EP1- Puerto Maldonado Reserve Cuzco Amazónico (3D 2N)

PACKAGE INCLUDE :

-Reception at the Airport.
-Transfer by canoe from Puerto Maldonado to Cusco Amazonico Lodge.
-Guided tours.
-Lodging in double room bedrooms with bath at the lodge.
-All meals included.
-Transport from and to the local Airport.

NOT INCLUDED : PLANE TICKETS Cusco - Puerto Maldonado - Cusco.

CUSCO AMAZONICO Lodge

Day 1

Transfer to the Airport for your 25 minute flight to PUERTO MALDONADO.

Arrival and transfer from the Airport to the small town of Puerto Maldonado. Short tour to the main street and "Plaza de Armas" .

Departure from the riverside dock on a dug-out canoe equipped with out board motor to CUSCO AMAZONICO,situated downriver on the Madre de Dios at about 12 miles (45 minutes approximately)

Arrival at the lodge. Lunch.

In the afternoon ,slow walk in the jungle with a native guide who will explain you the exuberant fauna and flora and will introduce you to the life in the AMAZON basin.

Return to the lodge, typical dinner and night.

Day 2

Early breakfast ,excursion in the dug out canoe on to other side of the river, walk in the jungle

Towards the SANDOVAL lake. This beautiful and solitary lake offers extraordinary views of the huge trees reflecting the quiet waters. Tour around the lake in a rowing boat to observe the interesting wildlife with beautiful birds and other animals .

With a little chance you will be able to see caimans sleeping on the sandy shores.

Swimming in the lake if the weather allows it Return on foot to the shore of the Madre de Dios river,and after a five minute ride ,stop and go on a short walk to see "FITZCARRALD" the last Amazon steam boat which lays trapped in the forest vines and waiting to inspire another film...

Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon visit to a native farm. Typical dinner and night at the lodge.

Day 3

Early breakfast, cruise back to Puerto Maldonado and transfer to the airport.

 

Recommendations

BAGGAGE:
Small carrying bag, ruck sack or small suitcase

CLOTHING:
Light clothing during the day; light plastic rain coat or poncho; during the night warmer clothing; light trousers and/or jeans, long and short sleeved shirts, sweat shirt... rubber boots, medium high legged shoes or leather tennis shoes, swim suit, a hat...

PHOTOS:
Indispensable: Take a good still and/ or movie camera with lots of high-speed pictures or films (in the jungle there is poor light). You will need more than you think. Films are expensive and sometimes not updated in Puerto Maldonado.

REPELLENT:
Do not forget your mosquito repellent, it is always useful in the forest

BINOCULARS:
They will allow you to see the virgin rain forest in a different way, observing birds, sometimes monkeys, etc. on the top of the trees or along the riverbanks...