Reception at the airport and transportation to our Office. Please try to arrive before 1:30 p.m. We highly recommend having a pack with the necessary for the jungle. In case you have a big suitcase, you can have it stored at our office for free. Some information about the excursion. Then, you will start a 1.5—to 2-hour car trip to the Tambopata river (48 km. paved road and 18 km. dirt road), then 10 minutes to the Lodge (lunch on the way or at the lodge).

During the trip on a dirt road into the heart of the rainforest, we will be able to observe clouds of butterflies, and typical Amazon communities. At the same time, groups of birds pass over the car and animals such as agoutis and, monkeys. Reception and accommodation at CHUNCHO LODGE.

After accommodation, you will have the opportunity to visit the 40-meter Canopy Tower which offers unrivaled views of the Amazon Rainforest

Our guides will lead you on a trail to get to the tower and climb its steps. Finally, you reach the top. There, you’ll be able to see miles of pristine forest stretching in every direction. Because animals are most active in the canopy, you’ll have incredible chances to see wildlife macaws flying at this level as well as toucans and many colorful birds. This is an unforgettable experience, you’ll be awed by the intimate views of treetop animals, paired with the sweeping panorama of the jungle. Sunset at the tower.

In the night we will go on a night walk to understand rainforest ecosystems and see some of the amazing tree frogs, maybe snakes, spiders like tarantulas, stick insects, and many other animals active the night, this activity is a very safe and great opportunity for macro photos.

Return to the lodge for dinner. Sleep at CHUNCHO LODGE. (L, D).

Early wake up at 4:30 a.m. to take a light breakfast (coffee or tea), to begin with our 1:30 to 2-hour journey upstream in Tambopata River to the Macaw Clay Lick “El Chuncho” in Tambopata National Reserve. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries and wildlife of the riverbanks, we have seen several times jaguar on the way, and the chances are up to 20% !!. Upon our arrival, we will observe one of the greatest wildlife spectacles where hundreds of parrots and different species of macaws gather to eat clay, first the parrots, mealy parrot, blue-headed, orange check, dusky-headed, white-eyed and then the large Macaws like the blue and yellow, red and green, scarlet macaw, this is an unforgettable experience.

In the middle morning, we return to the lodge to take a rest or enjoy the facilities and the surroundings of CHUNCHO LODGE, we have a hammock house near the river, it is great to rest.

In the middle day, you will have the opportunity to go swimming in the river, this is optional, at the river there are caimans, anacondas, sting rays, and electric eels but you can still go for a swim on a hot day, we did it several times and it is very refreshing. Lunch at the lodge.

In the afternoon you are going to go on an ethnobotanical long jungle walk to learn about medicinal plants and Amazon types of wood, and a great opportunity to see more mammals and big trees.

By night free to rest, enjoy the drinks of our bar or the possibility of another night hike (highly recommended), this activity will be possible according to the weather conditions.

Dinner and night at Chuncho Lodge

Night at CHUNCHO LODGE. (B, L, D).

Before breakfast we will go on another jungle walk is an Optional visit to the Canopy Tower to see colorful birds such as toucans, oropendolas, hummingbirds, trogons, woodpeckers, nun birds, tanagers, jacamars, etc. Sunrise according to weather conditions is amazing from the canopy.
Return to the lodge for breakfast and boat to the port where the car is waiting for us to take us back to Puerto Maldonado on the same path to get back to the city, once arrive in the city we will move to the main port of the city to begin another cruise within the reserve, this time our destination is the famous and beautiful Sandoval Lake. This is an oxbow lake in the Tambopata National Reserve. After approximately 40 minutes by boat, we started a 3 km hike through the forest until we reach the shore of the Lake. Since starting our tour we will visit this beautiful body of water, the place is spectacular, with many birds, a very good opportunity to see a lot of monkeys of several species such as the red howler monkey, brown capuchin, squirrel monkey, dusky tity and saddleback tamarin. Also, we’ll have a great chance to see the Giant Otters on this tour which will end around 3 p.m.
In town, if you have flight a flight or bus we arrange to drop you off at the airport or bus station.

(B. L.).