DAY 01 … / PUERTO MALDONADO
Transportation from the airport to the river port / Set out on outboard motorboat down the Madre de Dios River to RA (45 min) / Welcome, accommodations and lunch at the lodge / Walk through the trails inside the INKATERRA Ecological Reserve / Cruise the Madre de Dios River by Night / Dinner at the lodge / Evening
Nature Presentations on Amazonian topics / Overnight at RA.
(Lunch + Dinner).
DAY 02 PUERTO MALDONADO
Wake up early to observe the sun rise over the Madre de Dios River.
American buffet breakfast with eggs, cereals, local fruits, and fresh bread.
Gather in the Eco–Center for your morning excursions.
Canopy and Aguajales
A five-minute boat ride takes you to the Canopy Inkaterra Interpretation Center. Ascend the first tower, 45 meters (150 feet) above the forest floor. Spend an hour and a half walking on the bridges that stretch between seven platforms, as you see giant strangler fig trees, orchids, toucans, woodpeckers, trogons, and with luck, monkeys or a three-toed sloth. Next, a 30-minute walk takes you to a nearby wetland area, an important rainforest ecosystem that is host to many exotic plants and birds. Alternatives are Lake Sandoval, Concepción, or Rolin Island.
Buffet lunch and siesta.
Tea time and departure for afternoon excursions.
Lake Sandoval. A 40-minute boat ride takes you to the Tambopata National Reserve. Spend an hour-and-a-half walking the 3 km. (1.8 mile) trail through the wildlife-rich reserve, and you will arrive at the breathtaking oxbow lake called Lake Sandoval. Here you will have an excellent opportunity to see the endangered giant river otter. Also residing in and around the lake are the rare red howler monkeys, red-bellied macaws, anacondas, point-tailed palm creepers, and side-neck turtles. Alternatives are the Canopy and Aguajales excursion; Concepción, or Rolin Island.
Nature presentation in the Main Lodge.
Cocktails and buffet dinner.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner).
DAY 03 PUERTO MALDONADO
Tropical breakfast buffet / Walk through the Tambopata National Reserve / Dinner at the lodge. Evening Nature. Presentations about Amazonian topics / Overnight at RA.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
DAY 04 PUERTO MALDONADO / …
Tropical breakfast buffet / Return to Puerto Maldonado. Visit to the Butterfly Farm at Puerto Maldonado. Transportation to the airport.
(Breakfast)
