Amazon Birding South Peru 10 days

Amazon Birding South Peru 10 days

Discover the Ultimate Birding Adventure  in Amazon Birding South Peru: Explore the World’s Largest Macaw Clay Lick in Peru

Recommended for Birders and Bird Photographers

• Trip Type : Birding
• Activities : Hardcore Birding, Photography, Owling, Easy Hiking, Wildlife , Amazon Lowlands .Recommended for Birders and Bird Photographers
• Trip Duration :4 Days
  Group Size : Max 8 pax
  Habitats Covered : Amazon Lowlands

Embark on a breathtaking 10-day journey deep into the heart of the southeastern Amazonian rainforest in Peru, where adventure and relaxation blend seamlessly.

Base yourself in luxurious lodges nestled in one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. Experience unparalleled access to pristine lowland rainforest habitats, teeming with exotic wildlife. Highlights of this tour include:

Sandoval Lake Lodge: Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of an oxbow lake, home to a rich variety of bird species.
Posada Amazonas & Refugio Amazonas: Explore these exceptional lodges offering unparalleled opportunities to spot rare and vibrant birdlife.
But the crown jewel of this trip is the visit to the World’s Largest Known Macaw Clay Lick in the Chuncho area along the Tambopata River. Witness the awe-inspiring spectacle of hundreds of macaws and parrots gathering to feast on the mineral-rich clay, a sight that will leave you spellbound. And if fortune favors us, we might even catch a glimpse of the elusive jaguar, often spotted in this area.

This is more than just a birding tour—it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience that connects you with the wonders of the Amazon in a way few have ever seen. Perfect for nature enthusiasts, bird photographers, and anyone seeking an unforgettable adventure.

Amazon Birding South Peru 10 days

Prepare Your Sense s- Amazon Birding South Peru: Lima, renowned for its rich history and world-class cuisine, serves as the perfect introduction to this unforgettable experience. Relax at your hotel and savor the anticipation of what lies ahead—a full immersion into the wild and exotic nature of Peru.

Overnight in Lima: Enjoy a restful night near the airport, ready for an easy and early transfer the next day, where the true adventure begins.

Recommended for Birders and Bird Photographers

Day 1: Arrival in Lima

Activities: Arrival in Lima, transfer to a hotel near the airport.
Focus: Rest and prepare for the upcoming Amazon journey.

Day 2: Journey to Sandoval Lake Lodge -Amazon Birding South Peru .

Morning: Flight from Lima to Puerto Maldonado.
Afternoon: Drive to Tambopata River Port, boat ride to Sandoval Lake Lodge.
Evening: Explore Sandoval Lake, search for Giant River Otters and other wildlife.
Overnight: Sandoval Lake Lodge.

Day 3: Exploring Bamboo and Floodplain Forests -Amazon Birding South Peru .

Morning & Afternoon: Trek through bamboo and floodplain forests, search for various bird and wildlife species.
Evening: Night safari to look for nocturnal species.
Overnight: Sandoval Lake Lodge.

Day 4: Travel to Posada Amazonas Lodge -Amazon Birding South Peru .

Morning: Return to Puerto Maldonado, drive to Tambopata River Port, boat ride to Posada Amazonas Lodge.
Afternoon: Explore nearby secondary forests.
Overnight: Posada Amazonas Lodge.

Day 5: Canopy Tower Experience  .

Morning: Hike to a 37-meter canopy tower for birdwatching.
Afternoon: Birding along trails for specific species.
Overnight: Posada Amazonas Lodge.

Day 6: Hike to the Ceiba Tree  .

Morning: Trek to the Ceiba (Kapok) Tree, search for birds and wildlife.
Afternoon: Boat trip to Refugio Amazonas.
Overnight: Refugio Amazonas.

Day 7-9: Exploring Tambopata River

Activities: Visit Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick, explore Castana Trail and oxbow lake, birdwatching along trails.
Wildlife: Diverse bird species, including parrots and macaws, and other rainforest species.
Overnight: Refugio Amazonas.

Day 10: Departure

Morning: Travel back to Puerto Maldonado.
Afternoon: Flight to Lima or Cusco, depending on your onward travel plans.
Boat Info: Travel is in 20-foot roofed canoes with 75 hp outboards. Activity schedules align with airline timings, with possible adjustments as needed.

Amazon Birding South Peru 10 days

Day 1:Arrival in Lima

Day 1: Welcome to Lima – The Beginning of Your Amazon Adventure
Arrival in Lima: Your thrilling journey to the Peruvian Amazon begins in the vibrant capital city, Lima. Upon landing, a comfortable transfer will take you to your hotel near the airport, ensuring a restful night before you embark on your adventure into the Amazon jungle.

