced by the adventure. Dinner and overnight in our comfortable lodge on the banks of the River Mother of God.
TOURS DAY 4: Lodge – Puerto Maldonado – Amazon Life
After breakfast, we will travel by motorized canoe to Puerto Maldonado “Office” coordinating the flight time and / or bus can stay in the office departure time of your flight or bus.
End of services Amazon in Peru – tour Amazon Life 4days and 3nights.
INCLUDED IN Amazing Amazon Wildlife 4days:
- Naturalist, conservationist and bilingual guide
- Meals (regular and vegetarian optional) 3 lunches, 3 dinners and 3 breakfasts
- Transportation picks up and returns to airport or bus station
- Rooms at the lodge for 3 nights
- First Aid Kit
- Rubber boots in case of rain
NOT INCLUDED IN Amazing Amazon Wildlife 4days:
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Airport taxes
- Tipping
- Entrance tickets to the Tambopata Reserve
What do you need before venturing into the jungle – Amazing Amazon Wildlife?
- Sun block
- Mosquito repellent with more than 30% of diethyltuamide
- Hat
- Rain Poncho
- Trousers
- Long Tee
- Flashlight or lamps
- Walking Shoes
- Basia water bottle to reload
- Binoculars and / or Binoculars
- Plastic bags to protect cameras etc.
