We are pleased to offer you an exciting jungle
expedition to the interior of Peru, in the
tropical rainforest called Tambopata Reserve, in
the edge of Amazon basin. This trip has all the
ingredients to be a travel experience of a
lifetime.
DAY 1:
Our expedition starts in the town of Puerto
Maldonado (from Lima or Cusco), on the shores of
Madre de Dios River. A vehicle will takes us
from the airport to the port, where we take our
boat. . From this part we leave behind the last
sights of pioneer farmers and gold pan settlers
to enter the magic and mysterious world of the
tropical rainforest.
DAY 2-3:
As we leave the last traces of civilization, we
enter to the pristine rainforest using the river
as a highway, we´ll float down camping on sandy
beaches along the way where we will have chance
to encounter wildlife.
DAY 4-5:
Arrive to the reserve and establish our campsite.
During this two days we can see many kinds of
mammals, reptiles, insects and birds, besides an
incredible variety of flora.
For example:
MAMMALS:
Mallonelli´s Rice Mouse
Junin Red Squirrel
Golden Lion Tamarins
Emperor Tamarins
Moustache Tamarins
Giant Otters
Goeldi´s Monkeys
Brown Capuchin Monkeys
Spider Monkeys
Long-Nosed Bat
Coatimundis
Capibaras
Red Howler Monkeys
Squirrel Monkeys
INSECTS:
Blue Morpha Butterflies
Swallowtail Butterflies
Nephila Spiders
Paraponera Ants
Leaf-Cutter Ants
Army Ants
Termites
Gopher Crickets
Walking Sticks
Scarab Beetles
Dunk Beetles |
BIRDS:
Anhinga
Anis (Grove-billed, Smooth-billed)
Aracaris (Ivory Billed)
Barbthroat (Pale - Tailed)
Bittern (Sun)
Blackbirds (Red-breasted)
Caciques (Black & Yellow)
Chachalalas (Speckled)
Cormorants (Neotropic)
Curassolis (Razor-billed)
Doves (Blue-ground, Ruddy-ground)
Ducks (Black-bellied whistling)
Ogrets (Cattle, Great, Snowy)
Fallons (Alpomato, Barred Forest, Bat,
Slaty-backed Forest)
Flycatchers (Social, Boat-billed)
Grackles (Boat-tailed, Velvet Fronted)
Grebes (Least)
Guans (Sickle-winged, Blue-throated
Piping)
Hawks (Common Black, White Rumped, Great
Black, Roadside)
Hawks (Black Collared)
Hawk-Eagles ( Black & White)
Hermits (Green)
Herons ( Capped, Little Blue, Great
Blue, Cocos, Chestnut-bellied,
Lineated-tiger, Faliated-tiger, Zig-Zag,
Louisiana)
Hoatzins |
DAY 6-7: Back to Puerto Maldonado
DAY 8: Transfer to the airport to fly from
Puerto Maldonado to Cusco or Lima. Then fly home.
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