This trip in Tambopata gives a close look at existence far inside Peru’s Amazon rainforest. Folks pick this one a lot to check out varied plants, creatures, and special feathered types in the Tambopata protected zone.
Puerto Maldonado down south in Peru, part of Madre de Dios area, acts as the entry point for Tambopata. For any trip we set up, we handle rides from the airport or bus stop to keep your time in Peru’s Amazon smooth.
The rainforest in Tambopata covers most of the space in Peru’s Amazon. Tambopata rainforest holds more than 650 bird kinds and over 1500 butterfly types.
A favored thing to do is the Chuncho Macaw Clay Wall. It’s the biggest one globally. Great spot to watch assorted birds. Lots of macaws, small parrots, and vivid big parrots come here to munch on the clay.
That clay contains special minerals that aid these birds in getting rid of poisons from their systems.
We put together this 4-day Tambopata Peru trip with picked tasks to show you the top of Peru’s Amazon, led by a local guide who speaks English. To make your rainforest stay better, we’ll put you in a space with its own bath at our real rainforest shelter.
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Around 9 in the morning, we’ll move you to the boat spot at Puerto Acosta. There, get on the powered boat for about 30 minutes along Madre de Dios River to our special Amazon Paradise Ecolodge.
Staff helps with getting settled. Short break after, then we head into Tambopata protected zone.
After enough of the treetop path, time for zip line. Local teacher gives tips on staying safe and how to enjoy it most. Ready now, slide on the 190-meter zip line.
Teacher meets you, helps cross a 100m short bridge. Then zip back to where you started.
Done with that, back to shelter for midday meal. Staff serves real Amazon food. After eating, relax time in hammocks at shelter.
Begin with short 200-meter stroll from shelter to Treetop Tower. Stands 35 meters up, made next to huge Lupuna Tree. Tree stands for Amazon because of its big build.
All day, spot different birds there. Local pro explains details on plants and animals around.
Afternoon start, we go for paddle adventure. Take paddle boats from shelter. Staff fits you with safety stuff.
Ready, we start. Backup boat follows to check everyone’s okay.
Chance then to beat Amazon heat with a swim in cool Madre de Dios River waters.
After paddle fun, back on boat for 15-minute ride down to Monkey Spot. Name fits, island has various monkey types.
See bunch of capuchin monkeys, black ones (Cebus apella), white ones (Cebus albifrons), and more. Many are friendly. With local pro, get near, feed them too, watch how they live in Tambopata protected zone.
After, back to shelter by about 4:30 PM. See Amazon sunset there.
Post sunset, get on boat with lights and head out to find alligators. Their eyes shine from lights, easier to spot at night.
Spot white alligators, small caimans there.
By about 7:30 PM, back to shelter for evening meal and good rest.
Wake to bird calls. Staff serves tasty Amazon morning meal. Usual one has fresh juice from fruit, fresh Peru coffee cup, eggs, flat cakes, fried bananas, more.
Morning at 9:30, take boat, cross river to check point. There, local officials note visitor details. Then start hour-long walk, 3 kilometers to Sandoval water body.
On walk, chance to see varied plants, animals. Might spot big river otters, other mammals too.
At Sandoval water body edge, serve tasty midday meal in rainforest. Then row boat, go to middle of water body to see more birds, mammals.
Area has hoatzins, water birds like cormorants, anhingas. Sometimes folks see famous “fun river wolves”. After close look at Sandoval water body life, back to shelter.
Evening around 6:30, start walk to see night animals in safe area. Guide explains them fully.
Around 7:30 PM, back to shelter for evening meal.
Wake you with Amazon morning meal. Morning around 8, walk to local group for direct look at their living.
Visit native family from old fighters and hunters. See their old ways and habits.
Known for art works. If you want, buy one.
After local family meet, get on boat to stream for simple fishing. Water has fish types like catfish, small ones, sardines, piranha.
Bring catch to shelter, cook makes it with local flavors for midday meal.
After eating, evening yours to relax in hammocks.
Evening later, serve meal.
Final day of Tambopata Peru trip starts early boat from shelter. Go to Parrot Clay Wall. Time to settle before birds slowly come down to wall for clay.
Chance to spot blue head parrots, dawn ones, small parrots, other bird types too. This lasts about 1 hour, time to record, get best views, watch these nice birds with jungle sunrise.
At 7 AM approx, back to shelter for morning meal. After, move you to our spot in Puerto Maldonado.
Based on your plane or bus time, move to airport or bus stop.
Cost from 300 Dollars
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