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For those looking for a short stay in the Rainforest at an authentic Eco-tourist Lodge, this Two-night Itinerary to Posada Amazonas is a great option. Situated along the Tambopata River, only 30 minutes from Cuzco, lies one of the most pristine and unspoiled areas in the Amazon Jungle, housing more species of animals than any other place on earth: the Tambopata Reserve. Encounter six-foot river otters. Boat down uncharted rivers. The Reserve has been featured in numerous documentaries by Discovery Channel, CNN and the BBC, and was the subject of an article in the January 1994 issue of National Geographic. We will be staying at a lodge owned by the native Indians, and visit a macaw clay lick.
Go Back To Tambopata Reserve and Macaw Clay Lick
Day 1
Puerto Maldonado to Posada Amazonas
Upon arrival from Lima or Cusco, we will welcome you at the airport and drive you ten minutes to our Puerto Maldonado headquarters. While enjoying your first taste of the forest in our gardens we will ask you to pack only the necessary gear for your next few days, and leave the rest at our safe deposit. we drive 20 kilometers to the Tambopata River Port, entering the Native Community of Infierno. After lunch, a forty five minute boat ride from the Tambopata Port to Posada Amazonas will take us into the Community´s Primary Forest Private Reserve. After a brief orientation on important navigation and security tips, we will take a twenty minute walk from Posada Amazonas to the 30 meter scaffolding canopy tower. A bannistered staircase running through the middle provides safe access to the platforms above. From atop you obtain spectacular views of the vast expanses of standing forest cut by the Tambopata River winding through the middle. Now and then toucans, parrots or macaws are seen flying against the horizon, or mixed species canopy flocks land in the treetop next to you. A daily presentation on the Infierno ecotourism project is available every night from a staff member, after dinner.
Day 2
After breakfast, Tres Chimbadas is thirty minutes by boat and forty five minutes hiking from Posada Amazonas. Once there you will paddle around the lake in a catamaran, searching for the resident family of nine giant river otters (seen by 60% of our lake visitors) and other lakeside wildlife such as caiman, hoatzin and horned screamers. Before lunch, visit a Clay Lick. This clay lick is only a twenty minute walk from Posada Amazonas. From a blind located about twenty meters away you will see dozens of parrots and parakeets descend on most clear mornings to ingest the clay on a river bank. Species such as Mealy and Yellow- headed Amazon, Blue-headed Parrot and Dusky headed Parakeet descend at this clay lick. The clay lick is most active at dawn and during the late mornings and mid-afternoons. A twenty minute boat drive downriver leads you to a trail designed by the staff of the Centro Ñape. The Centro Ñape is a communal organization that produces medicines out of forest plants and administers them to patients who choose their little clinic. They have produced a trail which explains the different medicinal (and other) uses of selected plants. After dinner, you will have the option of hiking out at night, when most of the mammals are active but rarely seen. Much easier to find are frogs with shapes and sounds as bizarre as their natural histories.
Day 3
Posada Amazonas to Puerto Maldonado
After breakfast, we retrace our river and road journey back to Puerto Maldonado,
3 days , from $772
| Occupancy Type |
Standard |
| Double | $772 |
| Single | $884 |
| Triple | $772 |
Prices shown above are per person, in US Dollars ($).
