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Puerto Maldonado - Peru
Puerto Maldonado is a city in
southeastern Peru, capital of the Madre de Dios Region founded
originally for the collection of wild rubber. It is in the Amazon forest,
55 km west of the Bolivian border, on the confluence of the Tambopata
and Madre de Dios River, a tributary of the
Amazon River. The chief
industries in
Puerto Maldonado are: logging, gold dredging, brazil nut
collecting, boat building and eco-tourism. A ferry crosses the river,
linking the main road from Cuzco to the Peruvian towns of San Lorenzo,
Iberia and Iñapari.
Nearby are the Manu and Tambopata-Candamo national parks and Bahuaja-Sonene
national reserved area. These are some of the most pristine primary rain
forests in the world. There are several tourist eco-lodges within the
reserves which are accessed by boat from Puerto Maldonado. One of the
main attractions are the hundreds of macaws which congregate at various
"colpas", or "collpas", a Quechua word which means salted earth, (clay
licks) daily to eat clay.
You can enjoy an exclusivecruise on amazon river tour.
The area is virtually logged out; only one mill remains. Rubber
collection is long gone. Recent legislation in the European Union has
put hundreds of Brazil nut collectors out of work together with the
associated local factory. Small amounts of gold are collected from the
river, mostly by small teams of men with hand tools. Eco tourism and
building the boats to transport them are the major sources of income now.
There is a range of inexpensive hotels catering for backpackers and
tourists. The climate is hot and humid at all times, the wet season runs
from October to April when road travel often becomes impossible.
Puerto Maldonado is served by the Padre Aldamiz International Airport
which is used to transport eco-tourists.
MACAW CLAY
LICK "COLLPA DE GUACAMAYOS" |
We offer two beautiful eco lodges in the Amazon jungle,
a nice camp site and a Research Center , the first one; Wasai Maldonado
Lodge, is located in the tropical city of Puerto Maldonado at the bank
of the Madre de Dios river . The others , Wasai Tambopata Lodge and
research centre, and our camp site are located in the Tambopata Candamo
National Park, very close to the largest Macaw Clay Licks knows on the
World.
Our jungle Lodge and Research Centre, strategically located on the Tambopata River , offers an intimate and comfortable rainforest tourism
experience close to a variety of attractions such as oxbow lakes,
waterfalls, "collpas" and local communities. Its proximity to the
National Park and Tambopata National Reserve guarantees the opportunity
to observe well protected wild fauna with little environment impact and
make some research expeditions. |
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Package Tours |
Duration |
Highlights |
Tambopata Express 3 days and 2 nights
DAILY DEPARTURES
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Macaw clay lick "Collpa de
Guacamayos" and Sandoval Lake |
Tambopata Classic 4 days |
4 days and 3 nights |
Macaw clay lick "Collpa de Guacamayos" and Sandoval
Lake |
Tambopata Extensive 5 days |
5 days and 4 nights |
Complete program which combines the comfort of beautiful
Lodges with the experience to spend a night camping in the Bahuaja Sonene
National Park |
Tambopata Amazon Adventure
Tour 3 days |
3 days and 2 nights |
ecological tour with opportunities to learn about the Amazon
jungle |
Tambopata Amazon Adventure Tour
4 days
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4 days and 3 nights
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combines adventure activities and nature expeditions in the
Amazon Rainforest |
Sandoval
Lake Paradise 3 Days Tour |
3 days and 2 nights |
Puerto Maldonado, Sandoval Lake |
SANDOVAL
LAKE TOURS |
Lake Sandoval is a lake in Peru, close to the city of Puerto
Maldonado, part of the Madre de Dios in the Amazon Basin.
There is a touristic hike from the river Madre de Dios to the lake. On the
way if you're lucky, you might see parrots, macaws and some other species
from the rain forest. The lake is also known for having Black Caimans and
Giant Otters
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Package Tours |
Duration |
Highlights |
Sandoval Express
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3 days and 2 nights
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Macaw clay lick, Sandoval
Lake |
Sandoval Classic |
4 days and 3 nights
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Macaw clay lick, Sandoval
Lake |
Two Ecosystems 4 Days |
4 days and 3 nights
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Rainforest and Savannah |
Two Ecosystems 5 days |
5 days and 4 nights
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two ecosystems 5 days 4 nights |
Heath River Classic |
5 days and 4 nights
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Heath River, macaw clay lick, Sandoval lake. |
CORTO MALTES AMAZONIA LODGE |
The Corto Maltes Amazonia Lodge has 27 comfortable
bungalows built in wood and beautifully finished. For your convenience,
we offer 2 rooms with king size bed, and 25 double or triple. Each
bungalow has a private bathroom with hot water 24 hours and a large
terrace with hammocks where you can enjoy the excellent view of Madre de
Dios river and the jungle that surrounds us. The privacy is guaranteed
to be every bungalow sufficiently separated from the others. If you
carry valuables, each bungalow has its own safe for its tranquility.
