Gamitana in the Peruvian Amazon Rain Forest

ITINERARY

Day 1

Arrival at Puerto Maldonado airport • Greeting and transportation from the airport to the river port • Set out on outboard motorboat down the Madre de Dios River to RESERVA AMAZÓNICA (45 min) • Arrival at the lodge • Welcome, accommodations 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, sound 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 • Tropical Breakfast Buffet at the lodge • Visit to the wetlands flooded ecosystem • Lunch at the lodge • Boat transportation through the Madre de Dios River • 1-hour trek to Lake Sandoval • Rowboat excursion around the lake • Possible swim in the lukewarm waters • Sunset and moonrise observation • Return downstream the River to RESERVA AMAZÓNICA with a chance of observing caimans and nocturnal birds along the ride • Evening Nature Presentations on Amazonian topics • Typical dinner at the lodge • Overnight at RESERVA AMAZÓNICA

Day 3

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

Day 4

Tropical Breakfast Buffet at the lodge • Return to Puerto Maldonado • Transportation to the airport • Visit to the Butterfly Farm • Departure from Puerto Maldonado airport

Review other Excursions to RESERVA AMAZONICA:

Discovering Tambopata 2D / 1N
Exploring Tambopata 3D / 2N
Expedition Down the River 5D / 3N