Overview
Tambopata Jungle Tour 3 days. Puerto Maldonado is a city in southeastern Peru, capital of the Madre de Dios Region, located on the banks of the Madre de Dios River, formerly called Amaru Mayo. It is one of the main commercial areas of the Amazon. This City bears the official title of Capital of Biodiversity of Peru in recognition of the important records of flora and fauna found in the forests of the department and the region, especially in Manu.
Tambopata jungle tour 3 days is within the reserved area of Puerto Maldonado covers approximately 1.5 million hectares and was created in January 1990. This option of tourism in the jungle of Peru, is very good to know the resources that it has. Tambopata jungle tour 3 days, is part of the tour that takes place in the Amazon of Peru.
*Difficulty level depends very much on your fitness and acclimatization.
Useful Information
- Starting Altitude: 180.m / 590.551.ft.
- Highest Altitude: 185.m / 606.955.ft.
- Walking Distance: 8km / 4.970.miles
- Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Acomodation: Lodge
- Overall Difficulty: – Moderate
- DEPARTURES: Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- GROUP SIZE: 5 (minimum) – 10 people
- WEATHER: Dry (May – October) Wet (November – April)
- TEMPERATURE: 13°c – 35°c
- Day 01: Pto Maldonado – Monkey Island
- Day 02: Lost Cocha.
- Day 03: Jungles lodge – Puerto Maldonado.
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Itinerary
Day 01: Monkey Island
Manu jungle tour 3 days. You will be picked up from Puerto Maldonado airport and will travel by bus to the port. From here we will take a boat down the Madre de Dios River in order to get to our jungle lodge. During this trip you will see caimans, turtles, herons and other animals along the river banks. Once we arrive at the lodge, you will be welcomed with a delicious local drink and after this, you will have time to settle into your bungalow and have lunch.
In the afternoon, you will visit Monkey Island (5 minutes away from the lodge) with our specialist local Guide. During your hike on the island you will observe extraordinary scenery and vegetation that shelters a tremendous variety of monkeys in their natural habitat (for example, the Black Spider monkey, Capuchin monkey, Tamarin monkey, Squirrel monkey and the South American Coati) as well as a large number of birds. You will stay to enjoy the sun setting over the island and then return to the lodge for a lovely dinner.
- Meals: Lunch / Dinner
- Lowest height: 3,205 m / 10,512 feet
- Highest height: 4,450 m / 14,596 ft
- Walking distance: 18 km / 10 miles
- Approximate walking time: 9 to 10 hour
- Accommodation: camp.
- Level of difficulty: moderate
Day 02: Lost Cocha.
After breakfast you will begin your guided adventure through the virgin rain forest in the Lost Cocha (lost lake). This cocha is a protected ecosystem that sustains an a vast variety of animals such as giant otters, caimans, turtles, Brazilians tapirs “sachavacas”, colourful birds, piranhas, jaguars and other animals.
This area is a unique part of the Ecoamazonia Reserve because its immense swamps and marshes still remain intact today. Later, we will go to a magnificent Watch Tower – this is built at the top of a very big tree (Shihuahuaco). From here you will be able to have a panoramic view of the beauty of the rainforest. You will then go for a relaxing canoe ride around the lake and return to the lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon, you will have the unique experience of visiting a local jungle family by canoe. We will return to the lodge for dinner.
- Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Highest height: 4,650 m / 15,298 ft
- Campsite pitch: 3,850 m / 12,628 ft
- Walking distance: 18 km / 10 miles
- Approximate walking time: 10 hours
- Accommodation: camp.
- Level of difficulty: Challenging
Day 03: Jungles lodge – Puerto Maldonado.
We will have breakfast and then travel by boat to Puerto Maldonado. From the port we will travel to the airport.
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Includes
Tour Included.
- Professional, bilingual Tour Guide
- Trip from airport to lodge and vice versa
- **Accommodation (2-person bungalow)
- 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
- Excursions
- **If you require single accommodation, this is available at an increased price.
- First Aid kit
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Binocular
- Alcoholic drinks etc
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WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE.
- Small backpack
- Walking boots/hiking sandals
- Cotton t-shirts
- Long-sleeved tops
- Light trousers
- Sweater
- Cotton underwear
- Waterproof jacket
- Sun hat
- Sun protection cream (factor 35 recommended)
- Insect repellent (with minimum 25% DEET)
- Swimsuit
- Toiletries
- Personal medication
- Camera and films
- Binoculars
- Torch (powerful) with spare batteries
- B. Prices include flight to and from Puerto Maldonado
- *2 or 4-day trips are also available. Please contact us for further information about these alternative routes.
OPTIONAL ITEMS TO TAKE:
- Shorts
- Binocular
- Sandals
- Extra money
- Bathing suit for swining
OPTIONAL SERVICES (NOT INCLUDED):
- Hire of sleeping bag U.$50
- Daypacks U$.35
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Price & Add – ons
Group: U$: 380
Private: U$: 550
Group versus Private Treks: What’s the difference?
- Depending on the number of people in your booking, additional people may join the trek to make a full group.
- If you choose “private”, no additional people will be joining your group, no matter the size.
- Minimum booking size is two people; one person may book a group trek if Pacha Expeditions Travel Peru, is able to join that person with additional groups.
Rentals
- Hiking poles – USD $10 (pair)
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