Day 1: Arrive at Puerto Maldonado

Arrive at Puerto Maldonado in the early hours, store your unnecessary stuff in the local office and travel to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, wander around the lodge’s gardens looking for hummingbirds and tanagers at the feeders, or discover the diverse plants, bright insects, interior forest bird species and monkeys on the trails. Dinner will be served at the lodge. There will be an option for a night walk after dark.

Overnight at Ñape Lodge.

Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Travel up on the Tambopata River

You will have some time to spend in the morning in the gardens or on the trails. After breakfast, you will be cruising up the Tambopata River. During the journey, look for capybaras, water birds and river turtles. You might see a tapir or a jaguar if you are extremely lucky, although these animals usually live further up the river. Arrive at Chuncho Lodge for lunch, then explore its gardens or the nearby trails.

Overnight at Chuncho Lodge.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Visit Chuncho Clay Lick & the Canopy Tower

Rise early and depart to visit Chuncho Claylick. Picnic breakfast will be enjoyed en route. The clay lick is around 2 hours away (21 km). On the way, keep a sharp eye on tapirs, jaguars and other wildlife. Enjoy the morning listening and watching hundreds of macaws, parrots ad parakeets. These loud birds gather on the surrounding trees and start descending slowly to the river banks to consume clay. Return to the lodge in the late morning for lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Canopy Tower of the lodge overlooking the top of the Amazon rainforest. Watch the sunset and the roosting birds before returning to your accommodation for dinner.

Overnight at Chuncho Lodge.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Chuncho Clay Lick & Boat Cruise

You will have the opportunity to visit the clay lick once again, especially if the previous day’s activity was not too successful. Lunch will be served in the lodge. In the afternoon you can choose between two activities. Take another boat cruise along the river in search of birds and mammals, or opt for a long walk along the trails looking for monkeys, birds and other mammals. (agouti, deer, etc.)

Overnight at Chuncho Lodge.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Departure Day

The breakfast will be served in the lodge. After a relaxed morning, you will cruise back to Puerto Maldonado to catch your flight in the afternoon.

Meals Included: Breakfast