Sandoval Lake EcoMagic 4days/ 3nights

Sandoval Lake EcoMagico 4days/ 3nights

The day before 7 pm, you will be picked up from the hotel to take you to the bus terminal to travel to Puerto Maldonado, approximately 9 hours of travel.

Tours 1st day: PUERTO MALDONADO – SANDOVAL LAKE

Transfer from the land terminal or airport to then take them to the port of Capitanía and board the boat and sail through the Madre de Dios River and arrive at the checkpoint because Lake Sandoval is a national reserve, we take a walk and arrive at the welcome and welcome hostel. placement in comfortable facilities.

Later we visit Lake Sandoval in a rowing boat where you can see the giant otter (river wolf), black caiman, Shanshos, herons, cormorant, and the Kingfisher.

At night we have the option of visiting the lake to appreciate the alligators.

Tours 2nd day: SANDOVAL LAKE – WILDLIFE OBSERVATION

Breakfast very early and we return to the lake since very early you can see more wildlife such as the river wolves and the Hoatzin (bird) return to the lodge.

We will walk to the depths of the jungle to observe more flora such as giant trees, Lianas de la Selva, medicinal plants of which our professional guide explains to us you can also see mammals, reptiles, monkeys, tapirs, toucans and turtles in their habitat. natural.

Accommodation in hostel.

Tours 3rd day: SANDOVAL LAKE – PALMERAS COLLPA

Breakfast very early and we go around Lake Sandoval to appreciate …

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Recommendations for the tour

• Bring a small backpack for your trips
• Sunscreen for the trip
• Mosquito repellent for travel
• Rain poncho for your trips
• Long pants for travel
• Long-sleeved polo shirts for your trip
• Empty bottle to fill with water
• Binoculars for travel

Important Note for the tours: At the agreed time, the night before the Sandoval EcoMagico Lake tours 4 days and 3 nights, you will have a talk at your hotel with our professional guide from Tours Peru Machu Picchu – Sacred Land Adventures travel agency tour operator Cusco Peru.

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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF MADRE DE DIOS:

Trips to the Province of Tambopata – Colorado Macaw Clay Lick: Within the Tambopata National Reserve and 150 km from the city of Puerto Maldonado (12 hours by boat). The clay lick is a meeting point for macaws formed on the banks of the river thanks to its erosion processes that allowed the emergence of soils rich in mineral salts. It measures around 50 m high and 500 m long, which is why it is considered the largest in the Peruvian Amazon. Every morning there are six different species of macaws, parrots and parakeets (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

These colorful birds flutter around the clay lick before starting the “colpeo” ceremony, which consists of ingesting the clay found in the ravine, the same that serves as a food supplement. After staying there between 25 and 30 minutes they leave to return the next day. Occasionally (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

Sachavacas, ronsocos and squirrels also come. In the treetops you can also see various species of monkeys such as the monkey preserve, the capuchin, the marmoset, and sometimes even maquisapas (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

Trips to Sandoval Lake: 10 km from the city of Puerto Maldonado (25 minutes by boat of 55 HP). To get to the lake, you have to travel 5 km from the river bank inwards (1 hour 30 minutes on foot). It is around 3 km long, 1 km wide and a depth of between 0.5 cm to 3m (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

Its waters have an average temperature of 26ºC (78.8ºF) and are rich in fish. It is surrounded by extensive aguajales that are swampy areas where a local palm tree called aguaje grows, among other exotic species. Within the surrounding flora you can see orchids, platanillos (parrot beak), ungurahuis, lupunas, mahogany and Mauritian palm trees up to 30 m high (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

In this habitat live a great variety of birds such as cormorants, toucans, macaws, parrots, camungos and herons, as well as a colorful species of wild hen called “hoacín” or “shansho” whose head has a feathered bow. With luck you can also see tapirs, turtles and otters or “river wolves” as well as various species of lizards, including the black lizard (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

Trips to Valencia Lake: 60 km from the city of Puerto Maldonado (4 hours by boat of 55 HP). The lake is 15 km long, 800 m wide and between 0.5 and 15 m deep and is a privileged place due to the presence of trees and fish. Around it are trees such as the pumaquiro, quinilla, cedar, lupuna, palm heart and chestnut. Its fauna includes wild turkeys, turtles (charapas and motelos), lizards, monkeys, cormorants and herons, among others (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

The richness of its waters allows both the native Huarayos settlers and the settlers settled in the vicinity to engage in fishing for maidens, palometas, dorado, piranhas and paiches, the latter however, are not a native species but were introduced in the lake. Along with fishing, another of the most important economic activities in the area is chestnut harvesting (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

Trips to the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park: 90 km from the city of Puerto Maldonado (4 to 5 hours by boat of 55 HP). This national park was established to protect the only existing tropical humid savanna in Peru. The park is located between the Madre de Dios and Puno regions, in the Tambopata, Carabaya and Sandia provinces. It has an area of ​​1’091,416 ha and also covers Bolivia (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

Among the most important animals that can be found are the maned wolf, the swamp deer, the giant anteater, the river wolf or giant otter, the mountain dog, the black lizard and the harpy eagle (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

Trips to the Tambopata National Reserve: 45 km south of the city of Puerto Maldonado (2 hours by motor boat). You can also get there by taking an alternative route: you travel 25 km by land (with a 4×4 truck) until you reach the community of Infierno and then cross the river to the reserve (2 hours by 55 HP motor boat) (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).

Located between the basins of the Tambopata River and the Heath River, the reserve has an area of ​​274,690 ha and encompasses the regions of Madre de Dios and Puno. It has an incalculable richness in biodiversity, since 632 species of birds, 1200 of butterflies and 169 of mammals, 205 of fish, 103 of amphibians and 67 of reptiles have been registered. It presents the typical flora of the tropical regions. To enter you need a prior authorization from INRENA (Tours Machu Picchu Peru Amazon).