Tambopata Jungle Tour – Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick3-Days
Your flight to Puerto Maldonado will offer you a panoramic view of the winding Madre de Dios river and luch canopy of jungle trees that characterize the southern Amazon baisen. Visit the Tambopata National Reserve and its stunning biodiversity of wildlife and plants, this protected area still has indigenous tribes who do not communicate with outsiders. In the untamed rainforest outside Puerto Maldonado, your private cabaña at the charming Guacamayo INN (Guacamayo -means in English macaw) will be a comfortable haven that also brings you close to nature. Enjoy fresh, local meals at the restaurant in between guided excursions to sites such as Chuncho collpa de Guacamayo (Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick), where large concentrations of macaws and parrots are easily visible. Travel by motorboat as you watch the sunrise and try to spot birds, capibaras, caimans, tapirs, and with luck jaguars by the riverbank. Encounter unusual insects, incredibly large trees, and perhaps some monkeys along the shaded jungle trail. After your excursión, relax at Guacamayo INN with a cocktail from the bar while listening to the sounds of the lively wildlife around you.
Domestic and international flights are not included in your Tambopata Jungle Adventure tour packages. Amazon jungle tour includes, a hotel, English-speaking guide, transportation, tickets for Tamopata National Reserve, and all meals, tours in other languages are available upon request.
TOUR ITINERARY:
Day 1. Puerto Maldonado to Tambopata River – Guacamayo INN.
Your Tambopata Jungle Adventure begins when your official tour guide greets you at the airport, bus station, or hotel in Puerto Maldonado. Your guide will lead you on all activities for the duration of your trip. We will take you to Puerto Maldonado city center, to do some last-minute shopping for things we might have forgotten such as batteries, a rain poncho, a flashlight for night activities, etc.
Then journey for 90 minutes part fields and farms to the boatport community Filadelfia. Next, enjoy a relaxing 30-minute motorboat ride on the Tambopata Expeditions River. On the way to your Tambopata Jungle Adventure, you may see local people working (artisanal mining) on the riverbank.
When you arrive at Guacamayo INN, your Tambopata Jungle Tours guide will bring you to the main house, for the check-in. The manager will welcome you with a cool drink made from the local fruits and mineral water. After check-in, you will be escorted to your private cabaña, named after a local indigenous tribe, where you can relax and unpack. All meals and beverages at Guacamayo INN are made using fresh fruits and garden vegetables, as well as other local ingredients.
Introduction to the Jungle:
This afternoon, your guide will introduce you to the jungle. Enjoy a botanical walk along jungle trails to discover ancient trees, monkeys, macaw (local name GUACAMAYO), tucan, and other wildlife, Lern your way around the area.
Jungle Night Walk:
Before dinner, your jungle specialist guide will lead you on a night walk along the jungle trails where you can experience the sounds of the Amazon jungle to try to spot night insects, night monkeys, night birds, snakes, with other night animals.
Return, to our restaurant for a dinner characterizing local cuisine, from the bar, you may wish to select some Peruvian beer, wine, or an exotic cocktail, made especially for you to return to the cabaña and fall asleep to the music of the Amazon jungle all around you.
Day 2. Tambopata National Reserve – Collpa Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick
Wake up early and join your guide for a 45-minute boat ride to the Macaw and parrot Clay Lick. Watch the sunrise on the Tambopata Jungle Tours and river from your boat. Following a quick check-in at the Rager Station, try to spot caimans and birds, as well as mammals such as tapir, capibara, and monkeys along the riverbank. At the clay lick, you will observe a large concentration of several species of jungle macaws, parrots, and parakeets. You can even see a few toucans and other bird species. Enjoy your boxed breakfast surrounded by nature, we will enjoy the macaws and parrots all this morning.
Return to Guacamayo INN in the late morning. Relax time in your cabaña or walk around the property grounds looking for smaller wildlife. Enjoy lunch in our restaurant.
Piranha Fishing:
After lunch, take a motorboat ride, then enjoy a moderate hike deep into the primary forest with Tambopata Jungle Adventure. Your guide will explain the region’s medicinal plants and the critical importance of the rainforest within the ecosystem. You will see jungle trees over 150 feet tall that are more than a century old. Along the way, look for animals, monkeys, butterflies, and unique jungle flowers, At the edges of the wild, almost an unexplored Black Lake, here we do sport fishing, Let's try fishing for piranha and other species of fish. You may see hoatzin (A pre-historic bird), you also try to spot other lake birds such as cormorants, kingfishers, and herons, with lucky river otters.
Caiman Night Experince:
After the sun sets, your guide will take you on a night expedition in Tambopata Jungle Tours river by boat. We will search for caiman, nocturnal birds, capybara, and other animals that are most active at night. As well look up to the Amazon sky to find the planet Venus and identify brightly illuminated constellations such as the Southern Cross or Orion’s Belt.
Return, to the restaurant for dinner.
Day 3. Guacamayo INN to Puerto Maldonado (bus station or airport)
Enjoy our one more time our breakfast before checking out and have a happy ending to Tambopata Jungle Tours. Return to Puerto Maldonado, we drop you off at your hotel, bus station, and airport. In that case, we recommend taking your flight in the afternoon.
