Tucked into remote south-eastern Peru, Madre de Dios borders the department of Cusco to the west, and Bolivia and Brazil to the east. The Puerto Maldonado surrounding offers some of the best wildlife viewing in the Amazon basin including The Manu National Park, a protected area half size of Switzerland, and the Tambopata-Candamo Reserve, sheltering dozens of endangered species. Enjoy exploring trails deep inside the pristine jungle and its amazing flora and fauna.
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DAY 1 / PUERTO MALDONADO - POSADA AMAZONAS
Reception and transfer to dock for a 2-hour motorized canoe ride to the Posada Amazonas Lodge in the Ese’Eja native community of Tambopata. Along the way, you will see bird species typical of the river or forest edge, such as black Skimmer, the Bat Falcon, the Pied Lapwing and Flycatchers. (BoxL,D)

DAY 2 / POSADA AMAZONAS
After breakfast, visit the beautiful Tres Chimbadas Lake for an easy canoe ride around it. You may be able to observe giant river otters, turtles, hoatzin and wading birds. You will then hike trails in primary floodplain forest. In the afternoon, walk to the nearest and most active of Harpy Eagle nests. (B,L,D)

DAY 3 / POSADA AMAZONAS - TRC
Travel up the Tambopata River for 3 to 4 hours into the pristine heart of the reserve. Along the way you may see macaws, herons, kingfishers, and cormorants and you will note a difference in the wildlife. Arrival at Tambopata Research Center (TRC) in the late morning. Afternoon hike through the 1.5 km. bamboo trail, famous for the abundance of rare birds that live exclusively in this habitat. (B,L.D)

DAY 4 / TRC
At dawn, enjoy the World’s largest macaw clay lick where hundreds of parrots and macaws of up to 15 species congregate daily. After a mid-morning breakfast, you will hike the 2.8 km. (1.5 mile) ocelot trail and concentrate on the forest itself and discuss general rain forest ecology with the guide. After late lunch, take a short 5-minute boat ride to a small creek in the forest and, if lucky, you may surprise a tapir. (B,L,D)

DAY 5 / TRC - POSADA AMAZONAS
Visit the clay lick and then return for breakfast. Continue with a short 5-minute boat ride to a small drying oxbow lake to spend the morning on a platform observing some of its birdlife. Afternoon return to the Posada Amazonas for overnight. (B,L,D)

DAY 6 / POSADA AMAZONAS - PUERTO MALDONADO
You will depart on a 2-hour boat ride back to Puerto Maldonado and the airport. (B)
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