Wasai Tambopata Lodge

Reception at the airport and transfer to WASAI Maldonado Ecolodge, where you will receive a delicious tropical welcome juice and a brief explanation of the trip.

Then we will start a trip of approximately two hours to Wasai Tambopata lodge. We will sail by boat down the Tambopata River for approximately 20 minutes, headed towards WASAI Tambopata Lodge (Box lunch on the route). During the journey we will have the opportunity to observe various bird species, hopefully families of capybaras, the world’s largest rodents, alligators and other wildlife.

Reception and accommodation at the Lodge.

Introductory nocturnal walk to understand rainforest ecosystems and see and hear some of the amazing insects, bats, frogs, and perhaps some occasional encounter with other nocturnal mammals. Return to the lodge for dinner. We will enjoy diverse sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first night in the Amazon.

Night at WASAI Tambopata Lodge. 

Early wake up around 4:30 a.m. and begin with our 60-minutes journey upstream to the Macaw’s Clay Lick “El Chuncho” in the Tambopata National Reserve. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries and wildlife of the riverbanks. At our arrival, if weather permits, we will observe one of the greatest wildlife spectacles where hundreds of parrots and different species of macaws gather in the clay lick to eat it, an unforgettable experience. We will have breakfast while we wait for the macaws to arrive.

Halfway through the morning we will return to our Wasai Tambopata Lodge, located at the entrance of the National Park, after 1 hour from the Macaw Clay Lick. A fantastic voyage through the best of the Tambopata Reserve, with opportunities to see capybaras, tapirs, monkeys and with luck: jaguars. It is a route with high chances of seeing wildlife, one of the best in the Amazon. At your arrival, you can relax in the hammocks or have the chance of swimming in the Tambopata River. 

After lunch, we will make a short ethno botanical walk of 1 km until the swamp area, into the rainforest by the Tambopata cross path, to learn about plants and medicinal trees of the area; and to observe the amazing jungle ecosystem where we will see walking palm trees, giant lupuna trees, snake trees and so on. Then we will start our last trek back to Venado station and go back to Puerto Maldonado by land vehicle. Road trip to Puerto Maldonado.

Reception at the airport and transportation to the WASAÍ Maldonado Ecolodge, where you will
receive a welcoming tropical fruit beverage. You will embark for a 3 ½ hours motorboat trip up the
Tambopata River to WASAI Tambopata Lodge (box lunch on board).

During the trip into the heart of the rain forest we will be able to observe typical farms of local people, while groups of birds pass over the boat and chances to see animals such as capybaras, the biggest rodents in the world, turtles and caiman.

Reception and accommodation at Wasai lodge. Introductory nocturnal walk to understand rainforest ecosystems and see and hear some of the amazing insects, bats, frogs, and perhaps some occasional encounter with other nocturnal mammals. Return to the lodge for dinner. We will enjoy diverse sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first night in the Amazon. Night at WASAI Tambopata Lodge.

Early wake up at 4:30 am to begin with our 60- minute journey upstream to the Macaw Clay Lick
“El Chuncho” in the Tambopata National Reserve. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries and wildlife of the riverbanks. At our arrival, if weather permits, we will observe one of the greatest wildlife spectacles where hundreds of parrots and different species of macaws gather to eat clay, an unforgettable experience.

We will have breakfast while we wait for the macaws to arrive. Halfway through the morning we will return to our Wasai Tambopata Lodge, located at the entrance of the National Park, after 1 hour from the Macaw Clay Lick. A fantastic voyage through the best of the Tambopata Reserve, with opportunities to see capybaras, tapirs, monkeys and with luck: jaguars. It is a route with high chances of seeing wildlife, one of the best in the Amazon. At your arrival, you can relax in the hammocks or have the chance of swimming in the Tambopata River. Those who wish can go kayaking on the river (*) or go fishing some of the 250 species that inhabit the river.

After lunch, we will have an ethno botanical walk into the rainforest by the Tambopata cross path, to learn about plants and medicinal trees of the area; and to observe the amazing jungle ecosystem where we will see walking palm trees, giant lupuna trees, snake trees and so on. At nightfall, we embark again to make a nocturnal caiman search. Night at WASAI Tambopata
Lodge

After breakfast we will return by boat to Puerto Maldonado to take our flight to Lima or Cuzco..

Reception at the airport and transport to the WASAÍ Maldonado Ecolodge, where you will receive a welcoming tropical fruit beverage. You will embark for a 3 ½ hours motorboat trip up the Tambopata Riverto WASAI Tambopata Lodge (box lunch on board). During the trip into the heart of the rain forest we will be able to observe typical farms of local people, while groups of birds pass over the boat and chances to see animals such as capybaras, the biggest rodents in the world, turtles and caiman. Reception and accommodation at Wasai lodge.

Introductory nocturnal walk to understand rainforest ecosystems and see and hear some of the amazing insects, bats, frogs, and perhaps some occasional encounter with other nocturnal mammals. Return to the lodge for dinner. We will enjoy diverse sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first night in the Amazon. Night at WASAI Tambopata Lodge.

