Day 1: Amazon Jungle Arrival to Reserva Amazonica Lodge (L,D)
It takes a 45-minute boat ride along the Madre de Dios River, to arrive at Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica lodge. After a short briefing, settle into your beautiful cabana and enjoy your lunch. Take a siesta, share a refreshing tea time and get ready for the afternoon excursion. After gathering with your Inkaterra Explorer Guide, choose from the 14 different excursions available at Reserva Amazonica. On your first day, we recommend a guided walk along the Trail system, into Reserva Amazonica natural area, where you will discover the Amazon Basin. We also recommend on the first night our Twilight River excursion ─ a guided afternoon boat ride on the Madre de Dios river. Enjoy dinner served from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Day 2: Sandoval Lake & Treetop Canopy Walking (B,L,D)
Breakfast begins at 5:30 a.m. During the morning you may visit the Lake Sandoval excursion into the Tambopata National Reserve. Glide in a wooden canoe, across a beautiful, mirror-like oxbow lake that is home to the endangered giant river otter, as well as red howler monkeys, red-bellied macaws, anacondas, side-neck turtles and black caimans. Return to the lodge for lunch. After that, consider the remarkable Inkaterra Canopy Walkway. Ascending the first tower, 29 meters above the forest ground, you begin your encounter with the treetop realm. For more than a quarter of a mile, you will literally walk through the rainforest canopy on a suspension bridge network linking eight observation platforms.Return to the lodge.
Day 3:Gamitana Creek Excursion and night walking (B,L,D)
Enjoy a trip to Gamitana Creek, located 25 minutes by boat from the Inkaterra lodge. For one and a half hours, explore the rainforest along the banks of a winding, dark-water creek that is home to many piranha, caiman, turtles, and birds, until the Sanipanga landing point. Navigate your way back downstream, observing the abundant flora and Fauna along the way. You will return to Gamitana Farm to do a short guided tour to see how local farmers grow fruits and vegetables.
Day 4: Reserva Amazonica to the airport (B)
Enjoy a full breakfast before departure. A 45 minute return trip by boat on the Madre de Dios River takes you to Puerto Maldonado, where you will visit the Butterfly House. Then we will transfer you to the airport.