Itinerary
- Day 1
Puerto Maldonado to Amazon Lodge
A motorized canoe picks you up at Puerto Maldonado Airport and takes you to the Butterfly House first, then continues down the Madre de Dios River toward your lodge. Once you arrive and settle in, lunch includes fresh Peruvian dishes. The afternoon and evening involve walking the lodge trails to get oriented with rainforest plants and animals, then later you'll head out by canoe after dark to catch nocturnal wildlife along the river and learn how the ecosystem functions at night.
- Meals
- Lunch (Fresh Peruvian lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Airport transfer from Puerto Maldonado Airport
- Boat ride down Madre de Dios River to Amazon Lodge
- Welcome and orientation at the lodge
- Walk around lodge and rainforest trails
- Nocturnal canoe excursion on Madre de Dios River to observe nocturnal animals and southern constellations
Landmarks/POIs Madre de Dios River Butterfly House - Day 2
Tambopata National Reserve and Canopy Walk
The day starts early with a buffet breakfast, then you trek into terra firma forest heading toward Lake Sandoval in Tambopata National Reserve where giant river otters, macaws, and other wildlife show up regularly. Back at the lodge by lunchtime, the afternoon takes you across seven hanging bridges suspended high above the forest floor for a canopy walk experience. As evening falls, another excursion takes you back into the rainforest on foot to search for nocturnal animals active after dark.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Buffet breakfast), Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek through terra firma to Tambopata National Reserve and Lake Sandoval
- Dugout canoe navigation across Lake Sandoval oxbow lake
- Canopy walk with ascent of 98-foot tower and crossing of 7 hanging bridges at 91 feet high
- 200-meter wooden bridge walk over swamps to explore flooded ecosystem
- Anaconda walk (if time and weather conditions allow)
- Nocturnal rainforest excursion
Landmarks/POIs Tambopata National Reserve Lake Sandoval - Day 3
Native Farm, Botanical Garden, and Cocha Excursion
After an early breakfast, you'll visit a native farm to see how locals grow crops and try regional products, then check out a botanical garden with medicinal plant specimens. Following lunch back at the lodge, a dugout canoe takes you onto a natural pond for catch-and-release fishing with native guides and a chance to see wildlife from the water. Before dinner, you'll explore the rusted remains of the Fitzcarrald steam boat and finish with an evening hike through the forest.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Native farm excursion with local cultivation techniques and product tasting
- Botanical garden visit to discover medicinal plants and traditional remedies
- Cocha dugout canoe excursion on natural pond
- Native fishing with catch and release techniques
- Visit to Fitzcarrald steam boat remains
- Evening hike to observe nocturnal species and night routines
Landmarks/POIs Botanical Garden - Day 4
Jungle Walk and Cacao Plantation
An early breakfast and jungle walk follow where guides show you Brazil nut trees and explain traditional harvesting and opening methods using machetes. After lunch, the afternoon shifts to a cacao plantation where you'll get involved in chocolate making from selecting fresh pods through fermentation, sun-drying, grinding, and finally tasting the organic chocolate you help prepare. The day concludes with an evening hike and dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Jungle walk with explorer guide
- Brazil nut tree exploration and traditional collection techniques
- Cacao plantation visit
- Participation in chocolate making process including fruit selection, fermentation, sundrying, pealing, and grinding
- Organic chocolate tasting
- Evening hike to observe nocturnal species
- Day 5
Transfer to Puerto Maldonado and Airport Drop-off
After breakfast, a motorized canoe heads back downriver to Puerto Maldonado, taking you to the Butterfly House where you can walk through and learn about the local butterfly species. From there, a transfer takes you to the airport with enough time to check in for your flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Transfer from Amazon Lodge to Puerto Maldonado by motorized canoe
- Visit to Butterfly House
Landmarks/POIs Butterfly House
