Expedition to the Peruvian Amazon

From Lima, take a flight to Puerto Maldonado. Then a motorized boat leads you to the Posada Amazonas Lodge. During the two hours of transport you will encounter many species of Amazon fauna. Fifteen minutes from the lodge is a tower of 35 meters high. Every two meters, platforms are places of rest and observation. From the tower, a magnificent view is offered on the river, the Tambopata reserve and the wildlife living there. Night at Posada Amazonas Lodge.

After waking up at sunrise, visit Lake Tres Chimbadas. It takes around 15 minutes by boat and a 30-minute walk to reach this area, which is rich in animal life, including otters and turtles. Floating platforms have been set up to facilitate observation. In the afternoon, your boat sails on the Tambopata River in the heart of the reserve for almost 4 hours. After a while, there's no sign of habitation. The wildlife becomes more diverse. The boat then heads for the Tambopata Research Center, where the center's activities will be presented. Take the Bamboo Trail, which offers the chance to observe some very rare birds, now almost non-existent in southern Peru. Return to the center for dinner and overnight stay. Frog enthusiasts can observe frogs in the vicinity of the center after dark.

At dawn, crossing the river to discover hundreds of parrots of all colours picorant the clay of the cliff (sweat). They will fly to the slightest sign of danger. Back to the centre, take a new path, as short as that of Bamboo: Ocelot Road. This trail passes into a forest of several hundred years and features regular traces of pumas or jaguars.

However, these are rarely observable. Return to the centre for lunch, followed by a new expedition to meet a colony of parrots that nidifient regularly. Night at the center.

This day also begins very early as a new meeting with these hundreds of parrots seen the previous day is planned. Back to the centre, a new runway will be used, Tounca, which crosses the Terra Firm forests. The fauna that lives in this wooded location differs completely from the animals previously observed. The afternoon has passed on a lake with a platform to observe birds. Night at the center.

Third morning in contact with the many parrots that provide a real wonder. The day continues with a departure from the centre to reach the lodge Posada Amazonas. The arrival in this place is only planned in mid afternoon. Night at the Posada Amazonas Lodge.