Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick Tour, 4 Days with Canopy Walk
From €449 per person
See availability →A Chuncho macaw clay lick tour over four days in Tambopata, with a canopy walk, ziplining, Lake Sandoval, night walks and a dawn boat trip to see macaws and parrots feeding.
The Chuncho macaw clay lick tour packs adventure and wildlife into four days and two lodges. The first day begins at the Puerto Acosta boat dock, from where you are taken to Paradise Amazon Ecolodge inside the Tambopata National Reserve. Birdwatching and a walk along the canopy come first, then a zipline ride and lunch. The afternoon adds a kayak paddle on the Madre de Dios, Monkey Island, and a boat outing at sunset to find caimans.
Day two belongs to Lake Sandoval, where a guided walk and a rowboat excursion give you a chance to see giant river otters and the plants and animals the lake is known for. After dinner a night hike looks for the creatures that come out in the dark.
- Day three: two hours by car, then a short boat trip upstream to Hacienda Tambopata Inn Lodge, with riverside birds, capybaras and caimans on the way
- A walk in the primary rainforest after lunch, with monkeys, and an optional short evening walk
- Day four: at sunrise a boat heads up the river to the Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick, as thousands of parrots and macaws come down to the clay wall, and your guide explains what they eat and why
- A calm canoe ride, then the road back to Puerto Maldonado by 4x4
The package covers three breakfasts, three lunches and three dinners, plus the guide, transport and reserve entry. It is not suited to pregnant women or people with back, heart or mobility problems.