Early wake up at 4:30 am to begin with our 60- minute journey upstream to the Macaw Clay Lick “El Chuncho” in the Tambopata National Reserve. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries and wildlife of the riverbanks. At our arrival, if weather permits, we will observe one of the greatest wildlife spectacles where hundreds of parrots and different species of macaws gather to eat clay, an unforgettable experience. We will have breakfast while we wait for the macaws to arrive.

Halfway through the morning we will return to our Wasai Tambopata Lodge, located at the entrance of the National Park, after 1 hour from the Macaw Clay Lick. A fantastic voyage through the best of the Tambopata Reserve, with opportunities to see capybaras, tapirs, monkeys and with luck: jaguars. It is a route with high chances of seeing wildlife, one of the best in the Amazon. At your arrival, you can relax in the hammocks or have the chance of swimming in the Tambopata River.

Those who wish can go kayaking on the river (*) or go fishing some of the 250 species that inhabit the river. After lunch, we will have an ethno botanical walk into the rainforest by the Tambopata cross path, to learn about plants and medicinal trees of the area; and to observe the amazing jungle ecosystem where we will see walking palm trees, giant lupuna trees, snake trees and so on. At nightfall, we embark again to make a nocturnal caiman search.

Night at WASAI Tambopata Lodge.

After breakfast we will make a trip in boat to the WASAI Maldonado Ecolodge, in Puerto Maldonado
where we will relax in our bungalows and enjoy a tasty lunch. After lunch, we will leave and travel for
thirty minutes on the Madre de Dios River, to the access trail to Lake Sandoval, a beautiful typical rainforest lake. 3 km hike to the banks of the lake. There we will board a canoe to paddle around the
lake enjoying the beauty of the landscape and observing the wildlife, such as kingfishers, herons, hoatzins (unique pre-historic looking birds), monkeys, etc.

If we are lucky, we could see the family of giant otters which live at the lake. It is time to begin our return hike to the Madre de Dios River to return to Puerto Maldonado. There we will stay in the modern and comfortable bungalows of WASAI Maldonado Ecolodge. After dinner we will be able to rest or go around the city on foot or on bicycle. We can enjoy the pool and its cascade surrounded by verdant vegetation. Rest of the night free to enjoy the nightlife of this welcoming city.

Night at WASAI Maldonado Ecolodge.

After breakfast we will have free time until time to go to the airport by car to take our flight to Lima or Cuzco.

Reception at the airport and transfer to WASAI Maldonado Ecolodge, where you will receive a delicious tropical welcome juice and a brief explanation of the trip. Then we will start a trip of approximately two hours to Wasai Tambopata lodge. The trip is initially carried out by land vehicle for 47km of paved road followed by 17 km of an off-road route that passes through settler’s farms and primary forests.

This road ends in a small port in the Tambopata river where our motorboat will be waiting for us to cruise the Tambopata River downstream for approximately 20 minutes, headed towards WASAI Tambopata Lodge (Box lunch on the route). During the journey we will have the opportunity to observe various bird species, hopefully families of capybaras, the world’s largest rodents, alligators and other wildlife. Reception and accommodation at the Lodge.

Introductory nocturnal walk to understand rainforest ecosystems and see and hear some of the amazing insects, bats, frogs, and perhaps some occasional encounter with other nocturnal mammals. Return to the lodge for dinner. We will enjoy diverse sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first night in the Amazon. Night at WASAI Tambopata Lodge.

Early wake up around 4:30 am to begin with our 60-minute journey upstream to the Macaw’s Clay Lick “El Chuncho” in the Tambopata National Reserve. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries and wildlife of the riverbanks. At our arrival, if weather permits, we will observe one of the greatest wildlife spectacles where hundreds of parrots and different species of macaws gather in the clay lick to eat it, an unforgettable experience. We will have breakfast while we wait for the macaws to arrive.

Halfway through the morning we will return to our Wasai Alto Tambopata Lodge, located at the entrance of the National Park, after 1 hour from the Macaw Clay Lick. A fantastic voyage through the best of the Tambopata Reserve, with opportunities to see capybaras, tapirs, monkeys and with luck: jaguars. It is a route with high chances of seeing wildlife, one of the best in the Amazon. At your arrival, you can relax in the hammocks or have the chance of swimming in the Tambopata River. Those who want, can join us to fish where inhabit more than 250 species of fish.

Lunch will be served between 1:30 to 2 p.m. After lunch, we will have an ethno botanical walk, into the rainforest by the Tambopata cross path, to learn about plants and medicinal trees of the area; and to observe the amazing jungle ecosystem where we will see walking palm trees, giant lupuna trees, snake trees and so on. At nightfall, we embark again to make a nocturnal caiman search. Night at WASAI Tambopata Lodge.

Awakening at the lodge is one of the most impressive spectacles of sound and color in the Amazon. Visitors may rest, take a coffee or walk through the surroundings of the lodge by themselves or with the assistance of a guide until breakfast and see many different types of birds, butterflies, mammals and tropical flowers.

