Jungle Night Walk by the Tambopata Reserve with Guide
From €54 per person
See availability →A Tambopata jungle night walk across the river from the reserve, searching in the dark for snakes, tarantulas, night monkeys and poison dart frogs amid loud forest sounds.
A Tambopata jungle night walk shows you a forest that sounds completely different once the light is gone. After a hotel pick-up in Puerto Maldonado or along the Tambopata Corridor, a boat takes you across the river to the edge of the reserve, and the walk starts there with a guide who speaks English and Spanish.
The torch beams go looking for whatever the night offers: snakes and boas, tarantulas, kinkajous, owls, night monkeys, colourful frogs, ants and scorpions, and sometimes fireflies, crickets and plenty of mosquitoes. Every night is different, and the guide is honest about it: finding the animals takes a good eye and a little luck.
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- The boat crossing of the river
- Rubber boots and the reserve entry
- Coffee, tea or water
- A small group
The whole excursion lasts around two hours. Wear long trousers, long sleeves and a hat, and bring insect repellent and a flashlight. It is not suited to people with mobility problems, claustrophobia or insect allergies, nor to anyone over 140 kg. Tips are not included.