Tambopata 5-Day Expedition: Collpa Chuncho and Lodges
From €772 per person
See availability →A Tambopata 5-day expedition from Puerto Maldonado, sleeping in three jungle lodges, with the Collpa Chuncho clay lick, Lake Sandoval and a night walk.
This Tambopata 5-day expedition trades the quick visit for a proper stay in the rainforest, moving between three lodges and a bilingual English and Spanish guide beside you. The route is built around the two best-known sights of the area, and it leaves room for walks, night outings and photography.
The first day starts with a pickup at the airport or bus terminal and a drive past cassava, banana and pineapple plantations to the lodge, where lunch is waiting. In the afternoon you walk among trees up to 30 metres tall, and after dark a night walk looks for tarantulas, snakes and insects.
Day two begins with an early boat ride up the Tambopata River to Collpa Chuncho, said to be the biggest clay lick anywhere, where three species of macaws and three of parrots gather. You then move on to a second lodge by way of the Madre de Dios River. Day three brings you into the reserve to Lake Sandoval, home to giant otters, monkeys and caimans, with a night at a lodge inside the reserve and a typical jungle dish, the juane, for lunch.
- Palm grove walk to watch macaws feeding
- Canopy activity with toucans and small colourful birds
- Boots, first aid and an entrance ticket to the reserve
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Drinks, extras outside the tour and the last day's lunch are not included.