TARANTULA 4D/3N by Tarantula Expedition

Tour Itinerary

DAY 1: PUERTO MALDONADO / SANDOVAL LAKE

Pick up from the airport or bus station, transfer to the river port (capitania port) one hour on boat river down, by motorized boat take us to the Sandoval oxbow lake port, from there we will enter to national reserve (TAMBOPATA CANDAMO) by walk. After checking, we start to walk about one hour and then we will arrive to the Sandoval Lake lodge where will accommodate in our rooms, near the lake. The lodge has private bathroom and shower and it is located into the reserve zone what difference with the other lodges is. Where we guaranty you will see more flora and fauna and be in touch with the nature. After accommodate, we will visit the Sandoval Lake where we take a long easy canoe around the lake; where is possible to see the river giant otter, black caimans (family of crocodiles) birds, as: hoatzins, herons, cormorants, kingfishers, etc. Return to the lodge for dinner and after dinner we will visit again the amazing lake (padding) with our torches to see the black caimans. They hunt at night, where we will show and explain you. We overnight in our comfortable lodge.

DAY 2: MACAW PALM LICK/ SWIMING IN THE LAKE

We will get up very early to go to see macaw palm lick, this is a special place around the National Reserve where different types of macaws and parrots go to eat in the dead palms, the palms are rich in minerals as: calcium, sodium, potassium, etc. which is very important for the digestion. Then we will back to the lodge for the breakfast. After breakfast we will go for walking to see the amazing flora, and in the way we can see some mammals like: monkeys, deer, peccaries, tapirs, sloth, anteaters, etc. Then we back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch we will go back from the lake in the same way until to the river port, from there we will take the boat river down, Then we will arrive to the next lodge. Then we will visit the native family where they'll tell us about their culture and show us weapon, souvenir, etc. Then go to sleep in our comfortable lodge.

DAY 3: LODGE / CANOPY / NATIVE FAMILY

After breakfast we'll go to the canopy walk, what is 75 Mt. Long and 40 Mt. High from where we are going to have a good view and we we'll be able to watch some birds or animal, then we are going to go back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch we are going to visit the native family where they'll tell us about their culture and show us weapons, souvenir, etc. Back for dinner, after dinner we'll have a night walk, where we can see some night creatures, and then go to sleep in our comfortable lodge.

DAY 4: CLAY LICK/ PUERTO MALDONADO/AIRPORT OR BUS STATION

Early in the morning after breakfast, we'll go to Puerto Maldonado city and from there to the airport or bus station