A walk in the gardens is an opportunity to learn about native trees of
the forest and tropical flowers that feed the parrots and macaws, as
well as small monkeys at dusk. Amid the facilities of the lodge is our
pool terrace bar where you can enjoy a refreshing bath at any time.
The lodge facilities are supplemented with: 40 m square terrace
overlooking the river. Maloka for ayahuasca ceremonies (in the middle of
the forest) with capacity for 70 people.
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Package Tours |
Duration |
Highlights |
Corto Maltes Short |
2 days and 1 night |
Parrot Clay Lick |
Corto Maltes Express |
3 days and 2 nights |
Monkey Island, Tambopata - Candamo National Reserve,
Sandoval Lake |
Corto Maltes
Classic |
4 days and 3 nights |
Monkey Island, Tambopata - Candamo National Reserve,
Sandoval Lake, Local Natives Community "Palma Real" |
Corto Maltes
Extensive |
5 days and 4 nights |
Monkey Island, Tambopata - Candamo National Reserve,
Sandoval Lake, Local Natives Community "Palma Real", Taricaya Centre, Canopy
Walk |
INKATERRA RESERVA AMAZONICA
LODGE |
Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica is a gracious all-inclusive
rainforest lodge, adjacent to the lush Tambopata National Reserve. A
welcoming haven situated at the heart of a 12,000 Ha. (29,652-acre)
private ecological reserve, the lodge offers a range of land and river
excursions that introduce guests to the magic of the rainforest. This
simple yet gracious, limited-electricity lodge has been an ecotourism
pioneer for more than 30 years, promoting innovative sustainable use of
the Southern Peruvian Rainforest, and supporting important scientific
investigations since opening in 1975. |
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Package Tours |
Duration |
Highlights |
Reserva Amazonica Express |
3 days and 2 nights |
Twilight River Excursion, Sandoval Lake, Canopy Walk |
Reserva Amazonica Classic |
4 days and 3 nights |
Sandoval Lake, Canopy Walk, Tambopata National Reserve,
Gamitana Creek |
Reserva
Amazonica Extensive |
5 days and 4 nights |
Twilight River Excursion, Tambopata Natioanal Reserve,
Gamitana Creek, Ese'eja Family Farm, Canopy Walk |
RAINFOREST TOURS & EXPEDITIONS |
Nature is our passion, people our commitment. At
Rainforest Expeditions we build sanctuaries that host unique
experiences, engage local communities, and help hosts and guests learn
to value their relation with the Earth.
Our guides are biologists, tourism professionals, or community members.
All are trained in-house with a four month process that includes one
month of field classes and a three month internship. Unless noted
otherwise, our guides speak English. We assign guides at 10:1 ratio in
Posada Amazonas and Refugio Amazonas, and at a 6:1 ratio at Tambopata
Research Center. This means groups smaller than 10 people (or 6 people
in TRC) will be merged with other groups under one guide. If you would
like a private guide, a specialist guide or a guide in a language other
than English please let us know.
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Package Tours |
Duration |
Highlights |
Jungle Express |
3 days and 2 nights |
Tambopata river , Posada Amazonas |
Jungle Classic |
4 days and 3 nights |
Tambopata river , Posada Amazonas, Bamboo forests , primary
floodplain forest |
Tambopata
Expedition Express |
5 days and 4 nights |
Tambopata river ,Posada Amazonas , Tambopata National park,
Macaw clay lick |
Tambopata
Expedition Classic |
6 days and 5 nights |
Tambopata river ,Posada Amazonas , Tambopata National park,
Macaw clay lick |
Tambopata Expedition Extensive |
7 days and 6 nights |
Tambopata river ,Posada Amazonas , Tambopata National park,
Macaw clay lick |
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