Sloth Spotting Boat Tour on the Madre de Dios and Tambopata
From €58 per person
See availability →A sloth spotting boat tour from Puerto Maldonado along two rivers, the Madre de Dios and the Tambopata, with tropical birds, caimans and three-toed sloths up in the trees.
On this sloth spotting boat tour the river does the travelling and you do the looking. A guide collects you at your hotel and drives for 15 minutes to the boat harbour, where you set off with an expert wildlife guide along two rivers, the Madre de Dios and the Tambopata.
Along the banks you can see caimans and tropical birds. The boat then reaches the stretch where three-toed sloths live, and with a bit of patience you can find them in the treetops, sleeping or eating. From the boat you can take good photographs of them.
- A hotel pick-up and drop-off by car
- A boat ride on the Madre de Dios and Tambopata rivers
- Caimans and tropical birds on the banks
- Three-toed sloths in the trees
- The second-largest bridge in Peru, seen after the sloths
The whole outing takes about three hours. Entry tickets and a bilingual guide are included; extra or alcoholic drinks and tips are not. It suits wildlife, scenery and photography lovers, but it is not suitable for people with epilepsy.