SUMMARY
Amazon Wildlife Center .
Get ready for an active jungle adventure, where you’ll explore remote trails and discover incredible wildlife diversity. From the exciting gathering of macaws and parrots at the nearby Heath River clay lick to searching for the elusive lowland tapir, the lodge offers a wide range of experiences to suit every traveler’s interests.
Amazon Pampas Heath
- Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
Location: South of Peru, Department of Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado
Type of service: Private or Group
Starting point: Pick up at the Hotel/Airport or Bus Terminal in Puerto Maldonado
End point: Return to the Hotel/Airport or Bus Terminal in Puerto Maldonado
Departure: Every day
Activities: Sunrise and Sunset Photography in Puerto Maldonado, Tours through the Tambopata Jungle
Altitude: 182 meters above sea level
Best time to visit: March – November
Accommodation: 3 nights in Our Lodge, Private Room with Mosquito Nets, Private Showers and Bathrooms. camping nights.
Meals: 3 Breakfasts / 3 Lunches / 3 Dinners
Tour Guides : Professional, Professional bilingual local guide (equipped with guiding equipment)
Minimum of participants: 2
Maximum participants: 10
Price per person: USD
Heath River Wildlife Center .
Heath River Wildlife Center -Discover the unparalleled beauty of the pristine tropical rainforest along the Heath River as you stay at the cozy Heath River Amazon Peru
This eco-friendly center is one of a kind, nestled along the remote Heath River on the border between Peru and Bolivia.
Immerse yourself in the richness of the Amazonian biodiversity while staying in an intimate and nature-close environment.
Despite its isolation, the center is accessible by river from an airport with daily scheduled flights, making it a convenient choice for travelers seeking an authentic jungle experience.
Itinerary Heath River Wildlife Center 4 Days
Day 1: Puerto Maldonado/Heath River Wildlife Center .
We will begin our trip with an exciting boat trip along the Madre de Dios River, heading to the Heath River Wildlife Center.
As we navigate the waters, you will enjoy a delicious cold lunch and pass the natural border between Peru and Bolivia.
When you arrive at the center, you will be greeted with a refreshing welcome drink made with local fruits.
After dinner, get ready to explore the forest with our flashlights, listening to the sounds of the jungle.
Day 2: Macaw Clay Lick and Ethno-Botanical Walk .
Early in the morning, we will board a canoe to head upstream to an exciting parrot and macaw clay lick.
After breakfast on our floating hideaway, marvel at the colorful
parade of birds that come to feed on clay, a unique experience for photography lovers.
Next, we will explore the forest on an ethno-botanical walk, learning
about the traditional uses of plants by the native Ese Ejas people.
Day 3: Visit to the Native Community of Sonene .
Another opportunity to visit the macaw clay lick at dawn before heading to the community of Sonene.
Interact with locals, learn about their customs and purchase handmade crafts.
At night, we will explore a nearby mammal clay lick, where tapirs
and other species come to eat.
Day 4: Return to Puerto Maldonado/Cusco/Lima
After breakfast, we will say goodbye to the jungle and head back to
Puerto Maldonado to board our flight back to Lima or Cusco, taking
with us unforgettable memories of this Amazonian adventure.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with nature in its purest state.
ITINERARY
Heath River Wildlife Center – 4dias
Day 1: Puerto Maldonado/Heath River Wildlife Center
We will begin our expedition with an exciting boat trip along the Madre de Dios River,
heading to the Heath River Wildlife Center. Enjoy a delicious cold lunch as you navigate the waters, passing the natural border between Peru and Bolivia.
Upon arriving at the center, you will be greeted with a refreshing welcome drink made with local fruits.
After dinner, get ready to explore the forest with our flashlights, listening to the sounds of the jungle.
Day 2: Macaw Clay Lick and Ethno-Botanical Walk.
Early in the morning, we will board a canoe to head upstream to an exciting parrot and macaw clay lick.
After breakfast on our floating hideaway, marvel at the colorful parade of birds that come to feed on clay, a unique experience for photography lovers.
Next, we will explore the forest on an ethno-botanical walk, learning
about the traditional uses of plants by the native Ese Ejas people.
Day 3: Visit to the Native Community of Sonene.
Another opportunity to visit the macaw clay lick at dawn before heading to the community of Sonene.
Interact with locals, learn about their customs and purchase handmade crafts.
At night, we will explore a nearby mammal clay lick, where tapirs and other species come to eat.
Day 4: Return to Puerto Maldonado/Cusco/Lima
After breakfast, we will say goodbye to the jungle and head back to Puerto Maldonado to board our flight back to Lima or Cusco, taking with us unforgettable memories of this Amazonian adventure.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with nature in its purest state.
INCLUDED (NOT)
Included in the Tour Amazonas Pampas Heath – 4dias
- A professional naturalist expedition Tour Guide;
- Motorboat transportation;
- Private vehicle land transportation;
- Entrance fee to the Sandoval Lake Reserve;
- A professional Cook,
- Meals: 3x Breakfast, 3x Lunch, 3x Dinner and drinking water (Please note: vegetarian option upon request for no extra cost!);
- Accommodation: 5 nights in lodges; Sandoval Lake Lodge .
