NEW Tambopata Candamo Expedition Macaws Clay Lick & Cascades 3 days

The trip is intensive, full of adventure, with possibilities to find wild animals and the most attractive landscapes: Visit to the most attractive place of the region, the amazing macaw clay lick "collpa" in the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park.

Day 01: Flight to Puerto Maldonado, and journey to the lodge.
Reception at the airport and transportation to the Maldonado Lodge, where you will receive a welcoming tropical fruit beverage. You will embark for a 4 hour motorboat trip up the Tambopata river to Tambopata Lodge & Research Center (box lunch on board). During the trip into the heart of the rain forest we will be able to observe clouds of butterflies, typical Amazon communities , while groups of birds pass over the boat and animals such as capybaras turtles and caiman. Reception and accommodation at Tambopata Lodge.

Introductory walk to understand rainforest ecosystems and see some of the amazing trees . Return to the lodge for dinner. We will enjoy diverse sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first night in the amazon. Sleep in the lodge. (L+D).

Day 02: Bahuaja- Sonene National Park (Macaw, Parrot Clay Lick)
Wake early (4.30 am) and travel up the Tambopata River for an hour to the Bahuaja- Sonene National Park. You will see a magical sunrise and it is a great opportunity to see animals such as capybaras, tapir , Jaguar, and deer in the surrounding virgin forest. We will observe (from a save distance) one of the greatest spectacle of the rainforest: Hundreds of parrots, parakeets and macaws of various species, enjoying their diet of mineral salts on a river bank. We will have a hot drink and a snack whilst watching birds and go for a short walk to look for animals such as monkeys. We will return to the lodge to have a late breakfast.

We will then have an Ethno botanical trekking through one of the trails, learning about medicinal plants. We will enter the territory of peccaries, deer, and others, with the possibility to hear or see the tracks of them, or discovering a troop of monkeys travelling through the forest in search of food. Lunch. In the afternoon we will be able to enjoy a relaxing swim in the cascade of the cat. After dinner we can make another trip through the jungle or search for caimans. (B+L+D).

Day 03: Departure.
After breakfast we will return by boat to Puerto Maldonado to take our flight to Lima or Cusco. (B).

B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner

Services included in your trip:
All meals and accommodation in a typical bungalows from lunch on Day 1 to breakfast on your final day. All transport from your arrival at Puerto Maldonado to your return to the airport. All guided excursions described in the itinerary specialized guides (including on additional days, if you wish).

Services not included in your trip:
Flights to and from Puerto Maldonado, airport taxes. Any drinks you may purchase from the bar. Tips.

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