5-DAY REMOTE WILDLIFE JUNGLE TOURS IN PERU

Join a Party of Colors and Sounds:
On most clear mornings of the year, dozens of large macaws and hundreds of parrots congregate on this large river bank in a raucous and colorful spectacle that inspired a National Geographic cover story. Discretely located fifty meters from the cliff, we will observe Green-winged, Scarlet, and Blue-and-gold Macaws and several species of smaller parrots descend to ingest clay. Outings are at dawn when the lick is most active.

Monkey Search:
This five-kilometer trail covers the prototypical rainforest with immense trees, crisscrossed by creeks and ponds. Amongst the figs, ceibas, and shihuahuacos we will look for the Squirrel, Brown Capuchin, and Spider Monkeys as well as peccaries. TRC is located within this habitat.

Island Exploration:
Ten minutes upriver from the lodge, there is a tiny pond with a platform in the middle. It is a great place to spot waterfowl such as Muscovy duck, sunbittern, and hoatzin along with the woodpeckers, oropendolas, flycatchers, and parakeets that call this pond their home.

Night Lecture:
After dinner, scientists will provide a night lecture, an in-depth look at the biology of macaws, their feeding habits, the theories for clay lick use, their breeding and feeding ecology, population fluctuations, and the threats to their conservation.

Overnight at Tambopata Research Center Jungle Lodge.

Meals included: B, L, D

Every morning is different at the clay lick, and because of that you have another chance to join the morning excursion.

An entirely different habitat characterized by smaller, thinner trees atop hills and slopes is covered by this five-kilometer trail of Terra Firme forest. Saddleback tamarins are frequently found here. As we walk near the limits of the swamp we will also keep our eyes open for rare tapir tracks.

Growing on the remains of an oxbow lake and providing both arboreals, as well as terrestrial mammals with fruits throughout the year, the aguaje palms are one of the most important food sources in the rainforest. Demand for these fruits and great conditions for planting rice make the palm swamp also one of the most threatened habitats.

Overnight at Tambopata Research Center Jungle Lodge.

Meals included: B, L, D

Let’s adventure to the Creek:
A different kind of Terra Firme forest on a half-day activity is available daily. Crossed by several creeks that will eventually reach the Tambopata River, walk in the opposite direction of the river, where you will focus on forest and ecology on this creek trail.

Sunset Cruise:
Twilight descends early in the jungle. Under the thick tree cover of the rainforest, darkness falls quickly, when the light cannot slip through the foliage any longer. Now, as afternoon slips into evening, you’re about to see one of the world’s most spectacular sunsets. The Sunset Cruise floats down the wide river, countless oranges and pinks reflecting off the water in lovely patterns.

Overnight at Tambopata Research Center Jungle Lodge.

Meals included: B, L, D

It is time to say goodbye, as the expedition comes to an end. Your visit will make a direct contribution to Wired Amazon and the National Reserve of Tambopata.

You will take the journey back to the city and to the airport to take your flight Puerto Maldonado – Lima or Cusco (departing after 11:30 hours – booked on your own).

Meals included: B