Tambopata National Reserve 45 km. South of the city of Puerto Maldonado (2 hours by motorboat). Can also take an alternative route: 25km are traveled by land (with 4×4) to reach the community of Infierno and then crosses the river to the reserve (2 hours by motorboat.). Located between the basins of the Tambopata and Heath River reservation has an area of ​​274,690 hectares and covers the regions of Madre de Dios and Puno. It has an incalculable wealth of biodiversity, because there have been 632 species of birds, 1,200 of butterflies and 169 of mammals, 205 fish, 103 amphibians and 67 reptiles. Presents the typical flora of the tropics. To enter prior authorization from INRENA is required.

TOP TOURS TAMBOPATA RESERVE MACAW CLAY LICK – CHUNCHO – SANDOVAL LAKE LODGE

Amazon Rainforest Tambopata 4D/5N

Amazon Rainforest Tambopata 4 days / 5 nights Amazon Rainforest Tambopata 4 days: The Tambopata Macaw Project is a long-term multidisciplinary study of the natural history, conservation and management of large macaws clay lick and parrots. The main topics of study include monitoring and observation of macaws nests, increasing survival rates of younger scarlet macaw chicks, documenting patterns of clay ...
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Amazon Green Tambopata Tours 4 days / 3 nights Amazon Green Tambopata 4 days: for those with limited time in jungle trips but still wanting to experience a rich and remarkable section of the Amazon Rainforest the beautiful Sandoval Lake Lodge in the lower section of the Tambopata National Reserve is an excellent choice. Here we present an extended version ...
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Peru Nature Tambopata 3D/2N

Peru Nature Tambopata 3 days / 2 nights Peru Nature Tambopata 3 days: Madre de Dios, Peru is a large department (or state) in the wild, southeastern part of the country. Its name means “Mother of God” and is a common Spanish synonym for “the Virgin Mary”. The rather generic name given to the Madre de Dios department in Peru Nature ...
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Amazon Trip 6days Macaw Clay Lick Sandoval Lake

Amazon Trip 6Days: The Amazon is extremely diverse, but large wildlife encounters are uncommon. Tambopata is one of the world´s most diverse wildernesses. It is also one of the best preserved. However, the vast majority of the rainforest´s diversity is in the form of insects. The world record diversities of birds and mammals are mostly in the form of small, ...
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Sandoval Lake -Tambopata Amazon Nature Wildlife – Macaw Clay Lick Macaws feed on fruit, some leaves and nectar of flowers, but their ecological niche is immature seeds. Many immature seeds contain toxins, especially tannins, which cause stomach problems for macaws. They need to visit salt stones, rich in salts, to neutralize the toxins. In the native Quechua language these lips ...
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Tambopata Bahuaja-Sonene National Park

Tambopata 90 Km. From the city of Puerto Maldonado (4-5 hours by boat). This Tambopata National Park was established to protect the only humid tropical savannah in Peru. The park is located between the Madre de Dios and Puno regions in the provinces of Tambopata, Carabaya and Sandia in the Peruvian jungle. It has an area of ​​1,091,416 hectares and also includes Bolivia. Among the most important animals that can be found include the maned wolf, the marsh deer, giant anteater, giant river or giant otter in the jungle, bush dog, the black caiman and the harpy eagle in the Peruvian jungle.

Colorado Macaw Clay Lick Tambopata

Within the Tambopata National Reserve and 150 Km. From the city of Puerto Maldonado (12 hours by boat). Lick is a gathering of macaws formed in the riverbanks due to soil erosion processes that allowed the emergence of soils rich in minerals. It measures about 50 meters high and 500 meters long, which is considered the largest of the Peruvian Amazon. Every morning there are six different species of macaws, parrots and parakeets. These colorful birds flit around the lick before starting the ceremony of “colpeo” consisting in eating the clay is in the ravine, the same that serves them as a food supplement. After staying there between 25 and 30 minutes away to return the next day. Occasionally, flock also tapirs, capybaras, and squirrels. In the treetops can also observed several species of monkeys like the red howler, the Capuchin, marmoset, and at times even maquisapas.

Sandoval Lake

Sandoval Lake a 10 Km. From the city of Puerto Maldonado (25 minutes by boat). To reach the lake must travel 5 km. From the river bank in (1 hour 30 minutes walk). It has about 3 km. Long, 1 Km. Wide and deep 0.5 cm to 3 meters in the Peruvian jungle. Its waters have an average temperature of 26ºC (78,8ºF) and possess rich on fish in the wild. It is surrounded by extensive marshy areas aguajales are the place where a palm tree called aguaje, among other exotic species grows. Within the surrounding flora can be seen orchids, platanillos (parrot beak), ungurahuis, kapok trees, mahogany and Mauritanian palm trees up to 30 meters high. In this habitat lives a great variety of birds like cormorants, toucans, macaws clay lick, parrots, horned screamers, and herons, and a colorful species of wild hen called “hoatzin” or “shansho” whose head bears a knot of feathers on sandoval . Hopefully tapirs, turtles and otters or “river wolves” and various species of lizards, including the black lizard in the sandoval lake can also be observed.

Lake Valencia

Lake Valencia a 60 Km. From the city of Puerto Maldonado (4 hours by boat). The lake is 15 km. Long, 800 meters wide and between 0.5 and 15 meters deep and is a place blessed by the presence of trees and fish. All around are trees like pumaquiro, quinilla, the cedar, kapok, palm hearts and Brazil nuts. Among the fauna include turkeys Mount, turtles (charapas and tortoises), lizards, monkeys, cormorants and herons, among others.

The wealth of its waters allows both native inhabitants Huarayos and the settlers in the vicinity engaged in fishing maidens, brackets, gold, piranhas and paiches, the latter without But they are not native but were introduced into the lake. Along with fishing, one of the most important economic activities the area is collecting chestnuts.