Live the stunning look unmatched life diverse of Amazon in our 5 Days / 4 Nights plan in Manu. Start with greet pickup at famous meet Madre de Dios Tambopata rivers, path through lively Amazon rainforest center.
See fun monkeys at Monkey Spot, wonder at alligators rest by river bank night, feel rush as stroll to clean Sandoval Water Body, in Tambopata protected zone. On path, caught by sights sounds many birds, monkeys, other strange wild.
For those want close ways time, plan gives. Touch area’s native people, learn their old habits, ways, hunt skills.
Then take outing self with nature outings like treetop strolls, zip through green forest, paddle down calm Madre de Dios River.
Before end this big path, watch sky fill colors at sunrise, with odd back of parrots macaws feed at known “Parrot Clay Wall”.
Back fresh, with lasting recalls, from Puerto Maldonado town.
Pickup at airport or ground stop, move to AMAZON ECO LODGE PARADISE spot, for needed notes. (Bags not needed in rainforest can stay here to skip move issues). Can see town main square, take pics from Grau view spot, see meet two big rivers: Madre de Dios, Tambopata.
Get on at Capitan Port to our Shelter: 40-minute sail on Madre de Dios River in usual Amazon boat.
– Greet meet, with tasty local fruit drink, set in rooms.
Monkey Spot
Monkey spot 15 minutes down river from Shelter, on island find capuchin monkey group, black ones (Cebus apella), white ones (Cebus albifrons), used to people so can get near, feed, see how live among types. Nice time with these fun animals. After with monkeys back to Shelter around 4:30 PM.
Back to stay at PARADISE, afternoon break with drinks from bar, nice view from hammocks by Madre de Dios River bank, sunset across monkey island.
Night one of our dark tasks.
Alligator Search. After set, get on boat with float, go along river bank to see alligators on sands, can see other animals like night birds, Capybaras, biggest rodent globally.
Evening meal, rest.
8 AM. Get on boat, travel Madre de Dios River to Sandoval Water Body entry for about 40 min. Here get off, walk short to Sandoval Water Body Check Post, they note, show entry passes, as this water body in Tambopata protected zone. Then go on trip, 3 km walk for about 45 min.
On tour, chance to see big varied plants, hopefully varied animals like birds, monkeys, small mammals, spiders, bugs, scale animals, jump animals.
At water body shores, enjoy fresh calm swim in this big water body, up to you, taste tasty usual rainforest midday meal then row boat, stroll on water body, this time look for birds like hoatzins, cormorants, anhingas, with luck best pull in Sandoval Water Body “fun River Wolves”.
Afternoon, set time with guide, leave water body to Madre de Dios River banks, boat waits to get on, take to AMAZON ECO LODGE PARADISE.
Dark stroll (choice)
Evening meal, stay night.
8 AM. Morning meal.
This new mixed world lets us forget old cultures, habits. Show of ways from our native folks, big chance for direct touch with family from old fighters hunters, share their old ways, help money wise with buy some products they make.
Simple Fishing
Afternoon go on next task, take boat to stream for simple fishing like (catfish, small, sardines or piranha).
Back to shelter, evening meal, rest.
After meet staff, leave bags in rooms, go to outing center.
Stroll in forest (200 meters) to Treetop Tower, 35 m up, made at foot of huge lupuna Tree for Amazon by its big size, day can see varied birds plus nice natural view on trees, guide explains on animals local plants.
After enjoy stroll on Treetop bridge, start zip line task, guide explains how, put on gear for task, needed safe stuff after guide tips, slide 190 meter zip line, other end helper meets to help cross 100m small bridge. return by 190 m zip to start spot.
After leave all gear back to Shelter for midday meal.
After good midday meal can nap in hammocks, after ready for next outing.
Paddle task starts from Shelter, take paddles oars, after life vests on get on boat then start task enjoy outing, for safe always boat follows group with you down river Good chance to swim in Madre de Dios waters, ease from town tasks.
Back to shelter, evening meal, rest.
4 AM. From our place get on boat take to spot “parrot clay wall”. Cross Madre de Dios River for about hour half, on way can see varied plants animals, specific diverse birds moving with nature nice sunrise.
At 6 AM approx. Get there place in good spot safe distance wait come varied parrot types hopefully macaws; special chance see blue head parrots, dawn ones, small parrots some other bird types too. Here clay has mineral salts birds eat before usual rainforest task like eat fruits more to cancel poisons from eaten fruits. This lasts about 1 hour, time to record get best views, watch these nice interesting birds with jungle sunrise.
Around 7 morning back to place for last morning meal then go back to Puerto Maldonado town.
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