Sandoval Lake Day Tour: Boat, Lodge, Walk and Swim
From €63 per person
See availability →A Sandoval Lake day tour from Puerto Maldonado by boat, on foot and by canoe, looking for river otters, birds and turtles, with lunch and an optional swim in the lake.
This Sandoval Lake day tour packs a river trip, a forest walk and a paddle into a single day. From the pick-up point you travel to the port and board a boat that travels down the Madre de Dios River to a lodge on the bank, where the group gets ready for the reserve.
At the entrance to the Tambopata Reserve a walk of about an hour leads to the lake. There you board a canoe and glide along the shore, hoping to catch sight of river otters, birds and turtles. Butterflies gather along the water's edge, so keep your camera at hand.
- A boat trip on the Madre de Dios River
- An hour on foot to Lake Sandoval, inside the Tambopata National Reserve
- A canoe paddle on the lake
- Lunch, then a swim for those who feel like it, following the guide's instructions
Afterwards the boat takes you back to Puerto Maldonado. Lunch, the round-trip boat transport, a local guide and the reserve entrance are included. Other food, drinks and extras are not. The tour is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with pre-existing medical conditions.