Breakfast will take place between 7:00 to 9:00 am, and then the guide will do a brief training on kayaking, after that, you will start your Kayak adventure downstream with the guide paddling next to you to a beach, where you will have the change to swim there. There will be also a motorized boat for any assistance.

It is possible to see birds in the river banks. Return to the lodge at midday to have lunch and a rest. In the afternoon, we will make a short walk where the adventure complex is located. There you will be able to enjoy different adventure activities between the trees: Suspended bridges, Zip Lines of over 100 m, rope bridge, floating ropes, tri lines, etc. Relax in the lodge. Overnight at Wasai Tambopata Lodge

You will wake up with the beautiful sunrise of the jungle to leave the lodge. After breakfast we will have free time until time to go to the airport by car to take our flight to Lima or Cuzco. Depending on your departure flight you can enojoy our hotel facilities in Puerto Maldonado as the swimming pool or the beautiful soroundings.

Arrive in the jungle town of Puerto Maldonado. You will be met at the airport and transferred to the WASAÍ Maldonado Ecolodge. You will embark for a 3 ½ hours motorboat trip up the Tambopata River to WASAI Tambopata Lodge (box lunch on board).

During the trip into the heart of the rain forest we will be able to observe typical farms of local people, while groups of birds pass over the boat and chances to see animals such as capybaras, the biggest rodents in the world, turtles and caiman.

Reception and accommodation at Wasai lodge. Introductory nocturnal walk to understand rainforest ecosystems and see and hear some of the amazing insects, bats, frogs, and perhaps some occasional encounter with other nocturnal mammals. Return to the lodge for dinner. We will enjoy diverse sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first night in the Amazon. Night at WASAI Tambopata Lodge. (BL, D).

You will awake in a beautiful natural environment with the chanting of the oropéndola sand and other
exotic birds. Those who wake up early will be able to contemplate the landscape and take amazing pictures in the paths within the lodge or from our viewpoint, while enjoying a freshly filtered coffee or
some infusion.

After breakfast, we will cross the Tambopata river by boat and start a trekking by one
of the trails of WASAI’s private conservation concession. With some luck, we will be able to watch some mammals (monkeys, huanganas etc) on the way. We will also take advantage of this ride and try to fish some piranhas and visit some local plantations. We will return to the lodge at around 11.00 am. Those who wish can go kayaking on the river or go fishing some of the 250 species that inhabit the river.

After lunch, we will embark the boat and head to the Tambopata National Reserve where our campsite is located. During the journey we will pass through beautiful and pristine landscapes, with few or none human presence whatsoever, areas destined exclusively to conservation and eco-tourism, giving us an excellent opportunity to watch birds and animals such as capibaras, jaguars, turtles, caimans, etc.

As the afternoon falls, we will arrive to campsite, where we will settle our encampment in one of the beaches and accompanied by the sound of the wilderness. We will make a short walk in the beach. At night, after dinner, we will light a campfire under the moonlight. Camping night.

We will be awakened by the sounds of the howler monkeys by dawn, soon to be joined by the sound of other animals waking up and birds flying across the morning red sky. We will take a light coffee or some infusion to start our 25-minute ride upstream headed to the El Chuncho Great Macaw Claylick, inside the Tambopata National Reserve. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery of one of the most pristine forests in the world and watch some wild fauna at the river Banks, such as capybaras, river turtles and caimans.

At our arrival, if the weather conditions are favorable, we will be the privileged spectators of one of the most amazing shows of wildlife: hundreds of parrots and macaws gather together to feed from the clay of the cliff, offering a great show of colors and sounds. A unique experience that you will never forget! We will have breakfast while we wait for the macaws to arrive.

Halfway through the morning, we will initiate our way back downstream the Tambopata River,
towards Campsite to pick up all the backpacks and tents. After that, we will return to WASAI
Tambopata Lodge through the Tambopata River, where we will take a rest. Those who wish can
swim in the Lodge’s dock or you may perform adventure activities: zip-line, triline, floating
ropes.

After lunch, we will do an Ethnobotanical walk where we will learn about the medical
plants of the region and see walking palm trees, giant lupunas, and many other curious flora
species. At night, we will go on a boat ride in search for caymans in the banks of the Tambopata river, where we will be able to get a closer look of them. Night at WASAI Tambopata Lodge

You will have breakfast and then make the journey back down the Tambopata River to Puerto Maldonado. You will arrive at WASAI Maldonado Ecolodge for lunch. In the afternoon you will travel down the Madre de Dios River and from there walk through the forest to the peaceful and beautiful Sandoval Lake.

At the lake, your guide will paddle you in a wooden canoe to look for Giant River Otters and birds such as Hoatzin and Anhinga. You will walk back through the forest to look for some of the nocturnal creatures of the forest and then travel back to the lodge for a final evening meal. Night at WASAI Maldonado Ecolodge.

Breakfast and transfer to the airport.