- First aid kit, including a poison extractor, mosquito bite treatment and an antidote for a snake bite;
- Radio communications;
- Rubber boots.
Not included in the Tour Amazonas Pampas Heath .
- Any flight nor airport departure taxes;
- Travel insurance;
- Vaccination;
- Breakfast on the first day and dinner on the last day;
- Drinks;
- Tips to local staff.
What You Need to Bring to Tour Amazonas Pampas Heath
- Mosquito repellent (DEET 35 recommended as a MINIMUM!!),
- Original passport,
- Small backpack,
- Long sleeved cotton shirts (preferably green coloured),
- Long cotton trousers,
- Cotton long socks (to be put into your trousers),
- Comfortable walking shoes,
- Sandals or light shoes,
- Rain gear (e.g. rain poncho),
- Sweater (for the beginning of the tour in Andes and the cloud forest only),
- Swimsuit;
- Binoculars (we also rent it),
- Camera and its charger,
- Plastic bags to be used for clothes and a camera,
- A hat as a protection against the Sun or rain,
- Toiletries,
- Small towel,
- Toilet paper,
- Antibacterial gel,
- Sun cream,
- Sunglasses,
- Flashlight (with spare bulb and batteries),
- A bottled water (1 litre as a minimum),
- Pocket money (Soles) to buy some beverages and souvenirs as well as to tip.
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Pampas del Heath
Amazon region of southern Peru Expedition. They possess great wealth of wildlife and natural beauty. Initially protected as a reserved area in Sandoval Lake Lodge earlier this year 90 and then through a long process of consultation and negotiation with stakeholders the final areas for reserve and national park of Peru were determined amazonas area was created
Biodiversity Amazon Wildlife Expedition:
The area has great diversity of habitats in the Amazon, which allows the existence of species in abundance. Tambopata river basin is considered one of the ecosystems in terms of biodiversity in the world of the ilvestre amazonia life within the reserve sandoval lake lodge.
In the protected area can be found a high diversity of plant communities, several economically important forest species of amazon such as cedar (Cedrela odorata), mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), screw (Cedrelinga sp.), Chestnut (Bertholetia excelsa), palms as pona (Iriartea ventricosa), Aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa), among others.
In terms of fauna, the area has a significant population of Wolf River Pteronura brasiliensis endangered species; likewise, vulnerable species such as the anteater (giant anteater), Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus), black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus), jaguar (Panthera onca), roseate spoonbill (spoonbill Ajaija) taricaya (Podocnemis unifilis), Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) among others.
Threats The Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja Sonene in amazon are vulnerable to various threats to which they are subject. The major threats are agriculture and land grabs, Heath River View
Access Amazonia Expedition:
There are multiple paths to reach the protected area Expedition.
Air from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado, capital of the province of Tambopata and capital of the department of Madre de Dios, where there is an airport to commercial flights arriving daily.
By land, from the city of Cusco on the road to Puerto Maldonado to the north of the protected area amazon expedition .
In the department of Puno from Juliaca to Putina Punko to the south of the protected area and from Juliaca through San Gaban to the Inambari river. Access by water is conducted through rivers Madre de Dios and Tambopata in shallow-draft boats. Bolivia is no river access from the Madre de Dios
River and Heath amazon .Descripción físicaLos meteorological data recorded indicate that the average annual temperature is 26 ° C, fluctuating between 10 and 38 ° C, with annual rainfall ranging on average between 1600 (1) 2400 mm.
Climatological and meteorological records indicate a predominance of winds from the northeast with speeds ranging from 0.3 to 0.6 m / sec; monthly precipitation between 61.5 and 435 mm and a monthly relative humidity between 80 and 89% (2). The protected area has a characteristic pattern of rainfall the lake sandoval a mazonia most of the Peruvian Amazon expedition .
On the other hand, according to the climatological map of Peru (ONERN), the area has humid sub-humid and semi warm and warm climates (3000 mm and 25 ° C average), (1700 mm and average 26 ° C) and very humid semi warm (4000 mm and 23 ° C) .The protected area features eight life zones:
Pampas del Heath Rainforest Nature .
subtropical wet forest, tropical wet forest, subtropical wet forest, montane subtropical wet forest, subtropical rain forest expedition:
Expedition Amazon Tambopata National Reserve and the Bahuaja Sonene National Park rain tropical montane, montane rainforest subtropical low montane subtropical rainforest semisaturated garlic, and four life zones in transition:
subtropical amazon wet forest to tropical, subtropical wet forest expedition, tropical wet forest to montane forest tropical moist, subtropical wet forest to subtropical rain forest in the protected area are some ecosystems such as forest terrace, middle terrace forest flood forest high flood terrace, upland forest on clay soil,
Expedition forest land on sandy-clay soil, upland forest on sandy soil, permanently flooded swamp forest, swamp forest, forest of Pacal or bamboo, tropical plains The main rivers that surround or cross the area are the Tambopata, Heath , Malinowski, the Torre, Tavara, Candamo Macaw, including smaller. The area has lakes or lakes related to the character of meandering rivers, palm swamps and seasonally flooded areas expedition. The rivers and streams have increased and reflux patterns depending on time of year, Expedition whether rainy season (November to March) or dry season (May to September) respectively.
