CHUNCHO MACAW CLAY LICK – SANDOVAL LAKE TOUR 4-DAYS
4 Days / 3 Nights
Overview
Domestic and internacional flights are not included in tour packages. Amazon jungle tour includes, hotel, English speaking guide, transportation, tikets for Tamopata National Reserve, and all meals, tours in other languages are available upon request.
Highlights
- Greeted by guide in Puerto Maldonado.
- Scenic boat ride on Tambopata River.
- Arrival at Collpa Chuncho Suites, welcome drink.
- Jungle introduction and wildlife discovery.
- Night walk to spot nocturnal creatures.
- Early boat ride to Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick.
- Encounter vibrant macaws and parrots.
- Tapir Clay Lick exploration.
- Night boat expedition for caimans and stargazing.
- Sandoval Lake hike, sunset, and wildlife encounter.
Itinerary
PUERTO MALDONADO – TAMBOPATA RIVER – COLLPA CHUNCHO SUITES.
TAMBOPATA NATIONAL RESERVE – COLLPA CHUNCHO MACAW CLAY LICK
Wake up early and join your guide for a 45-minutes boat ride to the Macaw and parrot Clay Lick. Watch sunrise on the Tambopata river from your boat. Falowing a quick check-in at the Rager Station, try to spot caimans and birds, as well mammal’s 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 Collpa Chuncho Suites in the late morning. Relax time in your cabaña or walk around the property grounds looking for smaller wildlife. Enjoy lunch in our restaurant.
Tapir Clay Lick:
After luch we take 1 hour walk through primary forest to the Tapir Clay Lick. Along the way, you may see capuchino monkey, howler monkey, woodpeckers, wild turkey may make an appearance. At Tapir Clay Lick, the most famous visitor is the Tapir (Tapirus terrestris), to eat the clay (mineral salts). The Tapir is the largest mammal of the Amazon, an adult Tapir can weigh up to 330Kg, here we may have chance to monkey, deer, or peccaries. Try to identify recent visitors to the Clay Lick by examining their foodprints.
Caiman Night Experince:
After sun sets, your guide will take you on an night expedition in Tambopata 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 constellacions such as the Southerm Cross or Orion’s Belt.
Return, to our restaurant for dinner.
TAMBOPATA NATIONAL RESERVE – SANDOVAL LAKE
After a delicious breakfast, our boat will take us to our car to journey back to Puerto Maldonado, the same path to get back to the city, once arrived in the city we will move to the main port of the city to begin another cruise within the reserve, this time our destination is the famous and beautiful Sandoval Lake. This is an oxbow lake in Tambopata national reserve. After approximately 40 minutes by boat, we started a 3 km hike through the forest until you reach the shore of the Lake. Since starting our tour we will visit this beautiful body of water, the place is spectacular, many birds, very good opportunity to see lots of monkeys of several species such as the red howler monkey, brown capuchin, squirrel monkey, dusky tity and saddle back tamarin. Also we’ll have a great chance to see the Giant Otters.
We install in a partner eco-lodge, and return to the Lake to receive one of the most beautiful sunsets of the Amazon, we’ll stay until the evening on the Lake, because in the dark night you will be able to see the black Caiman is the largest of the rainforest crocodiles, reaching more than 4 m long, and they love the Lakes. With flashlights you can observe them closely and take good potos.
Night at Eco-Lodge.
SANDOVAL LAKE – PUERTO MALDONADO (BUS STATION OR AIRPORT)
INCLUDED
- Pickup & transfer from airport or bus station.
- Hotel accommodation at Collpa Chuncho Suites.
- English-speaking guide for the entire tour.
- Transportation motorboat & car.
- Tickets for Tambopata National Reserve.
- All meals at Collpa Chuncho Suites.
NOT INCLUDED
- Flights (domestic and international).
- Personal expenses and last-minute shopping.
- Optional tours not in the itinerary.
- Alcoholic beverages from the bar.
- Tips for the TEAM (cooks, drivers, House keeping, guides)
RECCOMENDATIONS
- Passport.
- Bring personal items (batteries, rain poncho).
- Consider purchasing drinks at the bar.
- Wear appropriate clothing and footwear.
- Follow the guide’s instructions.
- Consider an afternoon flight on Day 4.