Amazon travel is at its best in the vicinity of Puerto Maldonado, tucked away in southeastern Peru at the confluence of the Madre de Dios and Tambopata rivers.

Amazon travel is still conducted by river boat, though the jet age has brought Puerto Maldonado airport less than an hour’s flight from Cusco.

It’s no wonder that Puerto Maldonado is known as the world’s capital of biodiversity. The nearby Manu National Park and Tambopata-Candamo Reserve offer what may be the best wildlife viewing in the entire Amazon Basin.

Manu National Park, half size of Switzerland, boasts more than 200 species of mammals including 12 kinds of primates, more than 800 species of birds, the highest diversity of amphibians in the Amazon Basin, and more insect species in one tree than all the insect species recorded in the British Islands.

Tambopata-Candamo Reserve shelters dozens of endangered species, and is home to macaws, herons, kingfishers as well as scores of other rare birds that are seen nowhere else on earth.

Amazon travel near Puerto Maldonado means delightful jungle lodges that are far from civilization and dedicated to helping their visitors gain a full appreciation of the magnificent natural surroundings. It also means exploring rivers, oxbow lakes and trails deep in the pristine jungle, where the visitor can view the most astounding flora and fauna.

Amazon travel doesn’t get more rewarding than in the wilds surrounding Puerto Maldonado, and no one knows more about Amazon travel than Condor Travel.

DAY 1 / PUERTO MALDONADO
Upon arrival reception, assistance and transfer to dock on the Madre de Dios River for boat trip to lodge. After lunch, a guided jungle walk introduces visitors to the spectacular fauna and flora of this region. (L, D)

DAY 2 / RAINFOREST
Follow jungle trials from lodge to a nearby lake, home to scores of birds and caimans and a canoe ride. (B, L, D)

DAY 3 / PUERTO MALDONADO
Early transfer down the river to the Puerto Maldonado airport for departure flight. (B)
* Daily departures

DAY 1 / PUERTO MALDONADO
Transfer from Puerto Maldonado airport to dock for a 3-hour boat ride down the Tambopata River to the lodge. Introductory walk to the flora and fauna of the deep jungle. In the late evening, opportunity to enjoy the sounds of the jungle. (L, D)

DAY 2 / MACAW CLAY LICK
5-hour boat ride up the Tambopata River will take you to the collpa, where you will see thousands of macaws and other parrots feeding on the mineral rich, red clay 50 meter (170 ft.) high cliff. Camp overnight at nearby beach. (B, L, D)

DAY 3 / COLLPA
Early morning collpa experience before returning to the lodge. (B, L, D)

DAY 4 / COCOCOCHA LAKE
Four mile hike to the Cocococha lake where you will observe exotic plants and animals. Free afternoon. (B, L, D)

DAY 5 / PUERTO MALDONADO
Return to the Puerto Maldonado airport for departure flight. (B)
* Daily departures.