Peru's Amazon Rain Forest at the Madre de Dios River

ITINERARY

Day 1

Arrival at Puerto Maldonado airport • Greeting and transportation from the airport to the river port • Set out by outboard motorboat down the Madre de Dios River to RESERVA AMAZÓNICA (45 min) • Arrival at the lodge • Welcome, accommodation and lunch at the lodge • Guided walk along the lodge's Trail System • Evening Nature Presentations on Amazonian topics • Typical dinner at the lodge • Evening walk, sounds identification and search of Amazon animal footprints • Overnight at RESERVA AMAZÓNICA

Day 2

Excursion to Rolin Island with the possibility of observing various species of monkeys • Buffet-style tropical breakfast at the lodge • Visit to the wetlands floodable ecosystem • Return to the lodge and lunch • Boat transportation through the Madre de Dios River • 1-hour trek to the Lake Sandoval • Arrival to the lake • Rowboat navigation around the lake or possibility of a swim in the lukewarm waters • Sunset and moonrise observation • Return downstream the Madre de Dios River to RESERVA AMAZÓNICA • Chance of observing caimans and nocturnal birds along the ride • Arrival to the lodge or Evening Nature Presentations about Amazonian topics • Typical dinner at the lodge • Overnight at RESERVA AMAZÓNICA

Day 3

Buffet-style tropical breakfast at the lodge • Visit to a native Amazonian farm • Board the motorboat to the Gamitana Creek • Observation of birds, monkeys, tortoise and alligators • Native fishing using local techniques • Lunch on one of the creek's beaches tasting Amazonian fishes • Return to RESERVA AMAZÓNICA while watching the sunset • Evening Nature Presentations about Amazonian topics • Dinner at the lodge campfire • Overnight at RESERVA AMAZÓNICA

Day 4

Buffet-style tropical breakfast at the lodge • Navigation down the Madre de Dios River towards the Bolivian border • Arrival to Palma Real Community • Visit to the BONI or Child Forest • Forest learning through children's guidance • Lunch in the boat during return • Free afternoon for resting and relaxing at the lodge's facilities • Evening Nature Presentations on Amazonian topics • Dinner at the lodge's campfire • Overnight at RESERVA AMAZÓNICA

Day 5

Buffet-style tropical breakfast at the lodge • Return to Puerto Maldonado • Transportation to the airport • Visit to the Butterfly Farm • Departure from Puerto Maldonado airpor

Review other Excursions to RESERVA AMAZONICA:

Discovering Tambopata 2D / 1N
Exploring Tambopata 3D / 2N
Excursion to Gamitana 4D / 3N