Day 2:Day 2: Journey to the Heart of the Amazon

Start your day with a morning flight from Lima to Puerto Maldonado, where your Amazon adventure truly begins. After landing, we’ll drive to the Tambopata River Port and embark on a scenic boat ride to Sandoval Lake Lodge. This 45-minute journey may extend as we pause to observe the diverse wildlife along the riverbanks.

Upon arrival at the river port, a picturesque 45-minute walk through the jungle brings you to the stunning Sandoval Lake. Along the way, keep your eyes peeled for incredible wildlife sightings, making this trek a thrilling introduction to the wonders of the Amazon.

Species such as Black-Faced Cotinga, leks of Band-Tailed Manakin, and also found here is a very rare species of macaw in the Mauritia palms called Red-Shouldered Macaw. If lucky we may also see Long-Billed Woodcreeper, the always amazing Point-Tailed Palmcreeper, and Agami Heron. Sandoval Lake Lodge is a great place with different forest habitats including flood plain forest and terra firme. This combination makes for an excellent area for wildlife, and along with the lake, good place to see Otters, Monkeys, Caimans and other mammals. On arrival to the lake we will paddle across it to get the Lodge. Numerous specie can be seen on the way like egrets, Capped Heron, Cocoi Heron, Large and Yellow-billed Tern, Black Skimmer, Horned Screamer, Gray-Cowled wood-Rail, Sunbittern, Wattled Jacana, Greater Ani, the spectacular Hoatzin, and Blue-throated Piping Guan, Later in a catamaran we’ll search for the resident family of Giant River Otters (seen by 90% of our lake visitors) and other lakeside wildlife such as Black Caiman, Squirrel Monkey, Red Howler Monkey, Brown Capuchin Monkey, etc. If we lucky in the evening the very interesting Bicolored-Spined Porcupine, and a Southern Tamandua may show themselves.The lakeside resident Hoatzin, and the less frequent Horned Screamer are regular sightings. Macaws, Toucans and raptors can all be seen. Overnight at Sandoval Lake Lodge.

Day 3:Exploring Bamboo and Floodplain Forests

Dive deep into the heart of the Amazon as we spend the next two days exploring the unique bamboo and floodplain forests. We’ll search for rare and fascinating species, like the Red-billed Scythebill,  Rufous-headed Woodpecker, Rufous-breasted Piculet, Brown-rumped Foliage Gleaner, Large- headed Flatbill, Dusky- tailed Flatbill, Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner, Flammulated Bamboo-tyrant, Dot- winged and Ornate Antwren, White-lined Antbird, Rufous capped Nunlet, Pheasant Cuckoo and Striped Cuckoo. One day in the afternoon we’ll focus on the terra firme forest for an opportunity to see the Brazil Nut tree in its natural habitat.

Razor-billed Curassow, Blue-throated Piping Guan, Spix’s Guan, Great Tinamou, Lemon-Throated Barbet, Curl-Crested Aracari, Semicollared Puffbird, Collared Puffbird, Blue-Crowned Trogon, Amazonian or Blue-Crowned Motmot, Scale-Breasted Woodpecker, Ringed Woodpecker, Red-Necked Woodpecker, Plain-Brown Woodcreeper, are all strong possibilities. After dinner we will provide the opportunity to look for Tawny-Bellied Screech-Owl, spectacled Owl, and others nocturnal species.

Day 4: Into the Amazon at Posada Amazonas.

Return to Puerto Maldonado and journey deeper into the Amazon with a drive through the Infierno native community to reach the Tambopata River Port. From there, a boat ride takes us to the stunning Posada Amazonas Lodge. If time permits, we’ll explore nearby secondary forests for a chance to spot the elusive Purus Jacamar , White-Throated Jacamar, Red-Breasted Blackbird, Pearl Kite, and Scaled Pigeon. From Tambopata River Port we take a private boat upriver to Posada Amazonas. As we eat lunch on the boat, we may see: Pied Lapwing, Collared Plover, King Vulture, Bat Falcon, Olive Oropendola, Russet-backed Oropendola, Ringed Kingfisher and Amazon Kingfisher. Overnight at Posada Amazonas Lodge.

Day 5: Sunrise at the Canopy Tower

Start your day early with a short hike to a 37-meter-tall canopy tower, offering a breathtaking new perspective on Amazon birding. From this vantage point, we’ll watch for mixed flocks of vibrant tanagers and other exotic species as they move through the treetops, immersing you in the rich diversity of the rainforest canopy .Here we will wait for a canopy mixed flock to appear. The mixed flocks are mostly all about tanagers: Paradise Tanager, Green-and-gold Tanager, Flame-crested Tanager, Turqoise Tanager, Opal- rumped Tanager and others. The tower also offers good opportunity for Cream- colored Woodpecker, Gilded Barbet, Plum-throated Cotinga and Striolated Puffbird. Macaws and toucans are seen flying against the horizon, including Chestnut-eared, Lettered, Curl-crested, and Brown-mandibled Aracaries. We will see lonely raptors riding the thermals. and this is your best chance for hawk-eagles and even Harpy Eagle! After lunch we will bird along the trail for Fiery-capped Manakin, Round-tailed Manakin, Pale-winged Trumpeter and Pavonine Quetzal. Overnight at Posada Amazonas.

