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Manu Wildlife Center

Tambopata · Sandoval Lake Lodge

5 Days / 4 Nights

Located within the Tambopata National Reserve (Port Maldonado), a 25 minutes river ride on the Mother of God takes you to the Sandoval Lake Lodge located in one of the most beautiful lakes of the Forest of the Tambopata and perhaps of all Peru. Because of the close proximity to Cuzco (Only a 30 minute flight), it is the best combination to visit the capital of the Inca Empire.

Day 01. - Cusco · Port Maldonado

Reception and transfer from the airport of Port Maldonado to the port located in the River Mother of God River. Here we travel by motorboat, a trip of about 4.5 hours, until arriving at the Heath River Wildlife Center. During the trip we will sail on the Mother of God River, in the direction of the border of Peru with Bolivia. On this tour, 75% of the creeks of the rivers are covered by primary forest this contradicts with the river trip in the Tambopata river where 15% are primary forest and the rest is earth is dedicated to agriculture or other activities.
When arriving to Heath River, the natural border between Peru and Bolivia, we will change to smaller boats directing us to Heath River Wildlife Center. The owners of these lodges are the Ese Eja natives. This is the only shelter where the native community is 100% owners of the lodges.
During the trip we will have a delicious cold lunch. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOUR PASSPORT FOR THIS TRIP (IT IS IMPORTANT).
In the evening, our hosts, the Ese Eja natives will take us to explore the forest and to look for the different species of monkeys and hundreds of species of birds that live in this place of paradise. After the supper we will explore the forest with our lanterns, including a visit to see diverse mammals eating the mud for their diets.

Day 02.- Visit the Collpa of Parrots and Guacamayos

Early in the morning we will board the canoe and sail on the Heath River to interesting collpa of Parrots and Guacamayos. The trip can last between 45 minutes and one hour. During the journey we will appreciate birds and be able to spot one or two families of Capibaras in the banks of the river. Capibaras are the greatest and most photogenic rodents of the world and giant relatives of the guinea pig. They weigh up to about 55 kilograms.
After lunch and a brief rest, we board the canoe to direct us to another part of the forest and take a small long walk to discover trees of nuts of Brazil which can be 55 meters high. The native cut the nuts from the trees. This is an important economic activity that the Ese Eja natives have done for many years. Now the ecotourism will be a source of income to improve its standard of life.

Day 03 .- Sandoval Lake Lodge · Heath River

Once again we will rise very early for a second visit to the Collpa de Guacamayos. Later, we will return to the lodge to gather our suitcases and to initiate our trip towards the Sandoval Lake Lodge. The lodges are located on the borders of the Sandoval Lake and are considered by the specialists, the most beautiful and attractive lakes of the Peruvian forest. A cold lunch is included.
Then we board the boat and travel on the Heath river and then the Mother of God River. We will start on a trail of 45 minutes and take us towards a narrow channel where we will approach a small canoe that will lead to us towards the Sandoval Lake. After admiring the beautiful lake, a catamaran will lead to us towards the Sandoval Lake Lodge. In the tour, we will observe the famous aguajales with palms where at the dusk the guacamayos arrive to spend the night or to remain in their nests.
At night we will have supper rest in our comfortable rooms with a view of the lake.

Day 04.- Visit Sandoval Lake

Early in the morning we will awake to visit the Sandoval Lake. We may observe birds that leave in search of food, and with a little luck, to see a family of 9 wolves near the river. This species is in danger of being extinct. The first hours in the morning it is, without a doubt, the best moment to see fauna and to obtain good photographic shots of the wolves in search of the fish. We return for shelter and to have breakfast. For those with energy, we will walk by the trails explaining certain characteristics of the forest and medicinal uses of some plants of the place.
Soon after lunch, we rest shortly and visit the part the lake where we will appreciate one or more than five species of monkeys that live in the area (Capuchín Monkey).
Return to the shelter to have supper and later a new visit to the Lake to see the Black Caymans (rare in the Amazon).

Day 05.- Return

Soon after breakfast, we will leave fron the airport flying to the city of Lima or Cuzco.