Biodiversity reserve – Expedition Amazon Pampas Heath .
The protected area is home to a large part of the Peruvian biodiversity. Expedition amazon Tambopata presents a great diversity of habitats, leading to the existence of abundant species in the eastern slopes of the Andes can be seen high levels of endemism and it is expected that the protected area also registers a high concentration elevadoendemismo and diversity to several groups of biological organisms .
The Tambopata river basin is considered one of the ecosystems with the highest levels of biodiversity in the world expedition . As an indicator of this vast wealth, it can be mentioned that in an area of only 550 ha were found 91 species of mammals, 570 birds, 127 reptiles and amphibians, 94 fish, among other surprising records in this nature reserve Expedition Amazon
PAMPAS DEL HEATH EXPEDITIONS.
The block of protected areas made up the Tambopata National Reserve and the Bahuaja Sonene National Park is home to Sandoval Lake Lodge 1’366,106 hectares of tropical forests in an impressive scenic beauty, considered among the most biodiverse in the world expedition amazon .
With an altitude ranging from 200 to 2.450 meters, the territory dominated by the course of the Tambopata River is home to thousands species of flora and fauna which include the jaguar, the giant otter, the black caiman, harpy eagle and the world-famous macaw clay licks; also trees like chestnut and cedar.
Historical references of the Amazon wildlife center The history of protection of these forests began in 1977 with the establishment of the Reserved Zone Tambopata later in 1983 the Pampas del Heath National Sanctuary was created in 1990 and Expedition Tambopata Reserved Zone amazon .
Amazon Pampas del Heath .
is satisfied that He is expanding the territory for the reserved zone amazon of lake sandoval peru amazon previous protected. Later in 1996, the Bahuaja Sonene National Park is created which covered the entire Heath National Sanctuary Pampas plus a significant portion of the Expedition Tambopata Reserve Candamo. Finally, with the return to the State of the oil concessions in the area is created on 4 September 2000 Tambopata National Reserve with 274,690 ha and that date is extended extension Bahuaja Sonene National Park 1’091,416 ha, almost doubling its size.
Tambopata: Expedion Tambopata reserve center, pampas haeth Inspiration Nature expedition This photo exhibition consists of 40 photographs 60 x 40 cm format that take us on a journey through the variety ecosystem, the immense diversity of flora and fauna as well as the relationship of local people with these forests expedition and efforts to conserve amazon and sustainably use resources.
Bahuaja Sonene – Expedition Amazon Pampas Heath
For that wehave the participation and collaboration of 11 photographers Peruvian expedition and foreign, all united by a fascination with this region that constantly inspires in this rainfores expedition trip.
In the Tambopata Expedition river, adventure tourism is carried out in dry seasons such as (rafting and other activities) in the months of June until September.
Expedition adventure Along the river you can camp on the beaches where one comes to appreciate the great variety of flora and fauna present in this Amazon expedition. Where this expedition tour will visit the macaw clay lick of Pampa del Heath, only 7 hours from the City of Puerto Maldonado, It is an expedition where you navigate the Madre de Dios River to the Heath.
In this Expedition we will arrive to appreciate the different variety of macaw species that are multicolored, such as parrots, parakeets, capybaras among other large animals. It will be an unforgettable expedition that is in this Amazon.
Expedition Peru rainforest .
The Bahuaja Sonene National Park is a reserve located in a place that combines a humid tropical and subtropical climate of this Amazon Expedition. This area that receives annual rainfall and very equivalent from 2,400 mm.
This temperature has an average of 30 ° C, which reaches up to 38 ° C in summer or drops to 8 ° C. What are the ‘fríajes’, Antarctic winds, Expedition nature is an area, which produce low temperatures between June and July.
Amazon Expedition pampas del haeth the rains begin from the months of December to March, the pampas are covered with water, forming a huge swamp for a determined period ,Expedition Amazonia Rrianforest.
Expedition pampas Wildlife Fauna .
In this expedition of this wild fauan we found the maned wolf, the largest and most unique of any of the American canids, it has always lived and hunted in this environment or natural area, trip expedition pamapa gradually adapted morphologically and socially to its peculiar conditions.
It is the perfect place for this species. In this expedition you will have the opportunity to observe in this peruvian Expedition.
Expedition wildlife live various native species that came to inhabit for many years ago in these tropical savannahs of the Amazon; In this expedition nature pampas inhabits the swamp deer, the largest cervid in South America and also the flag anteater, wild guinea pigs, jaguars, tapirs, as well as a dozen diversities of bird species, as we can mention at white woodpecker the Toco Toucan. Currently, the Pampas del Heath are the only refuge in Peru expedition that houses these rare species of very rich wildlife. when one comes to live this expedition it will be an unforgettable experience in this amazon