Day 6: Morning Hike to the Majestic Ceiba Tree

Enjoy an early breakfast before setting out to explore the nearby trail system. Our morning trek will take us to the towering Ceiba (Kapok) Tree, where you’ll have the chance to spot an array of incredible bird species and immerse yourself in the vibrant life of the surrounding rainforest  area for great birds species such as Ash-Throated Gnateater, Ringed Antpipit, Golden-Crowned Spadebill, White-Bellied Tody-Tyrant, Elegant Woodcreeper, Cinnamon-Throated Woodcreeper, Buff-Throated Woodcreeper, Laughing Falcon, Slaty-Backed Forest-Falcon, Double-Toothed Kite, etc. Other wildlife also is very rich in the area and so we will look out for the herds of peccary such as White-Lipped Peccar which travel in large groups, and their smaller relative the Collared Peccary, as well as Tayra, Red-Brocket Deer and various species of monkeys. Afternoon boat trip to Refugio Amazonas. Overnight Refugio Amazonas .

Day 7-9: Adventure Awaits on the Tambopata River .

Join us as we explore the Tambopata River, where we’ll witness the spectacular Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick—the largest of its kind Unlike the now-defunct Colorado lick, Chuncho draws hundreds of parrots and macaws from up to 15 different species daily. Prepare to be amazed as we spot ten to twelve vibrant parrot species in their natural, colorful glory . We can expect to see ten to twelve of the following members of the parrot family:Red-and-green, Blue and Yellow, Scarlet, Red-bellied, Chestnut-fronted and Blue-headed Macaws; Mealy and Yellow-crowned Amazons; Blue-headed, Orange-cheeked and White-bellied Parrots; Dusky-headed, White-eyed, Cobalt-winged and Tui Parakeets and Dusky-billed Parrotlets. Here we will also explore the terra firme rainforest along a 4 mile Castana Trail, and the trail that goes to the old oxbow Lake, passing through floodplain forest with ponds and streams forming during the rainy season. The terra firme forest trails on the other hand are tall and rarely or never floods. Both of these trails represent the most specious habitats for birds. Too many possibilities to list, but this is habitat for Starred Wood Quail, Pale-winged Trumpeter, several Trogons, Foliage-gleaners, Black-tailed Leaftosser, many Woodcreepers, Antbirds, Flycatchers, Manakins, and much more. Mixed species flocks are especially diverse with understory flocks led by Dusky-throated Antshrike and Red-crowned Ant-Tanagers. They often contain 30-40 species (or more!) including: Plain winged Antshrike, Bluish Slate Antshrike, White eyed Antwren, Plain breasted Antwren, Thrush-like Antpitta, White-winged Shrike-Tanager, Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper, and Spix’s Woodcreeper. The flood plain trail to the old oxbow lake crosses some permanently flooded old ponds inhabited by Rufescent Tiger-heron, Pygmy and Green-and-rufous Kingfishers, and Sunbittern. After long hikes we can continue to bird within the confines to the lodge. Species possible in the lodge clearing include: some canopy flocks, Squirrel Cuckoo, Masked Crimson Tanager, Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper, Speckled Chachalaca and Yellow-tufted Woodpecker. We will bird the transitional forests by the river side. These were bamboo forests until they flowered and died out a few years back. Now they are akin to riparian forests but will eventually grow into terra firme as they are not affected by yearly floods. Here we will spot Buff-throated Saltator, Grayish Saltator, Crested and Russet-backed Oropendolas, Piratic Flycatatcher, Large-Headed Flatbill, Fiery-Capped Manakin, Red-Billed Scythebill, and others. While we are birding these spots we will have extraordinary views of the Tambopata river making its way down from the highlands. Overnight: at Refugio Amazonas.

Day 10: Farewell Adventure

We’ll journey back to Puerto Maldonado by river and road, catching an afternoon flight to Lima or Cusco (or your international destination). Depending on airline schedules, early departures may be necessary.

Boat Info: Our 20-foot roofed canoes with 75 hp outboards ensure smooth travel. Daily boat schedules are synced with airline timings, with no more than a two-hour wait. Please note, we may adjust activity sequences as needed.

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• Hotel, Lodges
• Private toilets
• Hot water
• WiFi
• Full meals, soft drinks
• Private land & boat transportation
• Entrance fees
• Birding guide.

International & Domestic Flight Tickets

• Airport Taxes
• Visa Fees
• Any alcoholic Beverage
• Phones Calls, Laundry
• Taxis, extra activities
• Tips (optional)
• Other items of personal nature