Daily Departures
Per Person Prices:$457 based on Single Occupancy
Per Person Prices:$352 based on Double or Triple occupancy
Note: We require minimum two passengers traveling
together If single traveler ask for the supplement.
Posada Amazonas opened its doors in 1998 and has become a
major attraction for those looking for a short stay in the rainforest with the
promise of an authentic eco-tourist experience. The lodge is situated within the
community's private reserve.
Using local materials and architecture combined with modern expertise, Posada
Amazonas is community built and as such is a testament to workmanship and
endeavor.
Our suggested programs focus on providing an overview of life in the rain forest
combining nature and culture. Search for caimans at night and learn about
tropical fruits at Don Manuel´s farm, among other activities, in this 2 night
introductory trip to Tambopata.
Duration 3 days and 2 nights Departures Daily departures Activities Jungle excursion (see detailed program below) Airfares Not included, available upon request Meals Included as specified below Customizable YES, feel free to ask for extra services
DAY 1 ARRIVAL & RECEPTION BY GUIDE
Upon arrival from Lima or Cusco, we will welcome you at the airport and
drive you ten minutes to our Puerto Maldonado headquarters. While enjoying
your first taste of the forest in our gardens we will ask you to pack only
the necessary gear for your next few days, and leave the rest at our safe
deposit. This helps us keep the boats and cargo light.
Skirting Puerto Maldonado, we drive 20 kilometers to the Tambopata River
Port, entering the Native Community of Infierno. The port is a communal
business. Boxed Lunch. The forty five minute boat ride from the Tambopata
Port to Posada Amazonas will take us into the Community´s Primary Forest
Private Reserve.
Upon arrival, the lodge manager will welcome you and brief you with
important navigation and security tips.
Canopy Tower: A twenty minute walk from Posada Amazonas leads to the 30
meter scaffolding canopy tower. A bannistered staircase running through the
middle provides safe access to the platforms above. From atop you obtain
spectacular views of the vast expanses of standing forest cut by the
Tambopata River winding through the middle. Now and then toucans, parrots or
macaws are seen flying against the horizon, or mixed species canopy flocks
land in the treetop next to you. Dinner
Ecotourism Lecture: A daily presentation on the Infierno ecotourism project
is available every night from a staff member.
Overnight at Posada Amazonas (Box Lunch, D)
DAY 2 TRES CHIMBADAS OXBOW LAKE AND PARROT CLAY LICK
Breakfast and then we depart to Tres Chimbadas, is thirty minutes by boat
and forty five minutes hiking from Posada Amazonas. Once there you will
paddle around the lake in a catamaran, searching for the resident family of
nine giant river otters (seen by 60% of our lake visitors) and other
lakeside wildlife such as caiman, hoatzin and horned screamers. Otters are
most active from dawn to 8.00 or 9.00am.
After we continue to the parrot clay lick. This clay lick is only a twenty
minute walk from Posada Amazonas. From a blind located about twenty meters
away you will see dozens of parrots and parakeets descend on most clear
mornings to ingest the clay on a river bank. Species such as Mealy and
Yellow- headed Amazon, Blue-headed Parrot and Dusky headed Parakeet descend
at this clay lick. The clay lick is active at dawn, during the late mornings
and mid-afternoons. Lunch
Ethnobotanical Tour: A twenty minute boat drive downriver leads you to a
trail designed by the staff of the Centro Ñape. The Centro Ñape is a
communal organization that produces medicines out of forest plants and
administers them to patients who choose their little clinic. They have
produced a trail which explains the different medicinal (and other) uses of
selected plants. Dinner
Night walk: You will have the option of hiking out at night, when most of
the mammals are active but rarely seen. Much easier to find are frogs with
shapes and sounds as bizarre as their natural histories.
Overnight at Posada Amazonas (B, L, D)
DAY 3 TRANSFER OUT
Breakfast. Transfer Boat from Posada Amazonas to Tambopata River Port to go
to Puerto Maldonado Headquarters
We retrace our river and road journey back to Puerto Maldonado, our office
and the airport. Depending on airline schedules, this may require dawn
departures. (B)
END OF SERVICES
Please note that the program may vary slightly so as to maximize your
wildlife sightings, depending on the reports of our researchers and
experienced naturalist guides based at the lodge.
BOAT TRANSPORTATION
All our boats are 20 foot long, roofed canoes with 55 hp outboard motors.
Daily arrivals and departures from every port are scheduled to meet every
airline´s arrival and departure with a maximum two hour wait.
INCLUDED
Programmes based on single and double occupancy. Includes all meal,
accommodations, and services, all river transportation, and transfer
from and to the airport of Puerto Maldonado.
NOT INCLUDED
International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees,
excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight
cancellations, alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance
of any kind, laundry, phone calls or messages, reconfirmation of flights
and items of personal nature.
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